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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
1
Weather overview for Louisiana and Arkansas reports considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers. Temperatures vary by region, with highs generally in the 80s, lows mostly in the 60s to 70s, and an outlook for Thursday showing little change.
President Kennedy and leaders discuss private sector changes while Dr Albert Garner warns Florida against forced integration. Rev Dan Potter welcomes the plan, but Rev Ralph Abernathy calls for stronger federal action and opposes the idea as inadequate for Alabama and Mississippi. Weather outlook: low tonight 64-70, warmer 85-92 Wednesday with partly cloudy conditions.
Proponents of an urban renewal project in Fort Smith Arkansas will file petitions with about 7000 names seeking a second election on the project defeated in an April 2 vote. Attorney Sam Sexton said the election could not be called for at least 60 days. Opponents from the Fort Smith Good Government League led by Paul Schlaf promise a recall effort if an election is scheduled. Schlaf says the league’s referendum rights were denied last January and petitions for April 2 were denied.
Behnke, president of Winrock Enterprises, is elected to succeed J Wythe Walker as president of Southwest Factoring Corp a financing firm with operations from North Carolina to Florida to Arkansas.
A brief note states an intent to tour and interpret the law of the land, implying upcoming events or readings by a speaker or official. The fragment suggests educational or civic engagement activities related to legal understanding.
Sir Frank Markham, a Conservative, argued the prime minister must go after Macmillan carried only 69 of 295 votes. He said he supported the government but not the party's leadership. Conservatives pushed for a new leader as the party remains unsettled.
The report notes concerns over low-grade tires, fears of transfers, and the sense that seniority and merit are overridden by politics and favoritism in promotions. A cited comment claims ticket fixes from headquarters are rare but local fixes occur, with justices of the peace and the mayor allegedly using authority to void or reduce fines, leaving officers feeling humiliated.
A Mississippi River flood control delegation urged Congress to fund $83.85 million for lower valley projects. Spokesman Peyton Berbling of Cairo testified before the House subcommittee and will repeat to a Senate group. Burrell Fair of the St. Francis Levee District urged $5 million for the St. Francis Basin, with other requests matching budget figures.
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied the reciprocity petition of state savings bond director Pat Caviness to practice law. Decision dated May 30 remained withheld from the syllabus. Caviness, a 1941 law grad, was deemed ineligible as he had not engaged in law practice immediately before the request.
Elizabeth Gregor a 44 year old described as a kind neighbor killed her husband Joseph John Gregor Sr 52 and their five children at the 50 acre Prospect farm before taking her own life She killed three children in the living room and the 19 month old twins in a car then telephoned her husband to come home The victims include Joseph John Jr 14 Thomas John 12 and Rosemary Elizabeth 10 The twins Richard and James were found in a bedroom Police noted Mrs Gregor had recent ill health and left notes indicating distress
Osceola Arkansas voters approved a $3 million bond issue to fund expansion of the American Greeting Corp. plant, doubling its size on 12 acres. The city-owned site will be leased to the firm to retire bonds in 20 years, with funds earmarked for air conditioning, parking, and other improvements. Construction could start by mid September.
Greene County Coroner Leonard Burroughs Jr ruled the 13 year old Marmaduke boy died by his own action after a rifle shot to the heart in his bedroom. No suicide note was found and the reason was not learned.
House Ways and Means tax writers delay the draft bill decision on cutting rates to allow more time for revenue offsets. Kennedy proposals of 14 to 65 percent would net a 10.2 billion dollar reduction with offsetting changes. The panel also tightened oil and gas tax rules, raising industry taxes by about 50 million annually and weighing possible repeal of the 4 percent dividend tax credit.
A Washington AP report notes a large delegation urged appropriations totaling 27 621 500 for two Red River Basin projects. They pressed 15.6 million for Millwood Reservoir in Arkansas, sought 4.4 million for Broken Bow Reservoir in Oklahoma, and requested extra funds for reviews and pollution studies across the basin. Additional Arkansas projects matched budget figures for construction and planning, including Levees, Gillham, Red River segments, De Queen and Dierks reservoirs.
Lonoke County derives its name from a lone oak that stood at the site of Lonoke city and served as a surveyor's landmark noted in local lore.
Arkansas church leaders reacted temperately to the Supreme Court ruling outlawing mandatory Bible reading and Lord's Prayer in public schools. Opinions varied within denominations, with clergy from Baptist Catholic Episcopal Presbyterian and Disciples denominations weighing in on conscience, separation of church and state, and voluntary religious activity in schools. Governor Faubus said he disagreed with the ruling.
Cincinnati AP reports Jack McMahon, who coached the former Chicago Zephyrs for part of last season, is named coach of the Cincinnati Royals. He succeeds Charley Wolf who resigned to coach the Detroit Pistons.
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