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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1966
Page
1
Washoe editor reports a rain drenched day aiding crops after a Christmas night fire destroyed the former home. Managing Editor Paul H. Jones and his wife Mattie Elsie move into a new East Side house near U.S. 674. Rain eases post fire upheaval and boosts planting, cattle forage, and spirits as spring work begins.
In Saigon and the Mekong Delta region, Communist ground fire felled two U S Air Force planes while American strikes pressed targets nearby. No MIGs were seen Sunday by U S pilots, even as air and naval units bombed the same general area where two MiGs were downed Saturday. South Vietnamese operations faced light resistance but reported gains along a canal 300 miles southwest of Saigon with 245 Viet Cong killed and 20 weapons captured.
The twenty third annual Hope Kiwanis Minstrel and Variety opens at 8 p m Tuesday in the Blevins High School gymnasium with proceeds benefiting the Blevins senior class The show moves to Nashville for a 8 p m Thursday start with proceeds aiding the Nashville Parent Teacher Association Funds support the Hope Youth Program which has gained about 30000 over the years The finale is Friday night at Hope City Hall auditorium cast includes over 40 performers veterans Eddie Whitman Guy Grigg and Harry Hawthorne plus a large local lineup
A heavy rainfall totaling 7.03 inches drenched the Hope area over the weekend, with 6.73 inches by 7 a.m. Sunday and an additional .30 inch by Monday morning. Rain persisted into midday with forecasts for Tuesday, ending a stretch of drought in fall and winter.
Nick T Jewell 78 investment and realty manager pioneer citizen of Hope died in a Tex arkana hospital early Saturday burial Sunday at 3 p m First Presbyterian Church officiating Rev L T Lawrence. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery survivors include his widow two sisters Mrs John Arnold Hope and Mrs John Hollis Little Rock. Jewell was director of Citizens National Bank and a long time Rotary Club member for 49 years and Mason for 60 years.
New York AP roundup surveys social quirks and jokes from well adjusted households. It notes a study linking mental health in husbands to their wives, skewering inflation, debt, and daily routines with wry, detached humor from classic cultural references.
A strike by the Newspaper Guild of New York shuts down the World Journal Tribune before launch. Four other dailies refrain from voluntary shutdowns, while publishers pursue day-to-day printing. Unions seek job protections and layoff provisions for about 2,000 workers amid the merger dispute.
Houston AP report says Marcel DeRudder, 65, remains unconscious after Thursday operation when a temporary mechanical heart pump was attached to support a damaged ventricle. Doctors note possible temporary brain damage and a potentially reversible kidney issue as recovery signs appear in CNS reflexes.
Charles Bussey of Little Rock, a Negro and Pulaski County sheriff's deputy, said he was withdrawing from the state representative race for Position 1 in the 22nd District Pulaski and Perry counties. He cited lack of support from white liberals and labor groups and noted he entered the race on his own.
Frank Holt 65, former attorney general and eight year Supreme Court justice, announced he will file to run for governor. The race grows to eight Democratic candidates including ex-congressmen Hays and Alford, prosecutor Boyce and others. Holt, Harrison native and UA Law School graduate, previously served as prosecuting attorney and attorney general, planning tax, education and economic development platforms.
AP News Digest reports Humphrey links Asia peace to victory over poverty disease and despair as fliers down MIGs in Viet Nam, 245 Viet Cong killed per South Viet claims, and a strike shuts the World Journal Tribune. Tornado rains flood northeast Texas, six dead. Senate fights inflation and rural poverty. Birth control pill debate, NATO split, Arkansas race heats up with Justice Holt entry. Lightning disables Hot Springs telecoms. repairs possible by Thursday.
Six Negro children died when a four room Hope, Arkansas, house burned late Saturday night. Fire Chief Jim Cobb said lightning struck a television set and an explosion followed, though the cause is unknown. Identified victims are Alvin Ray Crockett 14 Deborah Louise Crockett 19 Linda Crockett 8 Veronica Crockett 6 Sharon Giles 6 and Vivian Giles 3. Mary Crockett 18 survived with burns over 20 percent of her body. Police said the house was found engulfed after a neighbor awakened by smoke and heavy rain slowed fire trucks. The single story home stood in a rain soaked street as storms moved through the area.
Torrential rains measuring up to 18 inches swept northeast Texas causing destroyed bridges and halted rail traffic after a mainline bridge collapsed near Longview. Evacuations spread from Longview to Gladewater and Marshall as rivers rose and a weather warning issued for Sabine and Cypress. In Winnsboro a tornado damaged the city auditorium and auto dealership, while San Antonio faced a citywide blackout from a thunderstorm and rising water later easing.
A weekend outage from a Southwestern Bell cable strike near Clarksville cut long distance calls to Little Rock and left more than 1,500 Hot Springs customers without service. The Lakeview Exchange building suffered a roof collapse after an explosion, disabling equipment and affecting about 2,100 customers. no injuries were reported.
The Hempstead County Republican Party will have a secretary at the Tolber Corp office 220 West Fifth Street Tuesday April 26 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon to file Republicans for county committee posts. All Republicans who wish to serve are asked to file. those who file will have a voice in county or state convention. Persons seeking public office may file at the same time and place. J. A. Davis serves as secretary for this filing.
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