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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
1
A 14 member National Commission on technology, Automation and Economic Progress reports automation is not the job destroyer labor feared. Unemployment sits at a 4 percent low, while overall job losses due to machines remain small and decline further.
President Johnson signals possible withholdings on new Great Society programs if Congress rejects cuts in existing spending. He convened his Cabinet to review proposals that could be foregone or postponed to save money, with construction highlighted as an area for restraint. He indicated savings might blunt a proposed general tax increase, but Congress is viewed as likely to raise the $112.8 billion budget.
Railroad firemen defied a federal judge and Labor Secretary by continuing their strike that crippled eight major railroads in 38 states. Union leaders sought a higher court review while the nation faced vast passenger and freight disruption and a seven year dispute over elimination of 18 000 jobs.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson returned to No 10 after a sweeping Labour victory over Edward Heath. Analysts estimate a majority of at least 95 seats in the new House of Commons, with Wilson pledging to stabilize sterling and curb inflation while signaling tougher action toward Rhodesia's Ian Smith regime.
ASOTNED PRESS reports Mea dowe Lumber Co of Alma submitted the apparent low bid for Crossett post office construction. The firm will lease the building to the government for 14,760 dollars annually for the first 20 years.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California officials say the Nimbus 2 weather satellite will launch on April 26. It will carry the sharpest day and night cameras yet placed in a nonmilitary satellite and transmit about 3 000 pictures each day to scientists studying weather patterns.
Arkansas revenue figures show Match tax collections totaling 19,960,003, up 2,770,878 from 1965. General revenues rose to 13.2 million from 10.5 million. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, total receipts reached 172 million, an increase of 25 million, the Revenue Department reported Thursday.
Forest rangers fought 123 fires across Arkansas on Thursday burning 7 357 acres. Eight outbreaks in Monticello area consumed 2 054 acres, with 63 fires at Stamps and 757 acres elsewhere. All fires were reported extinguished this morning. March totals show 1 544 fires burning 48 993 acres.
County Agent Calvin Caldwell announces a rabies vaccination drive with Dr. Herbert Rogers charging $1 per head. The schedule lists vaccination sites and times from April 3 to April 8 across multiple towns including Guernsey, Roy Fry Farm, Fulton, McNab, Wiley Dillard Farm, Columbus, Gilbert's Crossroads, Long's store, Spring Hill, Sardis Church, Patmos, Shover Springs, Harris Store, Rocky Mound, Experiment Station, and several others.
HURON South Dakota AP report says Vice President Hubert H Humphrey and Mrs Humphrey will receive honorary degrees at Huron College commencement on May 31. Mrs Humphrey is a Huron native whose family moved to town in the 1930s.
A Palomino mule team and a handmade prairie schooner depart Arkla Village near Hope on Sunday April 3 at 1 30 p m for Bella Vista Village 316 miles away across Ouachita and Ozark mountains and rivers. Eddie Bolain 20 guides the team with state police support and public escorts along historic trails in a test of endurance and driving skill ending April 23. The public may view and photograph stops. Gail Brock 19 will christen the wagon with Ozark spring water.
In Little Rock, district superintendent James B. Walker testified in U.S. District Court that race did not influence decisions to build new classrooms at both Negro and predominantly white schools in Alzheimer. The suit, brought by Negro plaintiffs led by attorney John W. Walker, claims the program perpetuates segregation. Judge Henley has not ruled yet.
Frank Childs, head of the John Birch Society in Arkansas, told a Sigma Delta Chi dinner in Little Rock that the race gap in the United States has never been wider and that the 1964 Civil Rights Act aids a Communist plot by widening the gap.
Circuit Judge Lyle Brown of Hope filed as a Democratic candidate for associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by Justice Ed McFaddin. Griffin Smith of Little Rock withdrew, citing Brown's qualifications and announcing support for Brown.
Dr. Dale Alford of Little Rock, an opthamologist and former U S Congressman, pledged full cooperation with south Arkansas for development and said Arkansas lags 15 years behind in growth due to attitudinal barriers while speaking to a Magnolia civic group. In Jonesboro, Little Rock Central High School’s Tiger newspaper won the Journalism Day sweepstakes at Arkansas State College.
In Saigon Viet Cong attackers used machine guns grenades and explosives to strike a U S officers billet at the Victoria Hotel killing three Americans and injuring many more. The blast shattered lower floors and caused widespread damage. officials said repairs would be swift and two attackers were arrested after their motorbike overturned.
AP reports a terrorist strike in Saigon kills at least six U.S. personnel and wounds nearly 100, as Defense Secretary McNamara says buildup boosts armed strength. The piece notes Communist as main enemy and cites political reactions including Johnson’s staff changes and Great Society funding debate.
Bishop Galloway appoints Rev. R. B. Moore Jr. as official delegate from the Lite Rock Conference to the Baltimore Bicentennial Celebration of Methodism beginning April 20. Moore will preach April 24 in Baltimore churches. Also notes Vietnam service returns, garden club honors, FFA shop contest judging, Army aviation unit accolades, and the Hope Lions Club broom sale on April 4 to aid Blind center and conservation work.
U S planes pounded targets in North and South Vietnam as war surged near the 17th Parallel. Viet Cong struck Saigon with a dawn attack, killing three Americans and wounding others, while U S forces reported heavy air action including B52s in Quang Tri and fighter bombers claiming 200 enemy deaths.
Nationwide Easter sales rise 2 to 45 percent over 1965 with department stores up 1 percent in a record year, aided by apparel and luggage. Shoppers in New Orleans amid reconstruction money flowing. Boston shoppers face a 3 percent sales tax. Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati report 18 to 30 percent gains as retailers push prices higher. In Colorado, Dodd argues no concession to Viet Cong mirrors appeasement fears.
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