05 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1970
Page
1
A militant anti midi skirt group named GAMS staged a parade in New York with anti midi signs and demonstrators donning mini skirts. The event sparked debate over fashion and tradition amid broader ecological vocabulary discussions in Dallas and Florence papers.
AP dispatch reports the Nixon administration weighing ending a special 100 million dollar yearly school milk program used for snack drinks. Congress renewed authorization under pressure from dairy interests and school officials. Nixon authorized it to become law without his signature but now Agriculture Department undecided.
Mary Anita Laseter profiles Les and Liz Carpenter on their Hawaii trip and convention highlights. Liz and husband Les share dynamic contrast, with Liz as featured speaker and Les a longtime columnist. The piece notes her views on women on corporate boards, city beautification, and a planned Kauai vacation after the event. Local Hempstead County homemaker leaders discuss credit cards with panelists from Texaco, First National Bank, and J C Penney as September meetings loom.
President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico warned that American protectionist trade limits could damage Latin America's economy during a gala state dinner hosted by President Nixon at the Hotel del Coronado. The event drew 660 VIPs, including former President Lyndon B. Johnson and California Governor Ronald Reagan, and followed a border accord reached with Diaz Ordaz in Puerto Vallarta. The Mexican leader urged solidarity and warned against rising U.S. protectionism, while Nixon praised Mexico and noted their shared friendship. Gifts exchanged included a red, white and green leather golf bag and a photo album of Nixon’s Puerto Vallarta visit.
AFL CIO President George Meany says workers will mark Labor Day in anger over inflation and recession and seek bigger wage hikes in bargaining. He criticizes Nixon policies, cites rising costs, high unemployment, and tepid purchasing power while defending wage gains as needed. Meany will attend Nixon’s Labor Day dinner with other labor leaders.
The Justice Department seeks to halt interference in court ordered desegregation in Talladega County Alabama. It cites white parents allegedly taking over Munford Alpine and Lincoln high schools and plans to enforce orders with a hearing before Judge H Hobart Grooms.
Four young men tied to the August 24 blast at the University of Wisconsin Army Mathematics Research Center are named in FBI warrants for conspiracy sabotage and destruction of government property. Two suspects, David Fine and Leo Burt, are sought by RCMP in Canada, while Karleton Armstrong and his brother Dwight face Sauk County charges. The FBI also seeks to question them about a January 1 attempted bombing at Baraboo's Army ammunition plant.
Washington AP reports a Pentagon official calls the Soviet navy the American Navy s best friend as a tactic to secure more money for fleet expansion and modernization. He notes Soviet ships now rank second only to the United States as the world s foremost naval power, up from a largely Arctic and Baltic presence.
Hope Chamber of Commerce plans to send a supportive telegram to Donna Connelly in Atlantic City next week. Signatures cost 25 cents each, with participation possible at Hope Bank or Anderson Frazier Insurance Moray or Tuesday. The effort aims to show Moray’s town backing her.
Antiwar organizers reacted with disbelief as Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam accepted an invitation to speak at a Washington rally on October 3. Activists debate strategy, fearing a potential confrontation and considering counter demonstrations while Ky’s trip is not an official U.S. visit.
Allocation approved in Little Rock by the Bureau of Outdoor. Details are unclear in the fragment but indicate official action on resource distribution.
Egypt denounces US charges of ceasefire violations near the Suez Canal as false and says Washington acted under Israeli pressure. It accuses the US of shipping Phantom jets to Israel since Aug 7 and urges Israel to remove missiles. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad filed complaints in Washington. Israel signals possible military action if rockets remain.
The federal government’s push to curb pesticides lacks impact. Over ten months the Agriculture Department canceled or suspended several registered uses of DDT and related chemicals, with bans unlikely to take full effect for about a year.
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