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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1969
Page
1
Air France scrapped the 40 year retirement with a 50 year rule and a mixed commission to judge each stewardess’s status. The debate touched on beauty and efficiency, with editors noting airlines face both factors in service.
WASHINGTON AP Attorney General John N Mitchell said opposition to Judge Clement F Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination has been general and expects prompt confirmation If we had put up one of the 12 apostles Mitchell added the same The Senate Judiciary Committee heard hostile witnesses as confirmation hearings near completion Randall Phillips said Nixon chose Haynsworth to repay Southern delegates while Princeton professor Orfield warned the Court will shape civil rights enforcement in coming years
In Little Rock officials from state colleges and the HEW Civil Rights Division plan a meeting for October to review compliance with desegregation guidelines after HEW rejected Arkansas desegregation proposals for lacking an adequate plan. Other items include a memo urging city police to know residents and a indictment of Harry A. Pittard for income tax evasion and failure to file returns for 1962 through 1966 totals. Pittard posted bond after indictment by a federal grand jury.
Congressman Bill Alexander and Dr John Easley announce a river academy study to be conducted by CWO Carter James from Fort Eustis. A $20340 grant from the Manpower Development and Training Administration funds planning, with initial work starting next month and completion by Christmas to train inland waterways industry personnel.
AP reports Herb Linick of Miami confirms plans to build a luxury hotel in Little Rock with convention facilities for 1250 or more. The project aims to attract large conferences and upscale travelers to the city.
LITTLE ROCK AP The attorney general reexamined an earlier opinion and now says Arkansas can spend Act 426 funds to assist dental students at Howard University in Washington D C. The change follows a finding that the term state supported was deleted from Act 426, showing legislative intent to fund dental education at non state supported schools.
In Manila a judge sentenced four Filipino men to death in the electric chair for kidnapping Chinese student Yang Wai Chiok, 22. Another man and a woman were acquitted for lack of evidence as police recovered the victim after his family paid 250 dollars as an advance on the ransom of 15,000 dollars demanded.
Canada will export 135 million dollars worth of wheat to China in the coming year under a new agreement. A Canadian trade team will ship primarily through Vancouver and Pacific ports, with 4 million bushels sent via the St. Lawrence and East Coast ports. China has become Canada’s top wheat customer in recent years.
The Army disclosed details of a murder and conspiracy involving six Green Beret officers. Capt. Thomas Francis Marasco fired the pistol that killed Thai Khac Chuyen, a double agent for both North Vietnam and the Americans. Top officers Col. Robert B. Rheault Majors Thomas Middleton and David Crew face murder charges though not the actual shooter, with ongoing court-martial set for Oct. 20. Additional officers Brumley and Williams face similar charges. Boyle and Smith are declared immune or testify.
In Fort Smith Arkansas two men robbed the Hac kett Branch of the Farmer's Bank of Greenwood Friday taking about 1365 dollars. One culprit armed with a pistol forced cashier Lois Thayer to fill a paper sack and instructed her to sit on the floor before fleeing in a light colored 1966 Mercury driven by a second man. No customers were present. the cashier was the sole employee on duty. Authorities suspected the pair may have crossed into Oklahoma. Bronson Andrews, bank vice president, confirmed the lone employee was Mrs. Thayer at the time.
The Commerce Department said the United States posted a favorable trade balance in August for the fourth straight month, with exports totaling 3.39 billion and imports at 3.48 billion, a margin of 204.9 million dollars. The August export figure included about 50 million dollars in July declarations received late.
Mary Anita Laseter recalls the 1920 Hope Bobcats football launch and the 50th anniversary plans. The article profiles 16 original players, notes where they ended up, and mentions a reunion for 1919 20 athletes with plans to announce details.
New York Times reports a group of current and former soldiers own Meredem Co a highly profitable firm selling millions in supplies to servicemen clubs including some they manage Congressional and Defense Department probes of club abuse start hearings next week Senate subcommittee led by Sen Ribicoff to oversee the matter Last year Army personnel clubs grossed over 275 million dollars
AP report says G Rockefeller's former adviser will inform the governor by weekend which federal projects in Arkansas are affected by Nixon's 75 percent construction cutback. Eisele notes impact may be limited if confined to purely federally financed projects and that governors may have input. Nixon ordered reduced new contracts for direct federal construction and urged states to mirror the cutback.
In Johannesburg the antiapartheid Labor party fails to gain a majority in South Africa's Colored Persons Representative Council. With 24 seats, it falls short of the 31 needed to control the 60 member body, while 20 government appointees are expected to align with proapartheid groups.
Ovando outlined a plan tying profits and royalties to the government under Bolivian Gulf Oil. The firm’s future was unsettled though rationalization of assets was considered. Gulf Oil invested about 140 million from 1957 to 1968. The message followed a 1953 land reform pledge and a move toward national sovereignty over production amid political upheaval as Siles went into exile.
At the annual fat calf sale of the Third DistrictAvestock Show twelve calves brought a total of $3,293.91. Winners included Billy Barton of Nashville with a 735 pound steer sold for $271.95 and Brad Joyce of Hope, second with a 735 pounder for $276.75. multiple buyers included First National Bank of Hope and Hope Livestock Co. Prices ranged up to $274.12 and $282.60 with several entries missing or not selling.
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