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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1966
Page
1
A Michigan town's bid to turn Viet Nam policy into a local vote triggers a defense of constitutional responsibility. The piece argues that international decisions rest with elected leaders, not private citizens, and warns against undermining treaties and credibility by domestic ballots. It cites historical precedence and the duty to protect allied regions.
Indira Gandhi reportedly plans to appoint Defense Minister Y B Hav an to reorganize India's police forces after central riots in New Delhi. Home Minister Nanda is said to have offered resignation amid blame for Monday's carnage that left seven dead and many injured. City damage exceeds 1 million dollars with arson, looting, and destruction across the capital.
Sgt. Robert D. Horne of Hope was wounded in action this week in Vietnam. He suffered an arm injury and was returned to Brook Army Hospital in San Antonio for treatment. His mother, Mrs. Thelma Horne, was notified and said she did not know the extent of the injuries. A 9-year veteran, Horne serves with the 196th Field Infantry Brigade, currently engaged with communist forces in Vietnam.
In Fort Smith Arkansas AP reports a Tuesday dispute in Sebastian County over ballot counting method in the general election. The row pits law prescribed counting, seen as slow, against a faster custom. Republican commission member Jake Patterson says Democrat Commission Chairman Jean Carter ordered officials to use the stack method where precinct staffers tally their own stacks.
The Ron Blackwood Singers from Nashville will headline a youth rally at 7 30 p m Thursday at the First Assembly of God 322 North Main Hope Rev W S Bishop Magnolia Division Arkansas Assemblies of God will MC Young people from across the division are expected to attend
Arkansas Highway Department representatives urged the City Board to remove all parking on 3rd Street between Louisiana and Shover Streets and discontinue truck loading at Ritchie Grocery. They argued left turn lanes on Highway 67 require removing parking to reduce downtown bottlenecks.
AP reports Tay Ninh Province fighting pushed American fatalities to 127 killed last week with 605 wounded and eight missing or captured, compared to 66 killed and 493 wounded the prior week. Casualties among South Vietnamese and the enemy were lowered, while the latest Cam Ranh Bay incident left as many as 20 Vietnamese dead and about 100 injured.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP technicians checked and rechecked a new automatic pilot in the Titan 2 rocket hoping no new problem would crop up to force a third delay of the Gemini 12 flight Navy Capt James A Lovell Jr and Air Force Maj Edwin E Aldrin Jr continued to practice key phases of their four day flight in a spaces craft simulator and to bone up on their complex flight plan The double header Gemini 12 launching is scheduled to start at 2 08 p m EST Friday when an Atlas rocket hurls an Agena satellite into orbit as a rendezvous target Gemini 12 is to set sail at 3 46 p m Lovell and Aldrin were frustrated on two earlier launching dates Wednesday and today by troubles with the autopilot system The problems were associated with a secondary system which would operate automatically if the primary autopilot failed Gemini 12 will be the last of the Gemini series leading to the first earth orbit flight of a three man Apollo ship early in 1967
Barry Schweid reports Republicans won 20 of 35 governorships amid a national surge led by Ronald Reagan and George Romney. California kept Edmund G Brown in defeat. Lurleen Wallace became Alabama’s first woman governor. Romney won in Michigan. Spiro Agnew claimed Maryland. Rockefeller to New York, Winthrop Rockefeller to Arkansas, and the GOP gained several key states including Arizona Florida and Nevada.
The Christian Democratic Union chose Kurt Georg Kiesinger, minister president of Baden Wuerttemberg, as its candidate to succeed Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. On the final ballot Kiesinger received 137 votes while Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder had 81 and Rainer Barzel 26.
Winthrop Rockefeller urged unity in Arkansas as Republicans gained seats but Democrats held most key offices. Unofficial returns show Britt passing Pilkinton late as Sebastian and Pulaski counts trickle in, with official certification likely taking up to 10 days.
All Around Town notes a Fellowship Supper at First Christian Church with guest speaker Dr. R H Chappell of Texarkana at 6 45 p m. Junior Auxiliary assists with General Clinic and Crippled Children and TB clinics. Harlequin Theater at Arkansas College plans Nov 17 18. Local students and service members are listed with recent achievements and assignments.
While celebrating his 48th birthday with family in Charlotte, evangelist Billy Graham suggested President Johnson undertake a goodwill trip to Europe to demonstrate that the United States is not neglecting its European allies.
London reporters say Viet Nam charity organizers bowed to protests from show business figures and agreed that funds raised would provide medical aid to both Viet Cong and allied forces, reframing the drive as humanitarian aid amid the war.
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