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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1969
Page
2
Partly cloudy across the state this afternoon and tonight with warmer conditions. Friday will be milder with highs from the upper 40s in the north to the 60s in the south and lows mainly in the upper 30s to low 50s. Rain totals near 0.05 inches were reported in the weather station report for the prior 24 hours ending 7 am Thursday.
Beverly Hills California Conrad N Hilton Jr 42 eldest son of the Hilton hotel founder first husband of Elizabeth Taylor died of a heart attack He was president of the Conrad Hilton Foundation and once a vice president of Hilton Hotels Corp Taylor and Hilton divorced in 1952 Annapolis Maryland Capt J Jacob Vandergift 51 commanding officer at the Naval Station at Annapolis died of a heart attack The station runs training craft for academy midshipmen Hollywood Georgia Freeman 78 vice president of Paramount Pictures and president of the Association of Motion Picture Producers died Wednesday Scottsdale Walter Winchell had announced he was ending his Broadway column after 49 years due to personal losses He began writing in 1920 and will be 72 in April The column once ran in nearly 1 000 papers.
Leland DuVall farm editor of the Arkansas Gazette since 1955 received the National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Communications Award, first Arkansan honored. His journalism highlighted resource conservation and small watershed programs, earning multiple awards including Conservation Layman of the Year and honorary membership in the Soil Conservation Society of America.
Lawyers probe alternates for the Sirhan trial in a high profile case. Prospective jurors face questions on death penalty views youth and compassion for the defendant. Four alternates tentatively chosen as the panel awaits further selections and start of testimony.
Seattle police chief presented Larson brothers Howard 11 Joshua 8 and John 13 with merit awards for helping arrest a robbery suspect. The grocery-store incident began when the youths sensed danger, observed the gunman through a window, and tracked him to his car, providing license plate details.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses topped 3,000 in the past week, the first time in four and a half months. U S and Vietnamese commands cited 3,190 enemy deaths based on field body counts, with explanations of reporting delays and small clashes not detailed in daily communiques.
In London Gina Lollobrigida, aging gracefully, declares she is 40, beautified with age, and photographs well. She notes men feel nervous around her, and she plans more film work in London after moving from Rome.
The General Assembly approved the Senate version of the measure to merge Little Rock University and the University of Arkansas but funding to implement the merger remains unlikely. The House passed 82 to 3. the Senate 26 to 8. Supporters say the merger would reshape higher education in Arkansas though many lawmakers demand funding guarantees before approving an appropriation.
On February 8 1969 FCC officials welcomed the proposal while noting broadcasters could accept a future recommendation. Hyde said the commission favors a total advertising ban though voluntary limits or low tar cigarettes could be allowed. The agency set May 6 for comments and July 7 for replies, promising no action before review. Health figures linking smoking to cancer and lung disease were cited.
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