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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1969
Page
2
Weather page report notes generally fair conditions with a slow warming trend. Across the state, today ranges in the upper 40s to mid 50s with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s, while Tuesday will see a high near 53 and a low around 24, winds light.
Senate debate begins on a pay raise plan with John J. Williams denouncing critics as malarkey. The measure would raise congressional pay from 30 000 to 42 500 with larger boosts for judges and cabinet officials, while backers claim a simple resolution suffices without House or Senate veto.
Two Arab boys were killed and 10 others wounded when a hand grenade hit an Israeli military vehicle after Moshe Dayan passed on a Gaza tour. Arab refugee center scenes marked by ongoing Arab-Israeli confrontations amid Dayan’s unannounced visit. Arafat elected head of the PLO, succeeding Hammouda, vowing escalation of guerrilla actions. Iraqi soldier confesses to murder of a left-wing officer, amid Baath faction feuds in Baghdad and Syria.
ATLANTA AP Ralph E McGill longtime publisher of the Atlanta Constitution died Monday night of a heart attack at 70 He would have turned 71 Wednesday He won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil AP Adm Silvio Mota 66 Navy minister under President Goulart died Monday VIRGINIA BEACH AP Rear Adm William H Hammeriton 69 former Norfolk Naval Air Station commander died Sunday He retired in 1953 PHOENIX AP H Donald Campbell 90 former president of Chase National Bank died Monday The bank later became Chase Manhattan.
The defense seeks immunity protection for Des Moines resident Mrs. Harold McMaines as a defense witness in the Clay Shaw trial. She fears Garrison and aims to counter a story by Perry Russo about Shaw’s alleged JFK murder plot. Judge Haggerty’s court weighs the request amid jury deliberations.
Pittsburgh AP reports a heated contest for leadership of the United Steelworkers Union with incumbent president I W Abel challenged by Emu E Narick. Abel backs a continued AFL CIO affiliation and local decision limits while Narick pushes more rank and file democracy and local strikes.
HOPE (ARR) STAR reports that both Arkansas General Assembly chambers defeated education measures. A Senate bill to require small districts to upgrade curricula or face consolidation failed, while a House bill granting the coordinating commission power over curricula and budgets also fell short. Several related actions passed or failed as lawmakers debated consolidation and guidelines.
Proclamation from the City of Hope designates February as American History Month. The notice cites Washington and Lincoln, urges observances in schools and civic groups, and calls on citizens to study American heritage. Frank Douglas signs the proclamation on January 31, 1969.
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