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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
2
Weather summary reports a 24 hour period ending at 7 with high 92 and low 78. Forecaster notes cloudy to partly cloudy conditions across Arkansas with scattered showers and thunderstorms through tonight, easing Friday. Temperatures remain warm with tonight's lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
Mrs. Inez Kimbo, 52, of North Little Rock died when her car crossed into the westbound lane of Interstate 30 seven miles west of the city and hit a truck driven by Peter Davis, 35, of Maryland Park, Md. Davis escaped injury.
Northern Arkansas received dampening showers from a cold front while most of the state stayed partly cloudy. The front crossed the state later with heavy thunderstorm risk, but winds kept it near the northern border. Fayetteville logged 0.06 inches and Harrison 0.03 inches. other light rainfall noted. Low temperatures ranged from 64 to 75, with highs 87 to 96 across cities including Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Rockefeller supporters report progress after a Harris poll shows Gov. Nelson Rockefeller leading Democratic rivals and Nixon trailing. Ohio Gov. James Rhodes reportedly pledged to keep his 58 vote delegation for Rockefeller through two ballots, a claim Nixon backers dismiss as uncertain. The poll also indicates Wallace holding 15 to 20 percent national support.
An analysis by Col. Bob E James indicates a single engine plane piloted by Swarterock from Charles City Iowa vanished after encountering a weather front stretching from central Arkansas to Oklahoma and Texas. Search efforts focus west Arkansas near Fayetteville and along borders to Texas, as authorities report he refitted the craft to visit family over the weekend.
Senate approved a contempt finding after a gang leader refused to answer questions and walked out of hearings. A pilot antipoverty program designed to train job skills for gang members from the Blackstone Rangers and the Devil's Disciples was halted in May, with three staff resignations this week. Officials note the Woodlawn area of Chicago still bears the King assassination fallout.
SAIGON AP The U S Command weekly summary shows 193 Americans killed last week up from 157, while wounded dropped to 1,086 from 2,014. Total U S casualties since Jan 1, 1961 reach 26,290 killed and 165,130 wounded. South Vietnamese headquarters report 243 government troops killed and allied command 1,146 enemy deaths, with the prior week’s enemy toll adjusted higher.
Alexander 31,016 votes led in District 1 as Files 12,007 and Ratton 11,696 after Tuesday's primary. Other candidates: Akins 7,400 Ward 7,287 Ridgeway 4,568 Durham 667. Canvass Friday. certification next week. Alexander carried multiple counties. Files and Ratton won some, with shifts from Clay and Greene.
President Johnson condemned Citing A for a 6 percent across the board price rise effective Aug 8 as the first blanket steel increase since Kennedy era. He warned inflation from steel prices would hit the nation and urged industry restraint while noting a 41 percent profit surge at No 2 producer. He also defended Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry for Supreme Court nominations amid GOP opposition.
Washington based authorities said Amy Spec and John W. Atostt of North Little Rock are reported killed in Vietnam. The death notice cites Mrs. Margaret J. Stith as the mother of one of the servicemen, outlining families affected by the war.
North Vietnamese diplomats hint talks may fail if bombing ends are not agreed. U S officials view veiled threats as pressure to win concessions as Dean Rusk signals needs to know North Vietnam’s steps before lifting bombings. Harriman’s stance cited as part of the exchange amid the Paris negotiations.
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