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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1968
Page
2
A sprawling article profiles a British actor whose fame explodes among younger audiences. It traces his rise from theater to television, notes a public engagement with partners, and mentions interviews in Parade Magazine alongside broader U.S. labor data.
Vice President Humphrey attacked Nixon anticrime proposals in a Boston speech to the National Association of Retail Druggists, saying both Nixon and Wallace talk about crime without proposing solutions and urging federal support for local police. He vowed a second nationally televised address on law and order and pressed for gun control actions and police training upgrades.
The bill aims to tighten gun controls after Kennedys assassination but stops short of universal registration and owner licensing. It bans interstate mail sales, restricts nonresident handgun purchases, imposes waiting periods, and sets age limits for firearms. Penalties for illegal possession or use rise, with additional charges for crimes while armed.
President Johnson instructed Secretary of State Rusk to begin negotiations with Israel on selling jets in response to a congressional push. Both major party nominees support providing supersonic war planes, and Congress has approved an aid bill permitting action for Israel’s defense.
Cloudy to partly cloudy through tonight with scattered thunderstorms and showers ending from the west. Chance of severe thunderstorms. Clearing and cooler northwest tonight and elsewhere Thursday. Low 50s to 60s, high around 80.
The Associated Press reports varied conditions in cities nationwide with highs ranging from 32 in Albany to 99 in Des Moines and lows from 21 in Helena to 81 in Miami. Noted skies include cloudy in Albany, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, and more. clear at Albuquerque, Boise, Boston, Fort Worth with rain in Fort Worth and Minneapolis Saint Paul.
Frank Cormier reports Nixon, in Minnesota and California stops, argues Democrats rejected youth and urges new antiobscenity measures. He credits McCarthy for youth interest and targets key states California Illinois Texas Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New York in a bid to win voters before the November 6 election.
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