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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1966
Page
1
A collage of reader commentaries covers fashion critiques from Walter Holmes on youth styles, a Nashville Tennessean note on book reading, and a Daily patron caution about overreliance on safety in cars. The items reflect opinion, popular trends, and concerns across towns.
AP dispatch details US warplanes hitting Soviet supplied missile sites and radar near Hanoi as heavy fighting persists west of Quang Ngai with Marines and Vietnamese forces pressing on Communist regiments. Fulbright warns McCarthyism era risks inflaming Viet Nam debate. Arlington to Fayetteville items, price trends, and a baby search case noted among broader war coverage.
The City of Hope audit by Pete, Marwick, Mitchell and Company shows year 1945 ended with a strong position, a $21,000 street fund surplus, and a street budget up zero percent. Health, water and electric departments posted high revenues, with debt paid on systems and substantial surpluses invested. New projects include a Vocational School site, a field track, library expansion, and a recreation building.
ABC Water Co of Barling asked Arkansas Public Service Commission for permission to sell its properties to the City of Port Smith for 386 420. The commission also received an application from General Telephone Co of the Southwest of San Angelo Texas to issue 9 million in first mortgage 40 year bonds to refinance outstanding debt. The firm operates in parts of Arkansas.
The Marlbrook Homecoming and reunion, Sunday May 15, will be at Old Marlbrook School near Blevins with activities starting 10 a.m. A special program and singing are planned in the afternoon at Marlbrook Church 11 miles east of Blevins on Highway 24. All former teachers and students are urged to attend. Relatives are asked to help reach uncontacted alumni.
Leslie Huddleston Post 12 and Auxiliary Unit 12 host the 12th District Spring Conference of the American Legion. The joint meeting on Sunday April 24 at 2 p.m. will feature district commander Tom McCoy of Stamps and district president Mrs Albert Keener of Ashdown presiding. Election of officers and convention candidates will occur. Miss Susan Rogers will provide entertainment. A auxiliary committee led by Mrs Cecil Weaver and others will organize with assistance from Leslie and Hope post members.
A 65 year old man with a parental artificial heart may have brain damage after a six hour operation to save his life at Methodist Hospital. Doctors say the device, about the size of a grapefruit, was implanted outside the chest and could prolong many lives though the patient remains critical within 12 to 24 hours. Surgeons led by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey from Baylor and Rice universities reported improvement with no heart failure, but the outcome remains uncertain.
Gov. and Mrs. Orval Faubus will head a 50 person Arkansas delegation at a presidential ball April 28 in Houston Texas. The event groups five states Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Louisiana for regional presidential balls with President and Mrs Johnson attending the Houston gathering first in the President's home state.
President Johnson's proposed cuts to popular domestic programs including free school lunches and milk were rejected by the House Appropriations Committee. It kept about 128 million in reductions, reworking departmental revenues and altering the Agriculture Department budget for the new fiscal year. The panel added 82 million to milk program funding, increasing total to 21 million for milk aid despite overall cuts.
Otis Eugene Guiley 13 died from burns suffered in a Wynne Arkansas fire that killed five siblings. His mother Mrs D B Guiley remained in critical condition, with the father at sea in the Navy. Otis and his mother were treated in Memphis before transfer to San Antonio burn center. The deceased were Ronald 3 weeks Kavin D 2 Carl Devon 6 Lueilta Ann 7 Donald Wayne 12.
Sub District Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at First Methodist Church in Hope on Monday April 25 at 7 30 p m The Executive Council will meet at 9 00 p m Susan Cobb president New Hope church officers include Jimmy Turner Ruth Burteh Kathy Guerin Martha Bader They will hear Mr Robert Mann director of music Texarkana Arkansas previewing The Methodist Hymnal new edition Tony will sing with Cindy Reese.
Revival services continue through Sunday April 24 at 7 30 p m at the Hope Church of the Nazarene 513 S Elm Special singing each night evangelist Rev Orville Williams of Conway leads the revival
The Associated Press reports Arkansas will see slightly warmer weekend weather with cloudy skies and a chance of rain showers. Temperatures will rise Sunday as rain ends, with overnight lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s and highs in the 50s and 60s through Saturday. Rain up to one inch is predicted as showers move east across the state. Thursday highs ranged 51 to 66 degrees, and lows from 43 to 53 degrees with light rain in spots including Memphis and Pine Bluff.
Arkansas farmers plan to plant less than a million acres in cotton this spring and idling 400000 acres under a federal program to cut surpluses. Last year 1248000 acres were planted. this year expected 920961 acres, a 28 percent drop. Government payments entice growers to underplant by at least 12.5 percent. Of 35125 Arkansas cotton allotments, 33829 have signed up, planning to cut 359349 acres. Nationally, cotton planting reduction is about 31 percent.
Police in Athens search for the Greek Efstratios Koslides and a 450 carat diamond allegedly stolen in Brazil. Brazilian authorities accuse Koslides and others of the theft, with reports the stone remains missing despite claims it was found as a crystal.
Poinsett County Representative W. H. Thompson asked the Legislative Council to launch a full scale investigation into all phases of the Arkansas Highway Department. His proposal was added to the agenda as the Legislative Audit Committee met in Washington Ark to consider a fiscal probe. May action is expected.
Spaors fans are reminded of a 7 team track meet at 1 30 p m Saturday at Hope High School with teams from Hope Malvern Lewisville Murfreesboro Prescott Gordon and Arkadelphia. Edward Lester Little Rock attorney and Hope native will be guest speaker at the Century Bible Class First Methodist Church Sunday. Rev J D Montgomery will miss Sunday School and church next Sunday reasons announced Hazen Methodist Church invited him to fill the pulpit. Fred C Ellis won first in an impromptu essay at the Key Club convention in St Louis. Gayle E Medders of Hope was a finalist in the Freshman Speaking contest at Keuka College. Charles Trexler will represent Southern State College Young Republicans at the state convention in Hot Springs April 22-23.
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops say they may wipe out a Communist regiment after at least 257 enemy killed in heavy clashes ten miles northwest of Quang Ngai. Backed by artillery and air strikes, allied forces pinned down the North Vietnamese Viet Cong force as blocking units moved to seal off a potential Communist flight to the mountains. The battle marks a major government action after weeks of political crisis with intense air power reducing ground fire.
Raymond Rebsamen, 68, of Little Rock, wealthy businessman, says it is morally wrong to spend a million dollars for a ten thousand a year job and plans to file as a Democratic primary candidate. He would be the fifth candidate, joining Kenneth Sulcer Jim Johnson Brooks Hays and Winston Chandler. He considered running since Faubus said he would not seek a seventh term. He argues Arkansas needs imagination and organization for development.
The Yerger High School senior class presents two one act plays in the Harris Gymnasium Friday April 22 at 7 30 p m Admission is 15 95 35 cents with senior sponsors Mrs L J Babb and Mrs L O Crofton. The first play A Family Affair features Mrs Ellis Le vett Baker Mar Henry Barbie Dorothy Koontz Dottie Nancye Brown Eddy Ira Williams Jr Dick Martin Wilbert Lox Lile Carter Brenda Cooper Jerry Mars Jim mie Dismacke Tommie Blakely Lester Shaw. The second play Tiger a murder mystery includes Mrs Butler Thorpe Bobbie Collier Mrs Riordan Bobbie Maxwell Willie Riordan Robert Easter Malvina Tootsie Riordan Irene Stuart Herbert Sheridan Larry Phillips Cora Betty Briggs Hattie Mary Henry Joe Williams Earl Jones.
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