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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1969
Page
1
The editors say Nixon's eight-year federal experience and diverse self made team signal capable, quick Senate confirmations. They praise that none have Washington permanent ties, foreseeing fresh approach to governance and broad competence for the presidency.
Amnesty was extended for militant Negro students at Brandeis University after a delegation met with President Morris B. Abram. The deadline was pushed beyond 9 a.m. pending the meeting's outcome amid threats to burn campus buildings. About 200 students, mostly white, marched around the seized communications center in support.
In Budapest a Hungarian Laurel and Hardy style duo of truck drivers built a meat theft scheme by shifting weight between drivers to simulate load. The plan collapsed when the heavier man killed his lighter partner during an argument after adding weight to the vehicle.
Forty four Arkansans among 10 Eastern Airlines passengers hijacked to Nassau were flown back to Miami and returned to the United States late Thursday. The group, part of 50 couples en route to a Nassau sales conference, included Keith and Mrs Thrash of Little Rock. Union Life Insurance confirmed Arkansans aboard and said the rest flew on to Nassau or elsewhere. Mayor Haco Boyd and his wife were aboard and described Havana hospitality as cordial.
New York AP report on Apollo 8 astronauts arriving for a ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes. The day includes a Gold Medal ceremony, a City luncheon, United Nations visit, and a state dinner. Attending are spouses and children of the crew. the parade follows prior spaceflight heroes.
Raymond Sansoucle, father of four, died after pursuing a purse snatcher who had stolen six dollars from a 61-year-old widow. His death spurred a local fund drive near fifty thousand dollars and a flood of letters urging law and order. Sansoucle chased the thief from a car, leading to a fatal shooting as he confronted the suspect.
A. J. Crabaugh, 64, longtime Arkansas Tech dean since 1948, announced Thursday he will resign effective June 20. The plan ends a 26 year tenure at the Russellville campus, with Crabaugh leaving the post as the university prepares administrative changes.
A dated column notes husbands dwell in the doghouse long after mistakes while wives rarely submit to such punishment. It mocks gender roles, cites shared reminiscences of youth, and mentions nightlife woes in Manhattan and a bizarre fish cruelty trend. The piece closes by referencing a continuation on page three.
Charles T. Bernard of Earle, who ran against Senator J W Fulbright, was named to the Arkansas State Bank Board by Governor Winthrop Rockefeller on Thursday. The Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges received a 000 grant Thursday from the Cities Service Foundation to be shared by seven Arkansas colleges.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports the Vietnam peace talks show no thaw. Saigon rejects any formula granting the NLF equal status with the Saigon government, insisting on a two-sided table. Talks stall aside from lower level sessions as Lodge nears role of lead negotiator after Nixon’s inauguration.
New York Times reports Nixon receives advice from the President's General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs urging higher foreign aid to curb violent upheavals in underdeveloped countries. The panel argues the U S cannot be secure if poor nations fail to raise living standards as fast as rich nations.
The Texarkana Jaycees petitioned the FCC alleging KTAL-TV fails to cover Texarkana adequately. They claim the Palmer Media group station labels itself as Shreveport Texarkana while listing Texarkana as its principal locale. News length, sports and weather coverage are cited as insufficient with most staff based in Shreveport.
A civilian Nel A. Armstrong will command Apollo 11 with Col Edwin Aldrin Jr and Lt Col Michael Collins. Launch tentatively set for July, NASA announced. Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are to descend to the moon in a lunar module while the main craft remains in lunar orbit.
Saigon claimed 191,807 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops were killed in 1968 with 151,000 infiltrations and 21,050 captured, while U S losses through December totaled 14,521. The report cited high enemy strength at 300,100 and noted limited battlefield impact despite attacks on Can Tho, Soc Trang, and Binh Thuy airfields.
The Rev. W L French will preach at both services Sunday at First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs Louise Goodwin is choir director and Linda Goodwing is pianist. Leo Wood serves as Sunday School superintendent.
The president of the Little Rock Jaycees said Thursday the organization does not support or endorse mixed drink legislation. Hugh Pollard stated Arkynnag Jaycees have never endorsed any effort on the legislature or governor to clarify local beverage control.
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