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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1965
Page
1
County judges meeting with Arkansas lawmakers said at least four million dollars is needed for roads as Gov Faubus contemplates a new plan after voters rejected a 150 million bond. They criticize 75 separate road programs and call for consolidated funding and bidding reforms.
Roanoke Times notes PHS report shows nearly 10 percent of Americans are toothless and 10 million lack upper or lower teeth. It cites two and a quarter billion missing decayed or filled teeth and jokes about government paying dental bills.
The House subcommittee hears a claim that a typical taxpayer can complete their income tax filing in about 20 minutes, reflecting debate over form length and simplicity. The exchange highlights tension between efficiency goals and complexity in the tax system.
Citizens National Bank of Hope announces a $500 annual college scholarship for a 1965 Hope High School graduate. Selection weighs scholastic achievement, need, college potential, desire, and ambition. Recipients may attend any accredited school, with a new recipient each year.
A congressman complains it takes him 20 minutes to locate his wife's Social Security number while outraged citizens, many delaying days to face the instructions, voice similar frustration in Dallas Morning News reporting.
The nation faced a wintry pattern with cold, snow, sleet and rain. Temperatures fell well below normal across the Midwest and northern regions, while Alaska saw 45 degrees in Fairbanks and 40 in Anchorage. Snow and freezing rain affected the Ohio River area and the southern Great Lakes as warm and cold air collided.
Athens Greece AP John D Jernegan the American assistant secretary of state arrived from Turkey with a Turkish government proposal to ease the Cyprus crisis He conferred with Turkish leader in Ankara and planned meetings with Greek officials before a visit to Salonika and a return to Washington Saturday
The House approved a $1.3 billion school aid bill by 263 to 153, sending it to the Senate. Democrats supported 228 with 35 Republicans. opposition totaled 57 Democrats and 96 Republicans. The measure aids districts serving children from impoverished families and allows private-school students to participate.
State Education Commissioner A W Ford predicts a school consolidation proposal will appear on the 1966 ballot. He cites federal aid gains and the need to merge at least 100 rural districts to improve efficiency and curriculum, noting Arkansas could receive nearly 22 million dollars.
A massive explosion near Da Nang harbor damaged an American LST docked at a commercial pier. One Japanese crewman was injured and the hull sustained several 2 to 6 foot holes. the ship did not sink.
Washington sources say advance tipoffs from South Vietnamese agents have reduced U S and South Vietnamese air strike effectiveness on North Viet Nam targets. Officials note many hands in planning and possible tapping of lines. Since Feb 7, 11 strikes yielded high destruction though casualty figures remain uncertain.
Federal grand jury charged Russell Rushing 46 of Augusta with falsely stating he did not plant 22 acres of cotton on the M. D. Thompson farm in Woodruff County in 1963. Bond set at 500 dollars, case announced by U.S. Attorney Robert D. Smith as part of an Agriculture Department overplanting probe across east Arkansas counties.
A Phillips Circuit Court jury of nine whites and three blacks convicted 16 year old Ervin Lacey of rape, robbery, and threats in Helena. Lacey received life imprisonment after less than an hour of deliberation. The victim testified he raped her last November, stole money, and threatened to kill her if she notified police.
The University of Arkansas Graduate Institute of Technology in Little Rock will obtain a $16,880 NASA grant for the third year to study radio frequency mass spectrometry, funding theoretical and experimental investigations.
In Little Rock a Churches United Against Gambling committee met with Gov. Orval E Faubus to press anti gambling enforcement. The governor pledged to persist in enforcing the law and reassured ministers that action would continue. Members from several denominations attended and stated the talk was constructive.
William L. Spicer of Fort Smith resigns as chairman of the Sebastian County Republican Committee citing press of business duties and other obligations. He notes no personal rancor and did not seek re election as state chairman last summer after a rift with Winthrop Rockefeller.
The 10th annual Northeast Arkansas Science Fair and a Science Youth Congress opens today at Arkansas State College in Jonesboro. Top winners may enter the State Science Fair at the University of Arkansas on April 2.
Four white men linked to the Ku Klux Klan face possible first degree murder indictments in the ambush slaying of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo near Lowndesboro Alabama. Prosecutor Richland Flowers said premeditated murder indications exist. The defendants Thomas Eaton Rowe and Wilkins were jailed in the Birmingham area on $50,000 bonds each.
A long delayed move to implement a permanent voter registration system in Arkansas nears reality as suits over form content and printing contracts proceed. The state Supreme Court will hear appeals on board authority to include race and party on forms. Legal battles over printing contracts hinge on 800 000 forms and Amendment 51 tied lists.
Partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures expected across the area today and tonight. Highs reach into the mid 70s with mild evening temperatures and light breezes.
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