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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
1
An observer critiques how holidays like Christmas are commodified by merchants and government, noting pre holiday sales pressure. A skeptical farmer and a wary motorist scene illustrate the friction between festive tradition and retail drive, with merchants defending promotions as essential to business.
AP reports Saturn V rocket cost 185 million dollars and Apollo 8 spacecraft at 55 million, with launch support 70 million for total 310 million. Astronauts Borman Lovell, aged 49, plan a 20 hour 10 orbit flight from Dec 24 to Dec 25 EST, reaching 220 074 miles from Earth and 9 miles from the Moon.
An escaped convict Gary Steven Krist and Ruth Elsemann Schier were charged with kidnapping Barbara Jane Mackle daughter of Florida developer. Both fugitives had worked at the University of Miami Institute of Marine Sciences and allegedly used a stolen speedboat in a failed ransom bid before hiding. Authorities issued warrants in Miami and Washington citing FBI involvement and ongoing case details.
Hal Boyle recalls Christmas memories from the past as a child asks about Santa and oranges. He notes coal for bad luck, homemade tree decorations, simple gifts, and family dinners at home, with a quiet sense of nostalgia for simpler holiday customs.
Austrian ceremony marks 150th anniversary of Silent Night as Chancellor Klaus lays a wreath at the chapel that replaced the original church. Salzburg events feature choirs from St John’s Collegeville Luxembourg and Bad Aigen, with music by Franz Gruber and words by Josef Mohr.
The Community Chorus presents the Christmas Cantata A Song Un ending by John W. Peterson Sunday at 7 o clock in the First Baptist Church sanctuary. Directed by Roy Chatham the choir includes members from several City of Hope churches. Organist Mrs Hendrix Spraggins and narrator Lance Jones. Soloists include Mrs Don Johnson Mrs Gene Pendergratt David Pearson and Dr Lowell Harris.
Arkla Louisiana Gas Co says gas service to Jacksonville Junior High School was terminated after the school failed to repair leaky lines. Classes were dismissed two days early for Christmas. Repair crews continue at Sylvan Hills Junior High as a decision on service restoration is pending.
The Associated Press reports rainfall spreading northeastward over Arkansas tonight and into Thursday. Temperatures rise to near 50 in most areas, with Harrison and Fayetteville at 48 degrees, Pine Bluff and Texarkana at 60s, and overnight lows from 20 at Fayetteville to 37 at Texarkana. No rainfall was recorded in the 24 hours ending 6 am.
President elect Nixon names Charles W. Yost as United Nations ambassador with Sargent Shriver remaining ambassador to France. The choice, a Democrat, aims for Cabinet status and swift Senate approval before Inauguration Day.
Centennial Reserve Life Insurance Co of Montana and Universal American Life Insurance Co of Little Rock seek a merger with Investors Preferred Life Insurance Co of Little Rock. A hearing is set for December 30 by Insurance Commissioner Allan W. Horne on the proposal. stockholders must approve the merger by December 12.
At Cape Kennedy Florida contamination in Apollo 8 fuel cells threatens Saturday’s launch. Engineers drain 640 pounds of liquid oxygen amid nitrogen impurity while NASA aims for a 7 51 a m EST liftoff. Officials say the issue does not damage cells but would require more frequent purge during flight.
Helen Enzwiler, a concessionaire at the Newport Yacht Club on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati, reported her steel hull kitchen sank about 20 feet underwater on Wednesday. She estimated the loss at $80,000 and could not explain why the kitchen went down at the sprawling club comprising several connected sections.
AP News Digest notes Apollo 8 countdown toward Saturday launch with three astronauts circumnavigating the Moon. Other items include Nixon’s UN ambassador pick, possible Pueblo crew release, Brazilian government power move, Saigon threat, and a Barbara Jane Mackle kidnapping inquiry.
Paris AP Cyrus Vance returns to Washington for consultations as hopes fade for a Vietnam peace conference opening before year end. He may meet Johnson or Nixon before flying back to Paris around Dec 27 to transfer duties to Nixon’s pick. The talks stalled over conference table shape and symbolic issues amid ongoing bargaining.
Millwood pool level near 257.20 with five gates releasing about 2000 cfs as crowds of around 10 000 visited the area last week. Bass good on minnows and artificial lures. crappie good on minnows. bream fair on worms. Jennifer Tolleson of Hope earns an honor scholarship at Henderson State College for fall, requiring top rank or top 10 percent and a B average. Tolleson is daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Tolleson. Rev George C Prentice of Hope Nazarene preaches farewell on Sunday Dec 22 before moving to Enid Oklahoma to pastor Nazarene church. About 32 Arkansas high schools in 26th annual Henderson State College Invitational Jan Genl. Hope Emmet Glenwood Kirby Willisville Bodean Amy ity and Bradley among entrants. Hope public schools dismiss at 11:45 a.m. Friday for Christmas holidays. classes resume Jan 2. Channel 7 Dec 29 Bud Campbell interviews Georgia coach Vince Dooley at 6 p.m.. Dec 30 interview with Arkansas coach Frank Broyles at 9 p.m. A letter of appreciation to Staff Sgt Robert Y Post of Hope Arkansas with the 168th Engineer Battalion for work on water towers at Dineae to relieve camp water shortages.
Reported intelligence indicates the Communist command is moving troops and war materiel toward Saigon for an assault expected after New Year’s. Four North Vietnamese divisions nearer to Cambodia have shifted closer, with approximately 25 000 troops poised. Allied forces hold about 80 000 in 120 maneuver battalions. bombing and shelling persist around Saigon’s approaches as U.S. and allied units tighten perimeters.
Two accidents were investigated by City Police yesterday. In Walnut, cars driven by G C Royston and Donald Williams had no injuries and minor damage. In West Division, Terry D Turner and Mary Beth Somners Davis collided with considerable damage, Davis woman charged with driving while intoxicated.
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