29 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1961
Page
1
The board sought to prove the accusations involve irregularities after it withdrew bids on two houses and then sold them at auction for higher prices. The case also cites irregularities in a surplus fabric purchase and an improperly hired relative of a board member.
Weather forecast fragment covers Northeast Northwest and Southeast Arkansas with fair conditions through Thursday. Temperatures range from highs in the 40s to low 50s and lows from the mid 20s to upper 30s. Some mentions of rising Thursday temperatures and mildly cloudy to partly cloudy skies.
Emmett E. Miller of West Memphis dropped a $100000 damage suit filed November 3 against the Arkansas Democrat. The suit, dismissed on Miller’s motion, followed allegations about a July 1960 bombing attempt at Phi Beta Smith College for Negroes in Little Rock. Miller, 44, and two co defendants faced charges later dropped. The libel claim concerned articles about the bombing investigation.
A chimpanzee named Enos rode the two ton Project Mercury capsule into orbit from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas rocket. The craft completed three orbits at about 17 400 mph with signals indicating a successful, controlled flight. NASA planned a human Mercury flight later this year depending on the mission’s outcome.
Opposition leaders backed by a general strike demanded President Balaguer accept a provisional government immediately. The plan would move Virinto A. Fiallo to the presidency, with Balaguer naming Fiallo secretary of state for the armed forces before resigning. Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria would become air force chief of staff.
A series of physical and behavior tests featured Rocky a 31 pound male designated backup passenger if Enos an adolescent 5% years old and 38 inches tall encounters trouble Running third was veteran space traveler Ham the chimp who rode a capsule on a suborbital mission last January and paved the way for brief flights of astronauts Alan B Shepard Jr and Virgil J Grissom
Gouvernor Orval E Faubus orders no alcohol at office Christmas parties this year warning state departments to abstain from whisky amid plans for celebrations. The message reiterates prior cautions while allowing parties without alcoholic drinks.
A Kessler Air Force Base airman, Darrell Edward Fisher, 20, was killed when his car struck a concrete bridge abutment on U S 49 about five miles south of Hattiesburg Mississippi. Police said he appeared to fall asleep at the wheel while on leave from Memphis and was survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Russell E Fisher.
In Philadelphia Lyndon B. Johnson urged frank discussion on Cold War aims. He did not name Barry Goldwater but urged clear American policy if a winning strategy against communism requires declaring war. Johnson questioned any administration commitment to defeat and demanded a full, frank case to the public.
Advertising representatives listed in Arkansas Texas and Michigan cities with addresses. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news printed in this newspaper and to all AP dispatches for republication.
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