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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
2
Two hour period ending at 7 a m shows high near 90 and low around 72 with pressure 1 05 inches. Partly cloudy and warm with humidity and scattered showers and thundershowers through this evening. Becoming mostly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday with continued warmth and light to moderate northerly winds.
Thundershowers blanket most of Arkansas early today then dissipate by tonight as a weak cold front moves through. Warren reports 1.43 inches in 30 minutes, 2.90 inches in 24 hours. Temperatures ranged from 63 to 76 early morning, highs expected 76 to 90.
The piece reports on reactions to Chicago tensions as McCarthy criticizes Nixon for proposing more war effort yet vague on how to end it. McGovern launches a two week push for end to draft with volunteer system and aims for 200-250 delegate votes at the August convention. Humphrey urges restraint from Hanoi and clarifies his use of terms. Arkansas Democrats vote runoff between Virginia Johnson and Marion Crank to challenge Gov. Rockefeller. Former White House aide Moyers notes SHriver not a VP candidate. Violence reports include National Guardsmen and police clashes with Black residents during disturbances.
In San Francisco a new registration ordinance requires pistols rifles and shotguns to be registered by October 1. The fee is 1 per weapon, exemptions apply for law enforcement and legitimate sales, with penalties up to six months in jail and 500 dollars. Mayor Alloto pushed the measure after Kennedy's assassination. Two thousand weapons were voluntarily turned in earlier.
Pulaski County Grand Jury investigates operation at Bera Farm after the death of Curtis Ingram Jr. 18, a Black inmate, from head injuries Aug 2. Bruce McCorley, 34, a white worker, faces manslaughter charges. Gov. Rockefeller orders review and possible state police aid. 18 Black petitioners seek injunction challenging jury racial makeup. Judge Henley to hear today.
Santa Fe AP report states Arkansas Lt. Gov. Maurice Britt, a Republican, spoke in Santa Fe on behalf of Governor David F. Cargo seeking reelection. Britt stood in for Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, who canceled due to racial disturbances in Little Rock.
SAIGON AP The Coast Guard and Navy have practically eliminated enemy supply and troop movement by sea into South Vietnam. Rep. Frank M. Clark reported that no enemy supplies slip through the coastal blockade now run by the Coast Guard and Navy. Operation Market Time has grown more efficient since it began in July.
A federal appellate panel in New Orleans issued a substitute corrected opinion revising its first ruling in a Birmingham Alabama case. The decision concerns a Negro civil rights leader charged with blocking a sidewalk and removes a prior prediction from the earlier decision.
Gurdon Arkansas AP reports Larry Neil Smith 20 of Gurdon was electrocuted Monday while welding at Gurdon Lumber Co. He was employed by the lumber company.
An apparent assassination attempt targeted Greek premier George Papadopoulos as a hotel bomb exploded on a road near his car. Papadopoulos was unhurt and a man was arrested, government spokesman said.
The El Dorado Boys Club in El Dorado Arkansas remains closed for much needed repairs after a week of segregation protests. About 25 African Americans tried to access a public pool leased by the club, leading to a pool closure and a board vote to keep the club and pool segregated. The club will reopen under conditions to be announced later.
Hot Springs prosecutor Walter Wright said Garland County residents illegally voted in both Democratic and Republican primaries on July 30. The county Democratic Central Committee reported 50 dual voters prompting an investigation to possibly file information or refer to the grand jury. Penalties range from 1000 to 5000 dollars and one to five years in prison for violating state election law.
East German Communist party chief Walter Ulbricht met Czechoslovakia liberal leaders at Karlovy Vary and the six hour talks produced broad agreement on deepening economic relations and long term coordination. The event followed mixed public reactions and highlighted ongoing Soviet bloc tensions over Czechoslovakia's liberalization drive.
Charles Quillrian Stephens, jailed in the Martin Luther King Jr. slaying case, complains of a comfortable cell with meals, TV, radio, and access to newspapers. His lawyers seek more freedom while the district attorney lists protective custody to ensure his safety and testimony readiness in the ongoing King assassination investigation.
Marion Ark AP Circuit Judge Charles Light refused to grant a retrial petition by David Eugene Hamrick, convicted in 1967 of killing his estranged wife Rhoda Jane Hamrick at the Crittenden County Jail in Mariow. Hamrick, serving a life sentence, and his supporting allegations were rejected.
The article surveys Democratic primary results across Arkansas with figures for Mel Johnson Rockefeller and Alexander, noting runoff and contested seats. It lists candidates for state offices in districts 27 and 33, with matches in 22 and 32, plus the prosecutorial race in the 4th Judicial District.
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