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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1964
Page
6
The April 20 21 schedule lists Wesleyan Service Guild First Baptist WSCS First Methodist Presbyterian and Garrett Memorial Baptist circles. Also American Legion unit 12 Rock Mound HD Club Friday Bridge Daffodil Garden Club and other gatherings with venues in homes churches and a bank Community Room.
Mr and Mrs C P Jones of Patmos returned home after visiting with their son Major Clinton Jones and family of Fort Benning Ga Mr and Mrs Paul Raley were Thursday night guests of the David Packs in Pine Bluff Mrs Paul Raley visits her parents in Douliphan Mo over the weekend called home due to illness of her mother Mrs Jess Ponder Delta Kappa Gamma District Meeting in Pine Bluff Saturday featured Alpha Delta Chapter representatives Mrs Marie June McLarty incoming press-
President Truman, in New York to shoot a television film about his administration, warned that public harassment over the civil rights bill could harm its passage. Supporters and opponents in the Senate agreed on the risk, with Hubert Humphrey saying backlash could disgust and outrage the public. Richard Russell contended that passing the bill amid threats of violence would cast the nation as a banana republic.
Leaders nursed a long Friday and Saturday sequence as Stennis and Eastland dominated the floor. Stennis held the Friday session by yielding to most of the Senate in unanimous consent, while Eastland extended a five hour Saturday with a slow, quiet oration observed by few on hand.
President Johnson vows continued support for major candidates and urges responsible discourse on American policy. He calls for rethinking relations with Red China, warns against cutting foreign aid, and says U.S. struggle in South Vietnam continues while European unity grows.
Mr and Mrs Joe Watkins of Hope announce the arrival of identical twin boys born Thursday April 16. Weighing 4 pounds 14 ounces and 4 pounds 13 ounces, the boys are named Stephen Parker and David Cleveland. The Watkins have two other children. Paternal grandparents are C D Watkins of Hot Springs and maternal grandparents are Horace tAnthony of Hope.
Roberta Waugh Fulbright, daughter of Mr and Mrs James William Fulbright of Fayetteville, married Edward Thaddeus Foote I of Washington DC at Bethlehem Chapel in the Washington Cathedral. The ceremony featured a blue and green silk wedding party, with a reception for families and close friends.
Dorothy Dix offers practical guidance for couples choosing a honeymoon. She warns against long or crowded itineraries, endorses private trips, and suggests outdoor or car trips to suit budgets and personalities. Advice covers duration, avoiding relatives, and adjusting expectations for romance and sleep.
Arkansas will host its first high school decathlon track meet at Little Rock from May 22 to 29. The event aims to showcase diverse track and field talents across the state, with competitions spanning multiple disciplines and age groups.
White House mediators and federal officials pressed unions and railroad management over a five-year work rules dispute as talks extended through Sunday night. A source warned nothing is secured until everything is locked in while Johnson sought a daily report and urged a settlement to avert a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
The U S Court of Appeals ruled the 1961 strike against Fort Smith Chair Co in Arkansas illegal and upheld NLRB findings that strikers were discharged and the company refused to bargain. It said the union failed to notify federal mediators before demand for a new contract, affirming the strike’s illegality and the board’s prior ruling.
In a news conference Senator Johnson said deferring to a voluntary settlement by today was uncertain as unions and railroads dispute wage levels job classifications and working conditions. Railroads claim current rules waste 600 million yearly while unions warn of salary cuts and reduced manpower threatening train operations. Johnson admitted he does not know what happens if no settlement emerges. There are no federal provisions to delay a strike beyond the 15 day postponement both sides granted on April 9.
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