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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1966
Page
1
The Star reports on moving to offset printing, test editions, and the learning curve. It details screen-negatives, page pairing quirks, schedule shifts, and the impact on weather pages and cartoons while promising improvement and more features in offset.
AP reports New York lawmaker Galea filed for reelection today, citing ongoing service in the Spa district. Details of motive or platform remain unclear as officials confirm the candidacy and upcoming campaign steps.
Chairman L Mendel Rivers urged an early end to the respite in bombing North Vietnam as Congress reconvened. He argued a few well placed strikes on military targets would pressure Ho Chi Minh toward a resolution while underscoring American resolve. GOP leaders Lesnus Arends and Bourke Hickenlooper backed similar calls.
The Associated Press reports a new surge of cold air entering the mid-south and spreading through the region. The U.S. Weather Bureau says the front will be less sharp than the previous cold spell, with temperatures near or just below Sunday’s levels.
Yale student Lynd Hayden and SDS founder Thomas Hayden joined a news conference defending a trip with two others to North Vietnam. They urged concrete steps proving an unambiguous decision by the United States to ease peace talks while criticizing the Viet Cong and US policy. The trio violated a State Department travel ban and faced potential jail or fines. government action was not announced.
HAL BOYLE surveys popular conocor ideas from mailbag notes and trivia. He muses on the average girl kissing 74 lads before marriage, U.S. farm efficiency, red blood cell production, and safety myths for slowpokes. He also notes cultural quirks from music to teabags and the dollar’s changing value.
Emmet Lion Club will be chartered Thursday January 13 at 7 p.m. at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant Ark La Village. John Nelson named President W M Thompson to present charter by district Governor Thompson. Hope Lions sponsor event with Ferrell Williams delivering gong and gavel. International Director M C Lewis of Hot Springs to give the address. Charter members include W M Thompson C B Ward John Laudermild Gary Gibson Billy Joe Arnett Odis Otwell M O Booker Jr Don Arnett Charles Townsend Shelby Jones Joe Beaty Jr John Sanders Clovis Hicks Harvey Fullerton and others. James Morrow founded the club. About 25 Hope Lions and wives expected.
Justice Sam Robinson, 66, retires from the high court. Governor Orval Ez man will appoint a replacement. The retirement marks the end of an era for the court as the decision affects ongoing cases and the balance of the bench.
New York Mayor John Lindsay led marathon talks with a mediation team as the transit strike entered its 10th day. Emergency traffic rules, car pools in Harlem and poverty areas, and a TA damages suit against the union shaped daily life while full restoration could take hours after any agreement.
Arkansas Supreme Court issued formal opinions settling a dispute between Circuit Judge Wiley W Bean and Circuit Judge Russell C Roberts over Johnson County court holding. Bean planned Feb 7 term, Roberts moved Jan 17. court dissolved Bean injunction and supported Roberts. Court urged judges to show comity and judicial restraint to protect court facilities for the February term.
Divers found the body of Walker Staley, 41, of Hot Springs in Lake Hamilton Sunday. Authorities said he drowned while fishing Monday.
Officers reported two crashes. On Second Street a car driven by Fred Sutton hit Cecil Sprague Jr’s vehicle causing heavy damage and Sutton was charged with driving while intoxicated and no license. On Highway 67 Forrest Ross rear ended Arlie Hickman’s car causing considerable damage. Officers Sinjan and Shirley investigated.
The state’s right to require schoolchild vaccination was affirmed in a DeWitt District case involving Roy Mannis, a minor from the General Assembly and Church of the First Born. His parents, objecting on religious grounds, had enrolled him in a private parochial school. The district sought guardianship to vaccinate and enroll the child.
Secretary Wirtz told Little Rock Typographical Union members that the war on poverty is too broad to be reduced and pledged to win. He noted about 17.7 billion dollars would be spent in 1965-66 to aid the poor, with unemployment at 4.1 percent thanks to Great Society programs.
The 89th Congress begins its second session as President Johnson plans a State of the Union on Vietnam peace efforts. Lawmakers expect routine business, committee appointments, and new member swearing in while facing potential war funding requests and policy clashes. The Vietnam war looms over domestic fray and Great Society programs.
Mrs. Rose Mary Ralls, 62, of Fayetteville, died Sunday from smoke inhalation after a house fire. Fire officials confirmed the cause of death.
Miller County sheriff's deputies arrested eight people after raiding a gamecock fighting arena eight miles northeast of Texarkana Arkansas. About 50 spectators fled. among the detainees was Blackie Green a former deputy and an announced sheriff candidate. All faced a misdemeanor charge and were released on bond.
Public Health Service urges avoiding all plastic water filled balls and bar units shaped as elephants made in Hong Kong due to leaks and potential health hazards. Hempstead County population up 0.4 percent since January 1965 per Lawrence T. McGinley of Dun and Bradstreet. KECC Evangel College radio station director Ary Haseen. Hargis pursues elementary education at Hope High. Whitfield Lodge confers Fellowcraft Degree January 11 at 7:30 pm. Arkansas Razorbacks tally in North-South Mobile clash. Lindsey, Burnett, Brockett score for South. March of Dimes appeals for public contributions and pennies.
An American and Australian force hunt Viet Cong on the edge of the Tron Triangle northwest of Salgon. Snipers and booby traps hinder the search as troops comb tunnels along the Saigon River.
District Governor Bilas Baow addressed Hope Rotary at Town and Country noting Rotary fellowship knowledge and inspiration as key aims. Dr Snow president of Arkansas State Teachers College Conway shared insights from a Near East educational trip and emphasized Rotary’s international spirit. Guests included Edgar Richardson Conwyn Jo Hawkins Vincent Foster Joe Jones Jack Gardner and Rev Rollin Hastie.
Former Arkansas congressman Brooks Hays told the American Association of University Women that the nation is entering a golden age of education due to federal aid from the primary to university levels. He urged Arkansas to capitalize on funds to combat poverty and illiteracy. Arkansas Rehabilitation Service reported aiding over 6,100 disabled persons in 1963 65, with 3,000 rehabilitated and placed in work.
American and Australian forces in Operation Crimp attacked the Iron Triangle area 25 miles northwest of Saigon, destroying a major Viet Cong stronghold while the enemy largely avoided engagement. A large weapons cache was secured, with 47 weapons including crew-served guns, 114 grenades, 15,000 rounds, and 20 tons of rice found. Allied casualties were light, and air strikes continued with 281 missions. Several aircraft incidents caused losses or damage but crews were safe. Ground contacts remained limited as the operation progressed and the river line near Saigon kept the triangle on the opposite bank.
An Associated Press tally shows three fatalities and 15 injuries from Friday night to Sunday in Arkansas. Pearly Mae Smooth, 22, of Mellwood, died in a two car crash on Arkansas 44 near Phillips County. Roger Morris, 18, near Springdale, died in a head on collision south of Fayetteville. Elizabeth Albots, 80, of Lincoln, was killed on U S 6 at Farmington with two other women injured.
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