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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
2
Daniel Robinson Jr. 49 of Little Rock was stabbed Sunday after an apparent argument, authorities said. Will Gibson 69 of Little Rock was charged with murder in the stabbing. Robinson was an employee at Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock. Also mentions Tom Wildcam head of a firm operating large restaurants in Denver, once a football guard in 1959-60.
Nixon pushed publicly committed delegates to 572, 95 from the prize, as Rockefeller rose to 232 and Reagan to 161. Meanwhile 10 people died on Arkansas highways over the weekend in multiple crashes, including a head-on on U S 79 and a West Memphis incident on I 40.
An old advert offers government job openings for adults 18 and over with high starting salaries and strong security. It claims many positions require little schooling, but a test is needed. Lincoln Service promotes test prep since 1948 and provides a free booklet and application coupon.
Evanston Michigan will remain a dry city after the City Council rejected a measure to permit liquor sales. The town, home to the headquarters of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, upheld prohibition as the council killed the proposal.
The G C Murphy Company directors propose increasing authorized common stock from 8 million to 12 million shares and creating 3 million preferred shares. A September 23, 1968 shareholders meeting will decide, with proxy materials to be mailed August 20. The company operates 502 stores in 23 states and DC, adding 4 stores in 1968 and planning 35 more by 1969 or later, with new stock options also up for approval.
Vatican daily confirms Pope Paul will not revise the encyclical banning artificial contraception. L Osservatore Romano frontpage editorials defend the decision amid pressure from Catholics. The Pope has urged support in two public appearances since the document's release a week ago. Vatican sources hint a future document on marriage may come, but no change to birth control stance.
Wy Rowe, director of the fed River Vocational Technical School, spoke to the Hope Rotary Club on August 9 praising the school for fighting poverty and outlining plans. He noted adult education, short courses, and night classes with several success stories and invited all to upcoming programs and practice exercises. The event was led by program chairman Dick Moore with vice-president Benny Coleman presiding in the absent club president’s stead, and guests included G L Benson and Bill Willhiter.
The Associated Press reports the first session opens at 10 a.m. in Miami Beach with RNC Chairman Ray Bliss calling the convention to order. Welcome remarks by Mayor Jay Dermer and Gov. Claude R. Kirk, a convention call issued by Mrs Consuelo Bai ley, and remarks by Gov. Norbert Tiemann and Sen. Jacob K. Javits on urban revitalization follow. The session recesses at 12 30 p.m. The second session reconvenes at 8 p.m. with Eisenhower delivering a television message, and speeches by Sen. Edward Brooke and former Sen. Barry Goldwater. New York Mayor John V. Lindsay introduces the keynote, Gov. Daniel Evans of Washington delivers it. The convention adjourns until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon testified for Manuel and Josefa Sanchez, a Cuban couple he employs who seek U S citizenship. Sanchez, 39, is Nixon's chauffeur and valet, his wife, 40, cooks and assists, with Nixon joking about potential votes for him in November. The proceedings delayed Nixon’s departure for the Republican National Convention in Miami by about eight hours.
Attorneys for Negro plaintiffs in the Dollarway and Altheimer desegregation cases said they will appeal Judge Henley s ruling allowing both school boards to operate under freedom of choice during the next school year Notices of appeal were forwarded to the U S Court of Appeals at St Louis by the federal District Court clerk s office in Arkansas
The Arkansas Municipal League requests the State Supreme Court to set an “intent of the court” brief in Port St. Lucie’s appeal of an order that it recognize a union for its nonuniformed employees. The league warns the high court’s decision could have a profound effect on municipal governments, the state, and all political subdivisions.
Grady Browning 59 died Saturday in a local hospital. He was a retired mechanic and member of First Baptist Church. Survived by wife Floyce Browning five sons Dr Ben Browning Jerry Jarry Conrad and Bill Browning all of Hope and sister Bonnie Warren of Houston. Services 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church by Rev Gerald Trussell. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery by Herndon Funeral Home.
In York Pennsylvania street violence erupts with roving gangs smashing windows pelting motorists and firing weapons. Police report at least eight fires in the Southwest Side during a claimed planned operation. Three arrests made as shots echo in the night.
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