Short Stuff: Personal Crisis and Country Road Tales
Editor notes a string of bunking humor about a man threatening to jump from an Atlanta building, a plano swapped for a piccolo, and a roadside misadventure. The author recalls a trek east of Rocky Mound with Johnson, blaming missing maps and sign boards for forks, praising Hope Lions Club for sign posts and proposing county signboards to guide travelers toward Sutton Laneburg or Prescott.
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Rocky Mound
Johnson
Hope
Prescott
U.S. 67
Johnson and I
Hope Lions Club
Lions
Hempstead
Nevada
Britain to Aid Nasser as Egypt Seeks IMF Credit
Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government plans to join an international rescue to aid Egypt's Nasser. Britain, West Germany, Italy and possibly others will send 47 million pounds to cover IMF and World Bank payments, helping secure 82 million pounds in new credits to offset canal closures. Controversy expected in Wilson's Labour Party and Parliament over Nasser’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Harold Wilson
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Egypt
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Nasser
Wilson
Ahor
Contempt Charge Set Aside In Arkansas Supreme Court Ruling
Arkansas Supreme Court set aside a contempt finding against former State Police Director Lynn A. Davis for refusing to name a confidential informant before a Grand Jury. The court cited a meager record and held the judge erred in jailing Davis. it left unresolved whether Davis was criminally guilty. Justice J Fred Jones wrote the 6-1 majority opinion. Davis had been jailed briefly in Little Rock after his refusal to identify the informant, who supplied information leading to gambling raids in Pulaski County. The court emphasized lack of record on Davis appearance and evidence, noting the Grand Jury received only legal evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Shearer
Associated Press
Rer
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Lynn A. Davis
Davis
J. Fred Jones
Slam J. Kirby
Little Hook
Kirby
Pulaski County
Chambers
Grand Jury
High Court
Supreme Court
Jones
Chicago residents rush to join riot control unit
Chicago Sheriff Joseph Woods attracts over a thousand applicants and equal number of calls after his Feb 12 appeal for a 1000 man riot control force to handle potential civil disorders this summer. Volunteers include a plane company president, lawyers, a hospital therapist, a Pinkerton official, and a dining car porter. Applications exclude those under 21, with police records, or jobless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Chicago
Jesse James
Old Westi
Posse
Joseph Woods
Cook County
Pinkerton's, Inc
America
Earl Latham
Woods
Heart Sunday Chairman Is Announced
Mrs. Ralph Emerson of 1509 South Main Street is named Heart Sunday chairman for the 1968 Hope Heart Fund Campaign. Volunteers will canvass Feb 22 to 25, recruiting district captains to coordinate efforts across Hempstead County. Proceeds support Arkansas Heart Association research education and community services fighting heart disease.
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Heart Sunday
Hope
Ralph Emerson
South Main Street
George Young
Heart Fund
Heart
Kinard Young
Ward
Jim Lockhart
Ken Daniels
Titman McLalland
Bob Kellam
Southland Heights
Westwood
Bill Ellis
Beverly Hills
Airs
Young
Hempstead
Richard Arnold
DeAnn
E. J. Hinton
Blevins
Dave Cummings
Patmos
Arkansas Heart Association
U S Planes Stray Over North Korea
U S Planes strayed briefly over North Korea on Sunday due to weather and navigational issues, the U N Command said. Rear Adm. John Smith noted the pilots departed when aware of their location and pledged measures to prevent future incidents.
