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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1969
Page
1
A column recounts a minor fender-bender in the Village Shopping Center and argues for posted speed limits of five to ten miles per hour and one way traffic in shopping centers. The piece notes children loading from cars and merchandise carts crossing paths, urging Hope to adopt similar limits as other cities to reduce congestion and hazards.
A fire on the 14th floor of the Grady Manning Hotel in downtown Little Rock was controlled quickly with no injuries. Fire Chief Jack Davis noted water from extinguishing efforts caused most damage, evacuating top floors used by Army and Air Force recruits and other guests. Hotel manager Wiley Jamison said two top floors were vacant and recruits had already moved in, while 15 rooms on the second floor were occupied and evacuated. firefighters used vacuums to remove water and prevent further spread.
President Johnson urges continued social reform as he delivers the State of the Union message. He calls for urban renewal, end to racial discrimination, improved education, and safer streets while urging bipartisanship with President elect Nixon and a strong 1970 reform agenda. The speech also covers Vietnam and domestic priorities as part of a broad legislative push.
PEARL HARBOR AP The U S Navy reports 24 dead 85 injured and 17 missing after a series of explosions and fire swept the flight deck of the 85 000 ton aircraft carrier Enterprise during a training exercise 75 miles southwest of Honolulu The ship returned to port under its own power from the disaster scene The cause was initially attributed to a falling bomb but later retracted and unknown pending investigation The nuclear plant was not affected planes from Enterprise were taking part in a Kahoolawe bombing range exercise before redeployment to the Western Pacific The Enterprise nicknamed the Big E has 5 000 crew and has seen action off Vietnam</S:
The Experiment Station at Spencer Tract hosts a beef bull performance test results program at 10 p.m. January 17. Cecil M. Bittle introduces the event and test comparisons, with Dr. C J Brown and Dr. Carl Lueker delivering talks on test bulls. Lans Brown outlines procedures, Robert W. Parham discusses local test management, and a grading demonstration is shown by Dr. Lueker.
U S District Court Judge Oren Harris was to hear today the Warren District case and Thursday's agenda included cases against Junction City and El Dorado districts. The Warren District seeks to continue its freedom of choice plan or adopt a July HEW approved plan. The Justice Department questions a new school by Sept 1, 1969, while Junction City offers a plan for an integrated unitary system for all 12 grades by 1969 70. El Dorado asks to continue its freedom of choice plan.
Members begin the 67th General Assembly with inaugurations and organizational work. The House passes two housekeeping appropriations and over 20 new bills while the Senate funds its session expenses. Legislation includes ethics codes, conflict of interest prohibitions, and emergency powers for governors. A tax and dividend exemption repeal are proposed to boost state revenue with estimated gains. See Legislature on page 8.
President Johnson asked Congress to provide 2.35 billion in foreign aid funds for 1970, nearly a billion more than 1969. He said aid would focus on 11 self reliant nations, likely including Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Turkey, the Middle East, Colombia, Chile and Brazil, while protecting the balance of payments and avoiding substituting aid exports for regular U.S. exports. Major programs would include 440 million for Vietnam, 240 million for other East Asia, with further allocations to aid growth and social progress.
President Johnson submits a farewell budget of 195.3 billion with a 3.4 billion surplus from extending the 10 percent surtax until June 30. He touts seven years of growth, jobs, and rising living standards, and proposes higher Social Security benefits, extended Medicare, Medicaid expansion, and adjusted unemployment payments while pressing for inflation control and continuation of the Vietnam conflict funding if needed. Nixon pledges support for the surtax. Congress to weigh military and foreign aid levels as part of the 1970 budget process.
Three minor accidents were investigated in Hope City yesterday. Irene Dixon sideswiped a parked car owned by Harry Cagle at Village Shopping Center with minor damage. Kenny Easling backing from a parking lane struck Betty Gibson’s car. Michael O Fielding rear hit Malcolm Porterfield’s car at the underpass. Fielding had minor injuries.
Newcomers announced by the Welcome Report Service include Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of Memphis and others from Robersonville Norwood Little Rock Nashville Snyder Denver Falmouth Bethesda Dallas Pasadena. A Cattlemen's meeting is set at the R.C.I. Building in McCaskill Friday at 7 p.m. Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association speaker Wade will discuss a new law on hunting posted land. The Christmas Seal Campaign urges support with $1 75595 raised through January 7 per Hempstead Chair Dee McMurrough. Hempstead County Bar Association named new officers Norman M. Smith president Larry S. Patterson vice president John R. Graves secretary treasurer. The Star received praise from Mrs. W J Greenwald of Greenwich Conn recalling her daughter Martha Ann Singleton of Hope and niece of Annie Jean Walker.
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