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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1971
Page
4
The Hope Lions Club met at noon to prep for the annual Christmas Auction to be held in the First National Bank lobby and broadcast on KXAR December 2 to 4. Co chairs Cecil O'Steen and Royce Pendergrass distributed assignments to Lions. The meeting adjourned after other auction business.
Col. Oran K. Henderson, 51, goes on trial facing charges of failing to investigate and report war crimes and lying under oath in the My Lai massacre cover up. He led the Americal Division’s 11th Brigade during the March 16 1968 attack that left 128 Viet Cong dead and civilians casualties.
New York humorist column lists familiar Thanksgiving lines from relatives and guests. The piece lampoons family banter on turkey size delays, kitchen chaos, television football, and aging family dynamics during a crowded holiday meal. The list format captures recurring jests about cooking, tradition, and gratitude.
Ray mond L. Smith of North Little Rock, a black mail clerk at Allied Telephone Co, filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging discriminatory personnel policies. He states a white clerk quit after four months, he did the work of both, then a white supervisor was hired who had not worked for the company. He says he was as qualified as the new supervisor and seeks an injunction against racial discrimination.
Washington AP The Justice Department prepares the nations first production summit on pep pills as hints point to a possible increase in amphetamine output for 1972. BNDD weighed by a HEW revived recommendation and FDA study may redefine quotas, with industry seeking larger supply and critics urging restraint.
Montevideo prepares for Sunday's vote with 11 presidential hopefuls, including Jorge Pancho Areco, Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, and Liber Seregni. Campaigns flood the capital with loudspeakers, parades, and party colors as youth and volunteers mobilize across the city.
The United States has suspended plans for a temporary Israel Egypt settlement. A U S official said the focus shifts to a U N General Assembly debate in coming weeks while not closing the door to an interim accord. Washington prefers quiet diplomacy and reopening the Suez Canal to advance peace and strengthen ties with the Arab world and Israel.
Officials report Adramn Earl Burnett, 31, of Monticello was killed in a deer hunting accident near Monticello Arkansas on Monday. His half brother Tom E Burnett fired at movement in woods, the bullet striking Burnett in the chest.
The Supreme Court on a 7 0 decision written by Chief Justice Warren Burger held that laws drawing arbitrary gender distinctions may be struck down under the 14th Amendment. Sally Reed of Boise won support from the ACLU Foundation in challenging Idaho’s estate administration preference for men. The ruling preserves room for future cases to seek broader invalidation of sex classifications, though the court stopped short of declaring all distinctions unconstitutional.
Washington AP outlines how a 27 billion tax cut affects taxpayers. It compares 1971 1972 1973 reductions for single filers at 4000 and 10000 income levels and for married with two children at 5000 and 10000 income, noting differences from House bill.
A ruling bans all sex discrimination while a Senate subcommittee rejects a constitutional amendment to guarantee women's equal rights. Instead, a 6 to 4 vote approves Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr.'s substitute barring legal distinctions except on physiological or functional differences. The House had backed the amendment 265 to 87, but Ervin argues the Supreme Court ruling makes the amendment unnecessary.
The Associated Press reports India says three Pakistani warplanes were shot down by Indian Gnats near Calcutta during heavy fighting on the East Pakistan border. A fourth Pakistani fighter escaped. Pakistan reports a state of emergency and ongoing clashes near Jessore as East Pakistan remains in civil war with Mukti Bahini support from India denied by Delhi.
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