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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
2
A 24 hour forecast ending 7 a.m. Thursday shows a high of 44 and a low of 25 with no precipitation. Forecasters note variable winds and warming tonight and Friday with lows in the 30s.
The officer in command would fall under Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp, who could order Air Force units to aid intelligence gathering ships. Pentagon officials would not discuss any standing orders but noted some discretion in crisis response. Bucher delayed asking for help until boarded, with no clear reason given.
Defense and federal agencies plan substantial cuts to college and university research. Private and underendowed schools face earlier impacts, while giants like Stanford and Harvard ride out with reserves. NASA and DoD reductions risk slowing programs though phaseout funds exist. leaders seek fiscal 1969 renewal to reaccelerate research.
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overran the Ban Houei Lane outpost in southern Laos near the Vietnamese border, prompting about 300 Laotian troops to flee toward South Vietnam. The attack used mortars and artillery followed by infantry, catching the battalion by surprise as it moved toward a U.S. Special Forces camp across the border amid 2,000 civilian refugees.
Ten men jailed in Hattiesburg on murder and arson charges tied to the 1966 firebomb killing of a Black civil rights leader Vernon F. Dahmer. Indictments label five as murder and arson, five as arson only. Defendants include Charles C. Wilson, Laurel Jaycees figure, and Sam H. Bowers Jr., imperial wizard of the White Knights KKK. Arraignment set for today.
Pulaski County Bar Association’s January newsletter cites 1966 FBI data showing 40 percent of Arkansas’ major crime in Pulaski County, which holds 14.4 percent of the state population. Members urged attorney members to propose ideas to fight crime. Lt. Lloyd R. Haynes noted urban areas have higher crime and that rural crime is often underreported.
Circuit Judge Henry M. Britt told the Garland County Grand Jury he would issue warrants promptly upon affidavit from a law officer. He said his court would not restrict officers in performing their duty and urged the jury to seek efficiency in the process.
Circuit Judge William J. Kirby awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the contempt citation against former State Police Director Lynn A. Davis before acting on eight remaining cases from the Sept. 9 gambling raids. Deputy Prosecutor Clay Robinson notes the link to an unknown informant. Davis was jailed Dec. 5 after refusing to name the confidential informant.
Former Gov Orval Faubus says he will decide in two to three weeks whether to seek a seventh term as governor of Arkansas. He argues a new face could appear, but believes unity in the Democratic party could prevail to defeat Gov Rockefeller. Faubus notes both parties would prefer he not run, yet he remains a possible candidate.
Arkadelphia resident Edward B. Daugherty, 41, was killed in a one car crash about a mile south of Bis March on Arkansas 7 in Hot Spring County. State Police reported his car left the road, struck a power pole, and overturned trapping him beneath the vehicle.
Washington sources report peaceful diplomacy remains the goal to win return of the Pueblo and its 83 Americans from North Korea. Efforts may seek Soviet help, as President Johnson and aides conduct crisis talks while Enterprise and air squadrons prepare. Senators caution against rushing to war, while defense leaders seek clarity on the captain’s alleged spy confession. Large-scale naval movements and Osan Kusan air readiness set a wary backdrop.
Reports indicate North Vietnamese formations surrounding Khe Sanh as U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces withdraw from nearby towns. About 2 900 Montagnard tribesmen seek evacuation as large scale assaults loom along the northern frontier. U S commanders warn of a possible four division push potentially largest conventional war clash yet with heavy artillery and air strikes alternating with ground attacks.
Winthrop Rockefeller held a 30 minute meeting with three Moroccan governors during a visit to Little Rock. Newsmen could not report what was said as the conversation occurred in French. Rockefeller joked he is now ahead of the press after learning French from a Swiss nursemaid. Local officials present included Omar Benchem Sr of Safi Mohamed Maazouzi of Rabatani and Mohamed M'Rabet of Nador.
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