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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1971
Page
5
A countywide manpower survey begins in Hope Monday to gauge unemployment needs and evaluate training programs. Led by Mrs. Jeraldine D. Pruden, a ten‑member team of Hempstead County residents, many who worked on the federal census, will carry official letters.
Dock union head Harry Bridges ordered 15000 West Coast longshoremen to return to work with the first shift Saturday in line with a court order after President Nixon invoked the Taft Hartley Act. The strike across East Coast and Gulf ports entered its second week, costing millions daily, while West Coast cargo jams linger.
Magnolia Ark AP Walter McMahan aged 00 was killed when his car left U S 82 east of Texarkana. The vehicle crossed a creek and hit an embankment, McMahan was thrown from the car and died at the scene according to State Police.
U S bombers and air power credited by Lt Gen Nguyen Xuan Thinh for reversing a North Vietnamese drive along the Cambodia Vietnam border. Heavy U S bombing, logistics and helicopter resupply aided South Vietnamese forces as combat waned then flared near Krek and Fire Base Alpha. Route 22 remains cut, keeping air supply essential.
HAL BOYLE riffs on aging and youth with humorous observations about women turning 30 and girls turning 20. It contrasts generational quirks, denture jokes, mascara annoyances, and how readers treat favorite books, ending with wry notes on lending and dog-eared shelves.
American Staff Sgt. John C. Sexton Jr., 23, of Warren Ohio, was released by the Viet Cong after more than two years as a prisoner near An Loc. He walked barefoot eight hours to safety at an allied base north of Saigon, and was in generally good condition but with sore feet and possible arm injuries.
The AP report notes a slight dip in unemployment to 4.8 million and a 0.1 percentage point drop in the jobless rate to 6.0 percent, with total employment rising on a seasonally adjusted basis by 300 000. Average weekly earnings slipped 27 cents to 128.76 dollars amid shorter work weeks, while average hourly earnings rose three cents to 3.48 dollars.
Pine Bluff Ark AP Tommy Cupit 37 was shot to death at his home after an argument. Police questioned several persons. no charges filed as investigations continue.
Edu Thomas, 47, of Ozan, suffered a deep cut beneath his eye when a power saw he operated struck a limb and ricocheted into his face. He was transported to a Nashville hospital for treatment after the Thursday incident about five miles east of Nashville.
President Nixon's economic spokesman pledged Phase 2 wage price controls will stay firm until inflationary psychology is halted. John Connally said the government will act to maintain anti inflations if needed and that the 3,000 strong enforcement force can handle policing the longer term controls.
The Associated Press reports scattered showers will move into northwest Arkansas this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Showers spread across the state as the front moves through with rain ending in the northwest Saturday morning and southeast Saturday afternoon. Much cooler temperatures follow. highs Thursday peak 79 at Memphis to 47 at Texarkana with today in the upper 70s to mid 80s and Saturday forecast in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
A U S District Court jury in El Dorado Arkansas awarded Sears victory in a 150000 suit by J T Grisham of Camden. Grisham said a borrowed bench saw threw a piece of wood into his right eye causing blindness. He claimed the saw lacked a safety guard and that proper operation information was not provided.
Nixon proposes a two to three percent annual inflation goal by end of 1972 in Phase 2 of the wage price freeze. He favors a flexible, less intrusive system with a seven member Price Commission, a Pay Board, an Interest and Dividends Committee, a Health Service advisory panel, and regional/local compliance centers under the IRS.
Jackson AP James Meredith says busing for racial balance is nonsense. He argues integration occurs if black and white schools and district lines are not manipulated by gerrymandering. The report also covers Nixon's Phase 2 inflation plan with wage and price controls, new Pay Board and Price Commission, and expected congressional action.
Mrs Geneve Moses post master at McCaskill is state delegate to NA Postmasters convention in Anaheim California. Clayton McNiel of Hope named to 1971 72 Who's Who among college students. he is senior physical education major and vice president of the Physical Education Club. Bennie P Blount promoted to Sergeant in Vietnam. serves as section chief in 317th Maintenance Company. Firemen battled grass and brush fires with no damage. First United Methodist Church women raised 324.79 for building fund at Tasting Luncheon on October 7. thanks to all. Hunters reminded Hawks and Owls not fair game. open season rules noted. J Leland Lavender Jr and Ann Elizabeth Purvis of Hope among 19000 Memphis State fall enrollees.
Hope City Police investigated two crashes on Thursday. At North Hazel and Avenue A Lynn B. Jones of Patmos and Elizabeth Bozman of Prescott were in minor collision. Bozman charged with failure to yield. On Highway 67 near Meyere Bakery a Missouri Pacific truck driven by Robert Smiley waited to turn left and was struck by a passing house trailer. driver William E. Jarrett of Wynne and escort Loy N. Sites were charged with improper passing. substantial damage reported.
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