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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1971
Page
4
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department scientists describe a bait containing an insecticide that rats carry into burrows. The fumes kill rat fleas, major carriers of plague from rodents to humans, potentially reducing human risk worldwide.
Religious notices list Revivals at Mt Pleasant CME in progress through October 9 led by Rev FJ Morgan of New Light, plus Bethel AME meeting October 6 at 5 00 pm. A Mission Rally at New Mt Olive Baptist Saratoga is October 10 at 3 60 pm with Rev M L Richie preaching. Anniversary services for Rev W A Martin and Kisii Street Baptist Church run October 6–10.
Dear reader questions about heart valve repair or replacement and the safety of surgery are addressed with a general explanation of when surgery may be needed, success rates, and how heart valve procedures are performed. The column outlines that valve repair can restore circulation and describes the heart lung machine and surgery duration, while noting individual risk varies.
A fragmented local item describes a quirky scene involving a divining rod and a claimant, set near Mere Point and Danville. The piece sketches an unusual method to predict outcomes, mentioning a hand, air, and hidden items, with names and places obscured by OCR garble.
AP reviewer Cynthia Lowry notes ABC’s Nanny and the Professor misses the mark amid Gunsmoke and Laugh-In competition. Juliet Mills stars as Nanny in a half hour fantasy that feels out of place on a football lead-in night, with Nielsen ratings showing CBS, NBC, and ABC in a tight season start.
New York AP column compiles quirky stats such as rattlesnakes defending themselves at birth and 70 percent of Americans living in two percent of the land. It notes higher fatality rates in night driving, with 6.3 per million vehicle miles versus 2.3 in daylight, from the National Safety Council. Quotable notables punctuate the piece with a joke about capital punishment.
The estate of Mrs. Anna Thomson Dodge has netted over five million from auctioning nearly all her art treasures. A potential buyer for her 92 room Lake St Clair home, worth 1.25 million, the Detroit Boat Club, has expressed interest though terms were not disclosed.
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