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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1967
Page
2
Arkansas forecasts clear to partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of showers in the north. Cooler conditions tonight and Friday north of the state, with lows 50s north to 60s south and highs near 83.
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Penitentiary Board approved a motion to limit commissary funds to inmate use only and to seek the Attorney General’s opinion on ownership of the prison welfare fund. The board plans to give discharged inmates $20 each and provide clothing, noting past misuses such as an engine purchase for a wrecked truck and 1800 in athletic equipment never delivered. Murton criticized a Pine Bluff accountant with a long auditing contract, saying he merely reconciles and balances.
Jim Garrison's probe produced Layton Patrick Martens an indictment on charges tied to his sworn testimony during the inquiry Martens a 24 year old college student surrendered after bond was set at 2500 dollars The same day Clay Shaw a retired New Orleans executive pleaded innocent to conspiring to murder President Kennedy
Arkansas lawmakers faced a busy 1967 session noted for its mixed results. Gov. Rockefeller praised it as progressive and constructive while critics warned it harmed public image. Key issues included the Hot Springs gambling bill, ethics concerns, and a 21 day prison inquiry.
Kenneth Young, head of a large organization, recounts his son Kenneth's abduction from Beverly Hills. A man demanded the bag during a stairwell ambush while Kenneth was asleep with his family. The caller claimed Kenneth was safe in Santa Monica but tired, delaying reunion until Monday with Beverly Hills Elementary.
U N and North Korea exchanged heavy fire in a rare daytime clash inside the Korean armistice zone near Panmunjom. North Korea reports five dead and one wounded, while the United Nations Command says three North Koreans were killed and there were no U S casualties. Both sides accuse the other of violating the armistice as negotiations faltered.
Sen. Morrell Gathright of Pine Bluff told a Stuttgart civic club the 1967 Legislature was the most productive and progressive yet maligned in Arkansas history. He cited hostile press, Senate leadership change, 44 member House turnover, and renewed citizen attention as key factors shaping the session. He noted press failures over pre convening Senate rule changes.
Arkansas Welfare Commissioner A J Moss told the House Ways and Means Committee that President Johnsons plan to expand Social Security benefits is badly needed to alleviate distress among Arkansans on welfare. He urged raising minimum welfare payments from 44 to 70 per month, as hearings proceed on the bill.
Arkansas faces a 60 day decision on how much the 1874 constitution should change. Commission chairman Dr. Robert Leslar said the panel will then choose between amending the document or drafting a new constitution.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said he would announce next week whether to call a special election to fill the Pulaski County judge’s office. He cited former Gov. Faubus’s 1962 Columbia County precedent after judge-elect Tom Gulley drowned on November 4. Arch Campbell remains acting chief judge.
Naples Florida AP report details Dr Carl Coppolino's second murder trial as jury selection stalls. Attorneys press to ask jurors about capital punishment and other biases while more than 36 prospective jurors are dismissed and only eleven pass prejudice tests. The case concerns whether Coppolino drugged his first wife Carmela in 1965. selection expected to continue through the week.
A 25 year old North Little Rock ex paratrooper Buel Ray Wortham was released from a Soviet labor camp after a fine reduced his three year sentence. He faced guilt over theft of a hotel bear statue and currency violations while in Leningrad. Wortham praised release, spoke of embarrassment, and planned to repay bail contributions to his hometown fund.
Mrs Minnie Holliday 73 lifelong Ozan resident dies in Nashville hospital. Surviving husband G W Holliday son W B Holliday daughter Estelle Tiffin four brothers and four sisters. Services at Sardis Methodist Church burial Sardis Cemetery Latimer Nashville. Ben Bynum says he was not subpoenaed before Pulaski County Grand Jury. Montevideo stoning of US firms as fears rise over Johnson visit to Punta del Este summit.
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