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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
2
Tense confrontations erupt as Teane campus strike supporters block major streets and halt streetcars. Police deploy mounted units and 150 officers. Five protesters arrested while leaders are pulled from a bucket line. Hayakawa warns striking faculty may resign after five day work stoppage.
The Marine Aluminum Association announced this week that a boat derby will be held on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville Arkansas. The event returns after last year’s derby at Duck Key Florida with participants from multiple regions competing on the lake.
Rashid Karami began efforts to form a coalition government in Beirut after President Helou asked him to replace Prime Minister Abdullah Yafi who resigned under fire over Israel's raid on Beirut airport. Karami, who led the 1958 rebellion, heads the Democratic Front and faces Christian party opposition to a hard line against Israel. In Paris, France’s arms embargo on Israel sparks intra-Gaullist tensions and debate over peace prospects as Israel presses cease-fire security. NBC reports Israel may possess or be close to a nuclear weapon, echoing past Dimona reactor developments.
A 24 hour outlook ends at 7 am Thursday with highs near 79 and a low around 33. Partly cloudy conditions continue through Friday, with a significant warming trend in the north and cooler air in the south. Friday night will see lows from the mid teens to the twenties, with highs Friday in the mid to upper 30s in the north and low 50s in the south.
A bill to legalize on premise sale of mixed drinks in certain hotels restaurants and private clubs will be submitted by the administration to the Arkansas Legislature. The measure by Little Rock attorney James M. McHaney requires a local option election in wet counties and imposes a two year club existence rule for permits.
Billie Austin Bryant, 38, an escapee and former Maryland Savings and Loan robber, surrendered in an attic after a daylong manhunt. FBI agents Anthony Palmisano and Edwin Woodriffe were killed in the line of duty, prompting widespread search with helicopters and police dogs.
The 100 delegates to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention completed organization and returned home. Sessions start April 7, but a chance the General Assembly stays in session exists. The Administration Committee was given power to coordinate with lawmakers and committees were formed with named chairs across ten domains including Bill of Rights, Suffrage, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, County, Municipal, Education, Finance and Taxation, and Public Information. The piece also briefly notes Apollo 8 captain Frank Borman’s possible future roles and related space-mission coverage.
Officials of the Firestone Coated Fabrics Co plant at Magnolia Arkansas and Local 607 of the United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America AFL-CIO signed a three year contract Wednesday ending a 35 day strike. A spokesman said the contract calls for a general increase of 43 cents an hour for all employees over the three year period.
In Los Angeles defense lawyers argue to delay juror panels as Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faces trial for the Kennedy assassination. Prosecution and defense debated venue and publicity while jurors were questioned by early sessions and witnesses including a jury commissioner.
LITTLE ROCK AP The escape of Pulaski County Penal Farm inmate Edeklal Washington 48 of Sweet Home prompted a Grand Jury probe requested by Legal Aid Bureau attorney John Choate. Washington vanished after walking from a garden detail. family unaware and sheriff not notified. Other inmates reported seeing him in town while taken to work sites. The incident coincides with the presidential primary election.
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