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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1968
Page
2
The Avenue B construction faced weather and unforeseen sewer line replacements that pushed work into fall and winter. City officials defend the contractor's bond, note continued by pass routes, and urge patience as crews finish replacing damaged lines and complete the street.
Arkansas Attorney General Joe Purcell announces he will seek re election to a second term. He says no governor run plans and will campaign on his record from the 1966 election. Democratic candidates will receive his support in November.
Picket lines went up Monday at Southwestern Bell Telephone buildings in Searcy Rogers and McGehee by the nationwide Bell System strike. Pickets remain in Little Rock Conway Fort Smith Fayetteville Hot Springs Camden Pine Bluff Forrest City Jonesboro and El Dorado, affecting about 1000 Bell System employees.
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday shows high 73 and low 53 with 0.27 inch precipitation. Arkansas forecast calls for clear tonight and partly cloudy conditions Wednesday, with cooler temperatures. Low tonight ranging from near 40 in the northwest to 52 in the southeast.
The tornado heavily damaged Greenwood Arkansas causing Sebastian County to be designated a disaster area by the Small Business Administration. Disaster loan applications open in Little Rock and Greenwood as the storm toll rises with 14 deaths and hundreds injured. Welfare aid of 1000 dollars was announced for storm victims.
The interview recalls a London actress once widowed in 1935 who now lives near Piccadilly Circus. She rejects regret over unachieved roles and praises living gratefully. She notes aging is eased by gratitude, balance, and avoiding grumbling, then ends with a wry, self‑effacing remark about being torn apart by questions.
The appeal emphasizes that gifts to colleges close the gap between tuition revenue and education costs. It argues that donations yield more leaders for America and higher quality education, benefiting the country as a whole.
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