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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
1
A concise editorial item by Alex H. Washburn titled Our Daily Bread discusses daily life and moral reflections with brisk observations and pointed commentary.
The Arkansas Gazette's lax Saturday sports coverage draws critique from The Star editor. The piece reflects on Stump campaigns, temperature extremes, and the press battle over timely baseball results, noting the Gazette helps burden the Star with late editions and heavy costs.
LITTLE ROCK AP An executive order to create a state government reorganization was recommended by Democrats For Arkansas in a position paper. The group says savings could reach tens of millions annually if similar reforms succeed as in Wisconsin and Ohio, though exact Arkansas gains vary by state. The paper calls for a commission of leading citizens to study government operations and promote efficiency.
Rotary International president Richard L. Evans spoke to the Hope Rotary Club via tape recorder at Town and Country Friday. He listed 10 ways to improve the club and stressed the motto Service Above Self. Program chairman Bob Whitite outlined plans for the year with each committee chair to present a program and more Rotary knowledge. First monthly meeting to be open for special programs. Visiting Rotarians included Ed Jordan Texarkana John McRae Prescott Elmer Harris Stamps. Club guests were David Burleson Fayetteville Calvin Caldwell Hope and Howard Hopkins Hope. Junior Auxiliary.
A 400 mile march begins in South Texas led by a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest wearing a cow boy hat and Star of David. The group seeks union recognition and a $1.25 per hour minimum wage for Mexican American farm hands in the lower Rio Grande Valley. They plan to reach Austin for a Labor Day rally as Gov Connally is asked to convene a special session for a state minimum wage law. The strike began June 1 at Rio Grande City led by an independent California union organizer. growers call it illegal and seek injunctions against picketing. In Washington, Admiral Acuff has been named chief of the OW and gas operations at the Geological Survey.
The Associated Press reports Holt, who has not attacked opponents, accused rivals of negative campaigning at a Fordyce rally. Other candidates, including Suler, Rockefeller, Hays, Alford, Whetsone, Johnson, Rebsamen, Boyce, and Johnson, voiced criticisms of the administration and campaign dynamics.
Royston of Royston Farm corrects The Star item about Washing ton Foundation Board Meets. He states the Royston House in Washington Arkansas was built by his grandfather General Gillison D. Royston and notes family ties to Dr Isaac Newton Jones House near the Big Magnolia Tree. He provides birthdates and lineage for his parents and requests acknowledgment.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Administration has approved a 66700 dollar grant to finance planning of a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program in Little Rock.
The Office of Economic Opportunity in Dallas announced Arkansas will get 6.7 million dollars in the first 11 months of fiscal 1966 67 for community action efforts. OEO Southwest Region director William H Crook said the sum exceeds the annual budget by over 500000 and credited Arkansas agencies for their work.
A 15 year old Wichita youth, Michael E Watts, was killed when he and Danny Potter 15 of De Queen fell asleep on Ark 41 six miles south of De Queen. Potter was hospitalized in De Queen in critical condition. A truck driven by 67 year old William A Hickey of Buna Texas struck them. One other Arkansas traffic fatality was reported in the AP weekend count.
The Hope Junior Auxiliary brings Whitt Connah of the Arkansas Art Center to Hope for art classes at First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall from July 21 to August 25. Classes run Thursdays with separate age groups 9:30 to 10:30 for 9 12, 1 to 2 for 13 17, and 1 to 4 for adults. Fees are 50 cents for students and 2 dollars for adults, capped at 15 students per session. Registration is July 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church.
Forecast calls for mid afternoon highs around 104 to 106 degrees across the state with scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms possible through Tuesday night. Little Rock tied the July 10 record at 103 degrees as heat caused a buckle on I 30 southwest of the city, later repaired by highway crews.
Washington AP negotiators meet to tackle wage disputes in a four day old strike against Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United. Talks paused with no progress reported as President Johnson is kept informed and unions seek about 53 cents per hour raise over three years while airlines offer 30 cents and a presidential board suggested 44 to 48 cents. The walkout halts thousands of travelers and leaves nonstruck airlines rushing extra flights.
AP News Digest reports the machinist union strike against five major airlines grounds thousands of passengers during peak vacation season. King demands civil rights action at Chicago City Hall as demonstrations unfold. Virginia’s Democratic race tests Byrd era power, while Vietnam fights intensify with heavy Vietcong losses. Romania shifts nationalism to curb Soviet influence as West Germany's Brandt gains in regional elections.
Robert O. Schaefer, 81, founder of a newspaper that became the Hot Springs New Era, died at his University City home. He launched a reform paper in 1905 in Hot Springs, later becoming an afternoon daily, and previously published a construction newspaper from the Arkansas Gazette Building in Little Rock. Services are set for Tuesday at Lupton's Chapel in University City.
Hope community reports reveal Yard of the Month winners across Ward 1 Ward 1A Ward 3 and notes for Ward 11 theft of a yard sign. Iris Rose and Lilac Clubs reported the entries while the Iris Rose and Lilac Clubs also noted the loss.
In South Viet Nam Viet Cong forces shot down three American helicopters, killing four U.S. and nine South Vietnamese soldiers. Two U.S. jets were lost in the air war against the North, bringing the total to 285 planes. An air raid targeted an oil storage depot 130 miles west-northwest of Hanoi near Dien Bien Phu. Ground clashes reported light patrols as a Viet Cong regiment fled toward the Cambodian border after heavy fighting with U.S. forces.
Three accidents were logged by City Police on West Third. Officer John Shirley in a patrol car clashed with a pickup driven by Clarence Blake causing damage to two vehicles. Blake was charged with an improper turn and faulty brakes. Cooper, driving drunk, hit Wester Poin dexter. charges followed. An Army convoy caused a traffic mixup at Third and Elm. no charges. In Indianapolis a priest joked about human shame as a 4 year old answered.
Springdale fire chief says quick action by Siloam Springs man prevented a disaster after a hose connection on a 6000 gallon butane tank snapped. The tank overheated, a release valve popped, and flames shot 50 feet into the air near Austin from Ozark Butane Co. in Siloam Springs. he credited training from a Muskogee firefighting school.
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