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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1969
Page
2
Weather report for Arkansas notes mostly cloudy today with occasional rain in the southern and eastern areas. Tonight sees diminishing clouds, with fair conditions by Wednesday and a high in the 60s to low 70s and lows in the 40s.
The Joint Budget Committee approved a $100,000 supplemental appropriation to the Arkansas Department of Correction for tractors and farm implements at Cummins and Tucker prison farms. Commissioner Robert Sarver had sought $171,000, planning to borrow from the treasury and repay via a $1.4 million bond issue to fund a minimum security unit and expand mechanized farming. The panel also set 1969-70 and 1970-71 funding for the Children's Colony, though below requested levels.
The Arkansas legislative payroll lists many lawmakers relatives and spouses, with names tied to Rep. James C. Dawson and Sen. Ralph Hudson among others. Officials report a broad effort to curb nepotism during the current session, as families previously drawn scrutiny in campaigns and elections. In a separate note from Washington, three Arkansans are reported killed or dying in Vietnam: Lance Cpl. William H. Brown, Sgt. Jean D. Martin, and Spec. 4 Fred J. Bridges.
A Detroit based nonprofit, the Inner City Business Improvement Forum, has promoted about 2 million dollars in loans and grants to spur black capitalism in inner city areas after the 1967 riot. The group reports 77 active projects with 20 in planning, aiding individual enterprise with funds and support.
In Los Angeles the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan trial stalls as lawyers spar over admitting portions of Dr James A Brussel’s A Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist to show similarities with testimony by psychologist Dr Martin Schorr. The judge limits excerpts to material that aligns with Schorr’s statements while jurors are briefly present. The hearing resumes amid the 10th week of the trial.
Hope Lions Club nominated a candidate for various offices for 1969 at a noon luncheon at Town and Country. Hubert Thrash chaired the event with a nominating committee, listing Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey Georgia and Connecticut as early ratifiers. Balloting is planned for April. Jim Wheeler was introduced by Paul McClelland and the club announced its annual broom sale set for April 14.
AP report notes most Senate doves are delaying judgment as Nixon seeks to end the Vietnam war. Fulbright and McGovern renew attacks while leaders Mansfield and Kennedy resist criticism and urge patience with negotiations in Paris. Obituaries and local notices span Myer’s Bakery, Ford family deaths, and Arkansas police reform debate.
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