30 Jan 1964
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
1
U S Ambassador Lodge alerted Gen Harkins as coup leaders concentrate around government buildings. Americans foresee prolonged military uncertainty until the regime stabilizes. The planned dawn operation against Viet Cong was canceled due to the power struggle and troop movements.
A convoy of five U S military vehicles heads to East Germany to retrieve the bodies of three U S Air Force officers and the wreckage of their jet trainer shot down by Soviet forces. Russians granted permission. the scene lies about 125 miles southwest of Berlin, with bodies to be brought to West Berlin then Wiesbaden.
Legislature hopefuls press to meet soon as Faubus weighs a quick special session after South Dakota ratified the 24th Amendment. A council study aims for a compromise registration bill acceptable to most lawmakers, potentially finishing in three to four days.
Authoritative sources said the bodies of three airmen killed when their jet trainer was downed by the Soviet air force will be handed over to the United States in West Berlin tonight. Three U.S. Army ambulances stood by to receive the bodies.
Arkansas to assert control over Lake Neark a public fishing lake being formed from former Mississippi River land north of Osceola The attorney general's opinion confirms the eastern boundary remains the river channel steadies state authority while the commission seeks easements from property owners Nelson Cox director of the commission outlined the jurisdiction question and its impact on river area management.
Rain showers Wednesday night did little to ease the forest fire threat in Arkansas. The State Forestry Commission fought 27 fires that burned 294 acres that day, with total losses totaling 27,492 acres in 890 fires since January 1. Gov Faubus urged residents to curb open burning to help conserve the state’s woods.
A New York round of dieting humor features a man named George teased by friends about weight. The dialogue includes quips on dieting struggles, cravings, and the odds of maintaining slimness, with jokes about calories, meals, and long-term results.
The forecast covers Northwest to Eastern Arkansas with cloudy skies and rain through Friday. Expect highs mostly in the 50s, lows from the upper 30s to mid 40s, with scattered thundershowers mainly in southern regions. Southeast and Northeast Arkansas also see periods of rain and cooler conditions.
Ranger 6 blasts from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Agena to photograph the Moon as it approaches a crash landing. The mission, aiming to relay thousands of images and identify small surface features, seeks to end a long US launch drought while Soviet lunar efforts continue.
Light rain touched much of Arkansas as a warming trend ended two days of cold weather. The Weather Bureau forecast showers mainly in the western half with a chance of thundershowers in the southern half through Friday. Overnight lows ranged from the 20s to mid 40s, with colder 9 to in northern regions. Highs were in the mid to upper 50s.
Prosecutors call a chain of credit card calls tied to Detroit Teamsters leader Hoffa as part of a Nashville trial juror tampering probe. Arthur Schnider of Michigan Bell testified calls traveled Detroit to Louisville to Hoffa in Nashville, then back to Detroit. Witnesses described attempts to influence jurors as part of the 1962 case, with more than 40 exhibits presented. Separately, Ranger 6 moon impact plans and Lunik 2 sighting notes point to observatories tracking the event.
A 43 year old American missionary recounted a five day siege outside a Kwilu Province mission near Leopoldville. He said Congolese terrorists shouted Russia and Moscow as armed assailants set the mission ablaze and attempted to rape his 14 year old daughter Kathy. Browning described the rescue by Wednesday after hiding outside the ruined mission. He linked the attackers to Communist indoctrination led by Pierre Mulele, noting systematic assaults on missions in Kwilu.
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