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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1965
Page
2
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A letter from a Texas Woman's University swimmer expresses gratitude for hospitality during a tour, praising families in Hope Arkansas, the escort by Sheriff Griffin, publicity help from local radio, and warm reception. The writer also notes enjoyment of The Star and suggests gift subscriptions as graduation season arrives.
Jose Antonio Mayobre of Venezuela arrives as U Thant’s special representative to the Dominican Republic. He will report to the United Nations and coordinate with military and diplomatic officials led by the national security framework including Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus C. Vance and Jack H. Vaughn.
Standings show American League leaders with Minnesota and Kansas City atop the table. Sunday's results include Orioles over Yankees and White Sox, Dodgers and Cubs wins in the National League. Upcoming games include New York at Baltimore and Minnesota at Los Angeles.
The Associated Press reports scores across the Pacific Coast League Eastern Division with Denver 7 San Diego 5 and Oklahoma City 8 Arkansas 5. Other matchups include Indianapolis at Hawaii, Portland at San Diego, and Tacoma at Vancouver.
U.N. observers toured 20 blocks of the rebel held capital with civilians fleeing the renewed fighting. Residents shouted opposition to the United Nations and the OAS as they carried belongings away from the city amid the attack.
The report ranks causes for U S forest fires with incendiarists leading, followed by debris burners and careless smokers, in that order.
President Johnson asks Congress for a 4 billion dollar five year excise tax reduction aimed at lowering prices and boosting growth. He signals hikes on trucker airline and ship taxes but lays out sweeping repeals and rate cuts across retail and manufacturing levies and a staged auto tax cut to 5 percent by 1967.
Forecast covers tonight and Tuesday with 25 to 60 percent storm coverage across regions. Temperatures hold with lows in the 50s to 60s and highs in the 80s. Northeast Northwest and Southeast Arkansas see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with periods of showers.
Partly cloudy to cloudy showers and thunderstorms cover 30 to 50 percent of the area mainly west and north tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures little changed with a low of 56 to 66 and highs in the 80s in Arkansas. Louisiana stays partly cloudy warm with a few afternoon thundershowers and highs and lows around 65 to 70 for tonight.
Eastern and southern Missouri expect fair to partly cloudy skies with a high near 80. Tonight turns increasing clouds and warmer with a low in the 60s. Showers and thunderstorms affect 20 to 30 percent of southern Missouri. Arkansas sees partly cloudy to cloudy through Tuesday with showers and thundershowers in the southern two thirds today and 30 to 50 percent tonight and Tuesday. Highs 76 to 86, lows 56 to 60.
The speaker touted districts lining up to comply with a plan for minds to conform with desegregation rules. He noted the minimum compliance could reach five districts. Ford was asked about private schools forming to dodge desegregation, a notion Amos Guthridge of Little Rock claimed was in the works and had been discussed.
The move to complete scrapping by 1969 drew praise from management and labor leaders while an auto manufacturers spokesman called it mixed delight due to hopes for elimination of the auto tax. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen weighed in with support though Dirksen was briefly unavailable.
At a base 12 miles north of Saigon an accidental bomb explosion on a B57 jet triggered a devastating chain reaction. Forty planes were damaged or destroyed and the control tower failed for hours. 103 Americans were listed as dead or missing and 74 Air Force personnel were injured.
Ford says four districts contacted him about private schools but he does not believe any state school district can entertain private education as a replacement for public schools and that private schools pose no serious threat to the public system.
Final rites for Mrs. Lona Robbins, 74, of Dallas, who died May 14, were held Sunday at Ozan. Burial by Herndon Cornelius was in St. Paul Cemetery. A former resident of Hope and Ozan she is survived by son William H. Robbins of Dallas, brother G. T. Potts of Texarkana, and half sister Mrs. Grace Shafner of Fort Worth.
Mrs. Lillian Alice Stanley 83 lifelong Hempstead resident died Friday at Texarkana. Funeral services were Sunday at Patmos Baptist Church with burial in Patmos Cemetery. She left six sons E. E. Stamps J. E. Patmos L. A. Hooks W. A. Pittsburgh Pa O. M. Napa Calif and O. L. Stanley Calif. Two daughters El len Bush Marshall Texas and Ruby Jean Idaho. A brother Tilman Jones Lew isville four sisters Kate McClure Lewisville Seabell Moses Austin Ocle Anderson Spring Hill and Ola Jenkins Texarkana.
The report describes attacks damaging a helicopter and 24 Skyraider aircraft while eight B57s at Bien Hoa were undamaged. Navy F8 Crusader and two single engine planes were among losses. Moore says replacements arrive within hours and operations continue from other parts of the field. No strikes against North Vietnam on Sunday and comments on reasons withheld.
Torrential rains triggered flash floods across Texas and South Dakota with thousands evacuated. In Texas, nine inches fell at Killeen, flooding Austin streets, derailing trains, and prompting evacuations. South Dakota saw significant flood damage near Spearfish Creek as guards urged evacuations. Ohio and Pennsylvania also faced severe storms with hail, wind, and tornado sightings.
Lists of top performers in batting runs and pitching across teams including Mays San Francisco Banks Chicago Koufax Los Angeles Gibson St. Louis and others. Highlights show Mays .408 in 45 at bats 32 runs 26 RBIs 49 hits 13 home runs. Horton Detroit .403 with 9 HR. Koufax and Gibson 61 strikeouts each.
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