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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
1
In a national interview Barry Goldwater argues today’s students are bright and well behaved. He recalls campus visits and contrasts drinking and dress with earlier eras, saying religion shows deeper interest. The veteran senator says his tone calms fears about college life.
Odell Pollard Arkansas Republican leader questioned Rep. Marion Crank of Foreman about his critique of a recent auto insurance rate increase Crank a Democratic gubernatorial candidate called for rescission hearings and a council led rate justification review Pollard urged Crank to investigate Arkla gas rate increases instead, questioning sincerity and timing of Crank's stance
Columbia University suspended construction of a controversial gymnasium after four days of militant student protests demanding amnesty. The campus was closed until Monday for talks with Mayor Lindsay as police faced protesters at Low Library. President Kirk rejected amnesty as a threat to university rules.
Unity Baptist Church opens revival services the week of April 28 through May 5 with morning 10 a.m. and evening 7 30 p m sessions. Evangelist Rev W A La Bef f pastor of Wyatt Baptist Church El Dorado Arkansas leads. special music directed by Shelby Cowling. pastor Rev Gordon Renshaw.
Hempstead County Education Association sets Tuesday April 30 1968 at 7 30 p m in Hope Junior High Auditorium. Guest speaker will be Hon Talbot Feild Jr who will discuss the state financial condition and its impact on public schools, President Thurston Hulsey says.
AP Special Correspondent Jowan M Hightower reports President Johnson chose former State Department official George W Ball to replace Arthur Goldberg as ambassador to the United Nations. Ball, 58, known for supporting a negotiated Vietnam settlement, returns amid Johnsons efforts in his final months to end the war.
Washington AP reports FBI officials are quietly downplaying conflicting descriptions of James Earl Ray alias Eric Starvo Galt. The agency has not issued a rebuttal to theories that Ray and Galt are two people or that multiple individuals used the name Galt as the search for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. killer continues into its fourth week.
Most of the United States will begin daylight saving time this Sunday under the 1966 Uniform Time Act. Indiana, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and certain counties may observe adjustments, with exemptions in Hawaii and Arizona.
In Washington two Senate Democratic leaders condemned orders not to shoot arsonists and looters during racial violence. Long and Byrd attacked Attorney General Clark over gun law enforcement approaches while Abernathy warned of a large Poor People's Campaign march. In Arkansas, tuberculosis deaths rose in February from seven to nine, with deaths in Howard, Pulaski and other counties.
Treasury figures show a $2.2 billion net drain from December to March as foreign buyers and a London market rush drove U S gold reserves to the smallest level since the 1930s. The period saw devaluation sparked buying and a two price system for governmental versus market pricing.
The Hope Junior And Mary will sponsor a Clothesline Art Show for all elementary students in Hope at the Hope Youth Center on Wednesday and Thursday May 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. until noon. The theme is America Music on Parade. Judge Dorothy Halliburton of Texarkana will rate entries from grades 1-6. The public is invited to view the display.
A 4 PM Friday parade will feature Donna Byers 1968 FFA Rodeo Queen and Debbie Crank 1967 Junior Rodeo Queen leading on horseback with FFA escorts. Western Day prizes were awarded at schools, with cash at the high and tickets at the junior and grade schools.
An experimental 6.5 magnitude hydrogen bomb detonation 3800 feet underground at the Nevada Test Site sent earthward shock waves across the desert and into Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Officials noted no radiation release and stated the blast caused noticeable but non damaging motion far from the site.
WashingtonAP says living costs rose four tenths of one percent in March the biggest jump in eight months. About 43 million workers faced reduced purchasing power despite high wages. Prices rose at an annual rate of four percent over six months, the highest in 17 years, according to Arnold Chase assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He doubted any move toward price controls.
AP News Digest outlines Johnson naming George Ball as U.N. ambassador, signaling renewed push for negotiated Vietnam settlement. Goldberg wraps up U.N. career as he speaks in General Assembly. Reports from Vietnam describe infantry action near Saigon, B52 strikes in A Shau Valley, and campus protests over war and racism. World news notes United Methodists' $20 million push on racial issues and SCLC growth after King's assassination. Also reports first women to finish Army staff college course and daylight time shifts in Hawaii and Arizona.
The Hope High School Band will perform in the FFA parade in Hope on April 26 and then travel to Shreveport to march in the Holiday in Dixie Parade starting at 7:00.
Millwood lake report notes clear waters and good fishing with 33 420 visitors last week. Edwin Waddell of Stamps will join the 15 Year Forestry Club at a Little Rock meeting on May 14. Supt. Jones says Hope Public Schools begin Daylight Saving Time on April 29. Snell Cemetery Association will meet May 9 at 7 30 p m in City Hall. secretary treasurer Mrs Otis Townsend urges attendance. Army Pvt Roger Crawford, son of Doyle and wife Fredde Crawford of Hope, assigned to Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division. William McClendon of Lewisville to attend Aetna Regionnaires meeting in Lake Placid, NY, June 27 90.
U S bombers flew raids within 26 miles of Saigon targeting Viet Cong bunkers and concentrations as fears of a second major offensive in 1968 rise. Police report Viet Cong arms being moved into the capital and new shelling and small battles erupting around Saigon as American troops reinforce the province.
The Associated Press reports a chance of scattered showers across Arkansas with little temperature change expected tonight and Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to edge cooler, with highs around the 80s in western sections and cooler readings elsewhere as a cold front advances.
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