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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
2
Benton police say a member of a wrecking crew demolishing the old DeSoto Motel was killed when a brick wall collapsed. The incident occurred in Benton as work continued on the site, with authorities detailing the fatal accident and ongoing investigation.
President Johnson and George Meany promoted a labor road show to rally 14 million union members behind the Democratic ticket. They praised Vietnam policy and domestic programs, urged voting registration and COPE fundraising, and pledged labor support for Medicare and Medicaid while praising business cooperation.
Marie Hudson age 62 of Nevada and Hampstead Counties died at home on Hervey Street. Richard Wragh, 65, longtime U.S. consultant to Soviet affairs, died after a long illness. Caroline Katzenstein, 80, advocate for the 19th Amendment and women’s working conditions, died in Philadelphia. Lawson Little, 67, a 1930s golfing great, died at Pebble Beach after winning major titles in the 1930s. Inflation policy discussed with proposed surcharges. 1967 deficit at $12.6 billion, largest since World War I, amid rising federal spending and after-tax income growth.
Atty. Gen. Purcell said candidates for two Little Rock municipal judgeships need not meet primary sums, only the November general election. He advised ballots should not show party affiliations. Arch Campbell said he sees no personal stake in the judgeships. Carl Langston plans to urge Gov. Rockefeller to call a special legislative session to fix the statute defect.
The House approved a plain language disclosure bill 382 to 4 with strong support from Senate sponsors. It broadens credit cost disclosure to annual percentage terms, limits wage garnishments, extends federal penalties for usury, and requires clear statements on payments and terms for revolving credit and home equity loans. The measure aims to curb deceptive lending and protect workers from garnishment abuse while linking state usury with federal penalties.
LITTLE ROCK AB Wet dell Rosa University of Arkansas Med Center student body president said state legislators would be invited to view the center’s problems firsthand. They would dine and tour facilities in their districts. Major issues include inadequate emergency care and too few hospital beds, eight rooms for emergency patients, about half the beds of comparable centers.
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