Desegregation Plan for Hope School District Arkansas Moves Ahead
Hope School District No. 1-A in Hempstead County sets a three year desegregation schedule from 1965 to 1968 using a freedom of choice plan. It requires May 1965 and September 1965 pre-school registrations and assigns students to schools based on proximity and capacity with non-discriminatory overrides for overcrowding.
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Hope
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Schools of Hope
William Routon
J. W. Franks
Jud Martindale
Forney Holt
James Pilkinton
Sam Strong
Herbert Rogers
District Desegregation Plan Rules on New Enrollments and Transfers
The desegregation plan outlines that all newly enrolling students apply at the superintendent's office with a birth certificate. Parents may submit a school preference form for initial assignment, subject to crowding limits. If overcrowded, students may choose another school or receive a second option.
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Elmentary
Hope
Arkansas
Superintendent of Schools
Board of di
Desegregation Plan Update At Hempstead County School Board
A 1965 desegregation plan outlines non-discriminatory bus assignments, teacher staffing, and in service programs. It describes appointing a Negro principal to chair the Economic Improvement Committee and details temporary assignments and inclusive language.
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Board of Directors
Perfect Mate Dear Helen Readers Share Household Help Tales
Letters from readers discuss domestic chores and partnership in 1965 style. A wife commends her husband for sharing housework and childcare, while other letters seek cloth scraps for sewing groups and quilts. Helen Bottel invites more stories and advice.
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Helen
Morever
Lucky
Sanity Hearing Set for Ashley Escapee in Wharton
A sanity hearing is scheduled for Leslie Douglas Ashley, 28, who escaped from the state mental hospital. The case unfolds in Wharton Texas with Ashley facing related charges and legal proceedings.
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Wharton, Tex
Leslie Douglas Ashley
State Mental Hospital
Letters to the Editor Policy and Signatures
Readers are invited to write to the newspaper about editorial policy or news content. Each letter must be signed with the writer’s name and address, and submissions should be relevant and constructive for publication.
Street Circus Editor Voices Concern Over Airport Drag Race
Vernon Yancey writes May 11 1965 criticizing a street circus blocked Main Street and a drag racing event at the airport. He warns of fire safety risks and back entrances for nearby buildings and questions the placement decisions.
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the Star
Vernon Yancey
Local Music Week Thanks From Editor Thalia Geist
The Star editor expresses gratitude for National Music Week success in town. Special thanks go to Hope High Band and a capella choir and elementary programs for their performances. Appreciation also notes Hope Star and Radio Station KXAR for publicity and Friday Music Club members for organizing events. May 12 1965.
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the Star
Hope High
Hope Star
KXAR
Music Week
Court Docket May 11 1965 Hope Arkansas Municipal Court
Municipal and state docket items list numerous speeding and license violations with cash bonds of 5.50 to 121.15, guilty pleas and fines, suspensions, and dismissals. Notable entries include driving while intoxicated pleas, unemployment act fines, and civil actions between Jamie C Hamilton and Doris Atkins and Williams Gro. & Market versus John Horton.
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Municipal Court of
C. J. Wallace
Johnny Mitchell
Lonnie Williams
J. P. Webb
Carl Cornelius
Jal
Bobby Yarberry
Robert Henry
Fay York Coleman
John Lee Pennington
James Hembree
Bernard Allen
Bonnie Keeling
Bonnie Kelling
Chester Spearman
Charles Muldrew
Clyde Smith
Alton Bean
J.D
J. E. Well, Inc
Temple Industries
Station Lbr. Co
Friedman Steel Sales
E. R. and Son Produce Co
Clyde B. Mitchell
Jerry Sullivan
A. T. Johnson
Harold Johnson
Enis Burks
James Armstrong
Jamie C. Hamilton
Doris F. Atkins
Palintiff
Williams Gro. & Market
John Horton
Electronic Enterprises, Inc
Garnishee
Thought For The Day on Anxiety and Providence
The passage presents a Thought For The Day about anxiety being the rust of life and proposes a wild like strength. It notes a strong belief in Providence as the best preventive and remedy, attributed to Tryon Edwards and echoed in the quoted sentiment.
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Providence
Tryon Edwards
Hopewell Elementary Plans Operetta Over The Garden Wall
Hopewell Elementary School will present the operetta Over The Garden Wall. Students perform with music, drama, and school volunteers, showcasing rehearsal progress and community support for the spring production.
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Hopewell Elementary
Murder suspect Ashley faces sanity ruling in next month hearing
In San Antonio a District court hearing set for June 1 will determine if Ashley, jailed after a Houston real estate man’s death, is sane and may be retried for murder. He escaped in October, joined the FBI 10 most wanted, and was arrested in Atlanta last month.
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San Antonio
Ashley
FBI
Atlanta
Houston
Obituaries for Mr. Jim Harmon and Mr. Dave Conway
Mr. Jim Bland Harmon of Lewisolville died in a Lewisolville hospital on May 7. Mr. Dave Conway of Washington died in a VA hospital in Shreveport on May 9. Hicks Funeral Home, Inc. will announce funeral arrangements.
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Jim Bland Harmon
Lewisville
Dave Conway
Washington
VA Hospital
Shreveport
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Friends of Arris Perry Learn He Is Hospitalized in Little Rock
Personal note reports Arris Perry is a patient in the VA Hospital Little Rock on the sixth floor with an unprovided room number.
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Arris Perry
Little Rock
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Merrill Blosser
Helen Bottel
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Thalia Geist
Clarence Geist
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