12 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1970
Page
1
A jumble of satirical notes reports Eskimo women adopting white dress trends in Canada and a Wayne County incident where deputies found a crowd cheering a cockroach race. The piece humorously muses about a possible national cockroach race craze and a Miss Cockroach of 1975 contest.
Washington reports high schools are the front line of protest for Mexican Americans as dropouts from the group common to the Southwest press calls to widen probes into campus unrest. Chicano students walk out over perceived humiliating treatment. groups urge a federal inquiry into secondary schools and a Los Angeles antiwar march riot.
A San Francisco based Pacific Coast Committee for Re election of E A Garmatz contributed 3500 to a Baltimore campaign committee in 1966. The group had no verifiable address and did not file reports, while other shipping firms faced illegal contribution charges in the same year.
Washington AP report notes the Economic Development Administration awarded a technical assistance study grant to West Memphis to explore building industrial sites and locating a Mississippi River port. Rep. Bill Alexander, D Ark, announced the grant on Thursday.
Vice President Spiro Agnew told rallies in Illinois Wyoming and Casper that the key issue is disorder in streets and campuses. He warned Americans oppose radicals using violence to seize power and urged votes for Republicans including Sen. George Murphy and Rep. John Wold while denouncing Democratic radicals and quoting Lawrence F. O'Brien.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller called Dale Bumpers a fine honest attractive young man and said he could be enthusiastic about his Democratic opponent if he were a Democrat. He predicted a tough general election but asserted he would defend his record and frame the campaign on state needs and solutions.
Hurricane Ella, with winds up to 115 mph, curves toward Soto la Marina and the Mexican Gulf Coast. The Weather Bureau warns of 8 foot tides and 10 inch rains as gales lash Brownsville and northern Texas coast. Shelter crowds grow while state and national guards prepare emergency actions.
AP survey across eight cities finds products containing cyclamates in 21 of 36 stores. Managers say presence of banned sweeteners is due to oversight, one week after Sept. 1 cutoff.
The menu lists daily meals for Hope School next week. Monday offers hamburger on bun with fries and white cake. Tuesday features meat loaf with mashed potatoes and corn. Wednesday corn dog with mustard and beans. Thursday fried chicken with rice and green beans. Friday tuna salad sandwich with peas and fruit cobbler.
In 1920 Hempstead County signed in a landmark when Lillie Middlebrooks voted after paying her poll tax, becoming the first woman to vote and later the first woman to hold county office as Treasurer. The piece notes the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage and reflections on women’s civic roles and voter participation.
An Agriculture Department official says there will be no nationwide food shortage due to the corn blight. The upcoming monthly crop report, prepared under tight security, is awaited to clarify damage estimates amid drought and the blight concerns. Expected yields have been revised downward from July forecasts to around 4.2 to 4.4 billion bushels with uncertainty persisting into the fall harvest.
In San Diego, Surgeon General Jesse L. Steinfeld urged movies, television and the stage to quit glamorizing smoking for youth. He noted new federal policies restricting cigarette sales in hospitals and called for stronger programs to portray smoking as a dirty, foul form of death. Hollywood and advertising were blamed for making smoking integral to American life. he urged less smoking in dramatic scenes to curb youth appeal.
More than 100 hostages held on three hijacked planes in the Jordanian desert began moving toward Amman. Guerrilla officials said additional releases were expected, with women and children to be prioritized and American Jews to be housed in hotels in the capital under tightened security. Several flights had already freed passengers in Cyprus and Beirut. The Palestinian Liberation Organization and the splinter Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine clashed over terms as a countdown deadline loomed.
Adult Education classes start Tuesday September 15 at 7:00 pm for anyone 16 or older who has been out of school. Programs include Adult Basic Education from first through eighth grade at Hopewell Elementary and Verger Junior High. Paisley and Fulton may offer classes if twelve or more adults enroll. contact Trin for details.
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