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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1966
Page
1
The sale price index for food climbed 1.3 percent in August, with projections that housewives will spend 6 to 7 percent more on feeding families this year. A 1965 Food Topics report put the national food bill at a record $60.4 billion, about $1,025 per family, a 6.6 percent rise from 1964.
Washington AP report notes record counterfeiting and seizures in the last fiscal year as the Secret Service blames improved printing and photography for easier fake bills. Director James J. Howley says crime will likely rise with rising money in circulation and affluence, while Treasury labs study minute paper and ink traits to catch fakes.
New York AP notes marital tensions with humor as advice column couples trade quips about gifts, chores, careers, finances, and romance. He recounts jokes about breakfast in bed, candles, dining out, and the clash of expectations in early marriage between Jill and Jack. The piece reflects mid-century views on domestic life and partnership.
Navy Lieut Dieter Dengler, the escapee from a Laotian prison camp, is on convalescent leave in San Diego after extensive medical care. A spokesman said he will rest from the hectic pace since his return and plans to resume full duty around October 31, likely in the Alameda area.
Ariane Sheppard denied rumors of marital trouble in Duesseldorf declaring the marriage solid. She said the couple recently bought a new home and was in Germany for personal and financial matters while Dr. Sam Sheppard awaits an upcoming appellate trial.
AP reports US B52 bombers struck North Vietnamese infiltration routes and bivouac areas in the DMZ in their 14th raid inside the zone as Marines push through jungle in Operation Prairie. The Marine death toll nears 1,000 with 992 North Vietnamese killed and four prisoners taken since Aug 3.
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports President Johnson will travel Oct 23 to Oct 27 for the Manila conference with leaders from South Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia. He aims to listen and participate, seek new peace proposals, and discuss postwar reconstruction. Reports of a possible stop in Da Nang spread, though Johnson denied any Vietnam visit. He expects Asian leaders to offer specific plans to end the conflict and promote regional prosperity. Officials noted references to North Vietnam in postwar development plans as part of a broader view of Vietnam’s future.
Mary Anita Laseter reports a Friday October 14 event at Hope High packed with a spaghetti supper, a Hope Bobcats versus Fairview Cardinals football game at Hammons Stadium, and a Razorback Marching Band half time show. Proceeds fund the Hope Junior Auxiliary Scholarship, a $500 annual grant for a Hope High grad maintaining a C average in college.
Mrs Hubert H Humphrey said she is happy as vice president wife and has no ambition to become First Lady. She spoke to newsmen and dignitaries at the Southeastern fair in Atlanta where she crowned the 1966 homemaker queen.
Moscow era figure Nikita Khrushchev lives quietly near Petrovsky Daliye, tending a garden and reading. He visits Moscow for occasional voting appearances amid a stable pensioned life with Nina Petrovna and four children, while keeping a low public profile.
President Johnson says he favors Congress as is and expects most re candidates will win while he will not back any Democratic governor hopeful who is a segregationist. He outlined an 18 day Pacific tour to Manila Sydney Auckland Bangkok and more amid Viet Nam concerns. Police in Detroit launch a tougher anti crime push but several robberies occur in hours. Shirley Temple Black leaves the San Francisco Film Festival Committee over a pornographic film dispute.
Salisbury England AP Lt Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Fiennes 22 and three friends were fined 400 to 1400 dollars or jailed up to 12 months for setting delayed gas bombs in Castle Coombe to protest Twenty Century Fox filming Dr Doolittle scenes in the village. The village is a tourism draw for its thatched cottages and spotless main street.
MEMPHIS AP Arkansas breeder N H Lewis of Greenwood Ark sees Super Lass owned by him crowned champion polled Hereford heifer at the Mid-South Fair on Friday, marking a top win for the state and exhibitor.
AP reports that more than 600 American servicemen may die this year in Vietnam. By last week 3,765 Americans had been killed since January, with 87 in the week ended last Saturday. South Vietnamese losses reached 6,044 in nine months, American wounded exceed 22,000. American deaths comprise about 54 percent of Vietnamese fatalities, rising to 58 percent since June 30.
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