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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1966
Page
1
A scarred veteran journalist reflects on pressure from critics and the public while praising the local paper. He shares reader letters from Batesville, noting personal support and pride in the paper’s role, and urges continued quality reporting through a “Two ands Worth” feature by Buchanan in Batesville yard.
Iris Training School superintendent Clifton Shepherd defended a March punishment of a mentally deficient girl as a mild switch whipping. He said five 1967 lawmakers questioned conditions after Gov Faubus announced a November 23 surprise visit to the Alexander school.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesia's Ian Smith met on a Royal Navy cruiser off Gibraltar to seek a settlement ending the white minority rebellion. Wilson appeared pessimistic while Smith traveled from Salisbury to join talks, with railings that a compromise remained distant as talks were expected to last days.
Father John McGoldrick, a 63 year old priest and avid hunter, formed the Willows Pheasant Association in Willows California. The group with about 1,000 members controls roughly 47,000 acres, releases 1,000 roosters annually, and donates remaining funds to St Monica's Church building fund. The priest, once told he might die in six months, remains active in hunting and community affairs.
Havana radio reports Cuba issues postage stamps titled Genocide over Viet Nam. A 13-cent airmail stamp shows U S planes bombing Viet Nam, and domestic 2 and 3-cent stamps depict alleged U S chemical warfare activity.
A transportation expert warns U S airlines could lose 70 percent of passengers unless ground travel time to airports is reduced. Benton H Elliott of General Electric notes air time has dropped 50 percent since 1948, but ground time has risen similarly due to traffic. Cities studied include Los Angeles Chicago Detroit Boston Washington and Miami.
W R Bob Poage new House Agriculture Committee chairman in January says no immediate fall in food prices is likely. He argues price stability benefits farmers and consumers, noting only about a third of the consumer price reaches farmers while processors distributors and retailers take the rest.
The November 22 Awake article cites NBC findings that organized crime in the United States rivals major industries in scale. It notes the NYSE daily dollar volume around $300 million and compares it to similar sums from illicit activity, including illegal gambling and narcotics. The piece references public attitudes toward crime and law enforcement, with quotes on authority and societal complicity. A Fayetteville AP brief adds a $457,907 contract for 1444 miles of transmission lines by Bishop Co. of Appleton, Wis., and Bentonville, Ark., to Ozark Electric Co operative Corp.
A new coal sludge slide near Aberfan Wales broke loose today on the same disaster slip as an inquiry court met to probe October's tragedy. The slide halted after traveling 150 to 200 yards with no immediate reports of casualties or damage as water channels barriers and sandbags were rushed into place. The Oct 21 waste avalanche that killed 144, mostly children, was cited by counsel as the debris pile slipped again but danger appeared averted.
James H. Pilkinton writes Prosecuting Attorney John Goodson asking to pursue a felony against Melba Muldrow who was caught shoplifting in Hope on November 26 with multiple stores taking under 35 dollars each. Police uncovered over 1000 dollars of additional thefts from Hope and Prescott over years including a 50 dollar watch from Replian's. Local merchants urge felony prosecution. Prescott offenses not provincial.
New close up pictures from Lunar Orbiter 2 show the Copernicus crater with jagged rocks and 1000 foot high crater walls. The images, taken Nov 23 as the craft circled 284 miles above the moon, were transmitted to NASA’s Goldstone network in California. The frame includes the Gay-Lussac promontory and the Carpathian Mountains on the lunar horizon.
Gov elect Winthrop Rockefeller names former state Senator Laurence Blackwell to the Arkansas Highway Commission succeeding Wayne Hampton. Blackwell, linked with the Mack Blackwell Amendment, vows merit-based appointments while Rockefeller grapples with highway department tensions and budget talks. Phillip Del Vecchio, 45, a maintenance supervisor, dies in Little Rock. Oakcrest Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Dr. J M Dodson elected president of National Council of State Education Associations.
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