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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1966
Page
1
A garland Bosley recounts a journalist’s delay after a cat crawled into a car trunk and raked a cameraman’s arms when freed. The incident delays are linked with a longer note on The Star’s September production, staff efforts, and changes after the editor’s departure.
In Malvern Arkansas an elderly man 83 and two other adults were fatally injured when struck by a cart downtown. A driver 70 of Jones Mill died later in hospital after the accident. Clyde Smith 88 and his daughter 55 of Mesquite died from injuries after a crash on U S 65 four miles south of here. Several others including Mrs Hazel and Judy Sass were hospitalized with serious injuries. In Little Rock the Isville Jaycees float with Mary Cragof aboard won first in the float division at the Arkansas Livestock Exposition parade.
U S air cavalry and allied forces push a stalled Communist force along central Viet Nam coast. Reports say 637 enemy killed or captured in four days. 43 more killed and 60 captured by American helicopters. South Korean and South Vietnamese units also claim gains. Weather hampered larger strikes as B52s hit targets near Qui Nhon and in Chau Doc province.
The attorney general ruled that school districts may contract with the federal government to run a community facility. Batestown and Deer Newton County districts sought grants under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to operate centers for adult education remedial reading special activities cultural programs arts and crafts and recreational programs.
Gov. Orval Faubus cancelled his planned Washington trip to seek federal funds for Children's Colony construction and Camden trade school development. The move affects plans tied to state aid and regional economic projects.
James Edward Tanner, 75, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was killed in a two car crash in Boulder Colorado on Monday when the car he rode in collided with another vehicle. The accident report lists the deceased as a resident of Hot Springs and notes the collision occurred in Boulder.
Arkansas Highway Department plans to open bids Oct 26 for eight road projects totaling about 4 million dollars. Projects span Monroe, Woodruff, Hempstead, Lafayette, Johnson, Washington, Searcy and Clay counties, including paving, surfacing, and bridge work on routes such as Arkansas 38, I 30, Arkansas 53, I 40, Arkansas 265, Arkansas 14 and Arkansas 211, with distances ranging up to 10 miles and involving key interchanges near Hope, Clarksville, Lamar, Fayetteville and Greenland.
President Johnson wins a Senate cut to antipoverty outlays, steering the spending to the $1.75 billion mark amid a broader tax bill. Senate action comes after White House consultations with leaders Dirksen and Mansfield, signaling strong executive influence on budget discipline and antipoverty policy.
At a news conference in Little Rock Orval Faubus said the Johnson button on his lapel carried no special meaning. He noted he had offered to help the campaign but had received no response from Jim Johnson.
The State Department said Mme Chiang Kai-Shek is in the United States on four private vises. Sen Fulbright pressed for the precise status of the visit by the first lady of Nationalist China, noting she appeared to seek to influence U.S. policy toward Communist China through speeches.
In Fort Smith Arkansas the Sebastian County Election Commission chair, J. A. Carter, reported a recount of a 31.75 million school construction issue. The recount showed the proposal defeated by 108 votes at 4,465 to 4,353, reversing an earlier margin of 118 votes from the initial count.
The United States paused bombing in a buffer zone between the two Viet Nams, offering dim hope for a broader pause. The Canadian Press notes a policy to test a confined pause to prompt a possible disengagement by the Communists, whose response remains unknown in Ottawa.
The Internal Revenue Service sold 4,000 silver dollars and other coins seized from John Robert Harrell, a former religious leader from Louisville, at a public auction near Strawberry Arkansas. The sale raised 6,770 dollars to cover his back taxes of 257,425. Bulk bidding by Tobe Monday of Webster Groves secured 6,200 dollars, while Dalton Dailey of Little Rock bought the remaining coins for 570 dollars. The coins were found in a barrel behind Harrell's home, where he and his family had lived incognito for a year before his arrest and later 19 year sentence for harboring a Marine deserter.
U S air cavalrymen and allies push toward Viet Nam's central coast amid reported enemy losses and captives totaling 73. A Senate foreign policy clash looms over delaying the war. A Marine officer known as Mir Viet Nam is posthumously honored for assault planning.
Mt Home Arkansas residents voted 413 to 312 against a 250000 bond to buy Twin Lakes Airport and Industrial Park. The plan would not raise taxes but a five mill levy planned to end when a pool debt is paid would have been continued. Industrial Development Corp. of the Ozarks developed the airport and park. The city council had proposed the purchase.
The Defense Department confirms Army Private Willie Green Jr., son of Willie Green Sr. of Little Rock, was killed in fighting in Vietnam. The notice identifies his hometown and lists the casualty as recorded by the Army.
All Around Town reports Delbert C Hill and Al Tolar families relocating to Hope from Hame burg and Oklahoma. Hill serves as sawmill supervisor at Hope Lumber Manufacturing Co and attends First Assembly of God. Tolar family on Proving Ground Road also with Hope Lumber staff. both couples have grown families. Rainfall totals noted with flooding across Hope. Experiment Station logged 3.22 inches. Hempstead County Women Democrats for Rockefeller meet October 7 at Heritage House with guests from Rockefeller Headquarters including Mrs. Peyton Cobb Jr. and others. Helen Mathis to sing. Capt Karl L Weeks joins Auburn ROTC staff after Viet Nam service. family connections listed. High School Band to march at SMU Freshman game in Texarkana at 7:30.
Hurricane Inez roared across the Caribbean then battered the Lower Florida Keys and Gulf Coast. Forecasters warned of 24 hours of stall before reemerging, as Key West faced outages, downed trees, and strong winds up to 126 mph battering the area.
Welfare Commissioner J Moys announced the state will continue paying the average daily hospital costs for welfare patients. After talks with the Arkansas Hospital Association and Welfare officials, the temporary July arrangement became permanent. The plan saves the state 250000 to 300000 dollars monthly as Medicare covers many medical expenses.
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