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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1965
Page
2
A health education advocate stresses school based instruction as the best way to counter misleading health beliefs spread by ads and media. The piece cites a national survey showing high school seniors hold false ideas about drugs fluoride and nutrition and urges vigorous school programs and parental example.
State Sen. John McCraw of Waldrdn was injured when his car hit a bridge on U.S. 270 west of Hot Springs. Hospital authorities said his condition was satisfactory.
Funeral services for Ralph M. Burton 84 Lewisville lumberman who died Friday in a local hospital were held Sunday at the Presbyterian Church of Lewisville. Burial was in Lewisville Cemetery. He lived in Lewisville 40 years and Hope 19 months. His wife died four years ago. A 50 year lumberman he held holdings in Arkansas and Louisiana. He was an Episcopalian a 32nd Degree Mason and honored by the Little Rock Consistory for 50 years as a Mason. He graduated from Texas A&M College. Survivors include daughters Mrs. Roy Allison Jr. of Hope and Mrs. Ellis A. Lavender of Dallas and two grandchildren Roy Allison Jr. of North Carolina and Martha Allison of Hope.
Dr. King led a Gandhi like procession from Selma toward Montgomery as marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge and reached a camp 42 miles from the state capital. Guards watched over tents while night camp activities proceeded despite near freezing weather.
Central and regional forecasts show increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions tonight Mostly cloudy and mild with showers and a few thunderstorms Tuesday Low tonight in the 40s High Tuesday in the 60s in Central Arkansas Northeast ArkansasExpect increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with showers and a few thunderstorms west portion late tonight with low 38 44 Cloudy and mild Tuesday with showers and a few thunderstorms Northwest ArkansasMostly cloudy tonight with showers and a few thunderstorms over 40 percent of the area Low tonight 38 46 Cloudy Tuesday with storms and high 60 66 Southeast ArkansasIncreasing cloudiness windy and warmer tonight Low tonight 44 50 Mostly cloudy and mild Tuesday with showers and a few thunderstorms High Tuesday in the 60s Southwest ArkansasMostly cloudy windy and warmer tonight Showers and a few thunderstorms over 20 percent tonight Mostly cloudy and mild Tuesday with storms High Tuesday in the
Increasingly cloudy and mild in Arkansas with showers and a few thunderstorms developing tonight in the west. Lows tonight in the 40s. Temperatures rising to the 60s Tuesday across the state.
Partly cloudy pattern continues through Tuesday with slowly rising temperatures. Showers are possible in the northern portion on Tuesday. Tonight’s low 44 to 54, Tuesday’s high 66 to 74.
Grissom and Young are assigned to assume full command of the Molly Brown and alter its orbit twice during a planned three orbit mission. The maneuver has never been attempted before.
In Birmingham area reporting, Martin Luther King Jr. declares the March to the capital of Alabama will transform the state into a center of brotherhood and freedom. He emphasizes the goals of securing Negro voting rights and ending police action against protesters as five homemade bombs in Negro neighborhoods are defused by Army experts.
A columnist argues against strict all or none law enforcement, noting widespread speeding and the impracticality of punishing every violator. The piece cites a city study showing millions of daily violations would require massive police forces, suggesting a practical approach over perfect enforcement.
Police launch a 20 man probe after five bombs in green boxes are found within four miles of northwest Birmingham. The devices near Negro institutions, a Catholic church and the home of A D King were dismantled by Army specialists. No explosions occurred though authorities say the batteries were live and timed.
An ABA public service feature by Will Bernard discusses that for every offense caught, a person commits many more unseen acts. The article explains the concept of underreporting and urges readers to consider the broader impact of crime and personal wrongdoing.
Non-lethal gas use discussed amid shortages as U.S. forces plan across Viet Cong positions. Vietnamese troops hesitate with unfamiliar masks while American officers acknowledge experimental status and public acceptance challenges. In Saigon, eight USAF F105s hit a radar site on the North Vietnamese coast, sinking three junks and taking one jet down with a safe recovery.
Civil rights demonstrators finish their initial leg of the march to Montgomery and settle for the night in a cow pasture as authorities monitor the trek. Police say bombs found in Negro areas of Birmingham appear intended to explode.
A March 14 air operation on Tiger Island by Vietnamese and American planes targeted a radar site. Earlier reports labeled it reconnaissance, but later details confirmed it as a real assault resulting in damage to the installation.
South Vietnamese and American planes raided Vu Con base deep in North Vietnam. The attack involved 52 tons of bombs and rockets, targeting battalion troops and guerrilla depots in Quang Tri. Vietnamese pilots said 30 to 40 U.S. jets supported the strike, with both sides reporting safe returns. International protest followed from Hanoi via the ICC.
John Paul Hammerschmidt said the Republican Party will file a suit in early April to obtain permission to examine and copy state bank deposit records. Treasurer Nancy Hall had refused access, citing public-interest concerns, with Attorney General Bruce Bennett deeming disclosure not required. Hammerschmidt vowed to challenge what he called an arrogant administration in defense of the people.
President Johnson tours sites and discusses progress on three major bills while Washington House leaders eye a 70 day recess. Vice President Humphrey asks the National Association of Broadcasters to aid poverty and racial discrimination battles as RFK and aides prepare for Mt Kennedy ascent in the Yukon Territory. Agriculture Secretary Freeman begins Arkansas visit amid civil rights protests. A Capitol cafeteria closes after demonstrations and investigators probe buried butter in St. Francis county. Fire deaths total four in the state.
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