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C. Hwang
Panmunjom
Korea
United States
North Korea
Unitedates
John ¥. Smith
U.N. Command
Armistice Commission
Smith
United Nations
U.S
Johnson plans troop surge talk with Eisenhowers
President Johnson described an upbeat meeting with former President Eisenhower at Palm Desert California as he returned to Washington. He said six hour talks on Vietnam covered strategy and a golf round in which Eisenhower beat him. Johnson indicated troop levels could rise beyond 25000 if needed and spoke of sending Marines and paratroopers to Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Palm Desert
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Constellation
California
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
el Toro Marine Air Station
Cal
Jim Cole Seeks Re election for Hempstead Circuit Clerk
The Star announces Jim Cole to seek reelection as Hempstead County Circuit Clerk. In his statement he credits years of service, pledges continued dedication, and asks for citizen support and votes. He promises friendly courteous and efficient service to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Cole
Clark
Hempstead County
Riots Report Seen From Civil Disorders Commission
The Presidents Commission on Civil Disorders prepares a dramatic report due around March 1 to President Johnson. It will describe riots in Newark Detroit and other cities and analyze root causes such as poverty and slum hostility. The document also urges reforms including jobs better education and housing for Negroes in urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
AP News Digest
Washington
Senate Chamber
Johnson
Newark
Detroit
Gia Ton
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Commission
United States
National Archives
Chary
Stll
Amanne
Car Overturns and Burns on Highway
An auto driven by Joe D. Scott of Nashville overturned and burned on Highway 67 about three miles west of Hope, blocking traffic for over two hours. Scott suffered a broken nose. Slope Fire Department dispatched a truck to extinguish the blaze as State Trooper Wallace Martin investigated.
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Highway 67
Hope
Joe D. Scott
Nashville
Slope Fire Department
Wallace Martin
National Reserve Officers Association chief attacks antiwar minority
Navy Captain Vincent A. Primerano, national president of the Reserve Officers Association, denounces a “miserable minority” waving Viet Cong flags during a weekend talk to the greater Atlanta chapter, saying their actions deserve contempt and urging removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Reserve Offiecara Association
Navy
Vincent A. Primerano
Association
Greater Atlanta
Whitfield Masonic meeting set for Tuesday February 20
All Around Town notes a regular Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 meeting on Tuesday February 20 at 7 30 p m. The item also lists local updates including hospital patient Mrs Travis Ward at St Michael s Hospital Texarkana Ark 75501 after surgery and upcoming city planning appointment details for Joe T Crain of Lawton Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239
Joe T., Crain
Lawton
Okla
Hope
Louis E. Crain
Joe
Hope High School
U of A
U, of
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Oklahomaa City Plannang
Second Wave Offensive Easing Off
U S Marines pushed 400 yards through Hue ruins toward the south wall near the Imperial Palace as the second wave of the Lunar New Year offensive appeared to ease. Viet Cong rockets and mortars struck Saigon and other cities while Hue faced heavy fighting and air strikes were limited by cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Hue
Chadat
Viatnamma
Tan Son Nhiut
Wth
Vietnam
Citadal
Imperial
Old City
Hue Tg
Buk
Malcolm A. Susgel
Monterey
Calif
Tan Tho
Tan Son Nhut
Phan Thiet
Symphony to Play in Hope Tuesday at High School
Henderson State College Symphony Orchestra returns to Hope for a rare five year gap. Program opens with Gluck Iphigenia overture and closes with West Side Story selections. Included are Pavane, Emperor Waltz, The Unanswered Question with Woods wind quartet and trumpet solo Robert Levy. English Folk Song Susie by Vaughan Williams caps the program. Concert Tuesday February 20 at 8 p.m. Hope High School Auditorium.
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Henderson State College Symphony Orchestra
Tmustc
Hope
Axt
Forst
Gluck
Bernstein
Ravel
Strauss
Charles Les
Robert Levy
HSC
Susie
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hope High School
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Alex. R. Washburn
Atlanta
L. Carter Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Edith Lederer
NEW York
George Schaeffer
Claire Bloom
Schaeffer
Julie Harris
Lynn Fontanne
Hallmark
Crichton
Bill Travers
Virginia McKenna
Judith Anderson
Pye
Hite
LBJ
Iie
LBI
Viet Cong
U.S. Foreign Aid Agency
Washligton
Antiriot Commission
Florida
American Bar Association
International
Israel
Jordan
The
Star
Hot Springs
Texarkana
William R. Golden Jr
Solomon Odelt Tavis
Roy Alison
South Elm St
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
Georgia
Martha Allison
Salsbury Laboratories
Charles City
Iowa
P. Cecil Bumpers
Arkansas
Charles Clark
Ard
Hrs
Bryan Clark
Symphony
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