Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
Alex H. Washburn writes the Our Daily Bread column offering brief reflections on everyday life and moral choices in a concise editorial format.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
1
Alex H. Washburn writes the Our Daily Bread column offering brief reflections on everyday life and moral choices in a concise editorial format.
A Kansas teacher Mrs Hope Shackelford from Wichita spoke to Atlanta and Fulton County teachers about newspaper value in English classes. Her pupils tire of textbooks and the papers help analyze language varieties including sports writing. The Atlanta Journal praises immediacy of news and its educational power in classrooms nationwide. In a separate note, Judge Richard S Kaplan's imaginative justice in Indiana draws praise and criticism for displaying grim accident scenes in court. Meanwhile in Damascus Iraq names Ngji Taleb becomes prime minister replacing Abdul Rahman Bazzaz who resigned.
Mary Anita Laseter notes annual spikes in violence as summer heat and heat induced moods are blamed for mob behavior and increased crime. She suggests hot July and August bring heightened tensions and fewer calm moments, with explanations varying and crowds turning unruly.
New York AP reports the summer slump for business is milder and may end sooner. Layoffs yield to starts and expanding sectors offset dragging areas. Steel price hikes hint at brisk demand as orders rise, output climbs, and auto production shifts to 1967 models. Labor figures show mild slump and possible fall expansion.
AP analysis notes inflation skews statistics like July retail sales and GNP. Price rises inflate totals while actual volumes lag, masking true economic momentum. HUD grants North Little Rock $916,400 for Pike Avenue and Big Rock storm drainage diversions, with federal funding covering half of a $2 million project.
AP report from Omaha describes reactions to weekend destruction in the near North Side, with residents contrasting pride in the city’s growth against a deep, segregated ghetto. A young Black woman defends the protests as discrimination prompts action, while a cleaning woman decries looting that harms the Negro area.
President Joaquin Balaguer said he will ask Congress to procure a real political truce by restricting political activity until 1968. He cited the need for economic recovery and said certain groups aim to promote agitation, though he did not name them.
The AP reports on 20 letters Johnson received from Viet Nam and Morse’s office letters, revealing high morale and dedication among troops while some letters describe the strain of service. Morse’s letters include seven from the war zone, offering a contrasting civilian critique.
London police armed in exceptional cases as they hunted gunmen who killed three unarmed officers on a West End street near a park. A 16 year old witness described a fat man with a black beard firing, then fleeing and more shots. Two detectives were fatally shot as they assisted Head. Police warned killers may strike again and that investigators should not work alone.
Lakewood California pilots fly a Sky Knight program using three helicopters to track suspects, spot license numbers, and reduce chases. The effort, funded by 1593500 in federal grants, aims to curb crime in the 80,000-population city and may expand if successful. A Johnson bid to grow the Arkansas Post Memorial funding is signed in Washington.
Inmates at Massachusetts State Prison attacked the dispensary to steal pills injuring nine guards, two stabbed and seven beaten. A 22 member riot squad subdued the riot as officers described inmates rushing the room and consuming medication.
Mrs Felix Brisette received a postcard from her grandson and his wife stating they reached the Falls safely. The card originated from Niagara Falls and was postmarked April 25, 1963, though the couple had not been there recently.
WOODROW Colorado AP says Records for Fighting Men aims to send record players and recordings to American fighting men. BOWLING GREEN Kentucky AP notes Julian Meadows of Atlanta elected president of the Senior Classical League preserving Greek and Roman culture. DETROIT Michigan AP reports Rev Celestin Steiner of University of Detroit to lead national office for a Jesuit television film trade mission. DENVER Colorado AP reports William M King Texas securities commissioner elected president of the North American Securities Administrators Association.
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