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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1965
Page
1
The editorial argues against Section 14(b) Taft-Hartley and for state right-to-work laws. It contends unions seek to centralize power, while the region needs manufacturing growth and individual rights to earn a livelihood. It condemns union coercion and defends freedom of choice in labor contracts.
More than 150 off-duty policemen in civilian clothes picketed for two hours in Yorkville defense of Lt. Thomas R. Gilligan who was cleared of blame in the July fatal shooting of 15 year old James Powell. A crowd of about 300 watched as demonstrators urged Gilligan’s removal.
Weather Experiment Station records a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Tuesday with a high of 84 and a low of 62. No precipitation data provided.
The Associated Press reports continued coverage from Central Arkansas with story details continuing on page two. The piece indicates ongoing developments and related context to the same event.
The Supreme Court agreed to review dismissals of federal indictments against six Georgia men charged in the shotgun slaying of Lemuel A. Penn a Negro educator in the District of Columbia. The district judge in Macon dismissed the federal conspiracy charges saying the Justice Department failed to show federal law violation. The Court will hear arguments next term beginning October 4. Penn was shot the night of July 11 1964 near Athens Georgia.
The Arkansas House Roads and Highways Committee unanimously backed a 70-15-15 distribution formula for net highway revenues to the state, counties, and cities. Rep. Marion Crank praised the compromise between the Arkansas County Judges Association and the Municipal League, with funds to be apportioned after fixed deductions for agencies, highway bonds, and refunds. The measure ties to potential extra revenues from a special session and outlines county and municipal distribution methods and factors.
A Kansas City boy Gilbert Rodriguez saved for a year to buy a $30 bicycle but it was stolen within a day. His newspaper plea drew strangers to help, with gifts totaling 105 dollars and even a 10 speed bike anonymously left by a Blairsville reader and others offering support to teach him there are more good people than bad.
Fire broke out on the Christina as it arrived in Naples from Monte Carlo with Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas aboard. A motor overheated near the bow anchor sparked the blaze. a fire ship and four Naples engines responded, but the crew extinguished the fire with on board equipment before provisioning for a Greek island cruise.
Two astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White undergo medical checks ahead of a Thursday morning lift off aboard Gemini 4. A mission review led by Christopher Kraft confirms readiness for a historic rendezvous with the tumbling Titan 2 booster 20 feet away with White tethered outside the craft.
Washington lawmakers return from Memorial Day to a packed schedule. The House plans a $2 billion approval for State Justice and Commerce and a $4.8 billion excise tax cut proposal. A voting rights bill awaits final action as Senate advances aid and development measures.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved interconnection of a Little Rock mobile telephone service with Southwestern Bell system. Otis L. Hale operates the mobile service. Approval was granted on Monday.
NASA Ames researchers return from an airborne eclipse chase off Hawaii at 1700 miles per hour. Thirty scientists conducted 13 experiments aboard a modified jet, recording corona brightness and magnetism during a 9 minute 42 second totality over water from New Zealand to Peru. A separate AEC Air Force plane with 15 scientists flew in the shadow for nearly five minutes and nine experiments.
The Supreme Court rules the Federal Power Commission regulates a natural gas producer’s underground gas leases to interstate pipelines. Justice Harlan delivers the 8-1 decision with Justice Douglas dissenting. The ruling affects gas prices and consumers nationwide, upholding regulation of leasing as part of production and gathering under the Natural Gas Act.
Four 7th Fleet destroyers left Yokosuka today for mid Pacific recovery stations for the Gemini 4 space flight with astronauts James A. Mc Divitt and Edward H. White II aboard. Pacific units will remain on station through the flight in case recovery in their area is necessary.
The Arkansas House Education Committee approved the compromise teacher salary bill using 1.7 million from an educational aid contingency fund to guarantee a minimum $509 salary raise for teachers over the next two years. The measure supplements salaries in 50 districts affected by the new aid formula while Missy amendments shift funds between counties and consider bonuses based on attendance increases.
France indicated a cautious stance toward a U S proposal for a NATO nuclear executive committee. Defense Minister Messmer told allied ministers Paris would study Secretary McNamara’s plan to form a four or five nation panel including the United States Britain France West Germany and smaller allies.
Two U S Army advisers were killed and a third wounded in a Viet Cong ambush near Pleiku. The American death toll in Viet Nam reached 395 since December 1961, with more casualties reported in Quang Ngai. Navy planes bombed a North Viet Nam railroad yard at Vinh, reporting moderate damage to three boxcars.
Seven entries already reported for the Poultry Festival cooking Queen contest in Hope Arkansas as of May 26. Participants include Mrs James Williamson Pine Bluff Mrs W F Foster Pine Bluff Mrs Floyd Bailey Gordon Mrs Lester Kent Hope Mrs Oscar Seastrunk Alleene Little River County Mrs Etta May Horton Terrell Arkansas and Mrs May Meek Pencil Bluff Montgomery County. Entries close June 2 with 16 spots total and a 50 prize. The event opens at 7 am in the Hope High School Home Economics Cottage on June 12.
Two elderly women found dead in a Batesville home were sent to the University of Arkansas Medical Center for autopsy in Little Rock. Identified as Mrs. Ellen Wright, 88, and Mrs. W H Morden, about 73, they had not been seen since Friday night and were found in separate rooms.
Arkansas Senate moves to begin work on Faubus highway tax plan of 14.9 million dollars. Senate halves low-cost NR tag increases to 50 75 100 125 by axle count, while House panels clear bills for debate and voting amid push to raise gasoline tax by a penny.
The state Revenue Department reports May collections of 25.57 million, up from 22.88 million in May 1964. For 11 months, the year’s total reaches 190.50 million, marking a more than 1 million increase over last year.
The article outlines proposed allocations from a $15 million tax increase with 1964 figures and future projections for multiple towns and groups. It lists amounts for Hope Blevins Fulton McCaskill Oakhaven Oran Patmos Perrytown Washington Prescott Emmet and others. It also covers youth league registrations cemetery donations, relocations, nursing meetings, Girl Scout Day Camp reports, and Camp Council roles with unit names and leaders.
The Supreme Court denied a stay of a New York State Legislature special election set for November 2 under Plan A. The court refused Rifkind's request to pause the order, marking ongoing chaos over reapportionment rules after the one man one vote ruling. Justice Harlan dissented, criticizing the court's handling of the matter.
Clyde Owen Darland 28 of Statesville dies after being struck by a car near Harrison Arkansas. Wanda Fay Tucker 20 of Harrison drives away left rear of vehicle hits him. The Memorial Day period ends with Elledge and his wife 54 killed in a car truck crash near Gordon and Nate Turner 16 drowned in a Hughes bayou.
The Supreme Court ruled a lower federal tribunal in Chicago should not have intervened in Illinois reapportionment proceedings and ordered the District Court to stay its hand. The decision, delivered unsigned, came after a deadlock over jurisdiction between the three-judge court and the Illinois Supreme Court, with William J. Scott among challengers.
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