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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
1
Hope Star announces it will microfilm its permanent file starting January 1967. Old quarterly bound files move to microfilm with positive copies produced for public access while negatives stay in the recording company vault. This frees space and preserves back issues. Beginning January 1, 1967.
LITTLE ROCK AP A cut of about 10 percent in the rice allotment brings the acreage back to the originally planned level for last year, as the Department said the 1967 national planting allotment will be 1,818,638 acres with 439,019 acres in Arkansas. The figure is similar to 1966, and the previous special allotment in Texas is being phased out.
Shelbyville Kentucky AP dispatch reports cashier Bill Tingle acted quickly when a stranger entered People's Bank in Bagdad and demanded cash. Tingle hurled a stool, chased the robber from the bank, fired three bullets at the getaway car tires, and held the suspect until state police arrived. Authorities charged Richard King, 43, of Louisville, with attempted robbery.
Floods in California send rivers cresting in the Central Valley and threaten areas along the Salinas River. Army helicopters prepared to airlift supplies to Johnstonevale as roads washout. About 600 loggers stranded near Kernville, 200 evacuated near Porterville, with one dead and one missing. Property damage could reach millions as bridges are washed away in Tulare and Kern Counties.
Prescott Arkansas contractor and drive in grocery owner Barham Cox, about 40, was shot to death Wednesday while doing grade work on a street. A man was being held in connection with the shooting, according to Neva ra County Sheriff Horace Hale.
An appeal seeks donated toys for Christmas baskets the Lions Club will purchase for needy families. Donors with unused toys should contact the Youth Center from 9 am to 5 pm or call PR 7-5511. toys may be dropped off or picked up.
Rep. David Pryor announced a $103,880 federal grant for Jefferson County Guidance Center and County Hospital in Arkansas. Funds will support next year's community mental health services program.
Charles H. Callison of Hastings on Hudson New York has been named chief administrative officer of the National Audubon Society in New York AP report.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell plans to start paying $60 weekly toward a $464,000 libel judgment owed to Harlem widow Esther James. Van Deerlin said he would oppose Powell’s seating unless Powell returns to New York without jail time, and Powell faces contempt penalties. Powell, 58, has claimed his $30,000 annual salary as his only income, delaying full payment for years.
The College of Catholic Bishops gave final secret approval to Spain's long-delayed law of religious liberty, clearing the last major church barrier before cabinet approval. The measure would grant Protestants, Jews and other minorities equal rights to worship while retaining Catholicism as the official state religion.
Sun City Arizona AP reports 68 year old World War I veteran Sperry enrolled in Glendale Community College art course and was placed in night classes. He sought a tuition refund after tiring drives and was dropped for absenteeism two weeks later. He now says he has a letter ordering him to report to the draft as a school dropout.
John Scott Andrews of OBU will lead the second annual Holiday College Seminar in the HHS auditorium on Wednesday December 26 at 2 p.m. A panel of Arkansas and out of state college representatives will discuss freshman orientation and share campus experiences.
A regional welfare meeting for foreign student advocates opened this afternoon at Winrock Farm on Petit Jean Mountain. Delegates from Arkansas Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma are expected. The event, hosted by Governor-elect Winthrop Rockefeller, moves Friday and Saturday to Hot Springs for seminars and speeches. The National Association for Foreign Student Affairs and the Institute for International Education are co sponsoring.
Athens AP report says the 8,900 ton Heraklion ferry sank in a fierce Aegean storm with 281 aboard. Air contact was lost after the radio message We are sinking, leaving more than 200 feared dead. Passenger count listed as 206 passengers and 56 crew.
AP brief notes Gov George Romney of Michigan and Jean Romney making public appearances and private conferences in New York as he weighs a 1968 Republican presidential bid. House Republicans seek a domestic agenda through meetings with defense and economic experts, lawmakers and governors. International coverage reports 250 feared drowned in a Greek ferry sinking off Crete as a storm rages, while Britain hints at sanctions on Rhodesia. The Vatican council marks its first anniversary with church modernization advancing amid doubt. In Washington Rep Lionel Van Deerlin plans to drop opposition to seating Adam Clayton Powell after resolving legal issues. Dwight D Eisenhower enters Walter Reed for gall bladder removal. In Vietnam two American jets crash, pilots killed. US military police clash with Saigon mayor. In Congress Kennedy seeks to limit draft extensions to six months or a year absent reforms by June 30. National Amish farm colony families in Arkansas relocate to Central America amid lifestyle restrictions.
The Arkansas Education Association aims for a $500 raise per teacher over two years funded by a Public School Fund boost under the Revenue Stabilization Act. Readership note states current allocation is $83,190,000, with proposed increases to $96,400,000 next year and $107,890,000 the following year. Governor elect Winthrop Rockefeller and both major parties support teacher raises. Lodge's Son on Trustee Board.
HAL BOYLE profiles humorous holiday notes that read like letters to Santa. The letters reveal generous Christmas bonuses, college funding, prizes, job offers, and personal requests, illustrating wishful thinking and seasonal cheer across a mix of ordinary and outlandish dreams.
Federal warrants issued for William Thomas Banks and Robert Lee Gawne, state parolees from Arkansas, charged with interstate transportation of a stolen car. The vehicle was last seen with Janet Stewart who was found strangled in Dry Ridge Kentucky. suspects remain at large.
Webb Laseter of the Credit Bureau of Hempstead County attends a state board meeting in Little Rock where he serves as secretary treasurer. Various local groups announce fundraisers and social events including rummage sale by the Catholic Altar Society December 9 10, a Lions Club auction raising funds for baskets, a Unity Baptist Church Auxiliary Chicken Supper December 9, a Youth Center dance December 10 with the Shifters, Hope High Sophomore bake sale December 10 to support Lions Club baskets.
South Vietnam report says B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong jungle base 25 miles northwest of Saigon as part of a new campaign to clear the area around the capital. The action followed last weekend’s attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base. U.S. casualties and troop strength figures are provided, with additional raids near Chu Lai and Saigon.
State Education Commissioner A W Ford and Welfare Commissioner A J Red Moss said they would be happy to remain in Governor-elect Winthrop Rockefeller's administration. Ford wrote to Rockefeller thanking him for the chance to continue as head of the Education Department and Moss called it a great pleasure to serve under Rockefeller. Both stressed their intent to perform their duties to the best of their abilities.
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