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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
1
A column cites a Florida ruling that national banks avoid state taxes on sales and other levies. Tax relief debates spark talk of equal treatment. Florida Bankers Association backs Congress action to close the loophole.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Apollo V1 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins participated in a sealed Mele spaceship top Saturn 5 rocket test simulating a countdown for the moon landing. They were awakened at 4450 a.m. and moved to the launch pad five miles away for the final hours of preparation.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. questioned McGovern's secret May Paris meeting with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong negotiators, arguing it may be inappropriate to meet the enemy in war. McGovern defended the session, saying it aimed to understand why the war and killings continue and was cleared with State Department and Henry Cabot Lodge.
Edie Mitchell and Aubrey Worman found 25 paintings in a London basement, including Picassos and works by Chagall, Braque, Ernst and Mira. The collection valued at about 720000, with Picasso’s Weeping Woman appraised around 200000. They initially planned to burn or sell them for a dollar.
AP writer Joe Wing explores how New Yorkers spend much of life underground, moving through subway corridors beneath Seventh Avenue to Rockefeller Center and the AP Building. The piece notes stacked tunnels linking Manhattan and beyond, and hints at daily routines and weather outside.
Taipeh reports a raid on a Communist base on the Min River Fukien Province. Two Red China supply boats and one gunboat were sunk while another gunboat was damaged. Guerrillas returned safely. no vessel numbers or penetration details released.
Communist sources in Moscow say the Soviet Union plans a July 10 unmanned lunar mission to scoop soil, return samples to Earth, and precede the U.S. manned moon landing by six days. The third attempt reportedly uses a detachable lunar module to land, collect, then rendezvous with the main craft for the return. The reports are unofficial and unconfirmed.
Mayor Frank Douglas urged all water users to curtail outdoor use as the water department works to build a reserve, estimated to take two days. The system started Wednesday with no reserve after a large main break Tuesday night, threatening fire protection as heavy use drained pressure in areas. The dry weather and shifting soil have caused five major breaks in two weeks, stressing the city’s supply and prompting police to check outdoor use during the emergency.
The Fourth of July in Arkansas will be hot and humid with temperatures near 100. El Dorado hit 102, marking a ninth straight day at or above the century mark. The Weather Bureau forecasts Friday partly cloudy skies with hot and humid conditions and a chance of thunderstorms. Winds up to 47 mph cooled some areas as a line of storms moved through. Overnight lows range from the 60s to mid 70s across cities including Little Rock, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Memphis, Harrison, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Texarkana.
In a Kroger parking lot yesterday two parked cars collided as Lena Porterfield’s vehicle rolled backward into Sally Riggs’s car around 12 30 per Hope Police. The incident left both drivers with minor injuries and under investigation.
At around 10:50 a.m. on East 3rd between Walnut and Hazel, Ann McRoy parked her car and was exiting when a vehicle driven by Jesse Easter struck her door. Johnson investigated. no injuries reported.
Everett Hardy Wyatt, 26, of Searcy, charged with the $34,000 robbery of the Helena National Bank, was held on $25,000 bond in Pulaski County Jail. Wyatt was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday night at an undisclosed Pulaski County location after being indicted February 11 by a U.S. Grand Jury for the January 3 robbery.
The Star will suspend publication on Friday in observance of the July 4 holiday. The newspaper observes Thanksgiving and Christmas Day as additional holidays. Regular publication resumes on Saturday, July 3.
The Nixon administration weighs signs of Hanoi slowing the war as combat drops and infiltration falls. Secretary Rogers cites possible enemy plan changes and potential troop withdrawals, while others attribute declines to manpower limits or force regrouping for future attacks. Casualties remain the lowest in seven weeks.
AP reports 241 Americans killed in the week ending Saturday and 1 874 wounded, with South Vietnamese losses at 446 dead and 804 wounded. Enemy deaths totaled 3 333, as officials say combat activity reached a low level unseen in years. Also noted are public notices and local items from Hope, Arkansas.
Evert L. Breeden Sr. aged 58 from near Lamar drowned Wednesday afternoon while fishing with his two children. He reportedly fell into Piney Creek as he waited for his children to return with water. Breeden disappeared and his walking cane floated in the creek.
Report notes Hanoi reportedly said Americans captured in North Vietnam would receive gifts during Independence Day observances. U.S. officers assess dwindling enemy activity and troop movements, with 10,000 troops alleged to have infiltrated via Laos and Cambodia this past month.
Richard Weeks, 44, of Pine Bluff died in a two truck collision on U.S. 65 about a mile north of Gould. Six others were injured. Troopers said Weeks drove on the left side while attempting to pass, his truck overturned after impact.
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