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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
5
A column advocates U S Savings Bonds as a safe, simple payroll savings option yielding 5 percent over a short period. The piece notes savings by wage earners and urges confidence in the country through government bonds while highlighting publisher concerns about rising mail rates and a legal challenge to USPS rate hikes.
Rep Bella Abzug and Rep Shirley Chisholm led a proposed federal program to fund day care centers nationwide. The plan asks for 5 billion in 1973, 8 billion in 1974, and 10 billion from 1975 onward, aiming to free mothers to work and support preschool development.
AP dispatch reports a nationwide railroad strike disrupting the economy as Congress debates an emergency bill to halt the walkout. Major U.S. industries slow production, commuters seek other transit, and the New York Stock Exchange faces a sharp loss as lawmakers consider delaying tactics and pay raises for signalmen ending by October.
West Germany's Bundeswehr inspector general Gen Ulrich de Maiziere argues that American forces deter aggression, insisting a U S reduction could embolden Moscow and weaken alliance credibility. He notes Soviet leaders would risk a nuclear response if they attacked under American power.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger derides “adrenalin fueled” lawyers who confuse zeal with insolence, warning of a 20th century Know Nothingism in America. He cites shrill editorials and hostile cartoons, and notes a Harvard audience incident with Archibald Cox while urging civility and restraint in law and media.
The Associated Press reports a cold front moving into the state today with showers and possible severe weather. The National Weather Service warns of a later risk as the front progresses eastward, with a likely severe thunderstorm watch tonight. Showers end Wednesday and cooler, fair conditions follow Thursday into Saturday.
Walter Matthau says daily life is a bonus after a heart attack five years ago. He credits the experience with mellowing him, notes more leading roles, and cites quitting smoking and reducing gambling. He calls life a silly journey and says work matters more than status while admitting a nameless guilt he cannot explain.
US Forest Service officials say a blaze in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Superior National Forest has been held to 23 square miles and should be under control today. About 550 firefighters worked since Friday, 200 sent home Monday night as conditions improved. A half inch of rain and low winds helped containment. Damage and firefighting costs were estimated at almost $1 million by late Monday.
Senate strategists push to block Mansfield 150,000 troop limit in Europe as AP survey shows 42 opposed, 37 leaning for, and 21 undecided. White House and Senate allies doubt passage while NATO talks and Soviet reductions loom. Ambassador Beam in Moscow confirms Gromyko openness to discuss force cuts. White House lobbying targets a narrow margin against the amendment.
James A. Latham, 26, of Paragould, pleaded guilty to a reduced second degree murder charge in the death of Judy Evans of Rector. He was freed Monday afternoon after two years in jail and suspension of the remaining sentence. Latham had testified against Clyde Ray Glover, who remains jailed for Evans's death found in a burned car wreck in a gravel pit near Paragould on March 1, 1969.
The Arkansas Board of Apportionment approved a state Senate redistricting plan preserving 54 counties with about a 1 percent variance across 35 districts. Senators Burrell A. Thompson and Tom Watson objected to new boundaries, noting Craighead County splits and potential electoral hurdles. The House plan awaits action as board meets again.
John Eugene West twenty of Wichita Kansas died when his car left a Batesville street struck a metal post and slammed into a concrete wall in the early hours authorities said.
Former Vice President Aly Sabry and six cabinet ministers, plus others ousted last week, were jailed at dawn amid reports of a plot to overthrow President Anwar Sadat. The purge expanded to government radio and TV staff, with martial songs aired as arrests spread. no official total disclosed.
Arkansas plan ranks districts by population with about 1 percent variance. Senate plan keeps 54 counties intact and halves the state into 35 districts. Gov. Bumpers and Atty. Gen. Thornton sparred over map choices as the board advanced redistricting after a long delay. The Pulaski County lines to be decided later while several cities will be split under the House plan.
Governor Dale Bumpers will be guest speaker at the annual initiation banquet of the University of Arkansas chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha. Betty Schenck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brack Schenck of Hope, will be initiated as a new graduate member. Unity Baptist Kindergarten closes with a May 20 program. Public invited. Army Pvt. First Class John H. Boatner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Boatner of Hope, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division near Kitzingen, Germany. Army Pvt. Louis C. Sharps of Hope completed nine weeks of training at Ft. Polk, La. Sarah Payne Jines of Malvern, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jines of Hope, earned a BS magna cum laude from Ouachita University. At Ouachita she was in EEE social club, Alpha Chi, and American Home Economics Assn. Bill Faulkner of Little Rock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Faulkner of Emmet, to coach the South team in the Girls All-Star game in Little Rock on June 11. He has coached Joe T. Robinson for four years.
The News Quiz tests readers on current events at home and abroad in a brief, engaging format. Found on Page 4 with answers on Page 3, it is part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by Ladies Specialty Shop and Hope Star for area schools.
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