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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
2
Forecast for Arkansas shows clear to partly cloudy skies in the east and considerable cloudiness in the west. Heat during the day will fall to the low 30s to low 40s tonight. Thursday brings more cloud cover with a chance of scattered showers mainly in the western half and little temperature change around the mid 30s to low 40s.
In London AP reports Marc Ellington of Eugene Oregon became the first American to refuse a draft call publicly in Britain. He handed his induction papers to Canon John Collins at St Pauls Cathedral, seeking sanctuary in a church he says taught him values.
A burst of machine gun fire Tuesday killed former congressman Alesandro Silva Falla, 40, and two others in Guatemala. A third attack wounded Manuel Villas Cotta Vielman, a former vice presidential candidate from the Liberation Movement. The government reports 26 people killed by terrorists this month. Security rules permit arrests without charges, censorship, arms limits, and bans on gatherings of more than four.
A Republican candidate and prominent Americans urge Saigon to pursue peace talks with the Viet Cong National Liberation Front. They warn the NLF must be reckoned in any settlement and call a halt to bombing of North Vietnam to shift pressure toward Hanoi while Saigon strengthens pacification and rejects surrender.
U S. reports heavy combat across South Vietnam as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces threaten key border zones. Westmoreland cites enemy buildup near the DMZ and Khe Sanh while B 52 strikes hit northwest areas. Marine and allied troops clash near Con Thien Gio Linh with casualties among both sides.
The 374th Tactical Airlift Wing chose SSgt James P. Chism of the 35th Tactical Airlift Squadron as NCO of the Quarter. Lt Col Ruehle Belser praised Chism for outstanding performance and duties, noting the board also weighed nominees’ off duty conduct.
Monta W Sunkel 66 died in a local hospital with services in DeQueen and Oakcrest Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mrs Etta Franklin Camp 90 died in a Little Rock nursing home with funeral in Herndon Chapel Patmos cemetery. Mrs Edith Cassidy 67 died in a local hospital with services at Herndon Chapel and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Professor Joseph F Hudnut 84 educator on architecture died, former Harvard dean emeritus. Mrs Benjamin Spock 90 mother of pediatrician author died. Lillian G Gandy 93 long serving public official died Tuesday.
State Senator Richard E. Griffin of Crossett Brook urged Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to reconsider the nomination of Lawrence Derby Jr. of Warren to the Arkansas A and M Board of Trustees. Griffin said he was not consulted as required by law and would withhold confirmation if the appointee lacks qualification or if the appointment process did not follow legal procedures.
President Tito of Yugoslavia arrived in Phnom Penh for a five day official visit escorted by six Cambodian air force planes. Prince Norodom Sihanouk greeted Tito praising nonalignment and Yugoslavia’s role in aiding Afro Asian countries. Tito thanked the prince and said he was glad to be in Cambodia.
In a local government update, the tax collector of Corbin City begins her 12th four-year term, continuing oversight of property assessments and revenue collection for the municipality.
LITTLE ROCK AP It will not be necessary for the legislature to reimburse Gov Rockefeller's emergency fund for the money advanced for the Cosmetology Board's operations. Joseph V. Stewart said the fund is being repaid from the board's reserves and the board could operate without a new appropriation if the governor declares an emergency. The board has a $100,000 reserve slated for a building but not for operations. The eagle note at the end seems unrelated.
Englishmen confront a policy pivot aiming to boost exports and cut imports, shifting resources to invest in industry and capital. The program signals a welfare state tilt, military cuts reducing Far East policing, and tensions within the Labour government over spending on housing education and social security. Thailand exports rice most of any nation.
Dale Franks of Hope School District 1A explains the General Mathematics program and its impact on students involved. Larry Patterson and Mr O Ver are noted among the club’s participants.
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