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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1965
Page
8
AP analysis credits a 51st month of peacetime growth in May with broad backing from government economists, business leaders, and consumers. It notes restrained investment, stable inventories, controlled debt, and policy cues from Washington that foster profits and expansion without inflationary spikes.
Gov. Faubus named Doyne Hunnicutt of Camden to a five year term on the Southern State College board of trustees succeeding Sen. E L Mosley who resigned. Hazel Thrasher Russellville and Anne Lee Sanders Fayetteville named to the state Board of Nurses Examiners. Richard Nilen and Elsie L Ferguson Benton named to the state Board of Psychiatric Examiners.
The Associated Press reports shortages push higher prices for beef and pork across the nation. Retailers face limited stock, with one national chain unable to find any discounted cuts in New York City area stores. Families may seek low priced substitutes like eggs fish and chicken for weeks, while fruit vegetable prices could also rise due to spring weather impacts.
Anchorage reporter Genie Chance covered the 1964 Alaska earthquake, broadcasting from the city streets for 59 hours and aiding rescue communications. She received McCalls magazine’s Golden Mike award. CBS plans Barbra Streisand follow up, NBC moves The Louvre rerun to June 8 to free air for Soviet cosmonauts.
Orval E. Faubus said he would probably not comment on Winthrop Rockefeller's plan to form a statewide voter registration committee. Rockefeller proposed Faubus serve as ex officio head of the group guiding county committees to boost turnout when Amendment 51 registration begins in June.
The Arkansas River, once a poor utility of limited use, is the focus of a $1.2 billion Army Engineers project to make it navigable from the Mississippi to near Tulsa. The 452 mile segment aims for completion in 1970, drawing praise as a symbol of the New South and criticism as a costly boondoggle. Locals debate its impact on region growth, water use, and industry along the river.
The article outlines a 17 lock and dam program on the Arkansas River with 11 reservoirs for flood control recreation and hydroelectric power. It estimates $660 million in dam costs, potential hydro output over three billion kilowatt hours, and a nine by 150 foot channel width. About 3,000 workers across 13 states are employed, with 1964 labor payments around $25 million and local cities committing $30 million to pollution cleanup and facilities.
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