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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1970
Page
1
The United States saw about 13 000 people fall ill from poisonous plants with some dying. Mushrooms cause about half the plant poisoning deaths while common houseplants also pose risks. Cited examples include rhubarb leaves, hyacinth bulbs and amaryllis, plus apple seeds and tomato and potato foliage.
Hope High School opens its Student Council Sugar Shack in Hammons Stadium for noon hour service. A Bud Collier donated refrigerator stores candy and perishables. Freshmen receive Welcome Game items. teachers get apples and welcome cards.
Dale Bumpers, in a Democratic runoff for governor, gained a further union endorsement from the CAP Council of the United Automobile Workers Union. CAP, representing about 5,000 Arkansas workers, also endorsed Bob Riley in the lieutenant governor race against James Harrell of Russellville.
U S Census Bureau data released Tuesday show California with the largest numeric gain over ten years and Arizona the strongest percentage rise from the 1970 census preliminaries. The Arkansas table shows a 5.6 percent increase from 1 786 272 residents in 1960 to 1 886 210 in 1970, with total state population 1 886 210.
The 1960 census sketch shows a nation of over 200 million seeking warm weather or suburbia. California remains most populous, Florida Texas New York and New Jersey also gain big, Nevada posts the largest growth, and suburbanites outnumber inner-city residents for the first time.
Census Bureau releases a table of the nations largest cities showing 1970 preliminary, 1960 census figures and changes. New York remains first with minimal change. Chicago posts the largest loss while Jacksonville expands through city limits.
RANDOLPH SCHMID reports that a revival in vintage fashion is quietly lifting snuff use in America. Conwood Corp. tests sniffing snuff and Snuffettes as convenient forms while six million Americans reportedly use snuff. The trend echoes historic cycles from the colonial era through World War II.
The Black Panthers pledge to hold a national convention in Philadelphia this weekend despite police prep. Police Commissioner Rizzo tightens patrols after raids on Panthers centers leaving three officers wounded. A Panthers spokesman vows to hold the event in streets if needed. Bail set at $100,000 for fourteen detainees on conspiracy charges. Gov Shafer opposes violence but may reconsider if mob action arises. Temple University arena use also under debate amid safety concerns.
About 50 persons were arrested in Blytheville Tuesday night for curfew violations after a violent Monday with 29 arrests. Police issued many citations and released most. Two fires were reported in Negro neighborhoods and arson was suspected. Disturbances followed the funeral for Carter Williams, a Black man shot at a white grocery. Ernest Ray, 55, Blytheville owner, faces first degree murder charges in Williams' death.
Ivory Lee Conway a six year old Negro boy was struck by a pickup as he stepped from behind a parked vehicle into Hazel Street on his way to school. He suffered head injuries and was moved to University Hospital in Little Rock. The driver Henry Ragland of Hope was charged with driving without a license. Police urged drivers to watch for small children in the morning.
In Washington, Sen J W Fulbright and Sen John McClellan of Arkansas voted opposite sides as the Senate rejected 71 to 22 an amendment to bar sending draftees to Indo China without explicit congressional authorization. Fulbright supported the amendment while McClellan opposed it.
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus and Senator Dale Bumpers traded insults during a television taping in Little Rock as they urge voters in the Democratic primary to back their anti Rockfeller stance. The debate centers on who the winner would face in November.
Iraqi and Jordanian forces edged toward fighting as Baghdad warned 12 000 troops in Jordan to act against Hussein and Amman faced renewed shelling of Palestinian camps. Al Fatah said 10 killed 40 wounded as clashes continued. Beirut military sources placed Iraqi troops as mainly artillery and anti aircraft units, unlikely to threaten Jordan’s 55 000 strong army.
MARION Ark RP James L Estes 21 a Cummins Prison Farm inmate who escaped Tuesday morning from the State Hospital was arrested here Tuesday afternoon He offered no resistance Authorities said Estes had been sent to the State Hospital to undergo treatment and fled through a window He was serving a three year sentence for violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law in Crittenden County.
Dale Bumpers Democratic gubernatorial runoff rival of Orval Faubus plans a Hope visit Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon inviting Hope and Hempstead residents to meet him. The piece notes Bumpers, 45, of Charleston, is challenging Faubus in the runoff.
U S plans to withdraw further as Abrams says Vietnamese defense has improved. The Me Kong Delta clashes left 51 enemy killed and light U S casualties. U S transfers a complete helicopter company to the South Vietnamese air force, part of Vietnamization, cutting U S strength toward 384000 by Oct 15 and eventually 284000 by next April. An American pilot killed and two wounded in shelling accompany reports of rocket and mortar attacks.
The City Board of Directors met on September 1 to adjust for the September 8 election and approved an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration. Mayor Douglas is authorized to finalize terms for the sale of 192 acres of airport property. A St. Louis company seeks an option on the tract, with the option to be reviewed by the board. Another interested industry was discussed but no action taken.
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