03 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
1
The Hope Star describes its staff and publishing details for 1927, listing editor and management names, advertising contacts, and circulation notes. The item notes AP content rights and local news reliance, with address details for several advertising offices.
Chargers top Western Division at 4-0 after a 37-30 win over Buffalo on defense and kicking. Titans stay in clear Eastern lead with a 26-21 victory over Houston as Abner Haynes returns, while New York and Dallas show varying form in weekend AFL actions.
Frank Douglas mayor of Hope Arkansas calls October first to seventh National Employment Week for the Physically Handicapped. He urges citizens and officials to cooperate with the Governor’s Committee to promote equality of opportunity and active participation by the handicapped and supporting organizations.
Charles P. Rothschild a convicted slayer has been turned over to Georgia officers to face a life sentence. Georgia officers picked up the former Cairo Alabama policeman from the state penitentiary. James Foster of Greer was convicted and sentenced to die in the slaying of a Jefferson man.
Weather segments cover Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas with clear, mild and cool nights and warmer Wednesday afternoons. The Louisiana forecast calls for fair, cool conditions with midweek highs around 72 to 78. In NFL action Dallas beat Oakland on a field goal and rush records fell as Spikes and Haynes posted 144 and 117 yards respectively while Oakland edged Denver 33-19 but had been struggling prior.
Arkansas Adjutant General Sherman T. Clinger shuffled state military department staff promoting Col. Marion E. Johnson of Conway to assistant adjutant general. Johnson succeeds Col. John B. Morris Jr. who was made property and fiscal officer. Transfers effective Oct. 10 were routine.
Paar denounces use of government buildings and senators in films and dismisses being labeled a comedian. He says Americans did not fund his entry to Washington to end up in movies and vows not to bow to the Senate, editors, or publishers. Audience applauds as he jokes Congress adjourned before his return.
Washington AP reports the Army gently rebuked Arkansas Adjutant General Sherman T. Clinger for a letter urging Arkansas National Guardsmen to vote for Gov Orval E Faubus bond issue last summer. The rebuke focused on misuse of government mailing privileges and absentee voting plans rather than direct political instruction. The Army saw no action but warned against a recurrence and noted the letter was mailed with an official note granting election day leave for guard employees.
TV critic notes Ben Casey portrays a neuro surgery resident drawn to dramatic, boundary pushing operations. In the premiere, Casey risks his career with a brain operation on a child while facing a rabies complication. Also mentions competing programs The Dick Van Dyke Show and Calvin and the Colonel along with a note on Atlanta civil rights events at Rich's.
W R Stephens, board chairman and president of Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co, received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Gas Association in Dallas. The award labeled him a pioneer in the resurgence of gas air conditioning and gas lighting.
In a news conference Secretary Hodges challenged the federal aid program for hard-hit areas saying many designatees should pull out and handle improvements locally. He noted ARA channel loans totalled 373,300 dollars to Gassville Arkansas and Cambridge Maryland. Weather notes place Seattle at 15 hours 58 minutes of sun and Miami at 13 hours 45 minutes.
Agreement to desegregate eating facilities in dozens of Atlanta stores goes into effect after negotiators delay until schools integrate. Mayor introduces nomination process for a 43rd annual award by AGA. Tokoken desegregation measures tie to gas industry tribute. Ivan Allen Jr. mentioned as former president.
TOKYO RP China celebrated the 12th anniversary of Communist rule with fireworks singing and dancing in a sea of joy Radio Peiping hailed the event while Peiping's People’s Daily warned of hard times and temporary setbacks in the advance. The grain and crop output lag affected both light and heavy industry and thus commodity supplies.
The People's Daily notes Oklahoma designates mistletoe as the state flower while the official Chinese Communist Party newspaper remarks on the claim. The piece links regional symbols to cultural identity and political framing.
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