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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1967
Page
2
A reading from the forecast notes Tuesday will be partly cloudy with highs around 93 and lows near 72. Cloudy to mostly cloudy skies appear elsewhere with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in the northeast and across the north. Wednesday brings little temperature change and widely scattered showers and thundershowers, with the northeast remaining unsettled.
Miss Universe 1967 will be chosen next Saturday night in a contest based on body beauty and personality. The winner must spend a year without dating and will have no chaperone for two years, a fact many contestants do not seem to realize.
In Washington the Senate moves toward passage of a disclosure bill requiring lenders to reveal true annual interest rates and total financing charges. The measure, backing by Sen. William Proxmire, aims to help consumers compare credit costs without regulating the industry. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield predicted swift approval after a brief debate.
Nigeria's military government announced heavy fighting on the Biafra border killing several white mercenaries. The statement says mercenaries were among three rebel companies of 300 men wiped out over the weekend, with government casualties listed as 6 dead and 12 injured. Reports also claim 10 near Nsukka and a senior Biafran officer defecting.
Mrs. Clair Ann Morrow 23 of Lincoln received a five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty in Jefferson Circuit Court to aiding her husband Odell Morrow 24 in escaping Tucker Prison Farm. She paid a man at the gate 150 dollars to help, and both were recaptured near England.
Red River Vocational Technical School in Hope cuts student fees to 20 dollars per year starting Fall Quarter. J W Rowe director says course length and content remain the same for 1967 68. Limited space requires early application for programs in Practical Nursing Forestry Clerical Office Practice Secretarial Office Practice Machine Shop Diesel and Truck Mechanics Welding and Heavy Equipment Operation. The school operates weekdays 8 am to 5 pm.
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP Mounting pressure on Israel to undo its annexation of the Old City of Jerusalem was expected as U Thant prepared to issue a report. The General Assembly resolution last Tuesday night gave Thant until tonight to report on whether Israel heeded the call to rescind its merger of New and Old Jerusalem. Israel delivered a five page reply to Thant Monday night, kept secret, with the government saying it would preserve the unity of Jerusalem the Israeli sector and the occupied Jordanian sector. Moslem countries were expected to submit a new resolution when the General Assembly resumes its emergency session on the Middle East Wednesday.
BRUSSELS Belgium A U S Air Force C130 failed to complete a hostages rescue in Kisangani Congo. Belgian Foreign Ministry did not confirm landing or flight path. Mobutu announced the plan to search for a landing signal this morning.
Israel notified the United Nations it will administer Jerusalem as a unified city despite a General Assembly resolution urging potential annexation. Abba Eban, en route to New York to defend the stance, said the term annexation is out of place and cited restored holy sites and ongoing rebuilding after 1948. Israel outlined measures extending health, welfare, and compulsory education in the Old City, asserting unity and future prosperity.
Funeral services for 79 year old Mrs Adella Elizabeth West were conducted at Friendship Church by Rev Lacy Rowe with burial at Friendship Cemetery. Nearby, Mary Margaret Anders formerly of Hope, died in Arizona and will have graveside services at Rose Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m. Thursday conducted by Rev Everett Vinson with burial by Herndon Funeral Home.
Israel sells tourism amid Middle East conflict with posters of Biblical sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The Travel to Israel campaign boosts Western office outreach and draws thousands of visitors, keeping hotels busy as 328,000 tourists last year earned $70 million for the country. Officials expect a boom by autumn.
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