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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
5
Mrs. Dick Bridges of Arkadelphia used a University of Arkansas Extension Service stain recipe to give furniture an aged pine appearance. She soaked chewing tobacco in household ammonia, strained, and applied the mixture with a cloth, allowing coats to dry overnight.
The Patriotic Party headquarters and a nearby antique shop were exploded early today in Independence, Missouri. Four sleeping individuals were unharmed as the one story building sustained extensive blast damage. party founder Robert B. DePugh remains free on bond while appealing a firearms conviction.
Government experts foresee the silver bonanza ending as market stability returns after the price surge caused by the Treasury’s shift from the $1.29 an ounce policy. Some speculators profited heavily, including one millionaire, but officials say the worst is over and ample silver remains to meet demand. There are 41,000 dl wells in California.
Democratic rifts over Vietnam split voters and groups across the country. Draft Kennedy backers rally behind antiwar aims while critics fear Johnson policy. Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Dr Benjamin Spock considered as potential ticket figures, though Spock doubts a national ticket. Rauh pushes a peace plank via grassroots peace delegates for the convention.
Joe Mathews of Electra Lumber Co writes a bold three column ad in the Electra Star News aimed at burglars and thieves. He says the safe is not locked and no cash stays there overnight. Money is deposited in the bank night depository. He urges bandits to find cash elsewhere and stop breaking windows.
The page lists social events and notices including a wetter roast and record hop at Miss Mary Maxwell home on Friday September 1st with homemade ice cream, a weiner roast at Bethel A M E Church on Saturday September 2nd hosted by the Young Peoples department, and Marie Turner returning to Albany after attending her stepfather Earmon Smiths funeral.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller told about 300 executives at a kickoff dinner that the Governmental Efficiency Study Commission needs about 75000 to complete its work, far more than the 15000 initially appropriated by the legislature. He urged donations and possible executive lending from business leaders as the study, slated to run 22 weeks with 41 specialists, aims to find more efficient government operations. Warren J. King of Warren King & Associates and Kenneth Bush of Union Carbide spoke on support and collaboration between industry and government.
AP Movie writer Bob Thomas notes the June 14 sale of Warner Brothers to Seven Arts and the first stage appearance of Kenneth Hyman as the new studio head. Hyman, 98, New York born with British tones from service in England, brings a strong filmmaking résumé including credits on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and The Dirty Dozen.
Rep John Paul Hammerschmidt of Arkansas calls the Defense Department plan to increase Ark National Guard troops from 7720 to 8084 deceptive and says it yields false economy and inefficiency. He criticizes the plan as shabby and off-hand on military training for loyal guardsmen.
In Caracas, Ramon Vargas and Julio Rentero, former urban guerrilla fighters now in Digepol custody, claim Fidel Castro is misreading his strength as they describe the Castroite network in Venezuela. They allege huge subsidies from Havana and warn of a dwindling force, with FALN totaling under 1,000 fighters in scattered units.
In Saigon the press thrives under lifted censorship as Vietnam’s 1960s election unfolds. Editors attack Thieu and Ky, accuse provincial officials of loyalty to their boss, and press for reforms while avoiding direct criticism of the military. The U.S. presence remains debated and freedom may be temporary.
Shir ie Johnson ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arzo Johnson of Little Rock was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast from a gun held by her four year old sister. Police said the younger girl took the gun from a closet while the parents were at work.
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