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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1966
Page
2
Central Arkansas parts fair and warmer through Saturday with a low tonight near 60s and high around 90s. Northwest and Northeast Arkansas fair to partly cloudy with slow warming, lows 58 to 64, highs 85 to 89. Southwest and Southeast Arkansas fair and a bit warmer with tonight 60 to 66 and Saturday 90s to 96.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sam Boyce will officially open his campaign in Newport his home town on June 4 with a political rally and picnic dinner in Arkansas.
The Labor Department notes nonwhite employment rose from 6.4 million to 7.7 million since 1955, but projections show a risk of losing ground by 1975 without more white collar and skilled positions. Unemployment for nonwhites remains higher, with gains concentrated in teaching and clerical work while skilled roles lag. Local notes include Arkansas College Work Study funds and a curious Empire State Building fact.
Calendar notes revival at Mt Olive Baptist Church Perrytown with Rev A W Terry evangelist. Mentions graduation events for S W Williamson family, grandson Douglas M Williamson earning Army Reserve commission at Tuskegee Institute and roles in education and telecom. Also references Kansas drought and late freezes impacting crops with May 12 temperatures dipping to 22 in southwestern Kansas.
Sar gent Shriver director of the Office of Economic Opportunity appealed for college students to join the Peace Corps or the war against poverty. Speaking at Morehouse College he said in 20 years the man who joined the Peace Corps or the Job Corps will be the standout one.
Kansas City AP reports wheat growers face drought and late freezes across the Great Plains with forecasts of a shrinking harvest. Central and western Kansas southeastern Colorado eastern New Mexico Nebraska and eastern Washington suffer the hardest hits as farmers pray for timely rain and recovery chances rise if moisture arrives. Agricultural expert Andrew Erhart notes wheat can rebound from severe damage if rains come.
Arkansas Missouri Power Co. of Blytheville will issue 436 569 shares of 2.50 common stock to stockholders as of Wednesday. The PSC approved a one for four stock split. Arkansas Missouri has 1.7 million shares outstanding.
The Colby College faculty voted against using class standing grades or any academic ranking to determine Selective Service classification and sent the result to Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. The note mentions water screws measured at 18/1000 of an inch, reflecting stray OCR text.
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