U S Ops Bank Discount Rate as a Safeguard
The United States raised the bank discount rate from 8.5 percent to 4 percent as a safeguard against dollar outflow and to keep the domestic economy on course by increasing funds available to bankers, businesses, and consumers. The Federal Reserve Board acted after Britain raised its rate to 7 percent, with details continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adren Cooper Washington
United States
Governmnt
Federal Reserve Board
Britain
Estes Spent Three Days in Jail Cell
Dallas AP report notes Billie Sol Estes spent three days and two hours in jail since his arrest March 9, 1962. Attorneys fought to reduce his ai bond to 100 dollars. a second 10,000 dollar bond forfeiture for travel violations briefly sent him back to jail before he posted again. The case, tied to false statements to the Commodity Credit Corp, has not gone to trial amid broader indictments for fraud conspiracy false swearing and stin dling following the grain storage liquid fertilizer complex collapse. He faces 23 years in prison on federal mail fraud and state swindling charges and remains free on bonds exceeding 100,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
FBI
U.S& Dist
Sarah T. Hughes
Estes
Commodity Credit Corp
Supreme Court
Hope Star Introduces Elliott Mailing Machine in Service
The Hope Star inaugurates a new Elliott automatic mailing machine shown with Mrs. Dorothy May and local officials. It uses typewriter produced stencils, counts daily mail, and processes expiring subscriptions monthly. The new system eliminates address labels and requires subscribers to verify expiration dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Star
HOPE
STAR
Elliott
Dorothy May
A. D. Brannan
C. M
American Music Dominates World Taste Behind Iron Curtain
New York AP reports musician rights leader Robert J. Burton says American music drives a cultural and economic boom. He cites BMI and ASCAP growth, rising royalties, record and instrument sales, and the expansion of U.S. orchestras from 100 in 1920 to about 1,300 today, with music exporting as a chief American creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert J. Burton
Burton
Broadcast Music, Inc
ASCAP
BMI
America
Europe
Far East
Union Service Thanksgiving at First Baptist Hope
The annual Union Thanksgiving Day service will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Hope. The Rev Otto W Teague will bring the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
First Baptist Church of Hope
Otto W. Teague
Burglars Crack Safe at Atkins Wirebound Box Co
In Atkins Arkansas burglars cracked a safe at the Atkins Wirebound Box Co over the weekend, taking between 700 and 800 dollars. It marks the sixth recent burglary in the Atkins area with total losses around 10 thousand dollars, according to Sheriff Otto Brink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins, Ark
Atkins
Otto Brinkman
Kennedy Case Deepens Certainty on Oswald
AP News Digest highlights newly disclosed evidence reinforcing that Lee Harvey Oswald was responsible for President Kennedy’s assassination. The report notes the motorcade’s sudden violence and recalls global crises, from Congo to Vietnam, alongside U S and British political and economic actions and Arkansas farm and city financial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Weather Report From Station Tuesday Conditions
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday shows high 54 and low 2, precipitation .12 of an inch. Central Arkansas cloudy to partly cloudy tonight, Wednesday clear to partly cloudy and mild, high about 52 to 6, low tonight 34 to 43. Northwest Arkansas cloudy then clearing overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Cites Need of a Law to Invest Idle State Cash
State Treasurer Nancy Hall told the Legislative Council she cannot invest idle state funds in interest bearing accounts without a change in the law. Pulaski County Rep. Sterling Cockrill speculated a bill will be introduced in 1965. She presented her budget request for the coming biennium, seeking 157,150 for 1965 66 and 158,650 for 1966 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Nancy Hall
Legislative Council Today
Pulaski Counlity
Sterling Cockrill
Enumerators Named for Farm Census in Hempstead County
Enumerators named for the 1964 Census of Agriculture in Hempstead County include crew leader Lucy Coleman and ten appointees Mrs Helen W Bonds Mrs Wilma Thurman Mr Shirley R Harris Mrs Evelyn M Hicks Mrs Ethel W Thompson Mrs Erdine Fry Mrs Audrey Taylor Mrs Adean Foley Mrs Mildred Middlebrooks and Mrs Mary Whitworth. They join a national force of 23 000 temporary workers employed by the U S Bureau of the Census to locate every farm in their districts verify and aid farmer responses and ensure accurate completion of questionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Lucy Coleman
U. S
Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Helen W. Bonds
Wilma Thurman
Shirley R. Harris
Evelyn.m. Hicks
Ethel. W. Thompson
Erdine Fry
Audrey. Taylor
Adean Foley
Mildred Middlebrooks
Mary Whitworth
Statewide Kindergarten Predicted by Education Chief Ford
Education Commissioner A. W. Ford on Monday predicted Arkansas would develop a state level kindergarten program requiring a constitutional amendment. He said the plan would broaden public support for teacher salaries and school finances, while backing the community junior college amendment but opposing any program that would threaten existing schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
A. W. Ford
Ford
Arkansas
Services Planned at Blevins Victory Baptist Church
Blevins Victory Baptist Church in Blevins invites the public to nightly services from Wednesday November 25 through Sunday November 29 at 7 30 each evening with Rev W E Thomason preaching Pastor Rev M C Barham extends the invitation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Baptist Church
Blevins
W.E. Thomason
M.C. Barham
Star suspends Thanksgiving issue for holiday observance
The Star will suspend publication on Thanksgiving Thursday November 26 as one of three holidays observed annually. Regular publication resumes Friday November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
British Deal Blow to Nuclear Fleet Proposal
Washington AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson declares Britain opposes the proposed mixed nuclear fleet for NATO. He says a manned surface fleet adds nothing to Western strength risks weakening alliance and could complicate East-West détente. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrold Wilson
United States
Arkansas
Harold Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Wilson
House of Commons
London
Arkansas Supreme Court Reverses Local Deed Validity Ruling
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed Hempstead Chancery Court and ruled a August 1962 deed by Mrs. Christian to Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Hope valid. Myrna Hicks, guardian for Mrs. Christian, had contested competency and undue influence by Mrs. Baber. The high court found the lower court decision against the weight of the evidence and upheld the Bakers’ claim.
