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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1961
Page
2
The newly independent nation Sierra Leone derives its name from an early Portuguese description that named the area Lion Mountain. The term reflects historical navigation and exploration by Portuguese sailors who noted a prominent peak guiding mariners.
Little Rock Central sophomore Mike Hoffman set multiple marks at the Meet of Champions, tying the 100 in 10.1 and clocking 22.2 for the 220, plus anchoring a 1:24.38 880 yard relay. Central won six events, with five records and two ties noted, while other performers from Crossett, Paragould, Bryant and Texarkana posted top marks in various events. The meet highlighted emerging talents and the push to official status in state record books.
Former state representative and Smackover mayor William R. McHaney Sr., 72, died in a head-on collision on US 67 two miles north of Arkadelphia. His death raises Arkansas weekly violent fatalities to 12, with five traffic deaths and two drownings among the week’s toll. McHaney previously served Union County representative in 1940-41 and Smackover mayor from 1927-1939.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus telegrammed the state’s congressional delegation urging joint action with Alabama leaders to withdraw armed federal marshals from Alabama amid Montgomery unrest. He criticized Attorney General Kennedy, blamed outside agitators, and compared events to Little Rock 1957. Faubus noted sympathy for Patterson and questioned U.S. anti Communist stance.
In Little Rock Arkansas the state charge against Emmett E Miller for dynamiting a dormitory at Philander Smith College was dismissed at the federal government's request. The FBI would not provide witnesses, citing risks to investigative techniques and procedures. A jury was empaneled and ordered to render a verdict of innocent.
On the terrace the group awaits as the narrator reveals a routine police procedure. Beginning at two this afternoon all present will be fingerprinted and tested to see who fired a gun recently. The scene shifts to the bluff and bar where tensions rise among Max, Dixie, Sandy, Julius Stockmaster, and others as the narrator imposes the measure at his house.
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