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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
2
The City Park Eagles host Nashville tonight at 7 30 in City Park Stadium. Admission 25 and 50 cents. Also notes local lodge meeting and club gathering with schedule details and officer names.
Sam Snead put the United States into the lead in the ninth annual Canada Cup at Dorado Beach Puerto Rico as Hite Ben Arda of the Philippines captured attention with a smooth swing and a 69 in round one. Arda faced a family medical worry just before tee time while Cordials Tugot and Arda helped the Philippines move to fourth with 145, five behind the U.S. Snead improved to a 73 on a hot day, with Jimmy Demaret close behind as Australia led by Thomson and Nagle after 36 holes.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reports bass fair to good across lakes Bull Shoals Ouachita Maumelle and Hamilton with bass favoring artificial baits and live minnows. Crappie varies from fair to good with minnows jigs and live bait while bream respond to worms crickets and popping bugs. Trout fishing strong below Carpenters Dam on live bait. water conditions vary from clear to dingy.
In a Southern Association game, Shreveport Sports manager Les Peden endured a tough night as Birmingham Bears beat them 4-1 behind Al Gronwald's six-hitter and a three-run homer by Mo bile. Atlanta, aided by 11 unearned runs due to Little Rock errors, routed Little Rock 15-2 as Jim Williams drove in six runs and Ed Dick held the Travs to five hits. Belinsky fanned six to raise his league lead to 85, but issued eight walks and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
A federal judge weighing a no violence restraining order against Montgomery authorities and KKK factions heard testimony on the Freedom Riders. The case targets police in three Alabama cities and seeks to protect interstate bus travel amid mob violence as the New Freedom Riders arrive to push for integration in Jackson and New Orleans.
The Public Housing Administration approved a 200 unit low-cost housing project for Trumann Arkansas. The project will cost 2.5 million dollars and is supported by Senator J William Fulbright. The federal agency loans funds to local housing authorities for site acquisition construction.
The Belmont Stakes will be run for the 98th time Saturday with Carry Back favored to finish in front after 134 miles, aiming to become the ninth horse to complete the Triple Crown for 3-year-olds. Post time marks the longest leg of the series.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed a federal desegregation suit in Mississippi, the first in the state. Judge Sid ney Mize denied a request to admit James B. Meredith to the University of Mississippi before the case is heard, with a preliminary injunction decision deferred to June 12 in Biloxi. The piece also notes the era’s ongoing desegregation tensions surrounding higher education and the Freedom Riders.
A chaotic slice from a 20th century Sunday feature introduces Slim Sainner, a fashion model with a crafted identity. Jeff Harrison, an older bachelor, pursues her through dates and dinners while Slim confesses bits of a past life in Ottumwa. The tale ends with a cryptic dime token and a lingering, tired smile.
The forecast calls for Saturday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and some color, followed by Sunday partly cloudy with more scattered thundershowers. Daytime highs reach the upper 80s to mid 90s in the northeast and northwest, with overnight lows in the 60s. Louisiana stays warm through Saturday with tonight’s lows 65 to 70 and Saturday highs 85 to 90.
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