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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1967
Page
1
A note on scented sawdust logs for fireplaces and a New York price, plus praise for a Berkey four color machine set to factory test in Arkansas. The 1967 Arkansas directory notes offset printing growth, with Star reporting the machine’s Arkansas debut and the shift of more weeklies to offset, while dailies lag behind.
Washington AP reports AMA president Dr. Charles L. Hudson says after 642 months Medicare brings few public or private objections from doctors. He notes initial resistance faded but many physicians remain unhappy over a certification form for hospitalizations and plans to seek amendment to remove the provision.
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller told the AP he mailed conciliatory letters to all legislators to heal icy ties with the Senate after a row over 93 former Faubus appointments. He acknowledged a two paragraph unsigned note may have been a tactical error but says he had no choice due to time. He warned of obstructionism and said the incident would be forgotten as legislation proceeds.
A Frisco Lines freight train struck the Tyson car on Arkansas 264 near Springdale killing John Tyson 61 and his wife Helen 51. The Tysons led a list of four Arkansas traffic deaths from Friday evening to Sunday night. Services for the Tysons will be Tuesday at First Methodist in Springdale. Ruby Lee Heynolds 25 of Warren died when her car left U S 65 near Dumas and hit a culvert ending in a ditch. Jim Sargent 94 of Haynes was struck by a car driven by Delores Hughes 30 as he walked along a road in Haynes.
Allen Banning, 16, died after being shot in the left eye during a can shooting practice. Franz Kelling, 16, fired the .22 caliber rifle in the incident near a Pulaski County camping trip. The three youths were on an overnight outing when the accident occurred.
Winthrop Rockefeller said he received a State Police Criminal Investigation Division report on prison conditions about ten days before taking office. He planned to release it to inform Arkansans of the scope and seriousness of the problems while avoiding a scandal.
Comsat to inaugurate commercial U S Japan communications via Lani Bird 2, Intelsat 2, launched from Cape Kennedy. Tests to run for 10 days with about 240 circuits. first link to Japan tentatively opening Jan 26. Lani Bird 1 failed to reach synchronous orbit, limiting its use to emergencies. Defense Department to claim 30 circuits from April 1. NASA contracts for half of satellite channels.
About 25 attendees at the first Board meeting in the Chamber office discussed making the Annual Southwest Arkansas Poultry Festival a Chamber program with a standing committee. New festival head is N. B. Coleman, with past chairs aiding. Other items covered included tourist committee leadership, a labor survey discussion, promotion ideas for watermelons, and plans for an Annual Meeting and Banquet. The board voted to move meetings from the first Thursday to the first Tuesday each month.
Washington AP reports a Senate clash over the antifilibuster rule as bipartisan lawmakers push for easier end to debates. House Democrats prepare Ways and Means Committee bids. Foreign Relations hears from Dean Rusk in a closed session as leadership weighs whether a majority can end debate.
A major fire destroyed a large portion of McCormick Place in Chicago, with losses estimated between 20 and 100 million dollars. No injuries were reported as flames consumed part of the 35 million building and much of the 100 million in exhibits. Firefighters battled the blaze in 15 degree weather that froze water mains and hydrants. Fire Commissioner Robert J. Quinn questioned the impact of the water supply on fighting the fire.
CHARLOTTE AP Harry Golden the author and editor was reported Sunday to be walking about and watching television at Soaporie Hospital in Charlotte. A spokesman said he is improving but no release date is set. He was hospitalized December 21 for gallbladder surgery and later had respiratory complications.
In Ipoh, two elderly Buddhist monks set themselves on fire on Tuesday to protest the Vietnam War and the threat of nuclear conflict. The act, witnessed by locals, underscores rising antiwar sentiment in the region.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepares for a public hearing with Secretary of State Dean Rusk as Chairman Fulbright and Senator Mansfield press for more proof that bombing North Vietnam advances peace. Freshmen Republicans split on continuing the bombing while other leaders urge tougher war effort and broader strategy, including risks with China and the Soviet Union.
AP News Digest reports Red China under Mao Tse-tung’s faction faces ongoing strong opposition while National security concerns rise in Vietnam with 41 prisoners killed in the Mekong Delta. Dean Rusk to defend bombing policy before Senate committee amid US actions in Asia and domestic political shifts in Alabama and Washington. Also coverage of Rockefeller and Eaton push for Western Communist trade links and U Thant urging restraint in Middle East tensions. The Bahamas inaugurates its first Negro government as Pindling era begins.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr arrives in Montego Bay for a vacation at Ochos Rios on Jamaica's north coast. He is greeted by Kingston Mayor Cecil Donaldson and plans to remain in Jamaica through February.
Four trusty guards at Tucker Prison Farm fled Sunday with the dogs during routine exercise. Prison Supt. O. E. Bishop reported the four men Jimmy Pike Calvin Oath 54 James Edward Stephens and Rick Emerick 38 left early Sunday and have not returned. Roadblocks were set up as wardens and State Police searched the area.
Beginning today KXAR will air a 13 week series introducing the Hope High Band. The first 15 minutes feature Richard Keyton and band members discussing instruments and placement. John King covers band function and history. Over 12 weeks nearly every member is heard with Holland transcriptions in the second 15 minutes. The program airs 6 p.m. each Monday. Southern State College reports 54 degree candidates for the fall and winter ending Jan 20 including William Norman Friday of Hope with a BSc. business administration candidates include John Pierce of Hope and Bonnie Harris of Prescott. BSc in Education seekers include Linda Scroggins of Hope and Royce and Richard Miller of Rosston. Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239 meets Jan 17 at 7:30 p.m., Hope Division of Licensed Practical Nurses meets Jan 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Hempstead County Memorial Hospital. the Women’s Independent basketball team practices at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the gym. The March of Dimes asks for prompt, generous responses as Mrs. Frank Worthey announced the traditional mailing to Hempstead households. City police detain a 14 year-old Black boy Saturday for breaking into James McLarty’s garage twice and taking a pistol from a car. he will be turned over to juvenile authorities per Chief Alvin Wills.
U S supersonic jets attacked the Ha Gia fuel storage area 144 miles north northwest of Hanoi as ground fighting flared in the Mekong Delta. Two pilots reported MIGs with no clashes. eight Americans were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down near Can Tho and a ninth crewman was missing. South Vietnamese Rangers claimed 74 Viet Cong killed near a prison camp two miles away, as government forces uncovered a mass killing of prisoners.
The Arkansas Bar Association holds its -th annual two day winter meeting at the Hotel Mari. Gov Winthrop Rockefeller will give the opening address at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Speakers include James M. Henderson FTC general counsel U.S. District Judge Gordon E. Young and Fred P. Graham Times correspondent and Kefauver aide.
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