Curb Mailboxes At Hope P O a Great Improvement
The Hope Post Office replaced the curb depository with three new boxes on the north side of the building. One box handles air mail, one out of town mail, and one in town mail near the Fire Station. Residents praise the upgrade and will report any further delivery issues to The Star. A separate note discusses the shift of terminal facilities to Oaklawn and ongoing delivery problems on some routes, with plans to pursue federal action if improvements stall. Caleb Gross in Crab Orchard, Ky finds a $10 gold coin while digging near an old tobacco patch, part of a larger early coin discovery.
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East Second St
Public Schools Administration
Star
E. Second St
Federal Driveway
Oaklawn
Texarkana
Robert Sipes
Columbus
H. Rosenbaum
Ruel Mullins
Fulton
The
Crab Orchard
Caleb Gross
Amish Win Victory Over Ed. Law
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Amish must not be forced to continue schooling after the eighth grade, upholding religious liberty. Wisconsin cases cited provincewide prosecutions against Amish and Old Order Mennonites in nine states. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger stated education beyond eighth grade cannot override other constitutional interests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Warren E. Burger
Norfolk
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Mark Clarke
Chicago
Wallace Shot At Maryland Campaign Stop
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace was shot during a campaign appearance at a Laurel Maryland shopping center. A campaign worker and an Alabama state trooper were also wounded, with Wallace later taken to Leland Memorial Hospital. Police reported a suspect in custody as the Secret Service withheld comment.
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Thomas Stuckey
Associated Press
Laurel, Md
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Leland Memorial Hospital
George Mangum
Hyattsville
Secret Service
Billy Grammer
Gramer
Grammer
McGovern
Mummy Autopsy to Probe Ancient Disease Clues
Philadelphia AP reports doctors will dissect an Egyptian mummy at the University of Pennsylvania Museum to test for cancer hepatitis syphilis and air pollution in ancient times. The seven physicians hope findings shed light on historical disease patterns for future reference. The mummy is one of three X rayed specimens. none are pharaohs. Fayetteville Ark AP Britt to receive Distinguished Alumnus Citation from University of Arkansas.
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Philadelphia
Physical Anthropology Laboratory
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Martin Mandell
Egypt
Fayetteville, Ark
Maurice ‘Footsie’ Britt
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
MoPac Crash Liability Is Upheld
The Arkansas State Supreme Court affirmed a verdict against Missouri Pacific Railroad Co in a Conway County car train collision. It reduced total damages from 140000 to 45500 while upholding 10000 to Rev A L Perkins and 25000 to Templeton widow. It lowered 5000 awards to each of the ten Templeton and eleven McDaniel children as excessive.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Conway County
Blackville
A. L. Perkins
Sam McDaniel
Walker Templeton
Formosa Ousted by UN House Panel Slashes UN Funds
South Vietnam forces retook Fire Base Bastogne 12 miles west of Hue after 36 hours of heavy fighting and B52 strikes. The base had fallen to North Vietnam on April 28 and the counterattack marked the second northern-front recapture in three days. Probes near Kontum and heavy clashes near Trang Bang highlighted ongoing campaign activity as Saigon faced supply-route disruptions and renewed pressure.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Bastogne
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri City
Peter Arnett
Kontum City
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Trang Bang
Horst Faas
Vietnam
Forbidden City
Huets
An Loc
Red River
Hanoi
China
Cambodia
Takeo Province
Trenches Dug at Hue as Vietnam War Intensifies
South Vietnamese forces fortify the Hue fortress zone around the Forbidden City as Hanoi plans a coordinated multi-front offensive. The operation targets Hue, its rural districts, Phu Bai Airport, and nearby bases, with U.S. air power delaying the attack while commanders regroup.
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Hue
Hanoi
U.S
Phu Bai
South Vietnam
da Nang
Ngo Quang Truong
Panel trims US share of UN budget to 25 percent
House Appropriations Committee, retaliating against the ouster of Nationalist China, proposes a 25 percent cap on the United States portion of the UN operating budget for fiscal 1973. The move would cut 13.2 million from Nixon’s 60.1 million request and aligns with a broader effort including 336 lawmakers urging action. The measure funds State, Justice, Commerce, the federal judiciary, and the U.S. Information Agency.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
China
United States
United Nations
U.S
U.N
Nixon
John J. Rooney
New York Democrat
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
U.S. Information Agency
117 Die in Jap Fire Smoker Held
In Osaka Japan police charged a 36 year old workman Keiji Kawashima with extreme professional negligence after a lighted cigarette near a synthetic textiles display started a blaze on the seventh floor cabaret killing 117. Kawashima was wiring four floors below in the same department store when the fire began. four others on the third floor survived uninjured.
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Osaka
Japan
Keiji Kawashima
Kawashima
Nine Die in Belfast Riot Amid Crossfire Truce Attempt
British paratroopers pushed through a crossfire to establish a truce line as Belfast endured its most violent weekend in months. Nine people died, including a 13 year old girl, with heavy gunfire and a car bomb at Kellys Bar triggering days of clashes between Ballymurphy Catholics and Protestant Springmartin residents.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Tlefield
Ballymurphy
Springmartin
Kelly's Bar
Okinawa Returns to Japan in Symbolic Transfer
United States hands Okinawa and the Ryukyus back to Japan after 27 years of occupation. Vice President Agnew called the turnover a new era of full partnership, as Tokyo hosts a low key ceremony with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Sato. The move comes amid protests and boycotts by opposition groups over U.S. military presence.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
TOKYO
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Spiro T. Agnew
Oki
Nawa
Ryukyus
Agnew
Nixon
Hirohito
Eisaku Sato
U.S
Socialist Party
Budokan
Patterson to appear on KXAR for one hour
Democratic candidate Larry S. Patterson will be on KXAR radio for one hour Tuesday May 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. Listeners can call with questions. Hope City Police reported weekly violations include four traffic, two license, two liquor, six drunkenness, five driving while intoxicated, one disturbing peace, one improper muffler, one burglary, two illegal cohabitation, two minors possessing abusive beverage, one possession of marijuana, one improper lease, three failure to answer summons. Two accidents occurred with two injuries. year to date 119 accidents with injuries.
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Larry S. Patterson
KXAR
Mr. Patterson
Hope City
Local Man Caught In Burglary
Roscoe Polite a 44 year old of Rt 3 Hope was arrested Friday night inside Tate Brothers Grocery on South Laurel. He has been turned over to the sheriff s department to await formal charges. City officers Neal and McCulley made the arrest.
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Roscoe Polite
Rt. 3
Hope
Tate Brothers Grocery
South Laurel
Polite
Sherff
Neal and McCulley
Highway Death Toll Rises as State Police Identify Victim
The Associated Press reports a spike in highway fatalities with 12 deaths the prior weekend. Freddy J. Harper, 27, of near North Little Rock, was identified as the victim in a Saturday morning crash on US 270 three miles east of Sheridan when his car left the road.
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Associated Press
Freddy J. Harper
North
Little Rock
Fficers
Harmer
Us 270
Sheridan
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