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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1966
Page
2
The weather page reports Arkansas with fair conditions through Tuesday, mild days and seasonably cool nights remaining, lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s, and highs Tuesday in the 60s. Louisiana sees clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with mild afternoons and cool nights, lows tonight 38 to 46, highs Tuesday 62 to 68.
Army Lt. Walter J. Marm Jr. will receive the Medal of Honor from Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor for heroism at Ia Drang in November 1965. Marm, 24, of Washington Pennsylvania, killed 18 North Vietnamese soldiers, was wounded, and later admitted uncertainty about his own prowess as a fighter. He is now an instructor at the Ranger Department, Fort Benning. The piece also notes that William Jennings Bryan was nicknamed the Rabbit’s Foot Statesman.
Mrs J F Brooks 88 life long area resident died Sunday in a Prescott hospital. Survived by two sons Floyd and Lonnie Brooks a daughter Mrs M A Sewell two brothers two sisters and other relatives. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Bells Chapel with burial at Marlbrook Cemetery. Mrs Evelyn Adams died December 15 in Baxter Springs Kansas age 65. Survived by daughter Lucile James. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Washington Methodist Church burial in Washington Cemetery.
Washington AP Sar gent Shriver director of the Office of Economic Opportunity backs close congressional review of antipoverty efforts to dispel misconceptions. He says no proposal to abolish programs, only to cut waste after a careful audit. The war on poverty should be examined for inefficiencies before any changes.
In Washington Sen Joseph Clark warns democracy faces danger from the military industrial complex the FBI and the CIA He says the CIA is powerful yet essential while FBI disclosures threaten privacy and potential blackmail In Amritsar India security tightens as Sant Fateh Singh nears a Dec 27 fast amid Sikhs Akali Dal talks with the central government The note ends with a line about polo origins in Iran
Rep Joseph Resnick travels to Vietnam for the holidays and will bring along tape recordings from local families, religious medallions from the National Jewish Welfare Board, and 600 pounds of salami from a local merchant for the troops.
In Havana Fidel Castro told 425 graduates that Vietnamese Communists show how small nations can resist imperialist aggression. He denounced U S bombing of Hanoi residential areas as heightening the war, citing a Havana embassy report of bombs close to its center.
Hor, Germany AP The Saale autobahn bridge opens with West German funds and East German labor marking an East West link. West Berlin mayor Heinrich Albertz drives the first car from the East side, on a highway connecting Munich to West Berlin.
The executive committee of the Arkansas State AFL-CIO urged Governor-elect Winthrop Rockefeller to include in his program a law to eliminate racial discrimination in Arkansas. They also proposed raising the state minimum wage to 1.25 within three years, including agriculture and domestic workers, with small employers exempted, plus reducing firefighters hours and repealing the 1913 anti violence law.
A Soviet budget boost to defense, the largest in four years, risks widening tensions within the Communist leadership and among the public. Shortages in raw materials may favor military industry while living standards rise slowly as wage targets and subsidies strain a 100 million strong labor force.
In 1966 household buyers like Ivan Ivanovic face high prices for durable goods. TV sets cost a month’s wages and refrigerators exceed that. Instalment plans via state stores may slow, but inflationary pressure remains as 1965 instalment spending nears three billion. Public announcements hint at action, likely lifting costs for many.
Beverly Hills AP reports actress Jayne Mansfield has a pneumonia relapse and is under hospital home care. Her temperature reached 103 degrees Sunday, and her doctors note she is recovering after her son Zoltan, 6, was mauled by two lions and underwent several operations.
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