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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1961
Page
2
The article explains how various jig flies or “fig flies” differ by head color and hair length, their balance with the lead eye, and how the lure dives. It notes species preferences for color and size, from walleyes and pike to bass and trout, plus tactics for hot weather fishing.
California youths Joel Mueller and Robert Coughlin, both 17 from Panorama City, traveled to Honolulu with little money and sparse supplies. After sleeping in a park and a bathhouse, they were moved by police, hoping for summer jobs to fund travel home. The piece interweaves their antics with broader Cold War era Latin American tensions and Castro hijack discussions.
Solunar periods listed for each day with major and minor windows. Major times appear in bold, minor times nearby, showing morning and afternoon intervals for fishing and hunting opportunities. The data include Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday lines with corresponding time ranges.
A teen, Gerald Gasser, steals a bottle and cash from a deli during a hot afternoon on Peoria Street. He is caught after visiting the Empress Theater and faces a judge, claiming he did his best since he is still in high school. The tale ends with his plea and reflection.
Anglers nationwide seek trophy bass by fishing junkyards of submerged brush and stumps. Use stout rods reels and 12 pound line, weedless lures with single hooks, and baits like black pork eel or plastic nightcrawler. Present lures slowly to creep past snags and entice wallopers.
AP analysis notes hijacking records show Castro did not initiate the four hijackings. Three planes landed in Cuba, one was released, another detoured to El Paso. All five hijackers were non-Cuban. two Americans from Arizona, one Frenchman, one Puerto Rican, and a Cuban-born naturalized American waiter.
In Nagasaki hundreds of candle lit paper lanterns drifted across Nagasaki Bay marking the 16th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing. Sirens wailed as thousands joined a minute of silent prayer at 11:02 a.m. local time.
Three Arkansas women died from hepatitis in an outbreak reported by authorities. Health officials confirmed the deaths as linked to acute liver disease, with investigations ongoing into the source and spread within the state. Names and exact ages were not released pending family notifications.
A compact standings page shows New York leading the American League with 76 wins and 37 losses, followed by Detroit and Baltimore, with Cleveland and Chicago mid-pack. In the National League Los Angeles leads, with Cincinnati and San Francisco close behind. multiple Friday results and upcoming games are listed alongside scheduled Sunday and Monday matches.
Ade laide the hen famous for curved eggs has died in Poole England after a long laying period. Between 1957 and her death she produced hundreds of curved eggs admired by naturalists and drawing fan mail from Britain and the United States. Her appearances on television helped raise charity funds totaling over 1,000 pounds. She died peacefully in her nest in this Dorset town.
TOPEKA Kansas L W Newcomber chief engineer and director of the Kansas Turnpike says he has received only a letter of protest since turnpike rates were increased 1 per cent on Aug 1 The letter came from an outraged citizen near Bonner Springs who wrote I havent used your turnpike for five years and now I dont ever intend to
Reporters chronicled two youths held in a juvenile detention home as they longed for real air and a return home. Their attempts at escape elicited tense, improvised sounds as guards and staff monitored their restless days inside.
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