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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1966
Page
1
Offset printing delays ease as Our Daily Bread debates, and a big white dog occupies the writer’s garage while hay scatters the floor. The piece notes a curbless concrete island for the curb service mailbox and the risk to drivers, urging a protective curbing strip.
The Associated Press reports light snowfall across the East as regions from Oswego to Syracuse face daylong snow removal and ongoing emergencies. North to the Far West storms bring rain and gale warnings while frigid air grips the Plains and Canadian border. At least 87 deaths nationally with 23 in Maryland. Oswego counts 102 inches in 200-30 foot drifts and closures extend through Monday.
Gene Wirges, former weekly publisher, was found guilty of perjury at 3:58 am in Conway County Circuit Court. The jury set a three year prison sentence with sentencing to follow. Wirges, free on bond, indicated he would seek a new trial as he awaits formal sentencing.
Gov. Orval Faubus said welfare grants would rise by $2 a month in March or April with steady state revenue suggesting another increase next year. He noted the prior $3 boost occurred in 1964, an election year, but said timing was not tied to politics and the increases apply to education as well as welfare.
Manila AP report says Cesareo Manarang known as Commander Alibabas, 52, a top Communist-trained Huk leader, was fatally injured in a half hour battle between rival factions over surrender to police. Nine other Huks died. Manarang opposed surrender.
AP News notes a split in approach to President Johnson's Viet Nam policy with some favoring softer handling while others push a tougher course. Fulbright welcomes the UN Security Council action on Viet Nam as Church urges Senate inquiry. African Security Council members seek avenues to help end the war.
Hope will move from Rate Group IV to Group V under Arkansas PSC guidelines, as Hope’s telephone exchanges now exceed 5,145 lines. Residential rates rise by at most 25 cents monthly and business rates by up to 1.25 dollars, effective with March 7, 1966 bills.
Britain’s Prince Charles traveled from Melbourne to Mansfield in northeast Victoria to begin a 14 week term as an exchange student at Temertop School. He rode in a large black government limousine as flags adorned Mansfield’s main street en route to the Alpine foothills.
Kansas City AP report says renowned muralist Thom Hart Benton, aged 77, was admitted to Menorah Medical Center for high blood pressure. He was reported in satisfactory condition after initial examinations.
Allied spokesmen said Operation Masher crippled four North Vietnamese regiments and mauled a mixed North Vietnamese Viet Cong regiment in the Bong Son area 300 miles northeast of Saigon. About 707 Communists killed, 514 by the U S 1st Cavalry. 120 captured, up to 75 percent of 506 suspects identified as Viet Cong. Air Force and Navy strikes continued in North Viet Nam amid bad weather. Three Americans and three South Vietnamese killed in 24 hours, one American pilot rescued.
A cucumber meeting will be held at Hope City Hall on Saturday February 5 at 10 a.m. County Agent Calvin Caldwell will present the latest recommendations on cultural practices insect and disease control and yield data. A three-row mechanical cucumber harvester will be displayed outside the hall by Robert Holmes of Oklahoma. Brown Miller reps will discuss contract seed and price increases with numbers five hundred weight per hundred pounds.
The Church of Hope on Ferguson Streets will host a chili supper and singing program this Friday. Rev. B W Lane says the event features top local talent. admission is 75 cents for adults and 5 cents for children.
A blue ribbon panel recommends every American family receive a minimum annual income, with costs estimated between 2 and 20 billion dollars. The plan fixes a 3000 dollar yearly floor for many, while urging a federal jobs program and expanded education and benefits. The 14 member National Commission on Technology Automation and Economic Progress asks Congress to study the idea further.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department projects a larger U S cotton surplus for 1966 67 than previous estimates. Exports through August 1 are seen at 3.5 million bales, down from 4.1 million last season, with domestic and export sales around 13 million bales and a record carryover of 16.5 million.
Unity Baptist Church hosts a Missions Symposium February 21 week, with North American Baptist Association missionaries speaking Wednesday to Sunday. Services run 7 30 p m nightly Wednesday through Saturday, and Sunday services at 7 45 a m and 6 p m. Speakers include Harold Morris, Henry Horton, Grig Branham, Phillip Misenheimer, Jack Bateman, and Carol Thompson with furloughs from Formosa and Brazil.
Walter Sadoway of Birmingham Michigan won $1,000 in the sixth annual Men's National Cooking Championship in Las Vegas Nevada. His entry a stack of potato chip pancakes was judged by four women. The Potato Chip Institute International sponsored the event.
Vatican reports Pope Paul VI may launch dramatic moves to end the Vietnam War including public appeals to leaders and intensified diplomacy possibly extending to a trip abroad. Sources say Geneva or other venues could host his intervention as he renews commitment to resolve the conflict.
Oslo reports former President Harry S. Truman will be among roughly 30 to 40 nominees for the 1966 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Institute confirmed his candidacy after a prior report, with winners typically announced in the fall no later than November.
Secretary General U Thani has a seven pound newborn grandson born Monday night at New York Hospital. The baby’s mother is Mrs Tin Mint U, his wife is an associate professor of mathematics at Manhattan College.
Fragmented notice reveals Mary Margaret Daniels will teach art and English at Byrd High School in Tulsa. She is a 1964 TCU graduate with art and English majors and did graduate work. daughter of Mr and Mrs R Daniels of Hope.
More than 70 out of town guests have reserved for the Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Friday February 4 at 7 PM in the Third District Live stock Shaw Coliseum. W L Tate notes it could be the largest guest list in years, while 50 tickets remain. A 4 PM groundbreaking ceremony at Red River Vocational Technical School marks start of construction with Governor Orval E Faubus as principal speaker and Senator Olen Hendrix as Master of Ceremonies. Members of Hope Trade Development Association vote to close businesses to allow employees to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.
Africans on the U N Security Council including Mali Nigeria and Uganda sought a general consensus on how the council could help end the Viet Nam war and possibly submit a resolution to reduce hostilities and call for a Geneva conference. The United States has a separate resolution for unconditional discussions to implement Geneva accords but faces a Soviet veto. The council adjourned indefinitely after deciding to debate the situation and pursue informal talks among its 15 members.
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