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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
2
A fragmented weather snapshot describes a cool cloudy pattern with a temporary warm stretch. It mentions a Tuesday, a location toward 408 north and south sectors reaching low 50s, indicating variable temperatures and unsettled conditions.
Obituaries report Mrs C A Thornton 95 of Helena Oklahoma died in Cherokee May 19 funeral May 21 in Helena with nephew Charles Harrell and Mr D B Russell and Charles Randolph of Dallas attending. Also Mrs Sarah Jane Ferguson 89 of Hope died in Nashville Arkansas rest home. survivors include four daughters Florence Cannon Inez Biddle Geneva Lowe and Odessa Graves with services at Herndon Funeral Home Chapel and burial Evening Shade Cemetery. Somerset PA and Albany NY obituaries note retired Army Captain Thomas F Darcy Jr who tapped for first WWI death and Joseph C O Heaney retired Times Union reporter who covered gangster Jack Diamond killing. court and national news mention equal protection for illegitimate children.
State Police Director Ralph Scott said Maj. Kenneth McKee was placed on sick leave after Missouri authorities charged him with driving while intoxicated. Scott released a memo warning employees against political activity under a 1945 law while denying the move was tied to scrutiny of Gov. Rockefeller. The report also covers the Supreme Court ruling that the 14th Amendment guarantees jury trials in criminal cases, upholding the right in all states though dissenters argued against extending federal standards.
Magnolia Howard F Byers of Hope will be a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern State College at commencement on May 24. Registrar James L Smyth notes Byers is a Hope High School graduate who attended Texarkana Junior College before Southern State, where he plays intramural basketball and is the son of Mrs Rachel Byers of Rt 1 Hope.
Colonel Homer H Hayden of the Arkansas National Guard spoke at a Hope Rotary Club luncheon on May 17 outlining twofold Guard duties to quell civil disorders and disasters in peacetime and to defend the country in war. He noted 27,000 dollars in state and federal funds were entered Hope via the local unit and cited Guard strength and statewide funding, stressing the Guard is ready when needed.
North Vietnamese ground attacks on Marines near Khe Sanh and Con Thien left 127 enemy dead and 58 captured while heavy rockets caused major damage to ammunition at Camp Evans, the 1st Air Cavalry base northwest of Hue. Eight Marines died and 49 wounded amid continued DMZ clashes.
Hope today kicks off a week of Fix Up Paint Up and Clean Up with a downtown parade. The Litter Bug campaign, organized by the Hope Council of Garden Clubs and the Hope Chamber of Commerce, runs all week with daily Litter Bug spotlights and gift certificates from downtown merchants for identifying them.
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