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Little’ Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hempstead Chancery Court
Angle
Christian
W.T. Baker
Hope
Myrna Hicks
Gate City
Virginia
Wesley Howard
Texarkana
Baker
Supreme Court
High Court
Chancery Court
Hicks
Baber
American missionary killed in Stanleyville siege
Washington AP reports an American woman missionary Miss Phyllis Rine of Cincinnati Ohio was killed by Congolese rebels in Stanleyville. She is the second American victim of the siege as Dr Paul Carlson’s death was confirmed earlier. All other Americans in the area are safe. Kansas City AP notes a three story apartment building exploded early today, killing two children and injuring 15 others with one person missing. The blast, likely from gas, collapsed much of the north half into the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stanleyville
State Department
Phyllis Rine
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rine
Paul Carlson
Kansas City
Eastern Star Installation of Officers
A large crowd attended the Open Installation of officers for Chapter 324, Order of Eastern Star, at Masonic Hall on Thursday November 19. New officers for 1965 include Worthy Matron Monroe Samuel and Worthy Patron Otis Fuller, with several associate officers and other station holders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Helen Harrison
Prescott
Joe Beaty
Emmet
Guy Watkins
Mra
J. C. Duck Hope
Monroe Samuel
Ot‘is Fuller
Homer Reeves
Ted Maryman
Jack Porter
Mildred Rogers
Troy Shelton
Eugene Jones
W.2. McGarland
Marshall
Velma Gass
Troy Greenlee- Adair
Ruth
Fort Downs
Esther
Clovis Tittle
Martha
Alice Roach
Electa
Induction and Physical Exam Orders Noted in Hempstead
Hempstead men James Edward Hardee and Charles Roberson were ordered for induction into the U.S. Armed Services on December 2 while James Harry Chis Jimmy Allen Carver Jessie Edward Tullis Robert Frederick Williams Thomas Howard Yocom James Larry Harper Leonard Taylor Ivory Conway Kenneth Roy Smith James Wilton Walker and Charles Edward Pressley were ordered for physical examinations. American Legion Post No. 12 will meet at 7:30 in the Hempstead County Courthouse court room. Hope students Jerry Verhalen and Donald Seewald were among 120 in a three day Applied Psychology field trip to Dallas. Washington, Ark. was selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. A 1960 Byrd High School graduate is pursuing secondary education at Bob Jones University, active in Nu Delta Chi. Hope High and Lincoln High will participate in Betty Crocker Homemakers of Tomorrow scholarships. The Hempstead Christmas Seal Campaign has raised $398.60 to date, with a goal to beat last year’s $389. Donations urged. Judy Boswell, daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Boswell, was appointed resident assistant for Buss ey Hall dormitory at Southern State. The 1963 Hope graduate is a junior elementary education major. Postmaster A D Brannan announced Hope Post Office will close Thanksgiving Day with no city or rural delivery. stamps available and mail will be dispatched in the lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
U.S. Armed Services
James Edward Hardee
Charles Roberson
James Harry Chis
Jimmy Allen Carver
Jessie Edward Tullis
Robert Frederick Williams
Thomas Howard Yocom
James Larry Harper
Leonard Taylor
Ivory, Conway
Kenneth Roy Smith
James Wilton Walker
Charles Edward Pressley
Washington, Ark
Byrd High
Shreveport
Bob Jones University
Nu Delta Chi Literary Society
Judy Boswell
J. D. Boswell
Hope
Bussey Hall
Southern State
A.D. Brannan
Hope Post Office
David Nelson Porter
E. D. Porter
Belgians Attack Red-Backed Rebel Natives
Belgian paratroopers swarmed Stanleyville in the Congo taking control of the rebel capital. About 50 foreign hostages were reported killed including Dr Paul Carlson a medical missionary from Rolling Hills California. U S transport planes were damaged as American led Congolese government forces pressed to free remaining hostages. Relatives were notified in the United States that Carlson was killed and refugees fled to Leopoldville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Congo
Stanteyville
U.S
Stanleyville
Paul Carlson
Rolling Hills
Calif
Washington
State Department
Carlson
Gust. Carlson
Alhambra
Dwight
Orange
Brussels
Paul-Henri
Spaak
Quorum Court Sets Budget for Hempstead New Year
Hempstead Quorum Court approved 1965 appropriations totaling 63,800 dollars an increase of 425 dollars allocated across county offices health and welfare programs and agents including county farm home agents and the Negro farm and home agents with funds for jail, courts, health, and courthouse upkeep.
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Quorum Court
Hempstead
Justice Court
Sonree
Arkansas Crippled Children’s Home
Inez Turner
Gomer Jones
Florence Crittenden
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Ernest
Hal Boyle
AP News Digest
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
TWA
Rome
Atio
Dede ‘Thomas
Farm Bureau Nead
Archie Cude
Mena
John R. Starr
Cockrill
John M. Hightower
Bulletins
Eastern Star
American Legion Post No. 12
Hempstead County
Jerry Verhalen
Donald Seewald
Henderson State Teachers College
Hope High School
Lincoln! High of Washington
Dick, Turnage
Turnage
Kenneth L. Whiting
Sims
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