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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1966
Page
1
A brief note from editor Alex W. Washburn reflects on life and faith in daily bread devotionals, offering concise meditations and reminders to seek meaning, balance, and gratitude amid ordinary routines.
A Louisville Times comment on headlines from a Governors Conference in Los Angeles notes editors debate abolishing headlines. The piece argues headlines aid quick understanding and locating stories, despite space limits and writer pressure, calling headlines an invaluable service.
The Arkansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission urged withholding federal funds from Forrest City Marion Marianna Helena Marvell and Hulbert West Memphis due to civil rights compliance failures. They also called for suspension of Mohawk Rubber Co government contracts. An envoy to the United States from the Dominican Republic, Hector Garcia Godoy, will become ambassador to the U.S.
The Hempstead County Republican Committee set voting locations for the July 28 1966 GOP primary. Ward 1 areas through Ward 4 and several named places vote at the Hempstead County Courthouse Hope Arkansas. Fulton McNab Saratoga vote at the Earnest Cox home. Blevins McCaskill Deaneyville Bingen Jaka Jones Friendship vote at the Elmer Wagner Home. Polls open 6 00 am to 6 30 pm. The Hope Star notes a 3 year old white tail hawk photographed in The Star office with Ken Allen 13 son of Gene Allen and Mrs Allen. The hawk raised by Earl Downs and son Ben was given to Ken Allen for Boy Scout demonstrations. The bird is friendly and enjoys being stroked. Temporary housing in an old quail pen before proper quarters are arranged. It eats raw meat and drinks water and engages with people.
Police report racial violence in Jacksonville with 12 arrests, mostly teens. A curfew was imposed in a Negro area as fires caused $1,000 damage to a laundry and damage to a grocery. Mayor Ritter eyed National Guard if riots worsen and state troopers aided police.
North Viet Nam fired a record 29 Soviet-made missiles near Hanoi during heavy U.S. air attacks. One U.S. jet was lost to a surface-to-air missile, another was shot down by a MiG 17. American pilots claimed damage to three MiGs. Saigon offered to end the war and begin talks toward reunification if Hanoi withdraws troops and the Viet Cong disbands. The proclamation showed Saigon’s renewed confidence in allied military positions. Restaurants Razed by Fire. Honolulu restaurants Beachcomber's and Christopher's were destroyed in Waikiki, with damage estimated at 250000 dollars.
The Machinists Union plans a vote of confidence among about 5,000 workers in 30 cities if no contract is reached by today’s 5 p.m. EDT deadline. A negotiated agreement before the deadline is seen as the only path to avert a longer, costly walkout hurting peak summer travel. Argentina’s new military regime said it will reduce state controls to boost free enterprise amid economic woes.
Riots in Cleveland's Hough section trigger a state of emergency with 1500 National Guardsmen deployed. Two people killed by gunfire and over 100 arrested as fires, looting, and violence raged for hours. Police and fire crews faced hostile crowds amid reports of multiple injuries and extensive property damage. A separate Jakarta dispatch notes Indonesia’s Maj. Gen Ibrahim Adjie to be replaced as commander on July 20.
United Nations dispatch notes a legal clash over U S captives in North Vietnam. North Vietnam says the fliers will be tried for war crimes under the Nuremberg Charter. U S Ambassador Goldberg insists the 1949 Geneva Conventions on POWs apply to the Vietnam conflict. Thant urged restraint and compliance with Geneva provisions.
Five Hempstead County women travel to Hot Springs for the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council State Leadership Conference on Traffic Safety. The July 2021 event at Velda Rose Motel features theme Alert Today Alive Tomorrow. Delegates include Ernest Graham, Verner McMurtrey, Letha Lawson, Alphonso Williams, and Dolores McBride. Miss McBride notes the conference is open to anyone interested in traffic safety and aims to boost county programs.
U.S. jets face air base risks near Hanoi as North Viet Nam escalates raids on oil depots. North Viet Nam threatens war crimes trials for captured airmen while peace talks stall. Gemini 10 completes a second orbit hoping to avoid a fuel squeeze and stay on track for spacewalk. National guard unrest erupts in Cleveland. Sinatra and Mia Farrow honeymoon in Palm Springs after Las Vegas ceremony. A Corbin Ky clerk issues a marriage license, later quizzed when the bride’s mother notes the clerks’ mix up.
All Around Town 4 note from Li Bill Conway of Tachilsana Japan asks if Korean war dead are listed on the Hempstead Courtyard Memorial. asserts none added to date. Mentions Al Ricketts from Stars and Stripes, Arkansas readers Wallace Beene and others, and a 1966 political primary. Reports Mrs Jessie Broyles in Memphis Baptist Hospital and TB Seals chair appointment for 1966 Hempstead County.
Gemini 10 pilots John Young and Michael Collins prepared for a space walk to reach a dead satellite left from last March. They planned to use the Agena engine to compensate fuel shortage and adjust their orbit for rendezvous, aiming for a 2 56 p.m. EST stroll.
U S officials say three jet air bases near Hanoi remain latent threats and unlikely targets until North Vietnam mounts a substantial challenge. Pentagon notes North Vietnamese losses and U S plane losses total around 290 since 1965, with Hue bombing raids near Quang Tri and Pleiku helicopter and spotter plane crash losses.
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