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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1970
Page
2
A new church opening on March 8 formerly known as Walnut Street Church of Christ. Milton Peebles serves as pastor. Harding College Chorus will perform for the occasion.
Ruby Lee Ogburn of Blevins High School earned the Homemaker of Tomorrow title after a homemaking knowledge and attitude test. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ogburn of McKasskil l and received a specially designed silver charm from General Mills. She is eligible for a college scholarship among 102 totaling $110,000.
Fulbright, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned of a dangerous future in Laos as senators pressed for more transparency on U.S. commitments there. Laird denied a build up, while Aiken urged caution about Vietnam spillover, and McGovern urged disclosure of hearing transcripts amid new Laos reports.
Obituaries note Mrs. Robert L. Gladney, 49, of Hope. Howard Collier, 67, of Hempstead County. Mrs. Flora May Thompson, 82, of Hope. Burial plans announced by Smith and Herndon Funeral Homes. Legislative report covers three tax bills in special session, including repeal of use tax exemptions and liquor law changes, with votes shown and a public hearing held by Senate and House Revenue and Taxation committees. Governor seeks revenue. measures face defeats as lawmakers pivot to budget plans and potential state-improvement fund use.
Nine highway construction projects totaling about 9.1 million dollars will be bid March 25 by the Arkansas Highway Commission. Projects span Monroe Independence Spulas ki Carroll Benton Mississippi and Columbia counties including drainage, underpass work, bridge clearances and river bridge navigation lighting for I 30. The plan also details improvements along Arkansas 67 69 98 311 68 18 and 151 near Beebe Batesville Green Forest Blytheville and the Atlanta Oil Gas Field area.
Kiwanis Variety Show plans discussed at the local club meeting. Members received advertisement solicitation assignments and tickets to sell. Guy Grigg, General Chairman, announced progress and a March 18 City Hall Auditorium show. Dale Franks and Harry Hawthorne lead music and acts.
Senator Edward Kennedy was mobbed briefly in Dublin after a speech at Trinity College. Demonstrators outside brandished Mao posters and chanted anti US imperialism slogans, injuring a few and leading to one arrest. Inside, Kennedy praised Edmund Burke and urged gradual progress against racial oppression amid rising civil rights tensions.
Weather station 24 hours to 7 am Wednesday reports high 64 and low 61 with 0.38 inch precipitation. March rainfall totals 3.67 inches. Showers and thunderstorms mainly north central and northeast ending this morning. Decreasing clouds and cooler today. Tonight gusty and colder. Thursday fair with little temperature change. highs in 50s to 60s, lows upper 20s north to 30s elsewhere.
Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion who retired undefeated in 1949, lost a comeback bid to Ezzard Charles in 1950. The Associated Press notes the historic decline after a storied career.
A bill to prohibit cigarette advertisements on radio and television after 1970- inept dates cleared a major congressional hurdle, signaling likely passage. The measure would require a strong health warning on packages and bar state regulation beyond this, with FTC timing debated.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson remains under Army doctors who say they are fairly optimistic but wary of a possible heart attack. Irregular heartbeat appeared early Tuesday but was cleared up with medication. Johnson, 61, was flown to Brooke General Hospital after chest pains at his LBJ Ranch. Doctors cite arteriosclerosis as the cause and note Mrs. Johnson stayed nearby.
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