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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
1
Washington AP reports that at a Miami governors conference the leaders avoided any controversial topics. Democrats outnumber Republicans 3 to 1 and Kennedy proposals were largely blocked. The governors approved committee reports on juvenile delinquency and education while thwarting civil rights and elderly medical care actions.
An advertising blurb for T-4-L foot remedy precedes coverage of a governors conference in Washington. The piece then notes Kennedy addressing Legion delegates, civil rights planks gaining support, and tensions among Nelson Rockefeller Mark Hatfield Richard Hughes and George Romney. Governor reactions question the value of the 55th meeting amid cautious stances on controversial issues.
In Nashville, pre trial hearing for Teamster President James R Hoffa in U S District Court was delayed by a bulky closet door. A husky marshal and bailiffs tried to force it, aides fetched a carpenter, Hoffa removed his left shoe and frantically pried at the hinges. Judge Frank Grey recessed court until the door opened. The closet held the defense attorneys briefcases.
H. H. Lee, 89, of Rt 1 North Little Rock, was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing Highway 161 south of Jacksonville. The driver was George C. Tillman of Jacksonville, according to state police.
The article describes governors ducking national issues at a conference led by Washington Democrat Al Bert Rossellini. It notes past and present stances on civil rights, medical care, and communism, highlighting Rockefeller's renewed prominence after a strong civil rights stand in Miami and speculative political resurgence.
Western negotiators led by Av erell Harriman and Lord Hailsham discussed a possible North Atlantic pact with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko during test ban talks in Moscow. Khrushchev hinted at a detente shift, offered Africa a no nuclear pledge, and signers would withdraw with 60 days notice if violations suspected. Underground testing was excluded due to safeguards disagreements.
The railroad industry and unions clash over work rules with a 60 000 job cut target. J E Wolfe and Loomis prepare a joint reply for House and Senate hearings as Congress faces a possible 30 day standstill amid Kennedy plan debates. Wirtz defended the administration stance, while unions opposed the proposal in St Louis.
Wallace C. Floyd of Fort Smith was named president of the Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development at the Wednesday meeting. He is an elementary supervisor in the Fort Smith school system. Other officers include Mrs Vernica Hubbard of Prescott as secretary and Dorothy Nell Jones of Pine Bluff as treasurer. Maurice Dunn, Arkadelphia assistant superintendent, was named president elect and will assume the post in 1964.
Arkansas forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated thundershowers mainly after noon and in the evening. Little temperature change with highs reaching up to the mid to upper 90s on the east and around 100 to 104 on the west. Tonight’s low near 67 degrees.
The Associated Press reports unsettled skies across Central Arkansas Northeast Arkansas Southeast Arkansas and Northwest and Southwest Arkansas. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected through Friday with high temperatures mostly in the mid 80s to low 90s and widespread warmth into Saturday. Overnight lows range from the upper 60s to mid 70s as clouds persist.
Blytheville Arkansas leaders say a new industry employing about 260 will locate in Blytheville. Toler Buchanan, chamber president, reports a 70,000 square foot building is being prepared for the unidentified firm. Renovation costs including ground floor air conditioning are expected to total about $100,000.
Washington sources report growing talk that Rep Wilbur Mills may be considered for a Supreme Court seat. Despite no vacancy and Mills denying any concrete nomination, pundits weigh the rumor as political theater amid ongoing discussions about Justice Douglas possibly retiring this year.
A dated Washington rumor claims a southern figure in the court at that time and hints at political shifts. Francis Keppel reports Arkansas ranking seventh in adults over 25 with fewer than five years of schooling, showing 94,008 people in 1960, with 15.4 percent overall and stark racial gaps. Ads urge quick relief for itch symptoms and promote Itch-Me-Not at Gibson's Drug.
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