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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
4
Weather data from Station Report for 24 hours to 7 am Thursday shows high 54 and low 28. Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading eastward and ending Friday afternoon. Warmer tonight with little change Friday. overnight lows mostly in the 40s.
President Johnson's proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge remains stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee. Chairman Wilbur Mills cites two conditions for moving the measure: a clear inflation threat or a sharp U.S. manpower buildup for Vietnam. Capitol Hill expects a debate on funding a possible troop increase and equipment for allied and U.S. forces, which could push the deficit above $20 billion and pressure support for the tax. The administration argues inflation risk and confidence in the dollar, while economists split on the tax’s effectiveness.
The document lists cases filed in Chancery Court including Henry Smith vs Wade Smith Hazel White vs C W White Jr Roy Tyler et al vs Dorsey White and others. It also notes marriages such as Jimmy L Brown to Caren Barry Hope George Willis to Garvace Muldrew Hope Gerald Wayne Sisson to Sandra Loy Brown and other names. A column by James Marlow is referenced.
City docket items show numerous defendants pleading guilty or forfeiting cash bonds for offenses including drunkenness speeding and disturbing the peace. Fines range from about 11.50 to 356.50 with several license suspensions and jail days noted.
A court-posed question asks if a young woman must repeat verbatim what she was told on the telephone, risking embarrassment. Judges weigh safeguards like clearing the courtroom or doctor testimony to protect modesty while preserving due process, noting no hard rules and broad judicial discretion.
The Navy plans a combat type test on Kwajalein Island with multiple Poseidon warhead missiles facing Army antiballistic interceptors. Officials view it as a reliable gauge of both systems, using radar and computer tracking to assess interactions without nuclear devices. The test supports Sentinel defense plans involving Spartan and Sprint interceptors to counter Soviet missiles.
Mrs Margaret Mutton quotes Shakespeare in a letter to the Arkansas Democrat criticizing Gov Winthrop Rockefeller and aides over the dismissal of her husband Thomas C Mulls ton as state prison superintendent. She calls the governor’s power ruthless urges reflection on responsibility and cites a vendetta driven by inaccuracies. She also singles out Bob Scott minister W Lytle John Haley Victor Urs han and others, and plans to leave the state with mixed emotions.
Duke Blue Devils, 10th ranked, seek to wipe memory of last year as they face Oklahoma City in the NIT opening doubleheader. Marshall vs St Peter's and other matchups fill the first round with regional sites scheduled Friday and Saturday.
Central State Ohio defeated Valdosta State 60 to 53 while Drury toppled Northeastern Oklahoma 85 to 69. Dickinson NC edged St. Cloud State 10 to 68 and Oshkosh State beat Eastern Montana 82 to 75.
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