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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1969
Page
2
An explosion and fire at the Atlantic Research Corp plant near Hanover, 30 miles south of Boston, triggers wide evacuation as CS agent fumes disperse. No serious injuries reported. the facility, part of Susquehanna Corp, manufactures launchers, ammunition and grenades.
Texarkana AP report says Richard S. Arnold heads a Democratic party committee to study altering Arkansas method of selecting delegates to national conventions. Current rule uses state party committees two years before conventions. a Washington meeting in 1920 will shape guidelines. first committee meeting planned for December or early next year. panel dormant since 1968 awaiting the commission’s report.
Marshall Wright of the U.S. State Department told the El Dorado Rotary Club that an immediate troop withdrawal from South Vietnam would cause a blood bath. He supported Nixon's plan for gradual withdrawal and timetables, denying he was sent to drum up support. Wright, a native of El Dorado, spoke at the request of Arkansas groups. The meeting contrasted with a separate note on time units.
24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday shows high 76 low 46. Variable clouds pass through Wednesday. A few showers mainly east and central today and south tonight. Temperatures range from mid 40s to mid 60s with cooler readings north and warmer readings south.
Apollo 12 crews train in Florida using helicopter and jet to sharpen lunar mission skills. Conrad will pilot to land near Surveyor craft in Ocean of Storms, aiming for a precise touchdown. Bean and Conrad plan long moon EVA to deploy instruments and collect rocks.
U S negotiators will sound out Soviet representatives in Helsinki before offering specific proposals to curb the missile race. No moratorium on MIRVs is planned initially, though a vague SALT message from Nixon may surface next week. Chief negotiator Gerard Z. Smith will brief NATO allies in Brussels after preliminary talks begin.
The U S Weather Bureau reports Arkansas will see only scattered showers from a weak low pressure trough moving in from the west. A fast moving cool front will bring drier air tonight and Wednesday with temperatures four to eight degrees cooler. Rainfall overnight included trace at Harrison and Blytheville and 0.2 at Jonesboro.
Charles M. Smith, 95, died Sunday in a Malvern nursing home. A longtime Blevins resident and retired farmer, he is survived by one son, W R Smith of Tyler, Texas. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sweet Home Church near Blevins, burial in Sweet Home Cemetery, under Herndon Funeral Home of Hope. Victor W. Keith, 51, died in New York City on November 10, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keith of Hope. He is survived by one brother, Paul Keith of Little Rock, and other relatives in Southwest Arkansas. Funeral arrangements by Smith Funeral Home of Stamps. burial in Sharmin Cemetery in Columbia County, Hope.
The Little Rock Airport Commission voted to seek more than 1 million dollars in federal aid for 1971 from the state's congressional delegation. Airport Manager Bob Crisp said the funds would pave ramps and taxiways for the new terminal and reimburse land acquisition costs, warning that without the money the project faces serious trouble.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told Parliament that Queen Elizabeth II faces financial shortfalls and a committee will study a royal pay raise. Royal finances sparked debate after Prince Philip’s TV remarks, with the queen receiving 1.14 million dollars from the state and 480,000 from crown property. officials warned the grant may exhaust reserves by year end 1959.
United Nations General Assembly eyed a defeat for the Chinese Communist seat as debate stalled. The United States opposed seating the Communists while other nations aligned with Pe king, with Soviet bloc abstaining or silent and India Canada Italy and Belgium wavering on relations.
A man phoned dispatchers warning of bombs from the 11th to 18th floors in three separate buildings. The RCA Building switchboard received the tip, while the GM Building reported a call instructing evacuation from the 16th through 24th floors around 1 a.m. Police coordinated precautionary evacuations and security checks.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller named Sonny Walker, 35, the first Black to head a major Arkansas state department outside black institutions, starting Jan. 1 as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Walker, formerly Pulaski County Economic Opportunity Agency director, succeeds Dr. Clyde Hart who left for Garland County. Rockefeller noted past disagreements but praised Walker as a dedicated administrator. Walker hopes to expand anti poverty programs through stronger regional coordination.
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