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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
1
A column riffs on proclaimed Days Weeks and the restraint of celebrating them. It notes the transportation secretary's call to curb autos in cities, critiques mass transit myths, and argues for limited car bans. The piece cites Roanoke and Miami papers with a humorous London divorce anecdote.
Yesterday around 5 p.m. an accident at Fifth and Main in Hope involved Lyn Webb and J C White. White faced a charge of no brakes after a collision causing minor property damage. Milam and Johnson investigated.
U S Grand Jury in the Eastern District of Arkansas heard testimony about the Pulaski County Penal Farm. Several former inmates who witnessed the fatal wedding on Aug. 2 1968 for Curtis Ingram Jr. were called to testify. Bruce McCorley, 34, Benton, serving three years for involuntary manslaughter in Ingram’s death.
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins begin their final major prelaunch physical examinations ahead of the moon mission. Doctors assess health for the eight day flight and establish baselines for heart rate respiration and in flight data. The tests follow prior exams and will guide monitoring during lunar surface activity and ascent.
NASA releases the Apollo 11 mission timetable with key events from liftoff at Cape Kennedy to the lunar surface touchdown and historic first steps. Arm strong and Aldrin separate the lunar module, descend to the Sea of Tranquillity, and prepare to plant the flag after fueling and system checks.
HAL BOYLE suggests beating summer boredom by making a list of odd daydreams and pursuing a few. proposed ideas range from sky writing and human freckle transplant to diving a glass bottom sewer ride and writing a long will, with a humorous warning to work honestly as a last resort.
State Police crime laboratory on Thursday positively identified a .22 caliber semi automatic pistol recovered from the Huron River as the weapon used to kill Margaret Phillips a 25 year old University of Michigan coach. The gun found in mud near a bridge used by Ernest Bishop Jr. may have been tossed into the river after the slaying. Police ended a three day search by divers and metal detectors. Authorities said it could take a day or two to determine if the same weapon was used in two other Michigan coed slayings Jane Mixer 23 and Alice Kalem 21 who were shot in the head with .22 caliber bullets.
President Thieu proposes internationally supervised free elections in South Vietnam with Viet Cong participation if they renounce violence and accept results. He calls for an election commission and fair campaigning, seeking dialogue on a timetable, while Paris talks remain stalled as Hanoi and the NLF demand U.S. troop withdrawal and Thieu’s removal.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Dr. Benjamin Spock and three others in the draft conspiracy case. The court freed Spock and Ferber but ruled that Goodman and Coffin must retire. dissent favored freeing all four. President Nixon announced Vietnam peace proposals seeking quick settlement if the Communists negotiate seriously.
The Shover Springs community schedules a homecoming on Sunday July 13 with lunch at noon and singing at 1 30 pm. A revival runs July 13 20 with services twice daily at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm led by Rev Chester Bullock. the public is invited to attend at the air conditioned church.
AP News Digest reports the Senate leans toward a compromise to bar Safeguard missile deployment while boosting testing of radar and computer components at two Pacific test sites. Senator George Aiken says a workable bill can win wide support from Republicans and the Nixon administration. Pentagon deputy secretary Packard remains noncommittal pending presidential decision.
A House Appropriations subcommittee approved a tight new provision to cut federal funds for students in violent campus disruptions. The measure, added to the HEW budget bill, would bar federal aid to students involved in such disturbances, beyond the existing crime-conviction trigger. The move signals broader congressional effort to curb campus unrest.
A parked vehicle owned by Renard C. Webb of Washington rolled into a Hope Furniture Co. window on South Main Street yesterday at about 3 25 P M. Minor damages were reported and Officer Long investigated the incident.
Forrest Hill Missionary Baptist Church will host a revival from Sunday July 13 to Friday July 18 with evening services at 7 30 p m Evangelist Brother Claude Johnson will lead. Rev G W Hooten is pastor. Public invited. church sits on Rosston Road about 10 miles out.
Hope residents share cantaloupe from John Henagan and McCaskill supplier as favorable weather boosts produce. Seven Hope students join a twirling clinic tied to Henderson State College band camp. clinic ends July 11 with Wendell Evenson announcing details. Title 1 funds approved for Hope and grants to Washington, Patmos, and Blevins districts. Millwood Bois d Arc lakes reported calm per Game and Fish. Missionary Nan Owens to Nigeria speaks at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday night at 6:30 with testimony and call to service. Calvary Baptist Church sits on West Avenue B.
U S forces press in four enemy divisions around the south central border area from Saigon toward the Cambodian frontier. Key provincial capitals Tay Ninh City and An Loc face high risk as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units regroup. Overnight raids by B 52 bombers on staging areas northwest of Tay Ninh and An Loc produced light casualties.
Statewide heat continues with 90s and hundreds in Arkansas as the U S Weather Bureau warns of extreme temperatures through Saturday. Thursday saw many areas hit the 100 degree mark with Piety Ridge recording 105 as high. The forecast calls for little change into the weekend with overnight lows in the 70s.
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