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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1972
Page
3
Muscle helps but reflexes and a quick jump determine victory in this ancient strength test. Since 1962 the event in Petaluma California attracts over 500 hopefuls, including men and women, competing for Lightweight Middleweight and Unlimited Kings titles.
In Destin Florida a 59 year old grandmother Lil Shirah grabbed a rifle and held it aloft to stop a gunman who walked into The Wharf restaurant after shooting owner Bernarr Kelly. A boat worker Jimmy Trammel helped disarm the man identified as Albert E Williams 42 of Destin. Williams faced assault with intent to murder charges. Kelly was in critical condition in Pensacola hospital.
Arkansas sets 1972 73 duck season from November 25 to January 13 lasting 50 days and extended five days to encourage northern ducks arriving before closing. Bag four ducks with no more than two wood ducks. no canvasbacks or redheads in any Mississippi Flyway state. Duck stamp rises to five dollars. guns with four or more shells must use a fixed three shot capacity plug. Shooting hours are from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. Special upland game program to boost quail rabbits and squirrels through Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and Game and Fish Commission. landowner education, publications, meetings, and training planned with 50 433 farms across 47 percent of state land. program planning months ahead.
Southern governors meeting with Sen. George McGovern said he faces a steep uphill campaign to win the region against President Nixon. McGovern did not seek endorsements and received none, though North Carolina Gov. Bob Scott agreed to chair his NC campaign. Georgia Gov. Carter doubted McGovern could win five Deep South states.
Eureka AP reports 25 year old Vietnam veteran John Eliason lost both hands and part of his vision but refuses retirement. He works part time at a service station, handles pumping gas, tires and oil checks while managing life with his wife Melissa and their two children. He credits adaptability with his prosthetic arm and even handles a car and occasional racing.
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