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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1967
Page
2
Weather bulletin from Pigeon station covers 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday with high 86 and low 59. Arkansas forecast: clear to partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with a chance of thunderstorms in extreme north tonight and northern areas late Wednesday. Today highs in the 80s and tonight lows mainly in the 60s.
Baton Rouge Louisiana AP reports Harry Rabenhorst, veteran LSU Athletics Department member, is named athletic director until a permanent successor to the late Jim Carbett is chosen.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller signed 58 bills, including a measure raising teachers salaries by at least 500 dollars annually over two years and establishing an Arkansas Dairy Commission. A transfer of patients from McRae Sanatorium to Booneville Tuberculosis Sanatorium by July 1 was authorized, and municipal judges in several cities receive salary boosts.
Carol Rand, 19, a Paragould native, was crowned Miss Arkansas State College after beating 19 contestants. The elementary education major and marching band head majorette at Arkansas State will represent the school in the Miss Arkansas Pageant at Hot Springs. Rand is the daughter of Ted Rand and former Radio Station KDRS manager. First runner-up honors went to Jackie Rives. second runner-up to Mary Camelia Rose.
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Board of Education Monday approved about 7.3 million in short term bus and school loans and commercial bond issues for local school districts. Thelma Spinnenweber said most of the new money would finance construction. Perrin Jones of Searcy urged consolidating district bond issues to lower rates and attract buyers, citing Georgia’s system.
A. G. Edwards & Sons broker Bart L Archer of Hope Arkansas has become a fully registered NYSE broker after a week of review in St Louis at the firm’s home office. The 1500000 dollar note holder earned qualification for registration and is listed at the Hope, Arkansas, office. The firm, founded in 1887, operates over 45 offices across the Midwest and South and offers a full range of investment services as a member of the New York and American Stock Exchanges.
President Johnson’s choice of Betty Furness for consumer affairs adviser draws cautious reactions from consumer groups and lawmakers. Critics note her lack of experience, while supporters hope she will learn quickly and become an effective voice for consumer issues. Furness, known for TV refrigerator ads, will earn 26000 dollars annually and succeeds Esther Peterson who keeps her labor post.
Rep H R Gross accuses the administration of plans to fund a lavish international embassy complex in Washington featuring a club for foreign diplomats and officials. He cites a proposed 42 acre land purchase near the State Department valued at about 40 million dollars, with tax free lease to foreign governments. Debates include an Ancher Nelson alternative buying two smaller parcels and omitting the core club idea.
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