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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1964
Page
7
In Vienna and Prague reports describe a second riot in three days with clashes between Communist youths and police. In Sofia hundreds of churchgoers blocked at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as police sealed entrances during Easter Mass preparations.
Station applies for a new antenna on KATV's old tower as the Arkansas Educational Television Commission files with the FCC after dismissing KATV's original plan. If Health, Education and Welfare approves funds, they expect on air by year end or early January.
In Prague the rector of the Academy of Theology stood in for the ill patriarch while 31 people under arrest faced charges for disturbing the peace. CTK reported protests led by university students in the Kinsky Arc, May Day gathering, with diplolic sources noting violence near revolt and anti government slogans after police ordered dispersal.
Amendment 51 amends the Arkansas Constitution to create a six member executive with specific salaries for Governor and other officers and to repeal preexisting provisions. It states the term two years, salaries listed, dates. Effective date January 1, 1965, filed March 18, 1963.
Four U S servicemen wounded by a grenade attack in downtown Saigon express eagerness to return to duty. Lt Hector Dittamo 22 of New Jersey says Saigon feels safer than the field. Pfc Joseph Gustafson 25 of Wisconsin recalls seeing the grenade roll toward them. Spec 4 Bent Arnett 19 of Kentucky describes the blast as a near miss. Staff Sgt Treneo Mayo of the Philippines notes he was knocked to the ground while lighting a cigarette. The four are with a helicopter company at Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta, on weekend leave in Saigon. Eight Americans were hurt in the incident.
Amendment No 52 outlines establishment of industrial and hospital districts with powers to issue bonds levy taxes and set land boundaries. It caps millage at five on industrial and hospital districts, allows a hospital district to levy up to one additional mill, and specifies use of taxes for district hospitals. Filed March 18 1963.
Christopher Corbin Jr. 22 of Fort SmithArkansas, a Stanford business school student, was killed on campus Thursday when his motorcycle rammed a rear of a truck while making a left turn. He died on arrival at Palo Alto Stanford Hospital. He was a 1963 graduate of the University of Arkansas and son of the Fort Smith school superintendent.
Northern Dancer leaves Louisville for Baltimore and the May 16 Preakness as trainer Horacio Tauro shrugs at the Triple Crown chase. Lure credits jockey Bill Hartack for improving The Dancer, while Willie Shoemaker explains his Derby decision and reflects on Hill Rise.
Four wounded in the terrorist assault remained hospitalized with multiple shrapnel wounds. Viet Cong saboteurs fixed an explosive charge to the side of the U S aircraft ferry ship Card as it lay moored in the Saigon river, blowing a hole and sending the vessel to the river bottom. Repairs are under way and plans to raise the ship are being made.
The Associated Press reports weekend boxing results with Chosei Yoshino of Japan defeating Hector Criollo of Venezuela by knockout. Details are sparse. credit and locations reflect limited readable OCR.
Pinehurst North Carolina Dale Morey defeated Billy Joe Patton 3 and 2 in the finals of the North South Amateur Golf Tour, ending Patton's 14 match winning streak.
Northern Dancer wins a 156800 Derby in two minutes flat tying Whirlaway’s 1941 mark. Hartack rides as Hartack earns his fourth Derby. owner E P Taylor collects 114300. Chateaugay disappointed at Aqueduct finishing eighth in the Carter Handicap won by Ahoy. The field of 12 heads toward the Preakness with trainer decisions pending.
The Associated Press lists top performers in batting runs and runs batted in across the Major Leagues. Mays leads in multiple categories for the National League with 456 at bats .390 batting, 23 RBIs and 26 hits. In the American League Freehan tops batting at .429 with Oliva 26 hits and Wagner 14 RBIs. Pitching leaders include Marichal 4 0 with 31 strikeouts and McNally Stock sharing the pitching lead.
Great Britain leads the 1963 European Zone Davis Cup ties as they prepare for a second round clash with Treland in Eastbourne. Britain beat Austria 5-0 in round one while Ireland edged Switzerland 3-2 amid weather disruptions. Other results saw Italy 4-1 Egypt, Germany 5-0 Belgium, France 5-0 Bulgaria, Argentina 4-0 Turkey, Denmark 4-0 Finland, Spain 4-1 Brazil, Russia 4-0 Morocco, Holland 4-2 Hungary, Norway 4-1 Portugal, Rhodesia 4-0 Israel, and Yugoslavia and Sweden advancing by first-round wins.
Carl Yastrzemski drove in six runs including a first inning grand slam as Boston defeated Detroit 11-7. Hank Fischer pitched Milwaukee to a 1-0 win over Philadelphia with a complete game shutout on two singles.
The General Assembly adopted a 1929 resolution making the mockingbird the official state bird. The same species serves as state bird of Florida Mississippi Tennessee and Texas, reflecting its widespread regional symbolism.
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