Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
Alex H. Washburn reflects on daily bread sharing its meaning and the editor’s concise observations about life, labor, and faith within a brief column.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
5
Alex H. Washburn reflects on daily bread sharing its meaning and the editor’s concise observations about life, labor, and faith within a brief column.
A reader notes the Reader Railroad closing, saying the Possum Trot Line was the last steam powered passenger carrier in the U S. He recalls trips from Cooperstown to Milford and warns tourists will miss excursions as Berry plant shutdown hastens abandonment.
Pentagon officials say the Soviet Union will send helicopter carriers such as the Moskva and Leningrad and add intelligence ships to Cuba Mediterranean operations as Egyptian bases are abandoned. About 15 000 to 18 000 Soviet troops left Egypt but a navy still uses three Egyptian ports.
Sen John L McClellan D Ark criticizes George McGoverns tax plan saying it would end municipal bond tax exemption and tax capital gains. He rejects the platform overall but votes straight Democratic and concedes McCovern is right about a difficult South race, including Arkansas.
Armed intruders breached the Munich Olympic village fatally wounding two Israelis and taking 13 to hold in their quarters. Police surrounded the Israeli building as negotiators worked with the five attackers. The group demanded planes and safe passage as a deadline neared. One identified victim was wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg.
The 20th Olympic Games will be suspended this afternoon and a memorial service held Wednesday morning for two Israelis killed in a terrorist raid. Av ery Brundage of the IOC and Willi Daum of the Organizing Committee announced the decision at a news conference.
Senate plans a $50,000 tax free death benefit for families of police fire and other public safety officers killed in the line of duty while the House moves on a $4.8 billion two year antipoverty extension. A separate bill would retroactively grant $60,000 to widows and dependents of public safety officers killed on duty beginning Jan 1 1967. The push follows rising officer fatalities and aims to speed support.
Texarkana Gazette editor Harry G. Wood appeals a contempt ruling after printing a verdict in a second degree rape case. He argues the order to suppress the verdict breached First Amendment protections while prosecutors say publication created a substantial evil. The Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments and took the case under advisement, with a ruling expected later this month. Wood was fined 250 dollars and jailed 60 days, suspended, for the first contempt charge and fined 145.45 dollars for failing to appear on the second citation.
Seattle speech by Senator George McGovern calls federal aid to create 25,000 jobs at Boeing through cleaner quieter jet engines. He cites tax relief funds as financing, criticizes Nixon and Connally, and rallies 5000 supporters outside his Seattle hotel. He highlights labor and environmental themes while referencing Meany.
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