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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1967
Page
2
Dartly cloudy to cloudy with a temperature change through Thursday. Widely scattered showers and thundershowers expected Thursday, mostly in the southeast tonight. Low tonight around 62 degrees.
The Arkansas State Baptist Convention will not make Southern Baptist College at Walnut Ridge a convention institution for at least another year. A special study committee decided Tuesday. Rev. Marion Craig, head of the committee, said he expected eventual acceptance of the college’s offer to deed its properties. Moscow reports say Bruno Pontecorvo, the British scientist who defected with H bomb secrets in 1950, has been appointed head of the new Soviet School of Space Physics.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said he does not see a legal way to bar H. Rap Brown from Arkansas but warned that if Brown comes to the state he would be heavily guarded with three state troopers accompanying him to the restroom. He called Brown the most protected rabble rouser to visit Arkansas and noted plans with the State Police and National Guard for potential racial disturbances. Rockefeller also discussed turnpike corridor options, favoring both western and central routes and deferring to experts for final placement.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy asserts that the defeat on an amendment to cut civilian marksmanship funds does not prove that Johnson’s gun control bill will fail. Republican Ro man L. Hruska counters the vote signals Senate stance on such measures, amid debate over NRA support and defense funding. The snippet notes Kennedy’s cost concerns and the broader clash over gun legislation while defining manslaughter as unlawful killing without malice.
Graveside services were held at 2 p m Wednesday for Chestar Tucker infant son of Mr and Mrs Cry Tucker. Reverend Charles Jones conducted the service with arrangements by Oskerest Funeral Home.
Boston AP reports Dr. Gregory Pincus, co founder of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, died Tuesday night at 64. He helped develop the first practical oral contraceptive pill with Dr. Hudson Hoagland, work that began at the Worcester Foundation in 1944 and progressed to FDA approvals in 1950 for threatened abortion and menstrual disorders and later as a prescription contraceptive.
The Associated Press reports President Johnson wrote King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to assure withdrawal of Israeli troops from areas seized. Beirut’s Al Hayat noted arrangements hinted at in Johnson's June 19 five point program, seeking Arab recognition of Israel, refugee justice, free shipping on waterways, arms race limits, and Arab political independence.
About 200 people were being questioned in Acapulco, Mexico, after a weekend shootout at a copra growers banquet left 22 dead and 40 wounded. Police sought to determine what sparked the violence.
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen signaled he may direct the drafting of the Republican national convention platform on Vietnam. He backed Johnson’s basic conduct, warning against a platform that binds the nominee to a fast pullout. Senators Javits and Percy anticipated a middle ground that differs from Johnson without aiding Hanoi.
President Lyndon Johnson watches steel price signals as Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel announce plate price increases. Officials warn sheet and strip steel could rise by October, potentially affecting autos and appliances. Commerce Secretary Trowbridge briefed manufacturers who fear higher costs may push consumer prices despite plate and ship car construction demands.
Crews in Oregon and southern Idaho contained major timber blazes burning over 30000 acres. Officials said all Oregon fires were under control aside from a few hot spots. In Idaho, only minor flare ups remained as weather was expected to improve. About 5000 acres in Glacier Park burned for weeks while preparations to replace worn out crews continued. Pamela Pall of California to represent the United States in Miss World in London in November.
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