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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1968
Page
5
Television listings present for Tuesday November 4 1968 include night time programs across channels. Entries reference evening schedules, showing a mix of news dramas movies and variety segments with multiple stations and time slots.
Ira Berkow notes Major League Baseball Promotion Corporation unites 24 owners and two leagues to raise nationwide awareness of the national pastime. The group hired Barton Durstine Osborn to craft ads and expose the sport through TV specials, school programs, and a four-advertiser media push with nostalgic campaigns and World Series features.
New York reports Monroe remains the league’s top scorer with 300 points in 11 games for a 27.3 average. Elgin Baylor leads per game at 31.1 after 8 games, countering Dave Bing who has 247 in eight games for a 30.9 average. Bill Russell anchors rebounds with 199 in eight games, while Wilt Chamberlain leads floor shooting at .681.
New York AP report shows Chicago Black Hawks stars Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita tied for the NHL points lead after three weeks. Hull has 9 goals and 9 assists for 18 points in 9 games, Mikita 5 goals and 13 assists in 10 games, with Bob Nevin close behind.
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco drove in the Old Crocka Run from London to Brighton. About 256 cars participated to mark lifting the 30 mph speed limit in 1896. Rainier drove the main De Dion Bouton for 60 miles while Grace rode in a closed car for part of the route. She said it was very cold and joked about cheating a little.
Liquor votes appear in a half dozen counties and voting units. Polk County is dry, Hempstead County dry, Benton County dry, Ashley County dry, Kingsland in Cleveland County wet, St. Francis Township in Greene County wet, and North Little Rock Precinct 4K dry.
Passengers on National Flight 186 from Houston to Miami report a Boeing 727 hijacked near New Orleans by a man who seized cash from travelers and claimed black nationalist aims. He ordered stewardess Sandy O'Brien to collect money, totalling 406, then said it was contraband of war. FBI questioned crew and passengers but released no details.
VERCELLI Italy reports at least 102 dead and others missing after floods and landslides along the Alpine foothills. Rescue workers struggle amid continuing bad weather as waters recede and the disaster area is assessed.
Emergency crews rushed to reopen roads as Milan Turin line and Simplon air link resumed. Vercelli province suffered over 16 million dollars in damage, with Blolla area hit hard and about 80 of textile mills wrecked leaving thousands jobless. In the U.S. Congress impeachment case only four of eleven officials were convicted by the Senate.
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