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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Page
1
Our Daily Bread notes experts predict a checkless cashless monetary system as banking and credit use accelerate. The piece reflects on growing cashless habits since banks stopped honoring drafts and shoppers becoming checkless in daily life.
The Honolulu estate of the late Henry J. Kaiser is listed for 2.5 million dollars. It covers 308,950 square feet and includes six occupied houses with features like marble-lined main rooms, sunken baths, built‑in TV, private garden, radio gates, intercoms, stereo, and an Olympic-size pool.
An article explores the Tyre minted silver tetradrachm tied to Judas betrayal, noting Melkarth on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. It discusses temple tribute weight, use of the coin for the potter’s field, and the soldiers guarding Christ’s tomb, concluding with reflections on history and price. It credits Doris Martin for research and introduces Jettie Mae Willis, a 15 year old from Bevins benefiting from Easter Seal programs in Arkansas.
The 14000 troops deployed to Washington under Garden Plot and Operation Cabin Guard remain in place as riots subsided after the King assassination. Gen Ralph E Haines Jr described preplanned contingencies and tours of bivouac areas, noting long preparation with local officials and police. Easter Seals drives and local county appeals highlight ongoing community relief efforts for crippled children and dependent adults, while Easter Sunday observances and Holy Week rites unfold in Rome Jerusalem and at Colgate University amid protests and sit-ins.
In Provo Utah an unidentified man handed a street department foreman a new shovel and explained he had stolen a shovel from the city 30 years ago. His conscience bothered him and he bought the replacement to return it.
In Mass Lesley College uses taped teaching sessions for evaluation. Faculty watch the replay with student teachers to assess performance and improvement opportunities.
AP reports Earl Swensen of an ice cream shop says he shipped six gallons of butterscotch ice cream by air to the White House as ordered. The flavor is tied to Lynda Bird Robb who was seen eating a cone in San Francisco last month. a cable car conductor ejected the couple fearing drips. Swensen thanked Lynda Bird in a letter and noted the station order followed.
U Thant, UN secretary general, met for about 1 hour 20 minutes with North Vietnam’s top representative Mat Van Bo in Paris. The talks, described as cordial, centered on a potential Washington Hanoi meeting. Thant suggested Washington Hanoi talks could start within a matter of two or three days, though he offered no firm basis. Earlier he indicated they might begin next week.
A drunken driving suspect sent a package of cheese and sausage to Wichita police headquarters claiming the arrest saved his life. Col. Joe Kiepper remarked the man believed the arrest spared him from danger, highlighting the unusual gesture from a detainee.
NEW YORK AP Albert R Broscoli known as Cubby says he may enjoy farm life but will not retire soon. He produced five James Bond films costing 22 million with $150 million gross, aims seven more Bond films, and works on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke. He recalls early jobs and Navy service shaping his career.
Former Prison Supt. Thomas C. Murton says his forthcoming Arkansas prison system book is scholarly and not an expose. He rejects a $100,000NYT report and notes he has not received any advance, while lawmakers and state figures react to Cummins Prison Farm graves and related publicity.
American B52 bombers pounded Viet Cong positions across South Vietnam in five missions. In Vinh Binh Province, 74 miles southwest of Saigon, U.S. and South Vietnamese reports said 200 enemy bodies were found after the raid, the largest single-mission tally in three years of B52 strikes.
Arkansas Education Association members approved a merger with the all Negro Arkansas Teachers Association by a 1,406 to 2,124 vote. The merger becomes official in June 1969 after ATA approval. Maurice A. Dunn of Hot Springs elected vice president elect and will become president May 1 1969, while Wyley Elliott of Camden was ABA president last year and will assume office May 1.
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