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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1968
Page
2
Weather update for 24 hours ending 7 am Friday notes highs around 56 to 60s and lows in the mid 70s with widely scattered thunderstorms. The forecast calls for improving conditions into the afternoon and evening, with cooler air approaching tonight.
A report cites foreign purchases by Canada of 500 million in U S securities and a special sale of securities to Germany to offset military expenditures. Commerce Department notes the second quarter balance of payments on liquidity basis likely similar to Q1 1968 and somewhat improved from a year earlier, aside from official financial transactions.
Morrilton Arkansas ABC agents say their attempts to book five underage drinkers at the Morrilton Police Department were rebuffed when Officer Gene Price told them to take their business elsewhere. The five youths were reportedly to appear before Judge Frad Rehm after a Conway County hearing. The incident prompted questions about interagency cooperation and was denied by police officials.
SAN ANTONIO Alrman Done ald G Melver son of Mr and Mrs Earley V Melver of Rt 4 Hope Ark has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Tex He is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Ford Lea Way for schooling as a food service specialist Melver is a 1966 graduate of Guerns sey High School.
Funeral services for Sim Dil day Stokes, 64, who died Thursday in Nashville, were held Friday by Latimer Funeral Service. He was a member of Fellowship Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, two brothers and four sisters. One survivor is Mrs Ona Reed of Hope.
Nigeria's Maj. Gen. Gowon rejected Haile Selassie's call for a cease-fire as forces reported advancing toward Aba. Nigerian troops north of Aba clashed with Ibo forces near Imo River while negotiations in Addis Ababa lingered. Enugu remains in Nigerian hands since October despite Biafra's blockade and relief flight disputes. Transair plans continued relief flights via a covert route.
Leo Beebe an NAB executive vice chairman told President Johnson that 140,000 jobs have been found for the hard core unemployed though the program faces opposition from right wing and left wing elements and political foes. He said progress hinges on changing human habits and noted transportation challenges for suburban placements.
Widely scattered thundershowers and continued warmth are expected in Arkansas through the weekend as a high pressure ridge brings Gulf moisture. Rain reports are light this period with Fayetteville 0.13 inches Pine Bluff 0.08 and El Dorado 0.21. morning lows 73 to 77 and day highs 87 to 94.
Democratic Third District hopeful Croxton urged reenactment of a law allowing joint presidential debates on television and radio. He said major candidates meet a 10 percent threshold and that networks should not be forced to give equal time to minor candidates. The push comes as lawmakers discuss foreign aid spending and broader political strategy.
An early morning blast ripped through a bomb loading line at a Louisiana Army ammunition plant near Minden injuring ten workers, two seriously with burns and a fractured skull. Authorities said the cause and extent of damage were unknown as emergency crews fought a continuing fire.
The Federal Housing Administration approved a $1,000,000 loan for the construction of a new Poe Apartments complex in Southeast Pine Bluff. Project aims to provide housing for families with a four prior approvals in the state. The Prudential Insurance Co. of America will issue the loan.
Mrs. Dora Lee Ingram sues Pulaski County officials for 60000 actual and 50000 punitive damages over the Aug 2 death of her son Curtis Lee Ingram at the Penal Farm. The suit names County Judge Arch Campbell and Capt Henry Beck, alleging supervisory failure and corporal punishment led to the death. Bruce McCorley, a 44 year old trusty, faces murder charges in connection with the incident.
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