Writing on Old Times in Hope Remembers Stadium Work
Roy Anderson's reminiscences from Letter 93 recount Hope High Stadium built by WPA in 1938 with City Park improvements, Elm trees, and funding struggles. He notes donors, vendors, and figures like Fay Hammons, the Bobcat Booster Club, and local officials. The piece reflects on Great Depression era school funding and community projects shaping Hope’s early landmarks.
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Move to Stop Effort to Cut oe Move to Stop Effort to Cut oe
Senator Mansfield urges cautious stance on Vietnam policy as Cambodia operations loom. GOP leaders push to preserve presidential war powers while opposing limits. Senate debate opens with Cambodia and air strike funding tied to Cooper Church amendments. A local reminiscence and faith anecdote follow in the column, noting a Garland School tie and Small town reflections.
Fighting in Cambodia and Vietnam Boosts U.S. Battle Deaths
AP dispatch from Saigon reports 168 Americans killed in action in Southeast Asia last week amid heavy fighting in Cambodia and South Vietnam. U.S. and South Vietnamese commands tallied 5,898 and 6,217 enemy deaths respectively, with 18 South Vietnamese and 9 U.S. soldiers wounded in a Day of actions near Svay Rieng and in the Fishhook and Parrot's Beak regions.
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Fulbright Says Nixon Evades Issue
Senator Fulbright and other committee members say President Nixon has not replied to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee request for a formal meeting on Cambodia. Fulbright and Aiken describe White House responses as nonresponsive and say the May 4 briefing did not provide real consultation.
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Brown to Talk About Race Brown to Talk About Race
LITTLE ROCK AP Charles Brown a Little Rock attorney said Wednesday he will go on television Saturday night to talk about the governor race He has been mentioned as a potential gubernatorial candidate and has admitted considering making a run Some of Those Who Get the Most Applause Do the Least Good by HAL BOYLE NEW YORK AP Some of the people who get the most applause do the least good They were standing in the right place or ensured they were Here are unsung heroes worthy of recognition but now nameless tomorrow
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Cambodian Action to Be Limited By Nixon Plan
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports that Nixon plans limited military action to block North Vietnamese sanctuary bases in Cambodia after the June 30 withdrawal deadline. Secretary Rogers says joint US-South Vietnamese patrols may continue offshore and air activity could resume if targets are found. Rogers notes coordination with Cambodia and warns against deeper U.S. troop involvement as part of the withdrawal policy.
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Fulbright Sees 64000 Letters Backing His War Stance
Senator J W Fulbright said he had received more than 64000 letters and telegrams supporting his opposition to U S troop deployment in Southeast Asia. By noon Wednesday 26004 telegrams and 38825 letters favored his position while 2708 letters and telegrams backed the president's Cambodia move. He noted many messages came from students and young people across the nation.
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Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans at Laneburg High
Laneburg High sets Sunday May 7 at 8 p m for baccalaureate in the high school auditorium with Rev. Danny Bullock as speaker. Commencement follows Friday May 22 at 8 p m in the same auditorium with Edward Trice, Texarkana Ark superintendent, as speaker. Honor graduates include Nancy Glass valedictorian and Jan Lee salutatorian. other seniors include Mike Lambert and Billy Johnson.
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Edward Trice
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Nixon Isolated From Public Opinion Says Critics
A rising chorus of complaints says President Nixon is cut off from public opinion and even from his own Cabinet. Interior Secretary Hickel urged more personal Cabinet conversations to seek solutions, while aides compare Nixon to a senior law partner in a Manhattan firm.
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Protests on Campuses Rage at Ohio University in Athens
Ohio University students clashed with police after demonstrations expanding from a campus rally led by President Claude W. Sowle. Tear gas and rock throwing sparked violence into the morning. Eight arrests and an injured auxiliary officer were reported amid a nationwide wave of Indochina war protests and student strikes. The university had previously suspended seven students, while Brandeis reported 267 colleges on strike nationwide.
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Faulkner Leaves Arkansas to Inspect Gov Office Operations
Robert W. Faulkner executive secretary to Governor Winthrop Rockefeller departed Little Rock on Wednesday to review the governor's office operations in New Mexico and Colorado, aiming to assess and improve administration efficiency.
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All Around Town and Local News Bits
Nancy Ross, McCaskill pianist, played Valse Brilliante by Mona Zucca on a Texarkana DAR May program with praise for American composers arranged by Mrs. W L Wood. A fall injury to Mrs. A D Brannan required elbow surgery in Texarkana. she is in Wadley Hospital Room 424. Young People of the Shov er Springs Baptist Church thank The Star for a bake sale that raised 120 for two boys heading to mission field. Pastor Chester Bullock notes the effort. Also mentions income tax deadline postmark May 15. Scene magazine features Sarah Adams of Hopes with advice on girlhood work ethic and grooming. Albert Cummings Jr., son of Mrs. Mary E. Spires of Presecott, Ark, promoted to master sergeant in the U S Air Force. assigned as cadet marksman ship instructor at the Air Force Academy after attending Edinburg, Texas High School.
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Ex Mental Patient Kills Three at VA Hospital Rampage
Former patient Coleman Gish 46 escaped from the Danville VA facility two years after admission and fatally shot three hospital officials and wounded four others as he roamed five buildings in a 20 minute attack. A murder warrant was issued for Gish, last from Buda Alabama, who was reportedly released from the hospital two years earlier.
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Hope Group on Channel 12 Spotlight Program
Hope City officials and Channel 12 plan a 15 minute Spotlight program in Shreveport featuring Mayor Frank Douglas House ing Director Mike Katy and City Manager Garland Medders. The program airs Saturday afternoon with a repeat the next day and includes recruitment details and timing guidance.
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