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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues against demonizing teenagers and hysteria about youth culture. It notes teens are educated and idealistic, despite being hypocritical and leaning to rock and roll. It suggests adults are overly neurotic and urges dropping panic over offspring.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spent a 10 day vacation aboard the 83 foot schooner Panda visiting St John USVI while Sen. Edmund S. Muskie joined him and their families. Kiwanis lunch program featured Jack Beaty addressing concerns from the city school system with Principal Joe Balentine introducing him. Weather outlook and broader dispatches follow.
The article lists incumbents and election outcomes in Arkansas politics, noting McNell’s defeat by Burrell Thompson, Durrett’s loss to Bobby G. Newman, and Howell’s party switch leading to Ernest Cunningham’s victory. It details Senate and House seniority, new lawmakers, and long-serving members, with other regional political notes.
Major Verdon Kennedy recently returned from Vietnam duty to speak at Unity Baptist Church in Hope on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. He served as operations officer for Long Binh Post and will report to DCSLOG Supply Division at Fort Sheridan Illinois.
The Arkansas Central Telecommunications System ACTS will link nine terminals to a central memory bank in Little Rock. It will instantly retrieve motor vehicle and drivers license information for the State Police and other law enforcement agencies, enabling troopers to identify vehicles and owners within seconds and verify suspicions before stopping a vehicle. The system replaces slow manual methods, reducing delays and human error in accessing vehicle and license data.
Mrs. Bessie R. Turner, 77, lifelong Hempstead County resident, died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was a Methodist. Survived by daughter Norma Hairr of Hope. Services Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Herndon Chapel by Rev. Everett Vinson. Burial Memory Gardens by Herndon Funeral Home.
Harlow, previously deputy assistant to the president and later Procter & Gamble director of governmental relations, left on leave to join Nixon's presidential campaign on September 5. He aims to rejoin P&G after Nixon's term ends.
Washington AP report notes Fair Campaign Practices Committee head Samuel Archibald says old dirty tricks fade as Madison Avenue style smears rise. He cites 1968 complaints 62 total with nine in the presidential race and says the effort seeks to inform the public on both sides without judgments. He mentions arbitration panel use via Ford Foundation grant.
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