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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1968
Page
1
Editor argues the 1968 federal deficit of 25.4 billion under the second FDR era is part of a deliberate debt buildup. He warns of higher prices and rising taxes, citing past Washingtonian misguidance and public debt as a threat to ordinary citizens.
In Arkansas, Rep. Sterling R. Cockrill Jr. of Little Rock won reelection in the Democratic primary for House Pos. 8 District 22, defeating OH. Cottrell Jr. 32 354 to 11 928. Ben Knox Nelson led George N. Holmes 10 023 to 7 581 in Senate District 20 Pos. 2. Burrell Thompson beat Cecil McNiel 6 072 to 5 948 for Senate District 23. Thompson will face Paul Payne in the Bengral election. Hayes McClerkin won District 38 Pos. 1 in Miller County. Further results noted on page two.
W H Dub Arnold of Arkadelphia defeated Billi Denman of Prescott for prosecuting attorney in the 8th judicial district. Denman carried three counties while Clark County gave Arnold a large margin. Unofficial by-county totals show Hempstead 2588 to 2501, Nevada 975, Miller 3473 to 9370, Clark 1795 to 424, with overall 10357 for Denman and 10660 for Arnold.
Washington AP reports the cost of living jumped one half of one percent in June led by higher mortgage interest and home ownership charges. The June increase brings the index to 4.2 percent above a year ago, matching February 1966, and the largest rise since September 1962. Consumer prices rose more than wholesale, which increased two-tenths of a percent, leaving wholesale prices 2.3 percent above last year.
The Southwest District preliminary Junior Miss Contest will be held in Hope October 26 at 8 00 p m in the High School Auditorium. Sponsored by the Hope High Student Council with Lamar Cox as chairman and Pam Butler Jan Herring Tim Ross and Pat Westbrook on the committee. The contest honors senior girls for character citizenship high school activities ambition j poise and seeks scholarships and a chance to advance to the National Junior Miss Finals in Mobile Alabama each spring.
Josef Smrkovsky, a leading reformer, told Rude Pravo that talks between the Soviet Politburo and Czechoslovak party Presidium are on a promising course. He said the atmosphere is optimistic as leaders met for a third day with Soviet military managers present. The talks extended beyond expectations as Moscow pressed to gauge discord among Czechoslovaks.
Gov John Bell Williams signs a bill to raise the state sales tax from 342 to 3 2 per seat and another bill lifts the top income tax bracket from 3 to 4 percent while eliminating the 2 percent bottom rate. The measures aim to bring in 77 to 83 million every two years to fund teacher pay raises.
The Housing Authority will accept bids at 2 p.m. August 18 for a new housing project. The plan includes a community center building and administrative and maintenance wings.
A task force of armored American gunboats, helicopter gunships and South Vietnamese marines raided a Viet Cong base camp in the Mekong Delta. Field reports say at least 90 enemy killed and an arsenal captured. Two South Vietnamese wounded. The assault occurred Tuesday, 92 miles southwest of Saigon, along a Cat Lon River tributary. Navy Setout Hettor gunboats and armored troop carriers led the attack with helicopter air support. About 1,000 U.S. infantrymen swept nearby with little contact.
Damagettie voters split ballots with notable results. Franklin Holt won supreme court justice by a large margin, while Crahk led governor’s race with 1,693 votes to Johnson’s 1,117. Felld narrowly led in representation, defeating Strech by 277 votes as Hope boxes arrived. Prosecuting Attorney Bill Denman carried Hempstead, though defeated by W. H. Arnold by 403 votes. Rep primary yielded Winthrop Rockefeller at 129 to 1. Ruel H Betts beat Terrell Ingersol in DeRoan, and Wayne Marcum won in Bois d Arc Township.
The Rev Gerald Trussell at First Baptist Church will present color slides and a report of his trip to Germany Austria Italy France Belgium Holland Switzerland Luxembourg and England. The talk follows the regular worship hour this Sunday at 7 00 PM. The public is invited to attend.
SPRINGDALE Ark AP The Washington County Republican official Hurley said Tuesday that a person voted in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Deputy Prosecutor Richard Wells said a warrant would be issued if allegations prove true.
PITTSBURGH AP The U S Steel Corp announced new tin mill product prices will rise or fall with effect Oct 1 1968 and stay until April 1 1969 The wage and benefit gains will add from 9 to 10 cents per hour for about 450000 steelworkers amid a newly settled labor contract Analysts question how the industry profits will fare with ongoing cost increases and price pressures from the industrys top producer
Senator J W Fulbright won renomination in Arkansas with about 53 percent of the vote in a three way Democratic primary. Opponents accused him of aiding the enemy over Vietnam but he claimed his stance would end the war and bring troops home. Results showed Fulbright 209,722 votes, Jim Johnson 126,570, Bobby Hayes 48,783, Foster Johnson 11,363 with 2,597 of 2,680 precincts reporting.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller easily won the Republican renomination with Marion Crank headed to an Aug 13 Democratic runoff. Ted Boswell and Virginia Johnson battled for the No 2 spot in the runoff while other races showed Wells Coffelt and Julian James leading in their Democratic contests. Rockefeller defeated Sidney Roberts in the GOP primary 26579 to 1187 as Roberts urged cross over votes.
Voters in Nevada County yesterday backed Roy Loomis for treasurer defeating incumbent Tom White 1 909 to 1 558. Circuit clerk race went to incumbent C Cox over Fred Ridling 1 982 to 1 534. In Boston the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company chose Nicholas T Elias as captain, the first Lebanese ancestry member to lead the 1638 chartered unit.
The Associated Press notes a soldiers of AN Wars memorial reunion in Heber Springs Arkansas. Events run Thursday through Saturday with a parade at 1 a.m. and opening festivities. A selection at 7:45 p.m. will be announced.
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