10 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1967
Page
1
A compact, opinionated column surveys W C Fields biographical books and film career, noting his bitter humor and relation to Chaplin, then shifts to a traffic fatality near Malvern Arkansas and a July distribution of highway turnback funds from the state treasury with amounts and recipients.
James H. Jones announces Open House for the new Administration Building formerly the Post Office. The event is Sunday, August 13, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Staff listed include Jones, Beaty, Franks, Dickin son, Sillivan, Smith, Lloyd, Fielding, Anderson, Barrentine, Rutherford, and others, with Yerger High School principal duties noted.
FBI report shows crime volume rising 62 per cent since 1960 while the per capita rate climbed 10.2 per cent in the last year. About 325 million serious crimes were committed in 1966 with 10,920 homicides. over $1.2 billion in property losses occurred. Public notices follow.
DA NANG Vietnam AP report quotes Col. David James Jr. defending civil order while criticizing Black Power leaders for riots. He recalls past racial protests, notes few whites oppose extremists now and asserts the armed forces supported Truman’s 1948 integration. James, a 56-mission pilot, calls for firm nonviolence and unity in the fight for rights.
Robert T. Hays longtime El Dorado Daily News and Times managing editor since 1933 died at his home after an apparent heart attack at 65. A Sedalia Missouri native he began in 1922 and became editor in 193? Survivors include widow two daughters and five grandchildren. funeral plans pending. Cuban exiles announce a March Washington march to press Latin American and U S leaders to act against Castro regime urged by Dr Enrique Huertas.
Bowling Green sociologist Dr. H Theodore Groat of Bowling Green State University notes in a research project that by 2000 the Eastern Seaboard the southern shore of the Great Lakes and the West Coast will host sprawling strip cities. He says five of every six Americans will live in these urban chains by 2000.
A Hope community action meeting at the chamber of commerce heard details on a proposed 765000 paved artery system. Sixteen organizations were represented, with city officials explaining a five mill general tax proposal and an eight street project to fund over 14 years, including roadbeds, curbs, sewers, and lighting.
Newark officials report $9.7 million in damage from the riots last month. P Bernard Nortman, head of the Office of Economic Development, disclosed the figure in a television interview.
Congressional Republicans press for alternatives to Johnson policy as hearings on riots face police witness shortages. Detroit Police Commissioner Girardin and Philadelphia Chief Inspector Fox did not testify as local leaders fear political embarrassment. Some lawmakers seek broader inquiry into economic and social causes behind the violence.
Providence Baptist Church ten miles south of Hope on Highway 29 will hold a revival August 13 to 20. Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Evangelist Rev Clyde Johnson will lead, with Rev Chester Daniels as pastor and Harold Duke directing singing.
Mrs. Annie Mae Marks president of Marks Funeral Home in Magnolia is named to the board of directors of the state Training School for Girls at Fargo. She succeeds Joy Roberts as part of a governor Winthrop Rockefeller announcement.
Spring Hill School will begin on Tuesday Sept 6 as announced by Supt Clyde Mosler. The lunchroom starts Sept 7. The book store opens Aug 31 and Sept 1 selling books to high school students for cash. A teachers meeting is set for Aug 30 at 9 a.m. Bus drivers meet the same day at 1 p.m. All employees must have health certificates.
In Nevada County the Prescott Jaycees plan to operate a city bus for students with daily fees of 15 dollars per year or 2 dollars per month or 50 cents per week and full insurance. Also noted are local moves and appointments including Keith Dixon moving to Hope and Tommy Griffin joining Wisconsin State University in La Crosse as sociology instructor. Birth certificates for Little League All Stars available at Roy Anderson Insurance. Church singing services announced for Corinth Church August 12 and White's Chapel Baptist Church August 13. Fire incidents include a hay truck fire on Highway 29 and a mattress fire at 420 South Hagel, with cause suspected as smoking in bed.
U S Navy fighter bombers shot down two MIG-21 jets over North Vietnam in the first dogfight in two weeks. The clash added to a tally of 82 confirmed MIG kills by U S pilots while 40 civilians were killed and 36 wounded in a Mekong delta ground-fire incident.
Forrest City Arkansas sets decertification election for August 25 under the International Federation of Electronics and Radiational Union. Details specify the action by the union and the local election timing.
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