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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
1
A collage of editorials warns that opinion polls and conventions could determine the outcome more than votes or delegates. The Atlanta Journal argues polls risk steering the process, while Miami Herald notes fashion accessories at the Republican convention face political glare.
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court finding that government eavesdropping did not aid in James R. Hoffa's 1964 conviction. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, faced a five-year term and $10,000 fine for fraud and conspiracy tied to union pension funds for a Sun Valley real estate project.
Vienna AP UNESCO reports satellites mark a turning point in communication and urges international laws to govern use for peace and public interest. It calls for equal access to space radio frequencies and for formal arrangements to prevent propaganda abuse as direct broadcasting develops by the mid 1970s.
AP report details Dwight D. Eisenhower's seventh heart attack, occurring at Walter Reed Hospital at 1:26 pm on Friday. Doctors call it another serious episode, with the general described as stable but in grave condition after his latest cardiac attack in 34 months.
A 20 minute black and white film on Robert F. Kennedy is being prepared for the Democratic National Convention. Charles Guggenheim, hired by the Kennedy family, says the project is 60 percent complete and will seek footage from networks and stills from news sources. The DNC has not confirmed a schedule.
James L. Lackey director of the Trumann Housing Authority said McDaniel Construction Co. of Jonesboro was the apparent low bidder for 80 low rent public housing units and a community center in Trumann. McDaniel bid 1,249,000 dollars, with Daniel Construction Co. of Little Rock submitting the only other bid, more than 245,000 higher.
About 5 000 demonstrators staged a funeral procession for a student killed in earlier riots and stoned foreign owned firms on 8th of July Avenue. Police did not intervene as protests continued for over four hours amid anti government chants. A 50 000 strong anti government display followed a 324 hour general strike in solidarity. Federation of University Students blamed agents provocateurs for the violence.
W Hahn of Hazen filed as a delegate candidate for the state constitutional convention. The filing lists Prairie and Arkansas counties among the areas involved, with details unclear due to damaged text.
Port au Prince Haiti AP President Francois Duvalier pardons his son in law Col Max Dominique who was sentenced to death last year for alleged plotting against the regime. Dominique may return from exile in Europe after a 1967 purge that saw 19 officers executed.
A five man team of old pros will run the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Two members back Humphrey for the ticket, while two others are Johnson supporters and uncommitted. Hale Boggs will head the platform committee and Daniel Inouye will keynote and act as temporary chairman. Carl Albert is permanent chairman and Richard Hughes heads credentials. Samuel Shapiro chairs the rules committee amid leadership changes following Kerner’s resignation.
Corky Hugh Ely of Hig Union County is charged after authorities seized raw marijuana on U S 82 about eight miles east of Strong. Deputies said 3 ounces were confiscated and Ely was arrested Wednesday with a reported bond set at 33,008. Louisiana officials not specified.
AP reports heavy clashes across northern front, central highlands, and near Saigon with high casualties. U.S. Marines repelled attacks, a helicopter assault met mortar fire, and Viet Cong sappers pressed at Xuan Loc. Vietnamese sources cite 100 enemy and 52 allied dead, 112 wounded, with ongoing shelling and a looming major offensive.
In La Coruna Information Minister Manuel Figa Fribarne announced a decree to lift cabinet salaries by up to 5.9 percent after the peseta’s devaluation last November. He also announced a new minimum wage of 1.45 dollars a day starting January 1.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP America's new Poseidon missile launched on schedule at 6 30 a m carrying a dummy warhead It rose in a bright plume and vanished from view The Navy said the flight was a complete success moving Poseidon toward deployment by the early 1970s The test aimed to refine MIRV capabilities enabling multiple independently targeted warheads with ranges over 2500 miles The event followed controversy over timing for arms talks and included plans for the Minuteman 3 test later the same day
Two new missiles, the Navy Poseidon and the Air Force Minuteman 3, completed maiden flights from Cape Kennedy. Poseidon carries 10 warheads and can strike multiple targets up to 2,500 miles away, while Minuteman 3 carries up to three warheads and travels over 6,000 miles. Both are slated to become operational within about two years, potentially strengthening the U.S. deterrent against the Soviet Union, though critics warn of an arms race.
A Hong Kong read bulletin claims a Red Guard backed anti Ma o army exists in Hupeh with $0,000 firearms and over 200 vehicles. Led by veterans of the pre 1949 army and officers of the 201st Army, the group supposedly runs underground HQ in Wuhan and links to Magu Hsi Chi and Wang Lin. Verification was not confirmed.
West Orange New Jersey officials announce Edison Home will close to the public for six months to allow electrical car repairs. A National Service spokesman said the site remains accessible for staff during the shutdown from 1969.
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