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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
4
West Berliners gain earlier access to East Berlin as border guards loosen rules amid holiday mood. Guards smile and allow pets and earlier crossing at Oberbaum Bridge enabling reunions with relatives long separated by the wall. Authorities note festive lights brighten East Berlin. officials express cautious optimism.
Viola Helms, 62, of Smithville, was killed Thursday when a three quarter top struck the car she rode in on State Highway 115. The car, driven by her husband Sherman Helms, 62, also of Smithville, was struck by a truck driven by Bill Ley, 28, of Smithville. State Trooper Bill Rose identified the participants.
Defense Secretary McNamara, after talks with South Viet Nam leaders including Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh and Nguyen Ngoc Tho, expressed optimism about progress in 1964. He visited Saigon from Paris to discuss U.S. support plans, then flew to Honolulu for a brief meeting with Admiral Felt before returning to Washington.
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions described with unclear location. Text mentions possible bay or coastal area, with scattered showers and cool temperatures.
Leo Ambrose O Hearn, 38, allegedly driving a Volkswagen on the runway near International Airport after leaving a Christmas party, told police he was lost. He was booked on a charge of being drunk on airport property under municipal law.
Western New York readers faced another wind whipped snow squall event as arctic air chilled the nation from Montana to Maine. The winter pattern has caused at least 22 deaths, with subzero readings across the north central region and heavy snow over Buffalo forcing school closures and traffic paralysis.
Washington announces that President Johnson will deliver the State of the Union in person on January 8. Democratic leaders say Congress will adjourn Friday or Saturday and reconvene January 7. They expect a satisfactory foreign aid appropriation bill and note progress on tax reductions in the Senate Finance Committee.
James Dean Walker, 22, of Reno Nevada, charged with first degree murder in the shooting of North Little Rock officer Jerrell Vaughan, was ordered transferred from the state penitentiary to Pulaski County Jail for safety. Attorney Harold Hall petitioned to return Walker to county custody for preparation of his defense. Trial set for January 27.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Foreign Secretary Richard A. Butler held talks in London after the Paris NATO meeting. They defined areas of agreement on the Berlin-German issue and regional concerns in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa while avoiding hard solutions.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Guy Amsler ordered an inquiry after two Memphis attorneys Rosen and Garner charged a jury was stacked against them. They spoke in chambers before a trial that yielded a $20,000 judgment against their client. The case stemmed from a 1961 automobile accident in North Little Rock.
An account from Southwest Arkansas credits Bingen with an early Christmas tree tradition rooted in the community’s German heritage. The piece outlines Bingen’s early settlers, the first postmaster, mills, and the Bingen Union Academy, plus a pre-20th century union Sunday School Christmas tree event with committees for raising, decorating, and distributing gifts, ending with a Christmas greeting.
In Evreux France a U S Army court martial found three American soldiers Negro Richard L Parker Jr Edward Spears and white Alan L Gernard guilty of murder or involuntary manslaughter and assault relating to the Sept 6 airman death at the base barracks Airman J C Robert Padgett of Woodlawn Va died from injuries inflicted during the barracks assault The panel also convicted Raymond C Bost Jr and Robert Burrell previously in separate trials and delayed further action for Franklin d D Waddell after his attorney sought a separate trial
Army official told 1100 Chaffee civilian workers that the post will close for 18 months and a phase out plan will list abolished positions and transferred personnel by January. About 400 will take other jobs, 700 lose positions, with relocation expenses provided for those moving. Fort Smith leaders plan a campaign to keep Chaffee open.
Robert Beaty Fennell a 29 year old former Sioux City resident and self described social psychiatrist and Fair Play for Cuba Committee member faces psychiatric evaluation after a Berkeley police found a note threatening to kill President Johnson. He was jailed on 5000 bail with a Jan 3 hearing set.
Gene Wirges former Morrilton Democrat publisher asks for a new trial claiming the Conway County jury that awarded Judge Thomas W. Scott 200000 was improperly selected. He argues the foreman and other jurors faced conflicts including ties to Lt. Gov. Gordon and Housing Authority officials. Proceedings followed a six hour hearing with jurors testifying they faced no pressure.
Parks Commission director Bob Evans announced the appointment of John Heuston indoor editor of the Arkansas Democrat as travel writer for the Publicity and Parks Commission. Heuston will join January 16, replacing Eula Wilson who resigns to marry after five years on the job. Heuston previously worked at the Democrat and from Fordyce where he was with the News Advocate weekly.
Sen. Fulbright read a letter from Sam Faubus of Combs praising John F. Kennedy after his assassination. The tribute calls Kennedy one of the greatest presidents and lauds his peace and freedom efforts.
Joseph E. Zitomer of General Capsule Corp announces a 100000 square foot plant seven miles southeast of Hot Springs Arkansas. The facility will employ 200 workers initially and expand to provide several hundred more, producing Feather-Lite doors from aluminum ingots and sheet glass at several thousand units per day. The plant and equipment cost about 1.5 million dollars and will be operated by Arkansas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Capsule.
In Madrid Princess Sophie of Greece, aged 25, gives birth to a daughter. If a son had arrived, he would be third in line after Juan Carlos of Bourbon. Father Juan Carlos and Queen Frederika wait at the clinic as experts note the child’s royal bloodlines. General Franco and his wife sent congratulations to the parents.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk outlined a plan to create international observation posts located in both Communist and Western countries to monitor potential surprise attacks. The idea, discussed with NATO allies and to be presented at the Geneva disarmament conference, aims to assess feasible locations and how an effective system could operate amid East West tensions. Khrushchev had praised the proposal before linking it to broader ideas like nuclear free zones, with Rusk noting real but political difficulties in cooperation.
A U S district court suit filed Thursday seeks an injunction against Lincoln County farmer Vernon King near Gould to prevent violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz alleges King employed five workers under 16 as cotton pickers around September 30.
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