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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
9
Rubinoff’s famed $100,000 Stradivarius violin opened the Hope High School concert last Friday. He then swapped to a homemade instrument by Barden Lamb of Delite, crafted in a year while Lamb ran a local feed mill. Lamb plans a third violin as his craft develops.
CPA Harry L. Frese testified that Conway County Sheriff Marlin Hawkins overstated credits and failed to account for thousands in traffic receipts from 1963 to 1966. He added $9,974 to unaccounted funds and cited $4,376 for 1968, $2,157 for 1964, $2,124 for 1965, and $1,316 for 1966.
Washington AP reports on Arkansas members of Congress and their roll call records. It lists Senate amendments and passages with vote totals, noting factions and abstentions, including positions on dairy import quotas, tax changes, and indemnification of fishing vessel owners. The piece names lawmakers such as Fulbright and McClellan and cites various bill outcomes and party lines.
A state legislator alerted the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board director that mixed drinks were being served in Hot Springs at Coy's Steak House. The ABC chief said authorities could not reach the men involved and suggested reporting the incident to local or state police for immediate help.
Frank L. Consezzitan, 71, recently moved from Los Angeles to Pine Bluff, is jailed in Pulaski County on a charge of issuing a false one million dollar bank draft in Calexico California. An FBI complaint accuses him of drafting the money Feb 19 from an Anchorage bank. the California bank was warned he had no account there. He is held under $5,000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing.
The Associated Press reports showers and thundershowers likely across Arkansas through Tuesday as a slow southeastward low pressure system moves through. Precipitation is expected along the front tonight in Eastern and Southern Arkansas, with a Texas low possibly spreading rain northward by Tuesday. Temperatures stay mild for two days with cloudiness easing by Wednesday. morning lows range from 40 at Fayetteville to 54 at Texarkana. Sunday highs span 66 at Walnut Ridge to Texarkana. Rain totals include 0.04 at Walnut Ridge and 1.91 at El Dorado.
The piece traces William F. Cody’s rise from wagon train messenger to legendary frontier figure and outdoor showman. It notes Teddy Roosevelt praise, Cody’s role in shaping the American Odyssey, and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody housing the nation’s largest related collection.
A Buffalo Bill Center showcases records and mementos of Butlato Bull and the Congressional Medal of Honor, with artifacts like the Winchester Buffalo Bill commemorative rifle and the name Pedirie Chet given by Sioux foes. The coop includes Todd Cowboy and Cransport mie terigh items among several thousand relics, aiming to fund royalties to the association.
The L. A. Darling Co. plant in Paragould Arkansas, damaged by high winds Wednesday night, resumed production today. The factory employs about 400 workers in cabinet fixtures.
The Supreme Court declared the death penalty provision of the Lindbergh kidnaping law unconstitutional in a 6 2 decision. The court held the rule to be anti jury and fosters guilty pleas by removing the decision from juries.
Ester Hicks presents a brief community column with a quote about freedom, a calendar entry for Adah Chapter No 18 of C E S noting a regular meeting on April 10 at 6 pm, and reports on recent visitors Roy Lauderville and his wife hosting Mrs Oblett and Mrs Ebberson from St Louis with care by a local doctor.
Little Rock political figure Foster Johnson runs as an unaffiliated candidate aiming to unseat Senator J William Fulbright in the Democratic primary. He criticizes Vietnam dove positions and vows to file in the final week of the month. Johnson has toured all 75 counties, placing only his name on signs, and argues he represents the people rather than any organized group.
LITTLE ROCK AP Forrest Rogzell, executive secretary of the Arkansas Education Association, warns that stalled progress will lead to militant and disruptive teacher actions if objectives are not pursued. He urges directing militancy into constructive political channels, saying politics is the universally accepted course. AEA members at a political clinic urged steady, measurable progress in education goals.
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