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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1965
Page
5
A column by Wayne G Brandstadt MD addresses pool safety and chlorination explaining properly treated water reduces infections. It also covers copper sulfate use for snails, alum for murkiness, and routine water changes. The piece suggests short midday naps aid health and sanity and explains osteoporosis in the elderly tied to Vitamin D and calcium.
State troopers guarded the Louisiana State Prison for Women after a three hour riot ended with tear gas and water cannon. About 130 inmates were involved as 17 women faced disciplinary actions and one inmate was placed in solitary after an argument over food. Four inmates were reported with injuries.
A Cotton Belt freight train hit a pickup at a rural crossing two miles north of England Arkansas killing four people and injuring five others. Victims were James King 37 Odell Smith 47 Luther Hodges 28 and Ray McArthur 52 all of England. The driver Sammy Stewart 20 survived in critical condition.
The swollen Mississippi River threatened western Illinois eastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri as dikes held back floodwaters. Quincy saw 24 feet while Rock Island fell from a 22.48 foot crest. Fulton issued 30 more Guardsmen as Red Cross reported 38,000 homeless and 11,650 volunteers feeding flood victims in 19 shelters.
U S forces in the Dominican Republic grow to 4200 troops as heavy fighting continues. The junta seeks U S intervention to restore order while the OAS calls an emergency session. The United States proposes a neutral refugee zone in Santo Domingo amid mixed Latin American reactions. Pope Paul II issues a peace prayer encyclical.
The United States faced sharp rebuke from Latin American officials at the United Nations after its Dominican Republic intervention. A Latin American diplomat warned U S embassies would be targeted as memories of past interventions resurfaced. President Raul Leoni of Venezuela commented on the developing crisis.
Quincy becomes a crucial railroad hub after floods divert major lines of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul through the city. The Mississippi crest hits Muscatine at 24.81 feet and Hannibal expects 25 feet, flooding 15 blocks and displacing 23 families.
Latin American leaders condemn the U S move as an invasion and violation of the OAS charter while Mexico calls for a brief stay and the Dominican people to solve internal problems without foreign influence. Diplomatic observers warn of damaged relations and predict negative reactions across the hemisphere.
Seattle report notes a powerful Pacific Northwest earthquake that caused fatalities but went unnoticed by Mrs. as she remained oblivious to the tremor. Authorities confirm at least five deaths linked to the event.
Washington report notes Southern members in Congress hold more offices but their real influence has waned on civil rights. The shift stems from the 1954 Supreme Court ruling and the 1964 conservative landslide, reflecting a long-term change since 1950.
A woman recalls talking outside a church with a friend about her gall bladder operation and says she did not notice any warning signs or events.
In a Los Angeles interview NCR member Ce ine Te vice says NRA faces pressure over alleged links to ultra right groups. He pledges immediate expulsion for members in the Minute Men Klan Black Muslims or vigilante organizations during a five day Adjutants General Association gathering.
The piece traces how Senate and House Republican strength rose from 40 percent to about 62 percent, changing power dynamics. It notes past filibuster leverage, conservative attitudes in Truman era Congress, and a voters’ shift after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling overturning Plessy v. Ferguson, ending legal segregation and weakening Southern resistance.
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