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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
2
Weather station reports a 24 hour period ending at 7 am Monday with high 68 and low 60s. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures. No further readable details or locations available in the fragment.
The Southwest Arkansas Development Council reassigns key workers to a newly funded Food Production program. In Hempstead County NSC Director Georgia Clark moves to Food Production Counselor, praised for her county impact and ability to mobilize aid. Deputy Director Thomas Hudman notes similar county reallocations for tasks requiring special talents. The project aims to mobilize low income residents to produce and sell or use food to supplement income.
Dr. Silas D. Snow president of State College of Arkansas announced the appointment of Mrs. Jon Guthrie as instructor in special education for 1969 70 and supervisor of special education for Teachers Corps Interns. A 1962 Hope High School graduate, 1966 Hendrix College alumna, she earned a 1967 masters in special education from SCA and taught in Brevard County Florida 1967 68. She led a Teachers Corps program at SCA last summer. Mrs. Guthrie is daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Reinhardt of Hope.
At the Town and Country the Rotary discussion centered on the stock market last Friday. Paul Klipsch warned about a bear market trend while distributing his One-Page Economics Book and answering questions from members. The group noted the U S being off the gold standard. Dick Moore announced Booster Club matters and Benny Coleman raised further club business. Visiting Rotarians included Newt Daniels of Prescott and Tom Callan of Nashville with local guests Jim Ware Texarkana T E Martin Houston and Wayne Bailey.
Rep. George P. Miller says the United States should delay a manned Mars landing for 5 to 10 years to allow new technology and more spaceflight experience. He notes a possible future joint Mars mission with Russia as international interest grows.
Leno A. LaBianca 44 and wife Rosemary 48 were found slain in their Bel Air home as the Tate murder case widened. Autopsy showed Miss Tate 26 dies from multiple stab wounds, eight months pregnant. Others slain include Jay Sebring 26 Abigail Folger 26 Wojciech Frykowski 37 and Steven Parent 18. A red Ferrari linked to the crime vanished then resurfaced at a shop. Police pursued a suspect, William Garretson, with a lie detector test and ongoing questioning as investigators describe blood written messages and a spree of violent killings.
Obituaries note Ila Elizabeth Delaney and John F. Roland with survivors and funeral details in Columbus and Nashville. St Louis court voids USDA cease order against West Arkansas poultry firms Tysons and others, ruling Packers and Stockyards Act lacks authority to stop boycotts. case cites blacklisting of farmers forming a producers association. Population fact about Hialeah included.
U S artillery and warplanes pounded the area as reinforcements patrolled ridgelines. 101st Airborne troopers clashed with North Vietnamese near Hamburger Hill resulting in five American and 12 North Vietnamese deaths and nine U S wounded. Helicopter crew observed enemy soldiers surrender then flee as ground forces moved in. Air and artillery strikes followed by a South Vietnamese ground sweep. Nixon proposes welfare reform shifting to a family assistance program with income certification and spot checks after summer recess.
The Associated Press reports Arkansas weather to mirror last week with hot dry spells and a chance of rain. Tuesday expects fair to partly cloudy skies with sultry heat. Temperatures dipped Sunday due to cooler air, with highs around 80s, and lows ranging from upper 50s to mid 70s across the state. No rainfall was recorded in the past 24 hours.
A gospel meeting at the Fulton Church of Christ will run August 11 to 17 with daily services at 8 p.m. Jerry M. Wilburn of Brayoria Tex will preach and Jack Weaver of Texarkana will direct the singing.
About 300 space workers cheered as three astronauts emerged from quarantine at Cape Kennedy and were mobbed by fans. They waved from a doorway that had opened minutes earlier and headed home in separate chauffeured cars. Their families waited behind thick glass at the lunar rocery lab, while one technician Heather Owens, 23, had been isolated last week after moon dust exposure. The release came after Dr. Charles A. Berry and others reported data to a Atlanta Inter Agency committee meeting.
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