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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1970
Page
7
HOPE ARK STAR reports construction begun on the First Baptist Church education building on Monday May 25 1970. The item notes a ground breaking ceremony and lists local context for the church project in Hope Arkansas.
Harry Wood of the Hot Springs Sentinel Record Newbra was elected president of the Arkansas Associated Press Association Saturday. Jack Harrison of the Pine Rich Commercial was named
The Alaska article notes mixed reaction to nerve gas storage near Kodiak with 2600 residents. Senator Garvel calls plan dangerous, Governor Miller vows to block it. Mayor Resoff quips while noting potential 4 to 14 million dollar economic impact and 400 to 600 jobs.
The first bid for a pay television system was filed with the FCC in 1952, yet eighteen years later the battle rages. A House floor showdown looms, but no fixed date, as a sharp minority report blasts the bill as aiding powerful broadcasters and theater owners. The majority says the proposed rules are the most effective way to regulate the new industry.
New York AP report says Jacob Potofsky head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America criticizes Nixon administration Vietnam and Cambodia policy. He backs senators seeking to halt funding and urges Congress to assert constitutional war powers. Union convention opens in Atlantic City.
The Supreme Court ordered that small picnic parks and swimming holes be open to all. A Virginia operator was not protected by orders to admit in 1968, and the Times reported the document as authentic. The Times cited a Chicago bus line recovery over the weekend. The Weatherman group faced a militant SDS link, with Bernardine Dohrn’s taped statement cited by the Times.
The Virginia court refused to overturn a U.S. Circuit Court decision ordering Joseph Young to admit Black patrons to his private swimming facility near Washington. The ruling states the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1964 require admission when a business serves the public, despite his claim of a private matter.
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