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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
1
A shaggy dog in a movie theater amuses a man and a woman when the dog laughs at the right moments. A Boxer in the yard outsmarts a padlock scheme as the owner recalls locking practice and the dog turning the tables by lifting the padlock.
U S officials say North Vietnamese troops may be moving across the demilitarized border into South Vietnam as monsoon travel slows the Laos route. Estimates place about three regiments in the area below the DMZ, with two more possible. A week long Marine and South Vietnamese campaign aims to deter these Viet Minh forces.
Frank Harris, a 59 year old condemned killer of six, receives a three day stay of execution from Federal Judge Pat Mehaffey after failing to secure earlier stays. The case's appeal is filed with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis.
French leader Charles de Gaulle arrived in Bonn with Georges Pompidou Maurice Couve de Murville and Pierre Messmer for ten hours of talks on his Soviet visit and the future status of French troops in Germany. They were greeted by Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. De Gaulle's visit follows the French German treaty of friendship and cooperation. He planned to return to Paris that night.
In East New York a racially mixed slum erupted in violence as residents and police exchange gunfire and rocks. An 11 year old Negro boy, Eric Dean, was killed, apparently by sniper fire, amid looting and widespread injuries to officers and residents. Eight arrested on disorderly conduct and related charges. Police report a separate 3 year old wounded nearby though officials say it is unrelated.
Alexandria AP reports Joseph Weisz, 47, a Row Manian native, lost both hands in a meat press last November. After recovery with Russian-made electro mechanical hands operated by arm movements, he returned to work as a meat cutting supervisor. The device, fitted in March, uses a small motor and belt linked actuators to mimic natural motion.
A roster of election officials for the Democratic Preferential Primary on Tuesday in Hempstead County includes HOPE Wardlea with judges C. E. Weaver and C. M. Agee, clerks Lotte Weaver and Zelma Agee, guard W. T. Moxley, plus numerous wards with designated judges clerks and guards. Notable names include Crit Stuart Sr and Mrs Ruth Bumpers, and many other local election workers across wards 1 B 1 C 1 D 2 A 2 B 3 4 A 4 B.
Report notes AP News Digest items including Vietnam air losses and Operation Hastings, racial unrest in Cleveland and Brooklyn, Chicago gang truce, Gemini 10 astronauts returning, and ongoing airline strike talks. Also mentions Death Valley trek planned by a French hiker with extreme heat.
Forrest Hill Baptist Church announces a revival starting Sunday July 24 and running through the week. Rev. D. D. Fairchild will preach with services at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. daily, per Clerk Vivian Alford, as Pastor Rev. Johnnie Walraven states.
A reader asks about eligibility in Hempstead for the Murphy Prior Arnold race in the shifted third district and whether one may vote in both Lee public and Democratic primaries. The column notes general political jostling, education funding, taxes, and road projects as distractions while urging participation. It also mentions Mrs. J. C. Broyles in Memphis and a Fort Chaffee training plan with local units Hope Prescott. A Guernsey Hope school district consolidation meeting is set July 25.
U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces clash with a large North Vietnamese division along the 17th Parallel. Dawn airstrikes halted enemy retreat toward Laos as the eight day operation nets about 1,000 enemy killed. Jets hit nine oil depots over the North. two American planes lost, one pilot rescued, one missing.
Cleveland residents faced a fourth night of arson and violence on the East Side with many fires, looting, and injuries. Firefighters were stretched as National Guardsmen patrolled the storm center around Hough. Two Black residents were killed by gunfire, with over 30 injured and several vacant buildings burned near the riot area. Proceedings sparked calls for a congressional inquiry as revival services begin in the city.
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