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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
2
24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday shows high 91 and low 70 with measurable precipitation. Forecast for Arkansas calls for partly to occasionally cloudy skies, warm and humid through Wednesday, with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Lows 68 to 76, highs 68 to 76.
Today’s Senate session was canceled amid Democratic and Republican maneuvers over the Fortas nomination and the Thornberry appearance. Senator Strom Thurmond’s threat to block the committee’s sitting was dropped as leaders argued about enough votes to defeat a filibuster. Griffin of Michigan and other Republicans projected substantial opposition, aiming to adjourn before August 3. The text references Warren’s retirement and the Mont Saint-Michel coast, unclear in context.
Aéroflot and Pan Am launched weekly Moscow to New York service, with Aeroflot IL62 and Pan Am 707-800 jet. Delays at JFK were minor but tied to heavy traffic. first flights arrived and departed after schedule. 93 aboard IL62 included 54 officials. Montreal stopover. Officials welcomed by Rostow Halaby Malk. Fares set: one way 584, round trip 1110 for first class. economy 384-429 one way, 780-815 round trip. Flights run Mondays to New York with Montreal stop, return Wednesdays.
Howard Clyde Hodges 44, once a fugitive from a 1955 Durham burglary sentence, was granted parole by the North Carolina Board of Paroles after 13 years living as a credited citizen. His wife in Danville said prayers answered as Hodges left the Person County prison unit to begin anew.
The Willard Hotel at 14th and Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, long a historic landmark near the White House, has closed after more than a century of operation. Operated by 1400 Realty Corp and Howill Corp of New York, financial difficulties and urban renewal pressures led to the shutdown at midnight. The move ends an era that saw presidents sleep there and events shape the nation.
Army demolition experts disarmed a highly effective bomb found in a garbage can outside the Mexican consulate on Commerce Street in downtown Newark Ng GP today. Police described the device as dangerous and the threat was neutralized without injuries.
State Welfare Commissioner Blaylock accused Marion Crank of Foreman of trading unity for political gain and warned Crank would fire him if elected governor Crank countered by vowing to restore unity and reform the Welfare Department The dispute centers on Crank's ties to A J Moss and the remedial service program funding and program cost.
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