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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1969
Page
2
Fragmentary notice references a diminishing plownliness in Arkansas this evening with mentions of mid 30s temperatures. Details are unclear and original wording is garbled.
Ern est Milligan, 70, of Cave City in Sharp County Arkansas, was pinned under a tractor for about an hour after he dismounted while hauling firewood. A phone outage delayed aid until his son Gordon reached a neighbor who rallied neighbors to lift the tractor. Milligan’s wife Irene, 68, had tried to call for help. The tractor shifted into drive, ran over him, pinning his arm and shoulder.
W H Etter of Washington Hempstead County represented the Constitutional Convention as guest speaker for Hope Kiwanis. He reported on the proposed Arkansas Constitution, noting adjournment until January for public study and input before the next general election.
In page one coverage a tall bronze statue by Scriver honors Bill Linderman, a Montana rodeo legend who died in a 1965 Salt Lake City plane crash. The seven section work weighs about 5,000 pounds, stands 7 feet 9 inches, and depicts him holding his saddle with chaps and reins over his shoulder.
Eight national co chairmen report that while financial gaps exist the larger rift is over strategy and power within the peace movement. Trotskyite factions and old Mobe remnants clash with moderates as the New Mobe leadership, born from the 1967 Pentagon march, battles for direction amid volatile planning in Chicago and San Francisco.
Allen Knight a 30 year old Camden resident was struck and killed by a Cotton Belt freight train ten miles south of Camden after apparently dozing on the tracks following a deer hunt. Sheriff Grover Linebaker said foul play was not suspected. Train engineer J Fred Jones of Pine Bluff said he only saw the man when it was too late to stop.
Funeral services for Victor W. Keith who died Monday in New York City will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Stamps with burial in Sharmin Cemetery in Columbia County. Funeral services for Charles M. Smith who died Sunday in Malvern will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Sweet Home Church near Blevins and burial will be in Sweet Home Cemetery, under the direction of Herndon Funeral Home of Hope.
United Nations General Assembly rejects seating Red China again with 56 in favor 48 against two abstentions. Several nations switch positions with Mauritius Ghana and Nigeria moving to yes while Belgium and West Germany shift to abstain. The two-thirds rule proposal earns 71 votes in favor 48 against and four abstentions.
Former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. indicates a second run for the Ohio Senate. He spent Tuesday in Washington meeting with political advisers including Democratic National Chairman Sen Fred Harris and other party officials.
Glen Campbell the popular singing star visited Senator John L. McClellan in Washington for an informal chat. The Arkansans recalled boyhood days on an Arkansas farm, swapping yarns about cotton picking and creek fishing. Campbell, 33, born near Delight, and McClellan, born near Sheridan, shared memories before a luncheon.
Apollo 12 faced a possible delay after a suspected failure in a vacuum holding area of one of the two liquid hydrogen tanks in the service module was detected during fueling. NASA officials said they were investigating the extent of the problem and its potential effect on the Friday launch while crews drained hydrogen and prepared inspection teams.
North Little Rock authorities say 62 year old Thomas R. Patterson was killed when he stepped into the path of a pickup driven by 21 year old Joe Luther Fishback on East Broadway. Police say Patterson was struck and died at the scene.
Washington AP The Senate Indian education subcommittee says federal policy has failed Indians, offering educational opportunities far below what white children receive. The two year hearings and studies, begun by Senator Robert F. Kennedy and continued by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, conclude national Indian education policy is a major failure marked by prejudice and ignorance.
In Memphis an additional black civil rights march is planned led by coalition officials urging school board and Saint Josephs Hospital to meet demands. Abernathy vows to stay until acceptance, calls for boycotts of city schools, while NAACP urges governor intervention to avert more trouble.
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