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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
1
An Omaha World-Herald survey analyzed one month of news to compare favorable and unfavorable mentions of youths. Findings showed far more positive teen coverage and favorable photographs, challenging a common belief that media overemphasizes youth problems.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower will remain at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a few more days for further medication adjustment and observation after his gall bladder operation. Army surgeon general Lt. Gen. Heaton said progress has been excellent from a surgical standpoint. Ike plans to travel to Palm Desert California in early January.
Heavy snowfall swept Arkansas as Harrison reported 11 inches with 4 to 6 more nearby while Huntsville, Walnut Ridge and Blytheville logged several inches. State Police called northern roads extremely hazardous as buses and trucks stranded on U.S. 65. Snow extended to Fayetteville Hot Springs Little Rock and Memphis with mixed rain in parts and frigid overnight lows forecast.
In Times Square a crowd cheered as seven firemen were rescued from a four story blaze trapping them after a building collapse on 6th Avenue near 45th Street. The last man was brought out at 1:20 a.m. amid cheers from firemen and spectators. The cause remains undetermined.
The United States agrees to ship hungry India 000 tons of wheat and sorghum for winter, timed after the Soviet Union pledged 200000 tons. The aid, part of Food for Peace, aims to avert March shortages while Canada and Australia back up the effort. India will pay in its own currency as Washington weighs future grain shipments amid rising domestic production.
U S embassy in Moscow reports an American youth faces a three year labor camp sentence after pleading guilty to theft and currency exchange. Rep Wilbur D Mills says all avenues are being pursued for Buel Ray Wortham of North Little Rock while embassy seeks bail pending appeal. Craddock M Gilmour Jr. fined 1111 for aiding the change scheme. Gilmour Sr. and consular officer Harlan Moen saw Wortham in prison.
Arkansas state Highway Department reports more than half of the interstate system is open with 261.5 miles of I-30, I-40, and I-55 usable out of 520.3. Shoulder work on I-30 near Texarkana delays a segment’s opening until early 1967 and about six miles of I-130 south of Philadelphia await completion next year. Highway 51 also requires improvements before full connection to I-67.
AP dispatch from Saigon reports heavy fighting across land sea and air on the eve of a two day Christmas truce. U S destroyer O Brien shelled by North Vietnamese batteries suffered two port side hits, with casualties listed as unknown. Marines claim 110 enemy killed in Hue area as B 52s strike Viet Cong camps. dawn raids hit storage depots near the DMZ and 25 miles north northeast of Dong Hoi.
District Judge Oren Harris approved the Marvell School District freedom of choice desegregation plan. Beginning next May all grades may seek the school of their choice, with no denial except overcrowding and proximity guiding placement if crowded. Sixty five Negro children had sued after the board limited forms, and 120 sought entrance to white schools under interim terms. The approved plan follows that interim framework.
The United States announces arms support to Jordan to strengthen its defenses amid Middle East tensions. The package includes undisclosed numbers of F104 fighter bombers and other military aid, timed with Jordanian government changes following the El Samu attack and Israel's reported weapons sources.
Gov. Orval Faubus announced the Arkansas Statesman will become a monthly publication starting January 1. The weekly paper, once issued in Conway for several years, will also relocate to Huntsville, Faubus’s hometown, with no reason given for the change.
Senate Democrat leader Mike Mansfield warns Thailand could spark another Vietnam style war as U S involvement nears. Investigators probe U S military contractors buying Viet Nam era supplies from Hong Kong firms tied to Communist China. Marines report heavy fighting as Christmas truces approach in Vietnam. USO in Vietnam grows toward a million dollar operation. Washington rushes military gear to Jordan and India to bolster defense. Wake Island anniversary recalls heroic action by a Marine detachment. A judge rules on a Jehovah's Witness mother's Christmas beliefs.
The Arkansas Chil dren's Colony board in Little Rock awarded a 1,943,437 dollar contract to Baldwin Co. for a second Arkadelphia unit. Baldwin bid 1,453,343 with alternates deducted. The board also authorized creating an assistant director and maintenance engineer post for Arkadelphia and reported Conway unit's 210,468 dollar insurance settlement from the 1965 tornado.
Arkansas 1965 per person income averaged 1856 dollars, up nearly 500 from 1960, with the state at 1056 and Hempstead County at 3611, 245 below state. Hope ministers elected officers for 1966. Wade Walker bought Aberdeen-Angus cattle. City police report light holiday incidents and a potential White Christmas. heavy snow in northern Arkansas may reach the area. Hope issued 103 building permits worth 3,067,625 dollars, up from 69 last year, with two new homes built this year and a federal housing project planned for 120 units.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield warns Vietnam style war danger in Thailand as U S troops rise to 80 000 37 000 and advisers to rebels, with potential spillover to Laos and Cambodia. He calls for limited war controls and seeks a Vietnam cease fire extension through mid February.
Administrator J A Gilbreath said Arkansas Baptist Medical Center is exploring accepting tuberculosis patients with a final decision by the board of trustees. Medical staff agreed to explore the possibility while the Health Department advised TB care in general hospitals and the Legislature considers sanatorium mergers.
Neil Patty about 60 of the Concord community was killed Thursday in a two car crash on Arkansas 89 when his car skidded on a slick spot and drove into the path of a car driven by Fred Garrison 39 of Lonoke Patty's son was hospitalized at Little Rock hospital in the aftermath of the crash
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