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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1967
Page
2
Incomplete report notes cloudy conditions with colder night and rising temperatures. Tuesday night lows mostly in the 30s to 40s with some 20s. Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies, light winds, and a gradual warmup with highs around the 30s to 40s depending on location.
South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Tran Van Do stated in Paris that South Vietnam would pursue Communist forces into Cambodia if necessary for self defense. He emphasized no intention to invade Cambodia and said any action would occur only if enemy troops use Cambodian soil as sanctuary or cross the frontier. A North Vietnamese spokesman denied planned meetings and claimed no involvement with contacts in Paris.
The city of Virginia Beach invites bids from corn farmers to lease a 5 1 4 acre plot bought last August from Norfolk for 640 800. The land, once eyed as a major recreation facility, will be leased for one year while development is postponed. The bid invitation seeks experienced growers to cultivate the land.
Guy M. Grigg owner of Grigg's Decorator Supply is named president of the Hopes Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce for 1968. He previously served as vice president and head of the Business Development Committee. Other officers include George Frazier James Morrow N B Coleman and Dr Don Freel as vice presidents Ray Lawrence as treasurer and B N Holt continuing as executive vice president and secretary.
Cold front drives teeth-chattering lows overnight in North Arkansas with Calico Rock Gilbert and Fayetteville posting the season’s coldest readings. Overnight down to 11 at Calico Rock and Gilbert and 12 at Fayetteville as light snow possible in north counties Thursday.
In Athens close associate Haralambos Potamianos said with 100 percent certainty the 27 year old monarch will return to his throne perhaps in the next few days. Queen Fréderika added she hopes the king comes back soon as negotiators push for talks with junta leader Premier George Papadopoulos. Meanwhile conditions in Greece keep shifting with limited amnesty and continued prisoner releases.
A sharp blast and heavy snow cripple Moscow with ambulances fire engines and police at the wreckage. Police barred Western reporters as a massive gas explosion damaged a foreign residents building minutes after Bradster and family returned from Christmas dinner.
The week brings obituaries for Miss Eula James 86 of Hope and Vick Dennis 86 of Magnolia both services and burial details noted. Burris C Jackson 62 Hillsboro leader in cotton circles, past postmaster and National Postmasters Association leader. Harry Steenback 91 UW Madison vitamin D discoverer known for curing rickets. Admiral Joseph Clifton 59 retired Navy veteran and Litton executive. Prof Frederick Hoffmann 58 Milwaukee author and UW Milwaukee professor. Edward Stansbury 50 State Department public affairs adviser for Africa died of cancer.
In Jacksonville Florida a chlorine gas leak from a chemical plant forced about 300 families from their homes four miles south west of downtown. Red Cross opened the gym of Robert E Lee High as a shelter while doctors treated gas exposure.
MILWAUKEE AP report says Mrs Eugene Lee panicked when she opened the oven to check Christmas dinner. Neighbors confessed they had swapped a 16 ounce Cornish game hen for the Lees 10 pound gobbler while the family was at church.
Forestry professor Fo Pitkin said the university has taken orders for 130000 Christmas tree seedlings, signaling a record Moscow area crop by next December. Seedlings will be delivered to growers in the spring.
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