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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1967
Page
1
The piece notes Our Daily Sliced Thin's ship between office and plant with an armored car, while the Post Office blocks private competition. It cites calls to revive private rivals and recalls Solzhenitsyn's censorship dispute, plus Admiral Corp dropping TV ads for newspapers.
U S forces report 143 Communist troops killed in two central lowlands battles. Six Americans killed, 22 wounded, four missing. light contact in 21 other operations. Air strikes target Hanoi rail network and Thai Nguyen steel works. RF101 downed, pilot rescued. Week's American deaths 143, lowest since February. total weekly casualties 1,112 with 953 wounded and 16 missing. South Vietnamese losses 213. See 143 Enemy on Page Two.
Governor Rockefeller will spend two days in Southwest Arkansas on June 27 and 28. He begins in Texarkana visiting state offices and travels to Ashdown to view the Nekoosa Edwards Plant. A lunch with legislators and seven county judges follows in Washington Arkansas. He continues to Hope area for state office visits and industry.
Washington quietly considers how to help Jordan, the big loser in the conflict. Reasons include loss of territory and revenues from tourism at Jerusalem and Bethlehem, refugee displacement, and Hussein's role as a moderating Arab voice. U.S. officials see rearming Jordan as eventual but require a defined ceiling and careful steps.
A millwood Mosquito control program at Millwood Reservoir, led by Otis Higginbotham and Warren Butler, includes aerial spraying with DDT and diesel fuse, fogging, and draining swampy areas. After a survey with local officials and residents, aerial spraying occurred May 18 1967 and June 15 1967 with favorable reports from the surrounding community.
Hope will be represented at the Disciple-making district assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shreveport Louisiana June 22 25. Six thousand delegates from 18 states are expected to attend the four day meet at the Youth Center. The Hope Congregation will have 25 ministers and their families for a Bible education program with talks experiences and dramatic presentations of Bible events.
A neatly dressed man with a canvas bag and a loaded revolver briefly entered near the Soviet U N Mission as Premier Kosygin met aides. Police contained him after a detective questioned him and found a knife and ammunition. Security forces said there were no holes in the protective net.
UNITED NATIONS AP President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin may decide today on a summit meeting as Kosygin nears departure. A three hour dinner with Rusk and Gromyko at the Waldorf led to the decision, with talks also touching the U N General Assembly session on the Middle East and other items. Kosygin will return to Moscow soon, probably by Friday, and a brief meeting before then seemed unlikely. The White House said Danish PM Krag would see Johnson today, hinting at potential talks later in the week.
A large tree toppled onto a substation feeder in Russellville Arkansas causing a regional outage in the downtown business district from 5 55 p m to shortly after 7 p m winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour were reported in the area.
A Hope family had three members represented at Arkansas Girls State this year in three roles. Susan Turner was a counselor, Ellen Turner a delegate, and Mrs. McDowell Turner handled publicity for the encampment near Little Rock. Delegates from Hope included Ellen Turner and nine others, with a brief Child Welfare report and a social daisies setting at the Feild home.
Seven earthquakes rocked Fairbanks Alaska on Wednesday with the worst shaking in inland history. No injuries or major structural damage reported though glass and floors were damaged. Seismographs in Alaska and Washington rated the three strongest shocks at 6.7 to 7 on the Richter scale.
Burglars broke into the Bank of Blevins on Wednesday night, escaping with an estimated 5 000 to 6 000 dollars after using an acetylene torch to access the vault. The crime was discovered at about 8 30 a.m. and is under investigation by state police county officers and the FBI.
Community notes include flag day call for 50 star flag, Country Club pool hours, Oakhaven moves new residents, Square Dance Club at WOW hall with watermelon, Hope Public Schools Administrative Building move, longstanding March of Dimes chairwoman resignation, summer orientation at University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Highway Department bids for 16 jobs including Little Terre Rouge River bridges near Emmet and No. 67 work between Hope and Prescott.
District Poultry Festival winners from Hope will compete at the State Activities in Hot Springs June 22 to 24. Chaperones will register Thursday at 2:00 pm at the Vekla Rose Tower. Poultry Cooking contestants, princesses and industry people to attend a dinner Thursday night. Donald Middlebrook and Jerry Alexander will participate as chaperoned delegates in poultry and 4-H barbecue contests. State winners to be recognized at the Corporation Banquet Saturday night. Helena birthday celebration notes a 143rd birthday and voting history of Mrs Berry.
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