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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1967
Page
2
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Saturday with near normal temperatures. Forecaster notes include northeast winds in the 40s and highs and lows around the 70s and 30s.
Arkansas Education Commissioner A W Ford says four publishers on the state approved list are tied to an Illinois antitrust suit involving 18 elementary text book suppliers. The suit alleges wholesalers colluded to fix high library book prices for districts under a free textbook program. Publisher names include Bobbs-Merrill Holt Rinehart Winston Harper & Row and Macmillan. A Justice Department suit was filed last April. Triton moon diameter noted as 4400 miles.
Washington reports the Johnson administration plans higher taxes and stronger export promotion to curb the dollar drain. The balance of payments deficit rose to 670 million in Q3, the highest in 24 years, with nine month deficit at 1.75 billion. Officials warn Congress's tax hike is needed to prevent heavier federal borrowing and higher mortgage rates. In Wichita, Roy Booth recounts a goose rescue at Wichita Lake. In Bloomingburg, Max Grim wins mayoralty with his brothers and mother elected to village boards by write-in votes.
Obituary notices report Clifford Alek Thomas 34 of Ashdown a Church of Christ minister at Foreman Ark. services at Central Church of Christ near Hope with burial at Ashdown Cemetery. Also funeral plans for William Norman Friday and Mrs Jennie B Dain plus notices from Cincinnati and Miami Beach about Hodges and Monsignor Barry, with multiple survivors listed.
State Revenue Commissioner B. Bryan Larey said the request to extend a 56 day racing season for next year at Hot Springs was relayed to the Racing Commission. The 1967 Act allows up to 50 consecutive racing days excluding Sundays. The proposal seeks Feb 9 to Apr 6 as the season window.
The 1.38 million member National Student Association splits from CIA funding after a CIA tied era. NSA shifts to U S campus programs, tutoring, drug education and curricula, facing funding gaps as OEO money ebbs. Board members describe a political shift toward the left amid disaffiliations at Michigan and George Washington University.
Jamies H. Pilkinton of Hope is named Hempstead County Chairman of the 1967 membership drive for the Arkansas Association of the Crippled, with Congressman Mills announcing. The drive aims to raise members from 8,000 to 10,600 to fund services for handicapped children and adults, including a school, workshop, rehabilitation center, transportation, speech therapy, and aids. Ray Lawrence of Hope serves as local treasurer. donations may be given through him.
In a private group planning session Angell and other consultants reviewed the Stuly Cotthisstuh of litghys Educational Pinance. Angell said the POET breededi ob tito g dia Hun Act guided the approach while public input was considered. The remarks touched on city support and potential timelines for the plan.
The Saratoga School PTA met on Thursday Nov 9 led by President Mrs Dan Northcutt. The nurse Mrs Neva Roland presented a cigarette smoking dangers picture. Devotional for American Educational Week given by Mrs Welsschadel. Parents invited to tour homerooms to view student work. Senior Be Ro Rowe from room 410 Wadley Hospital near Pexar kana injured in an overturning car crash with indefinite hospital stay. District PTA event featured a Mineral Springs and Saratoga PTA leadership, with attendees from Texarkany and local schools.
NBCs Meet the Press features Johnson and Westmoreland with plans for a joint appearance before the National Press Club. Bunker reports progress measured by Saigon government formation and expanding control, citing 67 percent, while saying US troop levels will not exceed 25,000 beyond mid 1968. Johnson orchestrates policy talks with White House conferences, appealing for support and vowing to stay the course in Vietnam.
Ivy League presidents and Colgate speaker criticise Lt. Gen. Hershey proposal to revoke student deferments for interfering with military recruiting. Cornell and Brown leaders urge White House to drop the idea, arguing it would threaten university autonomy and free campus dialogue. Fortas notes the plan lacks executive branch backing.
An employee of Spa Amusement Co testified on Thursday that 15 slot machines allegedly destroyed after a raid were smashed and repaired by him and another technician. He said funds paid and subsequent handling at the Belvedere Country Club involved the machines, while police and officials described prior destruction actions. Police Director Lynn Davis testified others, including Hot Springs Chief John Ermey and Assistant Chief Cliff Crain, were present at various points, which they denied. the commission heard conflicting accounts as the case proceeded.
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