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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
6
Blustery spring winds invite home made kites. The piece explains kite flying as a popular game, notes rules from the American Public Power Association, and advises flying in wide open spaces away from lines, streets, and crowds. It warns against rainy weather and using metal strings, offering three sleek designs to try.
The 1964 campaign year may be quiet with muted issues and little tension. Johnson holds the Dem nomination lead with no expected upheaval at the convention while Rockefeller and Goldwater vie for the Republican edge. Nixon and Scranton intrigue but offer scant solid momentum as voters recall postwar eras and shifts in public sentiment.
The All jet plane, capable of speeds over 2,000 mph and testing above 70,000 feet, was kept secret with funds from the CIA rather than the Pentagon. President Johnson announced its existence after defense spending debates showed limited congressional access to the program.
Mrs John F Kennedy is rebuilding her life in quiet Georgetown after her husband’s assassination. Friends say she is coping with low days while caring for her children and supporting memorial projects, including the John Fitzgerald Kennedy library. Secret Service protects her, limiting publicity during outings and daily reminders of her public role.
A House member and an informed source described a plane development as the best kept American secret since the atomic bomb project. Only a few House Armed Services Committee members were believed to know of the secret, given their special assignments to receive such information.
Western diplomats at the United Nations express confidence that Russia will not veto the Cyprus peace force plan. Other items note a Chilean volcano quieting, some evacuees returning, and various other brief international developments.
The first degree murder trial of Bill Gross 26 of Hattieville began today in Conway County Circuit Court for the Sept. 1 slaying of Frank A. Birch. Herman Wingard 32 of Jefferson County faces trial later. Prosecutor says Birch was beaten cut stabbed and sawed to death. body found at his home with broken bottles bloody sticks a hacksaw and a bloodstained knife.
Washington AP The House Rules Committee questioned Rep Oren Harris D Ark for over two hours in a closed session on a sweeping transportation bill. Harris Commerce Committee head said hearings planned and the bill has broad railroad support but coal and waterway groups oppose it. An alliance of 50 companies and unions formed the Antimonopoly Transportation Conference to fight the measure.
A lightweight laser rifle developed by Maser Optics Inc. has been turned over to the Army. The weapon, lighter than the M1 and powered by a backpack battery under 25 pounds, was delivered to Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia. The firm says the ray is not enough to inflict serious damage.
Showman Billy Rose, noted for stock market gains and sensational claims, marries Doris Warner Vicor, widow of director Charles Vicor, in what is described as his fifth marriage. The report spans dubious weapon claims and a digression about an Arkansas zinc mine tale from 1580, reflecting a scattered, sensational wire story tone.
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