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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1969
Page
1
Colleagues at The Birmingham News saluted Hugh Sparc who has retired after 45 years covering the state capital. He recalled arriving in Montgomery in 1923 and urged newspapers to serve the public beyond elections, praising journalism education while friends described him with mixed traits.
Delegations arrived in Prague for memorial ceremonies for Jan Palach who died after self immolation to protest Soviet occupation. The Czech government warned against Irresponsible elements. demonstrations occurred in Bratislava Brno and Ostrava were interrupted. Palach died Sunday after setting himself aflame January 16. his coffin was displayed and a funeral planned. Wreaths and condolence telegrams poured in. hunger strikers had left the Charles Fountain. Interior Ministry denied arrests. a sixth case of self immolation reported in Levice Slovakia with no deaths.
Fort Smith Ark April 27 AP K C Bob Taylor a Fort Smith lawyer was elected chairman of the Sebastian County Republican Committee. He succeeds J C Patterson appointed recently to the state Highway Commission.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller announces Allan W. Horne's appointment as state Insurance commissioner to a term through January 1973. Also reappoints W. Holmes to six years on the Workmen's Compensation Commission, with other appointments to Arkansas A&M board and the Plant Board.
Senate backers see slim prospects for Electoral College reform. Birch Bayh says direct popular elections have best Senate odds, but predicts little action. Dominick and Baker cite small-state fears and the current balance as barriers to any constitutional amendment.
Moscow report notes Premier Alexei Kosygin aged 64 has been out of public sight for over four months and is said to be on vacation. An unofficial source says he is living at his country home near Moscow.
A crack battalion of U S paratroopers moved from Saigon’s immediate defense to block a major enemy infiltration route 69 miles north along the Song Be corridor toward War Zone D. About 800 troops from the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne, along with two Viet Cong sapper battalions threat to Long Binh and Bien Hoa bases amid reports of VC 5th Division activity in the area.
MEMPHIS AP A top aide to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr James Bevel met with James Earl Ray in Shelby County Jail and said he will aid in Ray's defense Bevel backed by Rev Ralph Abernathy and Rays lawyer Percy Foreman Bevel declared we are going to defend Ray but we will not seek guilt or innocence and called for nonviolence to move to a new dimension in American life
Mary Anita Laseter explains the League of Women Voters aims to educate women voters open to all voting citizens. It operates on study decision and action, staying nonpartisan, encouraging informed citizen participation in local state and national issues. Members engage in unit meetings and public actions like letters, hearings, and reports to influence governance.
Sparks, ex Johnson aide, says proclamations are dull and pointless. He cites the first without a Whereas on Jan 11 1966 and notes little changes since aside from bureaucratic bungling. In Minnesota the age statute repeal is introduced amid partisan and public apathy, while a local League seeks members and a temporary chairwoman, Barbara LaGrone Daniels, oversees organization.
President Nixon aims to send a significant legislative program to Congress within weeks, with economist Arthur Burns named to coordinate domestic policy. Burns says a State of the Union or a few special messages may frame the proposals, as panels study near term issues and budget changes are outlined.
The Viet Cong opened substantive peace talks in Paris demanding a new peace cabinet in Saigon and an independent NLF as an equal party at the four way talks. Foreign Minister Tran Buu Kiem read a 1000 word policy statement urging a restoration of peace and negotiations. He accused the United States of pursuing aggression and said the South Vietnamese people will continue the struggle until independence and freedom are achieved.
AP Education Writer reports Rep. Ogden Reid will draft a civilian GI bill to aid needy students for college, including masters and doctors degrees. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education urged direct grants with federal matching funds, loans, work study and doctoral fellowships, with strong medical training aid.
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