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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1967
Page
5
Two Viet Cong battalions attacked a smaller American armored unit 31 miles north of Saigon but were routed by superior firepower and maneuver. Three Americans died while authorities counted hundreds of enemy casualties, with estimates of over 800 dead and wounded for the Viet Cong.
A U S Marines unit under heavy mortar fire from Viet Cong positions near Hope Arkansas describes intense combat early morning hours. American jets and ground reinforcements turned the tide as armor and artillery blunted the assault wounding thirty one and killing one American.
The Chamber of Commerce membership committee led by Benny Coleman reports active outreach to recruit new members and reactivate former ones. Current new members include Hempstead Manufacturing Company Dr. Charles Johnson John Lester Morgan & Lindsey Store The Tire Center etc. Former members listed are Anthony Hardwood Lumber Company Bramlett Oil City Service Cobb Radio & Television and others.
The Supreme Court refused by an 8 to 1 vote to review the conviction of Brooklyn man David Henry Mitchell who refused induction claiming Vietnam War violated international treaties. Justice Douglas dissented saying Mitchell should have a hearing to determine if the war is an aggression under the 1945 Treaty of London. Mitchell, a 24 year old bookstore clerk, was convicted in Hartford, Connecticut, of knowingly and willfully failing to report for induction and faces up to five years in federal prison.
Five persons died in Arkansas traffic crashes over the weekend. Larry Curtis, 17, of Des Arc died Sunday from injuries after his car hit the rear of a truck near Cotton Plant on Arkansas 39. Sylvia Anne Hampton, 17, of near Harrison, was killed Saturday night when her car ...
Page Five rider left U S 65 north of Harrison colliding with a utility pole. Two died in an Arkansas 14 crash southeast of Newport near Amagon. Victims Edsel Warren Smith 44 Fisher and Roger L Blaylock 38 Baich Jackson County identified. Jerry Boyd 42 Humphrey died after his car hit a bridge railing on U S 79 near Wahbaseka.
Arkansas Welfare Commissioner A J Red Moss has been named director of the Little Rock FHA insuring office. He succeeds Gaither C Johnston who retires April 8. Announcement by P N Brownstein assistant secretary of HUD says Moss will oversee FHA mortgage and loan insurance operations in Arkansas.
A pest control notice touts Bruce Terminix as professional killers for termites mites roaches ants and mice. It promises latest scientific techniques and long term pest prevention with a Garland Smith contact in Garland.
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