25 Mar 1967
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1967
Page
1
An editorial denounces fair trade liquor and milk laws as harmful to free enterprise and price competition. It argues for repealing these laws, noting liquor taxes would boost retailer profits and milk is a basic necessity needing affordable prices. It urges public interest over private gain.
Easter week ends with the first Easter in 16 years as many cities held sunrise services despite wintry weather. Pope Paul VI led Good Friday rites in Rome. In New York, Fifth Avenue Easter parade expected to be festive after sunrise observances at Radio City Music Hall. Johnson received the Franklin D Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Award at a New York ceremony.
Secretary of State Kelly Bryant announced a $350,000 remodeling contract for the Capitol basement and that Capitol Hill Apartments will transfer to state control April 1. Former Purchasing Agent Mac Sturgis will coordinate both projects, with a $6,000 annual permanent post.
New York AP columnist recalls the perpetual remarks aimed at a man on a diet with jokes about weighing scales, strange diets, insults about appearance, and quips about self discipline. The piece lampoons diet folly and the stubborn battles with weight loss through humorous, echoing lines.
Six soldiers of the 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry gathered in a cave like chapel 30 miles west of Saigon as Chaplain Tucker led a late service for two Roman Catholics and four Protestants. After prayers, a ton of dynamite blasted the tunnel complex, ending the mission to clear Viet Cong tunnels.
Geneba Hopson a 51 year old Negro resident of Hope Rt 4 was killed late last night in a two car collision on Highway 67 about six miles east of Hope. Her husband Louie Hopson and two others were injured. Clinton Leroy Lewis and wife of 715 N Hampton Road in the other car suffered noncritical injuries including a fractured pelvis bruises and cuts. Police said the collision appeared head on and the investigation continues.
Intercepted military messages indicate Communist battlefield commanders tone down casualty reports to Hanoi while exaggerating American losses. U.S. officials say enemy casualties are up 60 percent this year versus 1966, with Hanoi pressured by military actions as B52 missions increase from Guam to Thailand and Laos targets.
Mary Anita LaseTar notes Easter blends Love and Spring with faith. Hazel Watkins Underwood’s verses urge kindness, cheerfulness, and sharing burden to reflect Christ’s resurrection. The poem links Easter festivity with moral action and spiritual peace.
Communist forces ambushed a Da Nang area truck convoy near Quang Tri in northern South Vietnam. The strike killed 24 U.S. Marines and wounded 140 as 67 trucks were wrecked and a Marine convoy nearby suffered three deaths and 10 injuries. The engagement centered near Con Thien Mountain amid ongoing shelling and land mines.
Ster ling R Cockrill Jr of Little Rock asks Arkansas House members to back administration and appropriation bills in an extended session starting Monday. He notes 175 bills await action, including 87 appropriations and 19 administration measures, with focus on completing work in five days and adjourning sine die.
The Army Corps of Engineers acting on the state Health Department's advice has deleted swimming beaches from public use areas planned on the Arkansas River. Water quality failed to meet minimum swimming standards due to high bacteria counts. Beaches may be added later if conditions improve as 48 public areas with picnicking camping restrooms and boat launches are planned.
Washington AP. The 90th Congress departs for Easter recess and may stay away longer. It has done little beyond headlines over financial dealings of two members, Adam Clayton Powell and Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, while the 89th Congress had a later production peak after Easter in 1965.
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