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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
2
Page top weather report for 24 hours ending 7 am notes high 80 and low 62 with .41 inches precipitation. Forecasts partly to mostly cloudy Arkansas with scattered thundershowers through Friday and a chance of locally severe storms this evening. Temperature drift expected with lows near 60 to 72 in the north to south regions.
Work will begin immediately to rebuild the interior of the Nationalist Chinese pavilion at Expo 67 after a Tuesday fire. Commissioner general Ching Yen-chang said the interior including an art exhibit was a total loss with damage estimated at 200000 dollars. value of the lost art was not assessed.
Barbara Kay Reese of Hope Arkansas plans to complete degree requirements and receive a Bachelor of Arts in English at Texas Christian University's spring commencement on May 31. The program starts at 7 30 p m in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum with Dr J M Moody presiding over the conferral of more than 765 degrees, the university's largest class. Sharon Fielding will study for a master's degree in French as a Fellow in the Experienced Teacher Program at the University of Arkansas, part of a fifteen‑student Arkansas cohort with a $4 000 stipend. Fielding, valedictorian of Hope High School 1961, graduated cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in 1965 and will tour Europe this summer. The prevailing westerlies blowing eastward are winds over the temperate zones.
A variety of weather greeted Arkansans with more rain after heavy Wednesday floods in Conway and Forrest City. Scattered showers and thundershowers were seen in southern Arkansas, drizzle and fog in the northeast, and partly cloudy skies in the extreme west. A westward band of thundershowers was expected to cross the state as a stationary front between northern Tennessee and northern Arkansas guides conditions. Highs Wednesday ranged from 69 in Walnut Ridge to 82 in Fort Smith, with 60s overnight.
Carl Stobaugh former Conway County welfare director has accepted reinstatement and will transfer to Cleburne County though he would prefer the state Welfare Board decide if he may stay in Conway. He writes that he will abide by the board’s decision and will report to duty under the department renditions.
Twenty six National Guard generals petition Congress to scrutinize a plan to abolish 15 Guard divisions, arguing it would weaken combat effectiveness and hurt national prestige. Pentagon briefing to Congress followed by leaders of 21 of 23 Guard divisions signing the petition, with two divisions expected to survive.
With British naval moves near Aden and Hermes recalled, Arab nations boost forces in Egypt. Iraq and Kuwait send contingents while Jordan trains troops for a front near Israel. Aref’s son joins the Iraqi unit as King Hussein and Nasser strengthen their defense pact amid Syria’s propaganda clash.
An Egyptian envoy warned the United States to avoid involvement in the Gulf of Aqaba dispute. President Johnson and Cabinet discussed the crisis while the White House stayed silent. State Department officials denied Turkey pledging to block U.S. bases and noted no U.S. bases exist in Turkey.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission members refuse Gov. Rockefeller's noon Friday resignation deadline. Rockefeller said he may act later and denied plans to take over the commissions. The panel voted unanimously to stay in office, arguing Amendment 35 binds them to service. He questioned director Hugh Hackler's suitability and urged state police to probe illegal gambling while noting no strict law would curb it.
SAIGON AP The crew of an Army medical evacuation helicopter earned battle field decorations after darting through enemy fire to pick up wounded Americans on a battlefield. Lt Joe D Greer of Okolona Ark led the chopper through trees and vegetation as they evacuated casualties amid Viet Cong fire. David Pridgeon of Gainesville Fla copilot recalled hearing enemy fire on the way out. Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland.
Halifax Nova Scotia voters returned Premier Robert Stanfield to office on Tuesday making him the first Progressive Conservative in the province to win a fourth term All of Stanfield s Cabinet was returned News reflects the North American election result and confirms a long ruling party continuation.
Army Captain Howard B. Levy of Brooklyn faces a court martial over disobeying orders to train Special Forces medics and with statements opposing US involvement in Vietnam. Doctors testified ethics may override military orders. Levy trained the medics for four months before refusing to continue.
Funeral services were held in Prescott for Mrs. Emma Holder 74 who died Tuesday Burial was in Piney Grove Cemetery Surviving are her husband a son seven daughters and a brother and sister Services will be Friday Also listed are Grace Mouser 64 president of Blevins who died Thursday in a Prescott hospital Surviving are her husband three daughters three brothers and three sisters Herndon will announce arrangements Pope Receives Charles de Gaulle reports Vatican City Pope Paul VI received President Charles de Gaulle and urged European unity as a path to world peace in a brief one to two sentence note
On June 1 1967 senators grappled with how to pressure nations to resolve the Middle East crisis while ensuring Gulf of Aqaba shipping remains open. Gruening urged potential unilateral action if allies fail, citing U S commitments to Israel. Stennis favored no sole policeman role, and Case urged a multinational accord. Bamboo is not classed as a tree.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller announced a summer tour of 14 Arkansas regions starting in Jonesboro on June 21 22. He will hold open meetings with a time limit to hear from the public, traveling to schools courthouses or other suitable venues. Jakarta AP Thirty members of Indonesia's Parliament sharply criticized acting President Suharto accusing him of attempting to recreate dual power with ousted President Sukarno.
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