15 Jun 1961
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
1
A compact display of Hope Star masthead details listing publishers editors and staff roles, addresses and advertising representatives. It notes ownership, circulation auditor affiliation, and AP membership with standard republication rights.
New York AP: Siobhan McKenna, leading Irish actress, says US wives gain happiness by spoiling their husbands rather than nagging or competing. She argues marriage is a partnership, noting Irish husbands work to live, not live to work, and warns against chasing money over love.
Los Angeles reports on electric rockets as tiny power plants that could propel spacecraft to the moon and planets. The article notes Kennedy’s push, multiple labs, and plans to test by next year. Electric rockets promise high efficiency and long-duration thrust, filling a niche between small engines and Atlas boosters.
Forty Negroes appealed a race based rejection from Atlanta high schools. Lawyers filed identical statements before the May deadline. ten others did not appeal. The Atlanta Board of Education will hear the appeals though no date is set. Japan unveils a ten year plan to double living standards for workers and farmers. Miss McKenna, known for a Virgin Mary role in King of Kings, anticipates appearing in Playboy of the Western World in Ireland.
NAACP confirms executive secretary Roy Wilkins is not opposed to Freedom Rides. He says the organization approves and defends the rides from critics. He stresses that experience shows sacrifice and legal action are both necessary to build a foundation for broader change.
Actress Lauren Bacall and actor Jason Robards Jr. expect to wed in Vienna as city registrar blocked the Friday ceremony over missing legal papers. Their manager said they secured a Vienna lawyer to obtain Bogart's death certificate and Robards' divorce paperwork so the marriage could proceed Friday morning.
The Arkansas branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors opens its annual meeting in Hot Springs with Rep. Catherine Norrell attending. Norrell, a member of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, will participate as officers are elected at the conference’s close on Saturday.
In a speech excerpt, Wilkins argues for affirmative action through judicial, legislative, and executive means, stating law must bind all. He defends legal testing of laws via court cases and cautions against roadblocks to compliance while praising jailed protest as moral resistance. He notes that all methods and past experience must be considered.
In a Geneva speech U.S. ambassador Harriman charged two North Vietnamese army companies participated in the Padong attack in Laos. He condemned Cease-fire violations while noting Soviet supplies to Lao rebels and urged detailed drafting work at the 14 nation conference. An unrelated Venice shipyard fact closes the report.
Arkansas sees cloudy conditions and scattered showers this afternoon with a fall in temperatures. North areas cooler tonight with lows in the 60s. Friday partly cloudy and cooler. Louisiana forecasts considerable cloudiness with scattered thunder showers through Friday and highs reaching the 80s to mid 90s, with nights around the 60s to 70s.
Scihzpland’s famed Matter hora ascent began in 1865 with a British led party reaching the summit before tragedy struck on the return. Several members perished during the descent as cold, exhaustion, and treacherous terrain halted their effort.
The first of three Florida bound Freedom Rider groups arrives in Jacksonville to test segregation as 18 ministers and two Negro travelers report generally satisfactory conditions. They face restaurant refusals in Sumter and Charleston but encounter no major incidents, with plans to continue to Tallahassee and beyond.
A legal notice appears indicating sealed filings and claims processes with dates May 25 June 1 8 and 15 1961. The document references official actions, deadlines, and administrative proceedings.
A South African tour by four Little Rock teens faced delays after a truck crash near Chilpancingo Mexico and a title dispute over the vehicle. Police held the group at a Chilpancingo hotel for three nights during the investigation before resolving the issue and freeing the boys to continue to Bolivia, with a stop in Mexico City.
An old Rexall Drug advertisement promotes Itch-Me-Not for instant relief of eczema insect bites ringworm and surface rashes. The ad claims a forty eight cent refund at any drug store if the itch needs scratching and stresses day or night applications.
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