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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
2
The report covers a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a high of 93 and a low of 74 in Arkansas. It notes partly cloudy skies, continued heat and humidity, and isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Friday. Forecast calls for tonight low around 70s, with similar conditions continuing.
Peggy Frances Thomas 60 longtime resident of Hope died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Survived by Brice Thomas Sr. husband two sons Brice Jr. and Seaborn two sisters in Texas and Arkansas. services 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakcrest Chapel with Rev. D D Fairchild burial Rose Hill Cemetery active pallbearers from Brotherhood of Providence Memorial Church. Geraldine Flora Lee Murphy 77 formerly of Hope died in Nashville hospital survived by three sons and a daughter. services 10 a.m. Friday at Holly Grove Church burial Holly Grove Cemetery. Robert Craft Peace 89 Greenville News and Piedmont president and publisher who briefly served in the U.S. Senate in 1941. Harry H. Phillips Jr. 67 first publisher of Sports Illustrated died Wednesday.
Ohio Penitentiary inmates seized guards for about 30 hours prompting a police and National Guard assault that blasted through walls and freed hostages. Five inmates were killed and ten injured as the siege ended with nine hostages freed and authorities vowing to enforce amnesty and return of certain prisoners. State Corrections chief Maury C. Koblentz and Warden Marion Koleski commented on the failed demands and the overreach of the rebellion.
Backers of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey survey potential running mates as the Democratic nominating fight with Eugene McCarthy unfolds. Gov. Richard J. Hughes of New Jersey is highlighted, while Kennedy’s position and other options like Sargent Shriver and Joseph Alioto are considered amid party maneuvering.
The Arkansas Highway Commission authorized a plan to add 319 miles to the state interstate system, citing the 1968 Highway Act to expand the national network from about 41,000 miles. Routes include interstates near Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Texarkana, Walnut Ridge, and Newport, with a 1,200 mile toll-road survey deeming six routes most likely to justify tolls. Also reported is a major moonshine raid in Hempstead County capturing 77 gallons and three arrests, including Wilton Estes, 54, and his son Jerry Estes, 26, along with Billy Powell, 30, with authorities noting the operation’s scale.
Thursday, August 22, 1983 in Hope, Ark, Judge Bobby Steel heard a motion on Hawkins misappropriation claims and credits. Steel delayed ruling, noting workload. ordered Hawkins to pay 10,082 to the county after a lengthy taxpayers suit. Lessenberry argued refunds of 2,188.94 were not in the ledger and should be credited. plaintiffs countered the stipulation barred altering the final judgment. Labor unions referenced in background.
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