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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1969

Page

2

Havana Considers Hijackers’ Fates Amid US Returns

A report from Havana details Cuban handling of U S hijackers including a 15 year term, possible repatriation offers, and planned labor options. It notes Cuban reluctance to return criminals, while Swiss officials report safe conduct visas to face U S charges. The piece mentions several named hijackers and Cuba’s tough stance on undesirable elements.

Fenton Wheeler assondingSpell Havana Pirry United States Thomas George Washington Philadelphia Cuba Perry Communist Party Y-G Bryant National Airlines U.S Mexico

Collins May Have Known 5 of Victims

An AP report cites a police source saying John N. Collins 22 may have known five of six area women slain in 25 months. Collins is jailed on a charge of strangling Kar en Sue Beineman 18 last seen July 23 with a motorcycle rider presumed to be Collins.

Lowell McKirgan Associated Press Ann Arbor, Mich John N. Collins Salinas Calt Roxie Ann Phillips Collins Washtenaw County Karen Sue Beineman Eastern Michigan Michigan Jane Louise Miger University of Michigan Mary Fleszar Eastern Michigan University Joan Schell McKenney Union Maralynn Skelton Dawn Basom Alice Kalom Ann Arbor Rublyat Depot House Miss Kalem Andrew Manuel California Manuel Richeard Diaz Jr Ypsilanti Miss Phillips Milwaukie Ore Carol V. Smith Monterey County

Two Would Pare Strength of Military

A Republican and a Democrat push an amendment to cut active duty troops by the Vietnam withdrawals and bar redeployment elsewhere. Cook and Bayh seek co sponsors. Moss supports a parallel, nonbinding resolution urging troop reductions as Vietnam forces are pulled out.

Washington Senate Vietnam Sons Marlow Cook R-Ky Birch Bayh D-Ind Sen Frank E. Moss Utah Cook Bayh

Weather Summary for Arkansas Region

The Associated Press reports fair to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Thursday. Highs today reach the 80s to low 90s and overnight lows dip into the 60s as a 24 hour forecast ends at 7 am Wednesday.

Associated Press Arkansas

Prague Trolley Bus Operators Plan Strike

Prague area drivers in Pardubice plan to halt trolley bus operations on August 21, the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion, as disclosed by the Communist weekly Tribuna in a protest letter from an older guard member. The letter cites anti socialist activity and cites Radio Free Europe. drivers fear disruption to commuting on the anniversary.

Prague Pardubice Communist Party Tribuna Orayec Radio Free Europe

Bridge May Take Eisenhower Name in Mississippi River Link

Rep. Dan Kuykendall introduced in the House a plan to name the Mississippi River bridge linking Memphis Tennessee with West Memphis Arkansas after President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The proposal seeks to honor the late leader with the regional bridge designation.

Eisenhower Washington Dan Kuykendall ReTann Mississippi Griver Bridge Memphis West Memphis Ark President Dwight David Eisenhower

Two Americans Die in Pathet Lao Ambush Near Vientiane

AP reports two IVS workers Arthur Stillman 36 and Dennis Mummert 24 killed in an ambush 35 miles east of Vientiane Laos. Also killed were two Laotian drivers. Stillman led IVS Laos operations with wife and daughter in country. Another IVS member Chandler Edwards 23 was killed in April. A shelter escape occurred last week for an American family near Vientiane.

Vientiane Laos International Voluntary Service Pathet Lao U.S Arthur Stillman Saul G. Stillman North Cleveland Ohio Dennis Mummert Astoria Stillman IVS Mumment Chandler Scott Edwards Muong Soul Mummert Loring Ann Waggoner Albuquerque N.M

Black Market Thrives in Moscow This Summer

A wave of young Russians roams central Moscow during summer, selling Western goods to visitors. Items range from sunglasses and cosmetics to magazines on sex or politics, with dollars and Western money highly valued. The market, though informal, is sizable and widespread among foreigners, with buyers skilled at spotting outsiders. Critics urge a public boycott on Aug. 21 as a show of dissent amid leaflets and word of mouth.

Michael Johnson Associated Press Moscow West Prague

Nuclear shuttle plan eyed for lunar explorers

AP Aviation Writer VERN HAUGLAND reports Dr. George E. Mueller outlines a $4 billion nuclear shuttle system with two space stations, one near Earth and one around the moon. The plan promises transport costs about 200 dollars per pound to the moon and back, with four week lunar stays for explorers and ongoing in-space processing, up to end of the 1970s. The scheme includes space-based observation, global broadcasting, and weather tracking via a synchronous orbit station.

Vern Haugland Washington (Ap George E. Mueller Earth Moon National Space Club Mueller Space National Aéros Nautiés and Spice Administration Marined Space Fight Lunar

Building Cost Upswing Hits Auto Makers in 1970

Detroit AP reports that 1970 auto models will see higher building costs with steel price increases of 6 to 8 dollars per ton and several more labor cost hikes. Industry insiders forecast total auto cost rises from 100 to 150 dollars per unit as fringe benefits for hourly workers expand, including prescription drug charges.

A.F. Mahan Associated Press Detroit United Auto Workers Union General Motors Ford Chrysler

Big Three factory workers face wage rise and health plan

On August 6 1969 a wage and benefits package goes into effect adding a cost of living escalator nine cents per hour on Oct 27 a 365 day hospital plan for workers and dependents and a three percent annual improvement on Nov 24. Current straight time wage in the Big Three is 3.83 per hour. With these changes the wage will rise to 4.04 per hour in the final year of the three year contracts.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Hounds Tooth Trousers Made By Neighbor Dog Tale

A quirky item from the neighborhood recounts how two pairs of trousers with hounds tooth fabric came to be, attributed to the neighbor's dog and a humorous incident.

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