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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
1
The Hope Star celebrates 40 years since the 1929 merger that created the paper. Editor Alex H. Washburn thanks the staff and announces a forthcoming public opinion poll on tax increases, inviting readers to vote YES or NO and mail ballots to the office.
An Associated Press count records three fatalities on Arkansas highways over the weekend. Loyd Perkins, 22, of Mansfield, died Sunday when his car left the highway and overturned four times. Saturday victims were Michael McCoy, 18, and Bobby Newsom, both of Leachville, in a two car collision.
State Sen. Jim Caldwell of Rogers a Church of Christ minister says he may support the administration local option mixed drink bill. Caldwell 32 the only Republican in the Arkansas Senate says he is wrestling with the issue and has not reached a final decision. As a minister he is dry but as a legislator he does not want to deprive people of the right to vote in their district and county.
Four U.S. bases and twelve South Vietnamese camps were struck in night attacks near Saigon. Eight Americans died and 35 wounded. Government said enemy actions followed Paris peace talks. one day of heavy shelling left civilian and soldier losses, with reports of planned offensives and mixed intelligence on North Vietnamese infiltrations.
Shareholders of the First National Bank re-elected fourteen directors at the annual meeting. Of 20,000 shares outstanding, 17,105 were represented. Directors re-elected include Basye Burns Duffie Foster Gardner Gunter Hays E Hays Lawrence McMath McWilliams O Neal Pilkinton Spener. Chairman Lloyd Spencer reported growth with total assets at 14,455,494.00 for 1968 versus 13,752,336.00 in 1967. At the directors meeting officers were re-elected: Spencer as Chairman, E Hays Jr. as President and CEO, E Hays as Vice-President, Lawrence as Vice President and Cashier, Lois O Neal Asst Cashier, Norma Jean Deslaney Asst Cashier, Charles Sharpe Jr. Asst Cashier, Robert Dennis Asst Cashier.
Antiwar demonstrators stage a counter inauguration in Washington, lifting Nixon as the top protest target. A 5,000-strong crowd chants against the new president, with effigies of Nixon and signs attacking capitalism. Police report arrests and a peaceful but tense atmosphere along Pennsylvania Avenue.
BOM Germany AP reports three West German soldiers were killed and two seriously injured in a raid on a West German army munitions depot. Defense Ministry said it was unclear if arms or munitions were taken. The attack occurred at Lebach near Saarbruecken close to the French border. Guards were killed at their posts and communications were damaged to delay relief efforts.
Federal officials are scheduled to meet with Little Rock and North Little Rock leaders Monday to talk over the Model Cities program. The discussion aims to outline funding, coordination, and implementation steps for urban redevelopment and community services in the two Arkansas cities.
In Washington Nixon prepared to take the oath as the nation’s 37th president while Lyndon Johnson departed the capital as a private citizen. Johnson and family driven to the Capitol, then to Texas, with final day rituals including a church service and a prayer Johnson wrote asking guidance to end power misuse and to aid the needy. The outgoing president expressed gratitude and love for his years in office.
President Nixon vowed the times are on the side of peace and urged America to help lead the world out of turmoil. He spoke from the Capitol steps of a crisis of the spirit at home, calling for goodness, decency, love, and kindness as the answer while noting a fever of words pervading the nation.
Nixon administration moves toward Vietnam peace talks in Paris as four delegations begin arriving. Walsh replaces Vance as No.2 U.S. negotiator and Lodge leads the delegation amid cautious optimism and anticipated difficulties ahead. The week aims to set talks in motion with U.S. installations under increased attack.
Pulaski County's population is estimated at 310 000 by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission of Pulaski and Saline Counties. The 1960 census baseline plus a 67 020 increase yields this total, with a 3 400 rise in the past year ending 1968.
Rev James Bevel of the SCLC asserts James Earl Ray is not guilty of murdering Dr Martin Luther King Jr at a news conference in Philadelphia He cites no evidence and says he will not discuss it publicly Bevel adds he would take Rays case without fee and was at the Lorraine Motel on April 4. Ray is in Memphis awaiting trial opening March 3
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 holds a regular meeting Tuesday January 2 at Masonic Hall. Sheriff and Mrs Jimmie Griffin attended the Arkansas Sheriff Convention in Little Rock January 4–16 at Marion Hotel. Arkansas State Police report seven highway fatalities in Hempstead in 1967 and 16 in 1968, Lafayette County nine and six respectively, Nevada County six each year, Howard down in 1967 but three in 1968. Millwood Corps of Engineers reports 14,000 lake visitors in the past week, pool elevation near normal at 257.44, water discharge 1,280 cfs. fishing fair for minnows, bass, crappie. City Police weekend: three traffic violations, four licenses, three drunks, one disturbing peace, one shoplifting, one resisting arrest, one taking a car from a lot and joyriding, one destroying evidence, one accident. year total 12 accidents with two injured. Hospitals limiting visits due to influenza and colds. Peggy Butler of Rosston among 42 Southern State College education students visiting El Dorado High School. daughter of A E Butler, Rosston Rt. 2, Bodcaw High School 1967 graduate. sophomore PE major. Arkansas Retail Hardware Association meeting at Marion Hotel Little Rock January 25. Ralph Lehman of Hope listed as District Director. Municipal court to convene 8 a.m. Tuesday per Judge John L. Wiese.
Richard Milhous Nixon became the 37th president amid heavy security and rain soaked crowds. He pledged to heal a nation he called spiritually ragged, urging virtues like goodness, decency and kindness while quoting a resolve to preserve the Constitution. The ceremony, watched by Eisenhower via hospital message, featured bulletproof glass and guards as Nixon swore an oath with Pat Nixon beside him.
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