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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
5
Lew Alcindor states he will return to UCLA for his senior season rather than turning pro. He dismisses quitting college basketball to sign a $1 million Harlem Globetrotters deal and says NCAA scrutiny could follow.
Three golf enthusiasts played 100 holes each at the Kauai Surf Resort Course on the summer solstice. Honolulu Star Bulletin columnist Jim Becker, Inter Island Resorts VP Bob Herkes, and club pro Bill Schwalbie completed 11 laps of the nine hole course with one extra hole, finishing in 12 hours and minutes.
TV listings from June 25 1968 show NBC CBS and ABC primetime blocks with news weather sports and daytime lineups. Mentions The Tonight Show Jeopardy You Don’t Say Hollywood Squares Let’s Make a Deal Days of Our Lives The Doctors Another World and other network programs across morning daytime and primetime slots.
The listing shows a full broadcast day with Gunsmoke The Lucy Show Andy Griffith The Monday Night Movie Riders Of Vengeance starring Richard Conte Barbara Hutton and Hugh O’Brien followed by News Weather CBS News Special The Cities Sea Hunt and multiple daytime and late night programs including Captain Kangaroo Candid Camera Beverly Hillbillies Dick Van Dyke L.A. Law Life and various soaps and news segments.
On the eve of national polls in Canada the Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appears headed for a majority government, with surveys showing the Liberals well ahead of the Conservatives and targeting more than 150 of 264 seats. Trudeau, 48, campaigns across Quebec as Stanfield, 53, closes in Ontario. Security is tightened amid separatist threats and post Kennedy era concerns.
Senators oppose the Sentinel antimissile system as unproven and costly in a 1.8 billion defense bill. The Senate faced a vote on cutting 227.3 million for Sentinel funds amid debate on its deterrent value against China. Some Armed Services members defend the program, noting it may deter a growing missile force despite doubts about effectiveness.
Reykjavik report on NATO foreign ministers seeking a mutual arms reduction at a University of Iceland venue while Moscow signals doubt. The move aims to prevent unilateral troop withdrawals by member states as protests by Communist groups and clashes around Keflavik escalate without major injuries.
Drama and humor mix as summer evenings feature free Little League baseball across neighborhoods. In Williamsport, headquarters of the Little League Baseball Inc, the nonprofit grants charters to over 6,000 leagues in 28 countries while many more informally spread under other national groups.
A grown‑up network of volunteers forms Little League to give 9‑12 year olds a chance at baseball. Dads arrange balanced teams, fund uniforms, teach fundamentals, and enforce detailed rules. The area league brings near‑by games, professional attitude, and community pride, with hopes of guiding some to the pros.
Paris born actress Darcel, known for To the Victor and Battleground, was arrested in downtown Miami after three shopping bags held items valued at 35.08 dollars. She posted 500 dollars bond and was released, with a municipal court appearance set for next Friday on petty larceny charges.
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