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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
1
A Wall Street Journal analysis notes politics taints post office affairs from pay to rates. A Presidential commission proposes a nonprofit government corporation to set rates and wages, aiming for self sufficiency funded by mail users, as Congress resists rapid change.
Meyer's Bakery plant in Hope hosted 89 Yerger High School seniors for an all day Lake Greeson outing. Two buses left at 9 a.m. arriving 10:15 a.m. They enjoyed games boat rides led by H. Conway and F. Nunn, a barbecue chicken meal, lake tours, and later hot dogs and cokes as they wrapped up around 9:30 p.m.
Homemakers from Paisley and Garland PTAs invite participation in a Laundry Fair to explore modern fabric care products. Pictured are Mrs. Jud Martindale, Mrs. Wayne Whitley, Mrs. Bevis Edmonds, and Mrs. Hollis Moses as they seek guidance on soap, water softeners, fabric softeners, bleach, and disinfection. The event asks how cold water washing affects whiteness and brightening of garments and aims to provide practical answers.
Children in Whately Massachusetts discover town records dating to 1771, missing since a 1847 fire at James Craft’s home. Grandchildren of former Selectman William Sandarson found them in his attic over the weekend.
Prague AP reports former Czechoslovak Interior Minister Rudolf Barak, sentenced to 15 years in 1962, is temporarily released from jail pending an investigation of his case, according to CTK on Wednesday.
The FDA announced new labeling requirements for birth control pills citing British studies that show a seven to tenfold increase in death or disease from blood clots among users. The labels flag that such studies may not apply to the U S or other countries and note a statistically significant link between oral contraceptives and blood clot related death or disease in the brain or lungs.
AP dispatch says US forces killed 442 North Vietnamese and 60 Viet Cong in fierce fighting near Saigon and surrounding areas. Reinforcements rushed to Dong Ha as battles raged 5 to 11 miles below the DMZ. American losses: 24 killed, 54 wounded.
C D Ward president of Ward Industries Inc of Conway announced two Army contracts totaling 1 690 026 dollars for 246 vehicles. Ambulance conversion 25 passenger buses to be made in Austin Texas and 44 passenger school buses in Conway. Production set to begin in July with deliveries in early October.
New York City logged 163,324 arrests last year with 6,669 admitted dope addicts. Heroin was the primary narcotic, used by about 65 percent and funded at $18 to $60 daily. Marijuana 8.3 percent. LSD under 1 percent. Most addicts faced property crime charges, thefts from cars and trucks leading.
Thousands of Army troops near Washington area will be on alert this weekend as the Poor Peoples Campaign arrives. Pentagon cites prudent actions, with 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg ready if needed. District of Columbia National Guard drills and standby units prepare for possible duty. In Arkansas, Rev J F Cooley and Elton Rives Tl win independent bids for the House with certified signatures for November ballot.
New York AP report quotes William Vogt ex director of the Planned Parenthood Federation critiquing a Kennedy run for president. Vogt argues a candidate with ten children would hinder population policy and raise environmental strain, calling for scrutiny of birth rate leadership.
Ten miners trapped in a flooded mountain mine near Hominy Falls West Virginia were rescued in a dramatic, hours long effort. The first survivor emerged at 1:20 am after 116 hours underground, followed by nine others as family and officials watched.
The House approved a bill to move Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Mondays and add Columbus Day as a Monday observance, creating four long weekends. The proposal, rejected as uprooting history by opponents, now faces Senate scrutiny and calendar adjustments.
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