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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1965
Page
1
A Dallas Morning News letter debates golf as exercise. It cites Dr Bruno Balke's claim that brisk gallop around the course is best while noting critics who say the crawl aids ball search in rough. The writer jokes about eye sight and leg fitness.
The Oak Ridger notes the new House office building pool in Washington may host a cathartic, humorous plunge with a running joke about a long list of political labels. The item satirically imagines lawmakers cooling off under water during sessions.
The piece argues that right to work laws do not ban unions but let individuals decline membership. It cites Virginia and North Carolina plant election results, notes that union strength persists and income grows in right to work states, and contends repeal of Section 14b would push universal unionism across the U S adding that freedom to join or not join harms no one.
The Rayburn House Office Building追加 call system changes cost 96 650 and a pool setup 512 954, contributing to a total building price near 90 million dollars. The altered lighting signals in the system mark House in session, recess, or Senate morning hour, with some meanings likely never used.
Pennsylvania moves toward building a collapsible dam on the Susquehanna near Sunbury for a 3200 acre boating and recreation pool. The 72 foot high 1950s style rubberized dam will inflate with water and air and can be deflated quickly during floods, controlled by a pump house and fabric bags holding up to 85 500 gallons of water and 9 000 cubic feet of air per section.
The Orlando Sentinel notes a worker should retain the right to refuse union membership if desired, highlighting the balance between labor rights and contract freedom. The piece frames union affiliation as voluntary and subject to individual choice within employment terms.
The Immanuel Baptist Church revival will start Sunday April 18 and run through Sunday April 25 with nightly services at 7:38 p.m. Evangelist Floyd Woodard of Pecan Gap, Texas will lead. Music by Johnny Jones and Will Anderson. C. T. Jones, pastor.
Christians worldwide prepared for Easter while Jews observe Passover. Holy Saturday services filled churches from St. Peter’s Basilica to Radio City Music Hall in New York. Easter dawns included sunrise services in Salem Winston-Salem and at Cathedral of the Pines in New Hampshire, along with events at Mt. Monadnock and California bases.
The Community Facilities Administration announced a 35000 loan to Magazine Arkansas to finance construction of water system improvements, aiding residents 50 miles southeast of Fort Smith.
Good Friday clamps a silence on the stock exchanges and pauses in monetary affairs until Monday. The piece notes hopes for peace in political and economic tensions, the potential easing of currency strains after meetings between leaders, and a focus on faith during Easter and Passover. It forecasts a slow economic edge with broader prosperity if policies promote shared gains.
The Red Cross says Junior Red Cross members will prepare decorate and deliver Easter baskets to children at the edge of Conway Arkansas the tornado-stricken area. Six people were killed and more than 100 injured as the tornado last Saturday night left many homeless.
As Easter and Passover overlap, Hope launches a two week anti litter campaign from April 19 to May 1 led by the Hope Council of Garden Clubs. Activities include a student poster contest with cash prizes, synchronized store sweeps, cheerleaders in sweep outfits, a roaming Litterbug prize, local sponsor gifts, and a kickoff speech by Mrs. Robert Phillips. The effort stresses individual responsibility and a state litter law, urging residents to dispose of trash properly.
U S sources say a site for Soviet surface to air missiles is being built near Hanoi but no missiles are confirmed. If completed, Soviet personnel may run the sites and missiles could alter U S bombing strategy and widen the war.
Mayor J. T. Brown says 23 youths aged 16 to 21 will be employed at $1.25 an hour this summer under a war on poverty program. The project costs $51,654 with the city paying $5,165. Workers will handle landscaping sanitation and mosquito eradication tasks.
U S reconnaissance drones launched from C130s fly over the South China Sea to photograph Chinese military sites. The 12 foot drones return by parachute under radar-assisted control, with U2 jets and Army helicopters providing support as missions target potential Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War.
Rich ard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, partners in crime, were hanged at the state prison in Lansing Kansas after being convicted of the Clutter family murders. Hickock died at 12 41 a.m. and Smith at 1 19 a.m. Hickock spoke of going to a better place while Smith criticized capital punishment. The 1959 Clutter killings occurred at the Clutter home near Garden City Kansas.
Delegates from Communist China and other Asian communist states attend a tenth anniversary AfricanAsian conference in Jakarta Indonesia with talks reportedly including Chou En Lai Chen Yi Norodom Sihanouk and Sukarno. Pham Van Dong reiterates withdrawal of US troops as the path to peace.
Gov. John J. McKeithen urged Louisians to keep the peace and solve problems calmly as civil rights leaders pledged intensified picketing for equal job opportunities. He spoke to an all white chamber audience in Bogalusa amid racial tensions. He said he would not intervene unless asked by the mayor, who said intervention isn’t planned.
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