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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1963
Page
1
Dorothy Dix offers guidance to a reader guarding a failing marriage with a relative and a landlord facing ghosted rent. She urges self reflection and communication to restore love, and advises formal leases, tenant checks, and potential court action to recover missing items. The column closes with an invitation to write for further help.
Mine workers near Sheppton in Schuylkill County press on with a drilling effort after a cave in trapping three men about 25 yards from debris. Co owner Fellin and Gordon Smith of the state Mines directed the operation as a 28 inch bore and a six inch hole were drilled toward the men, who signaled they were alive. The rescue team faced the challenge of avoiding further slides while ensuring precise access.
The Moon Shot effort involves more than 20,000 firms and 300,000 people with salaries near 2 billion dollars per year. North American and Grumman report half contract dollars to subcontracts while hundreds of firms work on Saturn V parts. NASA earmarks 1.3 billion for Saturn development this year and plans 100 million per launch vehicle. Ground testing and launch pad construction rise, with 1964 facilities funding at 800 million across Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Cape Canaveral and others. Cape Canaveral will see nearly a billion in launch complexes and support facilities, with 5,000 workers on site, rising by 4,000 next year. Williams notes tech advances demand costly, safer craft to fly higher and faster and shield crews from heat and cold.
James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi in its 115 year history. The ceremony, largely peaceful, contrasted with the deadly riot a year earlier as about 2,400 whites and Meredith’s relatives watched under tall oaks guarded by marshals.
A cattleman narrator meets Don Alfredo Ybarra across the river from his new Rancho setting, trading barbed humor and tension. Introductions include Don Patricio and Ybarra's daughter Linda. A warm invitation to visit after a horse drive ends with an offer of refreshment at Ybarra's home as cultural and personal tensions bubble.
Gov. Orval Faubus of Arkansas said he would back a Republican presidential nominee if he offered greater hope than the Democrats. He noted Goldwater leading Arkansas polls and left open whether he would support the Arizona senator if he secured the GOP nomination.
A brief textual note indicates continuation of a syndicated comic strip. The line reads you are very welcome, my friend. The item is distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Assn in 1963.
The 32.1 million Markham Street interchange in Little Rock will open late this month, giving access to north and southbound I-30 and I-40 traffic. Officials say this signals the near completion of the 37.6 million freeway project, with only a mid September opening remaining.
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