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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1967
Page
2
Weather page reports 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday with high 77 and low 50. Generally fair conditions extend through Wednesday with rising temperatures. overnight lows range from 30s to 60s across the state.
AP reports two prisoners escaped Desha County jail this morning by breaking a trap door in the top of their cell. Three other inmates remained confined. Identified escapees are Howard Lee Vanzandt, 40, Snyder Texas, and A. J. Mitchell, 18, McGehee Arkansas.
A blast in Miami shattered the office of Cuban Exile Representation in Little Havana hours after the group urged Cuban exile workers to end a 24 hour general strike. The strike protested Felipe Rivero’s detention and hunger strike in Dade County jail.
Garland County officials face a push to root out unlawful activities as Circuit Judge Henry Britt charges Hot Springs grand jurors to investigate gambling prostitution and related crimes. The judge cites community responsibility and urges action on juvenile delinquency and law violations.
Paragraph describes a calm standoff in the Ben Hai River demilitarized zone with U S Marines dug in after an invasion. Officials say multiple battalions remain inside the zone and no firing occurred. Air losses tally rises with 558 over North and 180 over South Vietnam. The MIG downed marks the 71st enemy jet claimed by American pilots.
Rusk appealed to Moscow to help prevent a wider war between Israel and Arab states as White House officials said the United States has spoken with all parties. Senators pressed for clarity on Vietnam policy and potential Soviet or Chinese intervention while Johnson urged Memorial Day prayers for peace and the possibility of UN action was raised amid U.N. Assembly criticism from Soviet ambassador Fedorenko.
After 11 days of anti-British rioting Hong Kong’s Communist movement redirected attacks to labor. Communist led unions halted traffic with 400 plus double decker buses. 3000 dockworkers began a sit down strike. Seamen and textile unions planned further strikes while authorities warned of utilities disruption, backed by a 6000 strong Essential Services Corps to maintain order.
Frank Gilbert 65 longtime Hempstead County resident died Monday in a local hospital. He is survived by his wife Hazel and four daughters including Bonnie Jo Kaufman of Satellite Beach Florida, a sister Cecil Weaver of Hope, and brothers Carl Hope William Fulton and Gerald Gilbert Exeter California. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Herndon Chapel with Rev Joe Jones. Burial in Westmoreland Cemetery.
Frontier Week in Fort Smith Arkansas kicks off a month long sesquicentennial celebration recalling the citys 1817 Army fort origins. The program runs May 29 through June 3 featuring a rodeo week and parades of bearded locals in western dress as the city honors its 150 year birth.
Officials outlined a five year projection of 70 million unprotected Americans and urged designers to include fallout shelter features in planned buildings. The move targets defending against a light nuclear strike from China as deemed possible within five years.
AP Military Writer Bob Horton reports Civil Defense officials estimate about 20 million Americans would be unshielded in a nuclear attack in 1972 and are seeking to add fallout shelter potential to national plans.
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