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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
2
OZARK Ark AD report Fire heavily damaged the Greer Flower and Gift Shop on U S 64 Monday. Jack Greer declined to estimate the loss, saying it was partially covered by insurance. The blaze destroyed all stock and a flower refrigeration unit.
Fort Smith asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling forcing the city to recognize a union as bargaining agent for city workers. The appeal cites Act 40 of 1947 and Amendment 34, arguing the statute does not bind municipal corporations to recognize a labor organization.
A local ad urges women to pursue education and celebrate a master's degree recipient. It promotes school outfits from Raley's Style Shoppe including jumpers skirts shirts jackets and shift dresses. Coats priced from 50 dollars and up, with sizes 5 to 16. Hope's House of Fashion invites shoppers before the bell rings.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical but improving condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a seventh heart attack. Doctors report heart irritability persists but note cautious optimism as he endures rest and receives treatment, including pacemaker and external paddles. He has been hospitalized since April 29 in Palm Springs.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey leads AP survey as Florida votes shift 45 to Humphrey, 6 to McCarthy, 12 uncommitted. He nears nomination total with 987 votes and gains across Michigan, while Kansas unit rule loss costs him. McCarthy and McGovern trail. A separate note mentions Candy Stripers at Branch General Hospital under Mrs. Vivian Mahon.
Arkansas delegates prepare to shift from unit rule to proportional voting as Humphrey seeks to recover votes. The delegation rents Palmer House for an afternoon talk, with McCarthy and McGovern discussions noted and concerns over how votes will be apportioned if the unit rule is dropped. Arkansas has 54 delegates and 31 alternates, with 85 voices under the former rule.
Donna Rae Fleming, 15 months old from West Helena Arkansas, died in a Memphis hospital Monday from injuries suffered at home Sunday. Police said the child was injured when her father and his friend pushed the Fleming car backward into the Fleming yard. No tire marks were found, but she had a skull fracture.
FBI figures show crime in Arkansas rose from 1966 to 1967 across total crimes and all major categories. Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and car theft increased, with 11,819 crimes in metropolitan areas and 3,194 in rural zones. The state ranked 22nd nationwide in murders, with firearms contributing 69.1 percent of killings. Local police staffing by city is listed for seven communities.
The Associated Press reports on Democratic National Convention debates over Vietnam policy with Senator Eugene J. McCarthy urging change and President Johnson calling for negotiated settlement. The piece also includes a fragmented crime index for Arkansas cities in 1967, listing murders, rapes, robberies, and various property crimes with no El Dorado personnel figures.
A historic platform vote is scheduled for tonight as the Democratic National Committee considers a platform calling for ending the Vietnam War via a ceasefire and negotiated withdrawal conditions, plus strong law and order, tax reform, defense, and social program measures shaping postwar policy. The draft also urges civil disorder reforms, expanded home building, public jobs, and job training programs, with a stance on respecting rights and democratic processes.
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