29 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
1
A reflective sketch on forecasting the new year 1968, balancing optimism and caution. It cites Emerson on lessons of time, notes America’s growth from local beginnings to a world stage, and hints at the era’s clashes of views shaping national character.
Florida Governor Claude Kirk backs Police Chief Walter Headley’s new get tough program in Miami’s Negro neighborhoods after a surge of violent crime. Civil rights leaders plan protests and ACLU lawyers threaten court action. Headley says officers will use force to stop criminals, while NAACP leaders prepare to demand Headley’s suspension.
AELPORT NY reports about 100 homes were without electricity for several hours Thursday evening. Island Lighting Co. cited heavy holiday usage and appliance overuse as the cause, with part of the blackout blamed on electrical faults during peak demand.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two cows in Honolulu harbor after a Coast Guard boat picked up one heifer and the tender Ironwood plucked the other with a cargo jet. The cows apparently sought a cooling dip to break the monotony of barge travel between Molokai and Kauai, and were briefly in Honolulu for feeding.
President Johnson may send a senior envoy to discuss Cambodia with Prince Norodom Sihanouk amid U S Cambodian talks over Communist Viet Namese sanctuaries in Cambodia. Sihanouk indicated openness to talks and warned against unilateral military incursions while signaling potential aid from China and the Soviet Union if attacked. U S officials weigh hot pursuit options if diplomacy stalls.
AP science writer reports psychologist Dr Tomlinson warns riots by Negroes in northern cities will persist until vast poverty-relief funds reach 20 to 25 billion dollars. He says whites' belief in equality erodes as riots morph into a broader movement. He notes myths about participation and motive persist among whites. In El Paso, Enrique Monreal, 23, required surgery after swallowing a toothbrush following an unrelated remark.
A battlefield memorial honors the First Brigade, 1st Airborne Paratroopers, with helmets rifles and boots for a casualty named Gig killed near Chu Lai Vietnam. A second piece questions the value of the American housewife, surveying opinions on weekly worth and duties.
New studies summarized by ALTON BLAKESLEE say there is no sexual revolution, with ongoing patterns in college life and dating. The 1967 survey of nearly 1,200 students contrasts with 1940s data, noting more equality in attitudes, later first sexual experiences, and rising use of contraception without major shifts in premarital intercourse rates.
Hope Chapter No. 328 Order of Eastern Star will install officers for 968 at 7330 pan in January. Newly elected officers include Verna Jines as Worthy Matron Eugene Jines Worthy Patron Faye Fuller Associate Matron Otis Fuller Associate Patron Jack Porter Secretary Mildred Rogers Treasurer Tonmye Byrd Conductress June Downs Associate Conductress Bobbye Murphy Chaplain Velina Goss Marshal Audra Greenlee Organist Mabel Hansen Adan Vivian Bartong Ruth Chloe Tite Esther Tessie Davis Martha Nettie Rothwell Electa Clovis Tite Warder B ers hie Ponder Sentinel Installing officers Huby Samuels Alive Walters Margaret Moore Audra Greenlee
Dover Delaware Governor Charles Tarry signed into law the state's first meat inspection act. The measure will take effect in six months while $52,660 was appropriated to the State Board of Agriculture to establish the inspecting machinery and enforce the new law.
U S Canberra bombers strafed a South Vietnamese irregular unit fighting a Viet Cong force in Binh Thuan Province about 125 miles northeast of Saigon. Four irregulars killed, 32 wounded, two American advisers wounded. In Quang Nam, over 1 000 South Vietnamese faced a Viet Cong battalion with 52 enemy killed, raising claimed enemy dead to 375 in three days of action after the truce.
The Coast Guard says Cuban fishing fleets have been used to land subversive agents in Central and South America. Coast Guard officers testified at a closed Senate hearing on June 25, noting rapid fleet growth and concerns about arms and agents entering the region through Cuban vessels.
A powerful northeast snowstorm blanketed inland sections with heavy snow, rain, sleet, and freezing rain. The Weather Bureau warned of rapid snowfall rates, with depths reaching up to a foot and a half in Virginia Highlands, western Maryland, and parts of New York and New England, as travel warnings spread along the Atlantic coast. The Hope versus Texarkana game tonight was postponed per Coach Joe Austin.
AP dispatch reports rising fear of big power conflict in Southeast Asia. Laos Cambodia and Vietnam draw international attention as potential for new talks. U.S. deplores Cambodian sanctuary use by Viet Cong and warns of possible escalation and an international conference to avert war.
National Center reports Asian Flu and related respiratory infections in 24 states plus the District of Columbia with no unusually high mortality. New York City cites higher death rate. 100 deaths in the week ending Dec 22. Officials note holiday closures hinder measuring severity and absenteeism. Dr John E McCrean says many cases are mild, enabling wider spread.
Technical Sergeant W A Stes Hawali receives a commendation medal for meritorious service at Clark AB Philippines. Mrs. Barbara Chambers sues to learn about a Phoenix relocation. Dallas residents visit Memphis after Christmas. family road trip ends with minor injuries in Little Rock. Hope, Arkansas, updates and local notices. Aberdeen-Angus bull purchased by Willliams of Hope from Chaokee Acres Washington Ark announced by American Angus Association.
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