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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
1
A local editor notes the time needed to produce a picture page and recounts a Sunday visit to a back 40 wild life refuge behind his house. Canadian Honkers and Emden geese nest, with 14 eggs, while Mrs. Grundy stirs up town gossip. He also shares amusement about CRS in Chinese eateries and a diner’s fatal fried steak preconception.
Officials at the Grover branch of Blacksburg State Bank report a 12 cent profit from a robbery after an audit showed a loss of $15,128.88. Two suspects were arrested and a bank bag containing $15,129 was recovered. New York City officials find sanitation trucks’ battery costs inflated by in house production. Mayor Lindsay pushes discontinuing the battery shop to save $85,000.
Governor Rockefeller sought public support for tax measures during a special session but the Arkansas House defeated a 15 percent excise tax on cigars and a 8 cent per pack cigarette tax. Senate moved to advance a mixed drink sales bill but action remains uncertain. Officials cited prison and school funding needs amid contentious tobacco tax debates. The Highway Commission ordered removal of cardboard signs along highways including political campaign signs.
The Senate cut 250 million dollars from a low and moderate income family apartment subsidy in the omnibus housing bill and defeated a move to slash model cities authorizations by 500 million. The model cities total remains 1 billion and the subsidy 250 million in the 5.2 billion measure. The actions followed voice votes with few senators present as leaders expected quick completion of the measure.
Paris AP economists estimate the general strike costs France more than one billion dollars weekly in lost production. Most private industry workers rejected a proposed 10 percent pay raise while coal miners reached a similar principle agreement. Electrical, gas, and railway workers remained unsettled as the crisis enters its 12th day with no end in sight. The potential annual cost of the raise and ongoing shutdown threatens EU market profits.
HAL BOYLE profiles Jacqueline Bisset as a rising screen figure in New York. the 23 year old British beauty, praised by Horace McMahon, discusses acting lessons, past modeling work, and her aim to mature into a lasting star. She recalls childhood, education, and early film roles while contrasting fleeting fame with enduring artistry.
Washington report notes U S negotiators John son Harriman and Vance consider moving talks toward constructive concrete peace options. Paris discussions drag amid slow progress as Hanoi signals readiness for serious dialogue. North Vietnamese delegation moved to a villa near Paris while discussions continue.
GAO auditors found four naval air stations produced excess nonstandard aeronautical parts totaling $5.9 million with bins holding five times the required quantity. About $2.2 million of the excess was disposed of for a penny. Navy cites forecasting difficulties and promises standardization and better tracking. Parts were made at Quonset Point Rhode Island Jacksonville Florida North Island California and Alameda California.
Hampstead County citizens led by Char lie Wilson petition the Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission in Little Rock on May 17 seeking a state park at Beard s Bluff on Millwood Lake. The group urged a study with the Corps of Engineers and pledged to pursue legislative funding for park development and related facilities.
Last week’s Poppy Day sales totaled 238.28 with Dana Flowers and Rae la ine Jordan winning first place for a 41.37 collection. Debbie Barham and Kitty Reeves took second with 28.72, Karen Alsten and Rhonda Dawson third with 21.63, while others contributed 47.04 from Nashville. Many volunteers from Patmos and Hope assisted, marking one of the most successful drives.
The Supreme Court upholds the 1965 law making draft card destruction a crime and rejects treating such actions as unlimited symbolic speech. Chief Justice Fort Warren emphasizes that conduct cannot be called speech to evade prosecution, limiting protest acts.
American forces push a major new offensive in the central highlands near Dak To as fighting continues near Saigon and below the DMZ. Reports say 250 enemy troops killed near Saigon and 222 North Vietnamese killed below the DMZ, with Soviet rockets fired at Saigon.
Retired judge Ed F McFaddin and wife of Hope and Little Rock return from a five week tour of Australia and New Zealand en route home, having visited the Hawaiian Islands. Texarkana Panhellenic Association members plan a spring style show and tea, with Mrs John O Nix among attendees. Ray Collier USN, son of Mrs Colvis Newton of Hope, serves aboard USS Graham County in Puerto Rico amid Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Forces deployment. Democratic Party district steering committees named in Little Rock, with Sen Olen Hendrix of Prescott and other local figures. Hope Post Office to observe Memorial Day closures, no deliveries, mail in boxes.
Washington reports a slick spotted near the missing submarine Scorpion two days after last contact with the sub. Navy experts warn rescue gear from 1935 era would struggle beyond 300 feet, with new deep rescue subs not ready until 1970.
Delores McBride and Alo nso T. Denham led a session on improving home storage. They showed how families relocated rods added shelves and adjusted storage openings to maximize space.
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