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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1968
Page
1
Reports detail patrolmen killed and wounded during a vehicle stop in Nashville over a stolen money order, plus a fatal shooting in Anniston amid a parking dispute. The piece contrasts police hazards with low pay, notes credit card adoption by service sectors, and highlights a Milwaukee court clash over coffee for jurors.
Hollywood police captured four juveniles Wednesday night for drag racing golf carts on Sunset Golf Course fairways but found no applicable traffic charge to fit the incident. The report notes the case lacked a suitable charge.
Biafrans press for peace while mounting counterattacks in the seven month Nigeria civil war. Federal officials doubt peace talks will proceed without clear signs of willingness to rejoin the federation amid border clashes near Nsukka and Enugu.
Crime and police work discussed amid Crime Prevention Week. Local department led by Chief A L Willis with 12 patrolmen and support staff, plus state police units under Capt Milton Mosler and Lt Guy Downing. Traffic duties and long patrol miles cited, urging safe driving in 1968.
Harvard professor John Kenneth Galbraith warned in Boston that the South Vietnamese government and army would dissolve within weeks as Viet Cong offensives ended the country’s pacification efforts. He spoke to about 100 youths at a Junior Chamber event, criticizing U.S. strategy and the Johnson administration.
A U S Air Force B-52 strike north of Saigon dropped about fifty tons of bombs outside the target area killing over 40 people and wounding 57 to 59. The raid occurred along the Saigon River about 9.5 miles north of the capital, clearance given by Vietnamese and American military authorities.
MEMPHIS AP report: cab driver J T Maddox reluctantly handed over about $30 after two men threatened him with what appeared to be a pistol in the back of his cab. He said they demanded money because he was getting married and fled after the heist.
President Johnson affirmed General Westmoreland will remain in Vietnam and dismissed rumors about his removal. He stressed no military man inspires more confidence and urged no impression of leadership change. Johnson also warned Hanoi is not ready to negotiate, detailing 20 overtures reviewed and noting no nuclear weapon recommendations from defense leaders.
Soil Conservation Service overseen project places a 30 inch diameter pipe through a levy to divert runoff from a 53 acre field into the canal. The pipe, 70 feet long and buried to 17 feet, is designed to discharge 16 cubic feet per second and fill the gully to protect black land soil. Additional pipe drops are needed along Middle and South Fork Ozan Creeks.
Ray mond Rebsamen announced the quarterly Arkansas magazine would stop after eight issues due to poor subscriber numbers. He said leading firms were willing to advertise but the public did not support it, and the publication focused on state tourist attractions and industry.
Emmett Ray McCarthy Jr. was ordered to strip to underwear and guarded by two deputies after escaping five times from jails and hospitals. He awaited trial on charges tied to one escape as guards noted he would have felt cold if he had left his cell.
House Speaker Stor Ing R. Cockrill Jr. said the special legislative session could end Saturday if two bills do not cause delays. The only items likely to keep lawmakers in session are a constitutional convention procedures bill and a Department of Corrections proposal. Administration bills and several resolutions remain on the calendar. Rep. Bill Thompson proposed a weeklong recess to study the prison bill, ending at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, while Rep. Ray Smith set adjournment for 2 p.m. Saturday.
In Danville Arkansas Royce Harger 12 died when a shotgun discharged while a older brother Larry Dele Harger 14 believed the weapon was unloaded The older boy reportedly placed four marbles in the barrel and held the gun to the younger boy’s shoulder Sheriff Merman McCormick said the incident occurred Thursday at the Harger home in Waveland Yell County
New York AP report says jailed union president John DeLury’s absence from wage talks with City Hall could jeopardize progress. Attorney Paul O'Dwyer urged temporary release. Judge Strait refused, citing willful contempt. Talks resumed after Albany lawmakers moved sanitation crisis to the mayor and Lindsay for negotiated settlement, while the state takeover plan stalled.
Communist troops cling to parts of Hue's Citadel as heavy fighting with U S Marines continues. Reports say 94 North Vietnamese killed, Marines suffer 25 dead and 125 wounded since fighting began. About 1 000 Marines and 3 000 South Vietnamese remain in the battle area with tanks and artillery aiding efforts to clear the Citadel.
Mrs. Hazel Sievert believes her hen set a record as the eight pound Corish hen laid an egg measured around the middle at 94 inches and containing four yolks, according to the Sievert family in Keota.
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