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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1965
Page
2
ARKANSAS fair and warmer today with highs 40 to 55 rising to clear and colder tonight with lows 20 to 30. Thursday fair and warmer. OKLAHOMA fair and warmer through Thursday with today’s highs near 46 to 54 and tonight’s lows 20 to 30.
Hollywood AP reports singer Nat King Cole was convalescing after surgery to remove his left lung due to malignancy. Doris Klein notes Cole found comfort in a well worn telegram as he recovers in hospital.
The telegram from John Wayne read I licked it So can you after surgeons removed Cole's lung Monday at St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica. Doctors said Cole's condition was satisfactory and could not estimate when he might leave the hospital or impact on his singing career. Cole, 45, first hinted at illness last November while cutting short a Las Vegas engagement.
The deep freeze presses across the Midwest and Northeast with near zero temps in Chicago, 70 mph winds in western New York, and widespread power outages. Thousands lack heat and water as repair crews face heavy snow, while shelters open and aid groups provide cots and blankets. Texas dust drifts into Pennsylvania and Ohio as storms churn, causing flight cancellations and street closures.
Arkansas Municipal League wins a first-effects victory as a bill to extend mayor terms to four years gains traction. The measure targets first-class cities with mayor-council government and populations between 4 000 and 50 000, plus Clarksville and Paris. Mayors elected in 1966 would serve four years starting 1967. larger cities Pine Bluff and North Little Rock already have four-year terms. Other city offices retain two-year terms in elections this year. Marine biologists note fish vocalizations range from cackle to wheeze.
The singer's illness worsened leading to cancellation of his Dec 11 performance at the Los Angeles Music Center. Doctors initially cited a respiratory ailment and later treated him with cobalt radiation to halt a tumor, amid news of Wayne's private cancer battle.
The 1963 legislative session moves through bills on voter race designation under Amendment 51, court witness fees, convict credit for fines, and liquor fair trade repeal. Bills also address mayoral term limits, bowling hours for minors, judicial reorganization, and idle-state-fund interest collection, with votes and committee actions noted.
President Johnson's fiscal year budget proposes 2.2 billion more spending and 1.75 billion in excise tax cuts, boosting business orders and consumer pockets. Senate and House debate include higher mileage reimbursements, refunding bonds without elections, and increased contractor bidding advantages for Arkansas firms. A public hearing on House Bill 6 defends liquefied petroleum law codification amid earlier opposition.
The House passed a $1.6 billion emergency farm bill with a pro administration majority of 128 Republicans and 76 Democrats. An anti Egypt amendment by Rep Robert H Michel altered the measure before sending it to the Senate by voice vote.
The text notes possible spending reductions could harm certain companies and communities while freeing money for potential customers. A proposed cut in excise taxes might lower final prices as businessmen could offer affected items more attractively, even as overall budget spending totals $99.7 billion for space, conservation, and federal aid projects.
Airman Jimmy C. Harvey 21 was killed in a late night traffic crash near Little Rock Air Force Base. Companion John Scheidt 19 was injured when their car overturned multiple times on a curve six miles north of North Little Rock. Deputy Roy Hall reported the accident. The text notes broader government spending shifts affecting defense agriculture commerce and veterans benefits.
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