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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1968
Page
2
A 24 hour weather report notes a high near 91 and low around 71. Storms and showers are forecast for the north today, with the north portion likely to see storms by evening. Tuesday should bring clearing west to increasing clouds east, with lingering showers in the east and a low tonight near 66 to 70.
By Bil describes a Summer Clearance Sale with a massive event and invites shoppers to browse new fall fashions including millinery dark cottons imported knit suits and sportswear in junior and misses sizes all hanging for selection at a local shop.
Republican State Committee named 10 delegates to the GOP National Convention in Miami Beach. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller urged party unity as Nixon supporters expected a first ballot nomination. Delegates include Rockefeller and several Arkansas leaders. four Negro delegates were approved as alternates.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said two men were picked up by Secret Service agents in Little Rock during Nelson A. Rockefeller’s visit. One man was detained at the airport and the other at the state Capitol. Rockefeller described both as sick and noted one complained about communists.
The new Arkansas Legislative Council chairman Representative Talbot Feild Jr spoke at the Hope Rotary Club on June 28, detailing the Council of 34 members formed in 1947. He praised Executive Director Marcus Halbrook and urged balanced press coverage to avoid deterring qualified citizens from public service.
Massachusetts General Hospital demonstrated a television based medical interview and diagnosis method. A doctor at the hospital and a volunteer patient three miles away connected via television and radio to view charts X rays and electrocardiograms. Dr Kenneth T Bird developed the technique calling it an extension of the usefulness of the physician.
A panel of six economists at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlook conference warned that the current boom will slow in the latter half of the year. Tilford C. Graines of Manufacturers Hanover Trust said credit demand will stay high but rates will remain near current highs as inflation and balance of payments pressures keep the Fed tight until tax cuts slow the economy.
Six large river barge companies recommended by the Interstate Commerce Commission in April plan to operate as common carriers on the Arkansas River. They are soliciting Arkansas industrial firms for business and aim to build a solid customer base before upstream navigation begins. Valley Line Co of St. Louis led group efforts with steak dinners in Pine Bluff and Little Rock for industrialists and port officials. Mt Kilimanjaro is a volcanic mountain with a base covering 1,300 square miles.
Police and state units swarmed Moray after protests linked to European student strikes and Vietnam War criticism. A campus group led marches near Civile Center, windows were broken, looting noted, and rioters faced tear gas during clashes that prompted an extended curfew.
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