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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
1
Our Daily Bread notes the Boy Scouts of America executive council voted to admit girls to the Explorer program, aiming to keep pace with changing times. The piece reflects on late but welcome progress and cites editorials from multiple papers praising inclusivity and modernization.
Fifty students at the University of Colorado formed an organization named the League of Sexual Honesty to protest outdated sex laws. Only eight women attended, while 42 men were present, prompting a wry observation about morality lessons for girls.
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller said he would propose a bill legalizing mixed drinks, seeking a revised form after past defeats. He noted the need to settle budgets before any tax proposal, and promised a more concise program when reelected, citing prior research and voter concerns.
In a Friday car truck collision at the junction of highways 4 and 19 near Rosston, Magnolia women Mrs Bessie Owen Bird 78 and Mrs Laura Danielson 70 died. Daish Williams 30 driver of the Hope based Stephens Grocery Co. truck was uninjured. Mrs Danielson ran a stop sign causing the crash with the truck. Bird died en route to a Little Rock hospital. Danielson died at the scene.
California Institute of Technology plans to go coeducational by allowing 48 women undergraduates, possibly by fall 1970. The move follows decades of female graduate students contributing to strong records. 45 women are among 762 graduate students this year. President Lee A. Day Bridge cited these achievements as a factor in the decision.
Senator Charles F Goodell predicted Richard Nixon will appoint a black person to the Cabinet and stressed it should be a qualified choice not a token. He did not name a candidate or specific post, saying the selection depends on a man’s qualifications.
A senior US military source warns morale among US and South Vietnamese troops could drop once Paris peace talks begin. He notes fear among South Vietnamese soldiers with years of fighting, while Viet Cong propaganda stresses a near end to the war. President Thieu urges skepticism of communist claims and urges continued resolve.
Pacific Lighting Corp reports preliminary tests of a natural gas system for cars show strong promise and plans to convert 1000 vehicles. Demonstrations Thursday highlighted storage as a key drawback with 800 cubic feet of tanks occupying most of a trunk. Automotive R&D consultant Bob McJones notes driving range is similar to battery cars.
In Zanesville Ohio Robert L McCarty claims similarity of his name to Senator Eugene J McCarthy may have cost him the Muskingum county prosecutor election. Early tallies show Democrat McCarty trailing incumbent Republican Richard Bridwall by 135 votes.
The Associated Press reports that the three millage road tax failed in Sevier, Wootryff and St Francis counties. The levy funds county road maintenance and is on the ballot every two years. Defeat requires the counties to rely on turnback funds from the state and voluntary collection efforts have failed in the past.
Late night agreement between Bill G. Wells and the Pulaski County Election Commission aims to recount the race votes. Wells seeks only counts through Wednesday despite Britt leading after late returns, with a court suit challenging Thursday and Friday tabulations. Pollard funds the GOP side while Wells offers to supply 15 judges and clerks. A 4 p.m. Wednesday hearing before Chancellor Kay Matthews is set to decide Wells’s bid to throw out post Wednesday votes.
Robert Sarver, 37, of Charleston, West Virginia, was hired by the State Board of Correction as Commissioner of correction. He previously served as director of correction in West Virginia and says he was fired last summer for insubordination in a policy dispute with a commission member.
George W Ware’s retirement guide urges honest facing of limits, careful planning, and using leisure for profit. It covers finances, housing, relationships, health, legal matters, and 160 retirement spots worldwide, offering practical advice for wiser, zestful years.
Vernon Mwaanga of Zambia says Portuguese troops crossed from Mozambique and fought Zambian forces in Katete marking the first ground clash. He reports the Portuguese commander was killed and several soldiers wounded while Zambia plans to protest at the United Nations.
Three armed men robbed a Worthen Bank & Trust Co. guard delivering a stash to a Little Rock branch. The guard fled south on Interstate 30 in a maroon car after the men, wearing makeup, took several thousand dollars. Police and federal agents investigated with few details.
Washington AP President Johnson hosted a breakfast at the White House with defeated Democratic presidential contenders Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie. The private 90 minute talks centered on the campaign and future party rebuilding.
About 109 friends relatives and fellow officers gathered outside the Hotel New Yorker to dedicate a plaque to Patrolman Robert Schmidt known as Smitty the Cop. The plaque reads in memory of Smitty from all his friends on 34th Street August 1968. Schmidt died of a heart attack in August at age 49 after 22 years on the traffic beat at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue.
Striking workers in Memphis ratified a unity agreement and ended a 49 day walkout against city hospitals. They initially accepted then rejected an understanding with the city over a mayoral statement, until Odell Horton clarifies points via telegram to City Health Services.
The U S Command shifted an 18 000 man division to the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon to root out 15 000 to 20 000 enemy troops. The 1st Air Cavalry Division will be fully operational by mid month in Tay Ninh Binh Long and Phuoc Long provinces. U S forces report 109 North Vietnamese killed on the frontier and in War Zone C. Other actions include air strikes by B 52s and clashes across the Mekong Delta with 51 enemy killed and four U S dead or wounded.
DETROIT AP A U S Marine officer Michaal R Rich 23 adopted a Vietnamese boy through four foster parents. He hoped to meet the boy after being sent to Vietnam four months ago but never had the chance. Rich died leading his platoon near Da Nang in action. Robert M. of suburban Bloomfield was listed as a related contact.
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