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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1967
Page
7
May 18 1967 Experiment Station report covers 24 hours to 7 am Monday. High 82 low 49 precipitation 2.24 inches. Forecast: Arkansas clear tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday. Cool southeast half tonight, continued cool northwest, warmer statewide Tuesday. low tonight near 40 north to 56 south.
Arkansas swimming coach Melvin Patterson announced four new signees to join six already committed, led by All American contender Al Butcher of Littleton Colorado. Other signers Mike Barden Little Rock Hall Tom Roberts Hall and diver Tom Jones Olive Branch Mississippi. Additional note Ohio jockeys mention Tiam Boulmetis’s four straight Quaker City Handicaps at Garden State Park 1961 to 1964.
Arkansas Travelers beat El Paso Sun Kings 7 to 4 in El Paso. Starter Joe DiFabio surrendered four first inning runs as Bracy homered, and Jerry Robertson earned his third win in relief. Billy Wolf and Tommy Smith led a 10 hit attack for Arkansas, while El Paso managed four hits. In other games, Austin won 8-3 and Albuquerque edged Dallas Fort Worth 7-6 in 12 innings.
Witnesses described a beach outbreak that grew into a riot with police as 20 abreast units moved into the crowd. John Ashley of San Francisco was cut while attempting to stop a purse theft, and bystander Ines Tebbo of Santa Rosa suffered fractured ribs. Officers Francis Fahey and Harold Hamilton were cut. Dennis Baker sustained a hand injury. A concessionaire noted racial tensions escalated as Negro locals urged white bystanders to fear reprisals near Fillmore and McAllister. Gasoline bottles were mentioned though no one was hit.
Fortas declares that the Bill of Rights protects youths and adults alike in juvenile courts, criticizing informal procedures as insufficient. He cites Johnson commission findings and warns that discretion without principle harms justice in juvenile cases. The dissent argues the ruling imposes constitutional limits on juvenile courts and faults judicial policy.
Two Lenoir youths died after a tree house fire sparked by a bucket fire. a third boy was critically burned. Roy Ingram aged 13 died at the scene while Alan Darre Guy, 12, died at a hospital hours later. Gary Groes, 13, was hospitalized in critical condition.
In the Greater New Orleans Open, Arkansas golfers were paid for their four round totals. R. H. Sikes of Springdale earned 2200 dollars for a 282 total. Miller Barber earned 817 dollars for a 287 total.
Tornadoes threatened the entire state as Arkansas faced rain hail and high winds from a passing cold front. Tornadoes were reported near Rison Gould Holly Grove and along the Arkansas River with power outages in Dumas and Gould but no major property damage. Weather watches ended by the afternoon in northern and west central Arkansas and by night for the rest of the state.
Sir Arthur Morse, once called the un crowned king of Hong Kong, died at his London home at 75. An Ireland native, Morse led Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank as chairman and chief manager, aided postwar rehabilitation, and was knighted in 1949. The obituary notes his prominent role and honors.
In Arkansas the Fulbright Faubus dynamic remains unsettled as talk grows that Faubus could challenge Fulbright. McMath questions Fulbright's Vietnam stance while supporters doubt opposition will gain momentum. Rumors of Faubus running persist though no formal announcement is made. Fulbright advisers urge more public political activity.
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