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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
2
Page Two Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Monday notes high 6 low 75. Forecast for Arkansas calls for partly cloudy hot and humid conditions with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers through Tuesday. Low tonight in the 70s and highs in the 80s.
Britannica reports about three cheaters per thousand drafted men in the U S Navy during World War III era amid gambling in service units. How this affected morale and discipline is unclear from the fragment.
A 20 year old repairman was accused of shooting University of Michigan coed Margaret Phillips in Ann Arbor. Phillips had counseled him on life improvement and followed the six prior slayings in the area. Bishop was arrested after police found him leaving the apartment. Six young women had been slain in the prior two years, with dates and names listed. An escapee from Tucker Prison Farm, Danny Paris, was arrested in Batesville after a stolen car pursuit.
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins enter final training days at Cape Kennedy ahead of the July 16 launch. They spent the 4th with families near Houston discussing mission dangers and details. Engines leak checks and refurbishment of the Saturn 5 upper stage were completed in recent days. Armstrong and Aldrin are slated to land on the moon on July 20 with Collins orbiting and acting as lifeguard during the surface explorations.
The Southern Regional Education Board hosts its 16th annual Legislative Work Conference in Hot Springs starting Wednesday. About 190 legislators from southern states are expected, with the topic this year focusing on the rights and responsibilities of college faculty members as the conference runs through Friday.
Nairobi reports flare ups between Luo and Kikuyu following Tom Mboya's assassination. Police stations ramped up nationwide as tensions rise. two injured and seven arrested in one clash. Mboya, popular Kenyan figure, had just died leaving vigil at his Mboso home. funeral details pending.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller says he never used Arkansas workers’ plight to promote cheap labor while chairman of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. He responded to J Bill Becker of the AFL-CIO who criticized a right-to-work publicity push.
Authorities in El Dorado Arkansas on Sunday investigated the death of James F P Johnson, 52, found near the city. The investigation followed reports of a fatal shooting with few details released and no arrests announced.
Notices report Charles M Moss 72 died in Kansas City with funeral in Shover Springs. Gene A Castle 27 died from motorcycle injuries in New York. services in Middletown Maryland. John R Purcell 75 died of self inflicted gunshot wounds with services at Herndon Funeral Chapel. Ben Alexander 58 noted as Dragnet actor found dead from coronary occlusion in his home. Walter Adolf Gropius 86 founder of Bauhaus died. William H Milliken U S representative from Pennsylvania 1959 65 died. Leo McCarey 71 veteran producer died of emphysema with noted films.
The Rt. Rev. Robert R. Brown, Episcopal bishop of Arkansas, calls for expanded church aid to the poor but rejects supporting groups that threaten government. He opposes James Forman’s Black Manifesto demanding 50 million dollars from churches as reparations. Brown urges continued church programs and support for Black churchmen facing major challenges.
Demolition experts from the Fine Bluff Arsenal deactivated a bomb found Saturday near Marked Tree. The device held 15 sticks of dynamite wired to an alarm clock and was found by tractor driver Jesse Carter about a half mile south of U.S. 63 on property owned by Guy Prince near the east bank of the St. Francis. State Police official Jim Wooten said the investigation continues and cited no logical reason for the device’s placement.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover asked Congress for an additional 625 lawyers and accountants plus more clerks to raise the FBI staff to a record 17345. He sought about 233 million dollars for 1970 to bolster the fight on organized crime, with strong support from lawmakers.
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