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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
1
A collage of stray observations ends with a fatal Arkansas 227 crossing collision as Glen Baker, 18, of near Hot Springs, dies when a Missouri Pacific freight train hits a vehicle. The piece riffs on newsroom lore, radio chatter, and a book club plug, settling with the tragedy near Hot Springs.
A three member federal panel may begin talks to end the copper industry strike that has halted most U S copper production and affected about 60 000 workers in the long running dispute. The panel was named by Labor Secretary Wirtz and Commerce Secretary Trowbridge to meet both sides as Congress debates taft hartley action. The unions demand industry wide bargaining plus wage and benefit increases while firms like Kennecott and Phelps Dodge push alternative wage ranges. The strike continues as talks loom later this week.
Talbot Feild Jr a state representative presents Resolution 12 to the Legislative Council urging Washington not to withhold five percent of Federal Highway User Trust Funds. The measure warns of double taxation when gas taxes fund the Highway Trust Fund and questions shifting funds to general revenues, urging full distribution to states for highway construction and safety. The resolution, dated January 24, 1968, is to be sent to senators and representatives.
Supreme Court hears ACLU defense of draft card burning as symbolic speech. Karpatkin says 1965 act aimed to punish dissent. Justices question motive review. Court weighs whether Congress motive should void a law. cites Vietnam era protests and O'Brien case.
Little Rock AP report on House Speaker Sterling R. Cockerill Jr weighing a bid for governor. He fears internal party rifts and GOP labeling, warns the Arkansas Democratic Party is "sick," and notes Faubus suggested GOP plants amid pre primary turmoil. He plans to decide independently.
Described as a 20 percent cut this year, the federal funding squeeze threatens university research programs and jobs. Other agencies also trim research spending, signaling tighter times for academia as campuses shift from growth to restraint.
Cliff Robertson, famed for television success, finally lands a great film role by producing and writing the screenplay for Charly. He bought the Flowers for Algernon rights five years ago and sought a sponsor, aiming to star in a story of a bakery worker with IQ 59 seeking normal life. Robertson recalls feeling like a bridesmaid in past projects and now seeks a knockout moment in cinema.
North Korea broadcast a claimed confession by Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher denying U S spying in its waters while fighting raged along the demilitarized zone. The Defense Department dismissed the text as a travesty and noted American casualties as South Korean forces and North Korean infiltrators clashed near the Imjin River.
Police responded Wednesday at 2 p.m. to a two car collision on South Main at 15th Street. Ralph E. Halbert turning left was hit from behind by Louie Gilbert Criswell. No charges were filed. Officer A. C. Sinyard investigated.
Washington officials blamed field commanders for not sending planes to aid the Pueblo during its capture off North Korea. The Pentagon said time and distance prevented a response and that no request reached Washington. Navy commanders were held responsible, with uncertainty about why aid was not dispatched.
Ernest Junior Mawell, 30, of Pottsville Arkansas pleaded guilty to raping a one year old girl and was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Circuit Judge Hussell Roberts. Maxwell and Lawrence Brousard, of Louisiana, were also sentenced to two years each for escaping from the Conway County Jail in Morristown in November. Maxwell received an additional seven year sentence for grand larceny and car theft during the escape.
AP dispatch from Saigon reports a massive air and ground battle at Khe Sanh and surrounding hills. U.S. Marines face heavy NVA artillery and bombardment as 6 000 tons of bombs pound the valley and central coast violence intensifies with new NVA attacks and mounting casualties.
The monthly singing will be held at Sweet Home Church four miles east of Blaving Highway 24 on Sunday night January 26 starting at 7 p.m. with A D May in charge. The public is invited.
Washington reports more than fourteen thousand Air Force and Air National Guard reservists called to active duty following North Korea's seizure of a U.S. ship. White House notes President Johnson ordered recall of Air Force and Navy air reserves. Navy figures not immediately available. In Seoul, North Korean forces attacked near the DMZ, wounding eight Americans and killing two South Korean soldiers, as fighting and shelling continued along the frontier.
Ellen Provost, a curvy teen in Pittsburgh, became the city’s only shoe shine girl at Frazer’s Edge barber shop three weeks ago. She earns tips and a daily wage while pursuing education, working six days a week to polish shoes and attract customers.
The January Adjourned term of Hempstead County Circuit Court convenes Tuesday Jan 30 at 9 30 a m Judge William Archard presiding The petit jury is summoned The criminal docket includes Vernon Yancey Henry Turatine William Lee King and Clarence Falmer Causes Civil cases are set for February 2 and February 3
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