15 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1969
Page
1
The article notes a maker of men's underwear launching a line of shorts T shirts and athletic shirts in eight high fashion colors. A marketing manager argues underwear can reflect personality with colors like Fire Red for dynamic types and Blush Pink for shy or awkward moments.
In Ocean Shores Washington the February Fog Festival spills into a soggy spectacle as Paul Cornwell and locals hope for foul skies. The festival features quirky events including a soggy nineties style paddle to the Pacific and a mid winter wading race with up to seven foot waves. Last year saw a fearsome run of good weather. this year the crew bets on rain and soggy socks for the main event February 22 and 23.
Bay Lane on Key Biscayne, Florida, has seen no door to door peddlers since Nixon moved into the winter White House. Secret Service 24 hour blocks limit access and require identification. Nixon owns multiple homes on the block long road, with a tall hedge and security precautions shaping life on the island.
Israeli jet fighters struck a guerrilla pocket inside Jordan near the Sea of Galilee, backing an air assault with border fire. Jordan reported two Israeli air attacks and napalm drops with no Jordanian losses. In Hebron, an Israeli patrol faced light fire but no casualties. Gahal party voted to stay in the coalition led by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, opposing ceding territory.
Washington AP report says Marine Lance Cpl Billy J Curbow of Pine Bluff and Army Spec 4 Chester E Hill of Colt St Francis County were killed in action in Vietnam. Both families are listed in the Pentagon casualty notices.
Five admirals on the Pueblo court of inquiry travel across the country with counsel to inspect the USS Palm Beach at Norfolk before returning to San Diego. Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, recalled as a witness, remains in San Diego. The Palm Beach, 200 tons larger than the Pueblo, features different compartments.
American tuna boat Mariner is released at Talara after a Peruvian gunboat fired on nearby vessels 23 miles off the coast. Skipper Joseph Lewis of San Diego paid an unspecified fine. authorities cite licensing disputes and Peruvian claims of territorial waters. US officials and fishing groups report recurring conflicts with Peru amid broader aid implications.
US chief negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge said public talks yield little, while a Hanoi spokesman accused Washington of spreading rumors. Despite the rebuff, American delegates stressed belief in the value of quiet diplomacy as weekly Paris sessions continued amid heated exchanges.
A reminiscence recounts classroom valentines from childhood, recalling the anticipation of opening the valentine box, the simple four line notes, and a brave after school delivery by a boy named Wilbird that brightened a gloomy day. The piece blends nostalgia with a lighter vignette of valentines in school life. Arkansas population rises about 200000 since 1960 according to 1968 provisional census estimates, reaching 1,986,000. The growth mirrors the national trend though Arkansas’ gain is slightly below the overall 11.5 percent rise.
Richard Mills age 25 of Hot Springs died when his log truck left the road near Castor Louisiana and plunged into a ditch police said. The report notes a single-vehicle crash with Mills as the sole occupant and victim.
In Little Rock the Senate Conservation Committee reported the Scenic Rivers bill without recommendation. Sponsored by Senator Oscar Ala the proposal would form a system including the Buffalo Mulberry Kings Eleven Point rivers and Piney Creek and grant the legislature power to designate rivers after study and hearings.
Allied forces pressed air strikes and 60 large offensive operations as Tet began the lunar new year. U.S. intelligence assessed North Vietnamese divisions near Cambodia but not in position to strike Saigon, while nearby incidents included a monk burning himself in Bien Hoa and two terrorists killing a hamlet chief near Bong Son. B52s attacked targets north of Saigon and a helicopter and a light plane were lost in separate incidents. President Thieu urged military victories ahead of peace talks in Paris.
The defense opens in the Sirhan Sirhan trial over Kennedy's 1968 death arguing the shooting occurred in a trance, with psychiatric testimony planned. Key witness Romero described the pantry moment and Kennedy's death, while a busboy comforted the senator and a rosary was placed in his hands. The case hinges on whether the act was deliberate or impulsive, with the state seeking first degree murder.
McGehee and Dermott Arkansas voters will decide on March 11 whether the two school districts should merge as recommended by their school boards.
The Little Rock District Army Engineers said on Thursday that more than 63 000 cargo tags moved along the Arkansas River last month. The data tracks shipments via the Missaline Tors to Little Rock.
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