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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1967
Page
2
Weather summary for 24 hours ending 7 am Wednesday shows high 69 and low 50 with 1.95 inches of precipitation. Station reports include stable pressure and light winds. no significant storms.
Mrs Myrtle Clark of Walnut Ridge was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of her husband Millard M Clark 51. Prosecutor David Hodges filed the charge in Lawrence County Circuit Court. Clark died in a Jonesboro hospital March 18 after being shot in the back of the head.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller announced Keith Jackson of Denver Colorado will become director of the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission on July 1, succeeding A. J. Troxell. The change moves forward the state’s water conservation leadership and sets Jackson to lead a key environmental agency.
United Press report notes General Westmoreland will avoid direct statements to Congress on troop requests beyond the 470000 expected in the war zone by year’s end. He will emphasize that the war will persist despite reinforcements, citing enemy bloodiness but unwillingness to quit. In Vietnam, Marines faced clashes. eight wounded, nine killed as reconnaissance and deliveries reported.
Washington AP reports U.S. planes dropped more than 3,000 pounds of bombs per minute over North and South Vietnam in March, totaling 77,000 tons. The figure rivals World War II monthly averages and underscores the intensification of air operations aimed at Communist targets with debates over civilian impact guiding target selection.
A U S Air Force radar plane loaded with gear crashed into the Atlantic near Nantucket. One survivor among 16 crew members, Col James P Lyle 42 credited with ditching to avoid the island. Navigator Lt Joseph L H Guenet 29 rescued in fair condition. Two bodies recovered, night search ongoing. Aircraft cost 2.5 million dollars, about 7330 gallons fuel.
Matt Medlock and his son Dale W. Medlock, both of Mulberry, were killed Tuesday night in a two vehicle crash on U S 64 about 442 miles east of Hope Arkansas. The Medlocks' car collided with a trailers truck. the truck driver was not injured seriously.
Washington AP Sen Russell B Long wins a 43 41 Senate vote as he preserves the presidential campaign financing law amid a repeal fight. The plan could provide up to 30 million dollars to both major parties in 1968 and allows taxpayers to allot a dollar to campaign funding.
Eastman Kodak stockholders meeting in Flemington, New Jersey, faced a mass demonstration by FIGHT from Rochester, with about 40 members admitted and then leaving after pressuring the board on a disputed hiring pact. FIGHT leaders warned of racial war as they demanded 2000 jobs, while Kodak defended its 600 apprenticeship plan and noted 1400 Black workers in Rochester. The company reported quarterly earnings of 60.7 million dollars and a 40 cent dividend.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear if Chancellor P. B. Cunningham had authority to jail Ruth Estes for keeping her two children out of custody in Puerto Rico. Estes, 27, was arrested after taking Terri Lynn Masner and Toni Gayle Masner, aged 8 and 7, from guardians the Masners in 1959. Court involvement follows Estes’ claim she had court permission August last year but kept them past those dates. The case centers on jurisdiction to commit custody and related orders.
Betty Lewis a 90 year old resident of Hope for 42 years died last night in a local rest home She was a member of the Baptist Church Surviving are two sons Silas and Herbert Lewis of Hope two daughters Mrs Dolly Lewis of Hope and Mrs Mildred Thomas of Wilton Services will be at 230 p m Thursday at Oakcrest Chapel conducted by the Rev Glen Cannon and the Rev Charles Jones Burial will follow at Huckabee Cemetery
Washington AP report says the Teamsters may trigger a second ballot if participation remains low. Frank Fitzsimmons notes early counts show majority favoring the pact, but many of 450 000 workers have not voted. Chicago talks continue as a strike and lockout affect commerce.
British philosopher Bertram Russell's war crimes tribunal to itemize American Vietnam policy begins in Stockholm despite government opposition. Sweden's government and officials in France and Geneva previously barred venues, with Premier Tage Erlander signaling non welcome.
Prime Minister Harold Holt will depart May 28 for a trip to the United States Canada and Britain. He will spend two days in Los Angeles then fly to Washington June 1 for talks with President Johnson on Vietnam and the international scene. Holt will relay impressions from his Cambodia Laos Formosa and Korea tour.
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