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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1968
Page
1
A New York editor recalls National Newsboy Week and a missing tribute to carriers. An error on a departing boy's bond payment revealed $4.35 in interest, illustrating how the 50 cent weekly bond with 6 percent interest has educated many boys about money, responsibility, and interdependence in American enterprise.
Nixon called for an action program of realistic dimension to complete a planned highway system through South America within five years. From Key Biscayne he urged a crash program, pledging full resources, while criticizing the Johnson administration. He planned rallies in multiple states and a blitz of appearances and national media.
Apollo 7 sped past one third of its mission with all three astronauts battling colds. Donn Eisele and Wally Schirra have bona fide colds while Walter Cunningham shows milder symptoms, not likely to shorten the 11 day flight barring complications.
Moscow reports indicate Czechoslovak Premier Oldrich Cernik and Soviet leaders nearing agreement on a treaty legalizing Soviet troop presence. Wording prepared, signing expected later, with gradual troop withdrawal while occupiers remain for a time. Prague timing uncertain.
A high pressure system will yield to a front, bringing cooler air and possible thunderstorms by Thursday and Friday. Morning temps ranged from 61 in Little Rock to 69 in Texarkana, with highs from 83 at Harrison to 91 at Fort Smith. No rainfall reported in the 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today.
About a dozen Black Students Union members seized North Hall at the UC Santa Barbara campus for 94 hours amid racism complaints. They agreed to withdraw after amnesty and most of their eight demands were granted, including a college of black studies and Afro-American studies programs, plus a probe into racism.
British actor Trevor Howard, 52, says he is totally happy with no ambition beyond happiness. In a candid profile, the World War II hero and star of The Third Man and Mutiny on the Bounty discusses his career, philosophy, and interest in animal conservation, especially Asian elephants.
Hubert Humphrey, in Kansas City, attacked Nixon for dodging a debate, joked about a wind up Nixon doll, and said he is eager for a moving target debate. Wallace could join if Nixon agrees as Humphrey schedules a CBS telecast and sets a five o clock deadline for acceptance.
The Arkansas Highway Department opened a 19.2 mile section of Interstate 30 from Malvern to Arkadelphia. The section brings I-30 to 107.48 miles open with 35 miles remaining. Speed on the new section is 50 mph, rising to 70 mph after further construction is finished.
Arkansas AP reports prison chaplain Rev. Ron Hembree calling a worker strike by Cummins Prison Farm inmates a rebellion for rebels on’s sake. Twenty four inmates were wounded by guards after resisting work in fields. He notes reforms but says some inmates forget.
The Pueblo City Council voted unanimously to name the crew of the captured USS Pueblo honorary citizens of Pueblo Colorado. The move recognizes the ship as a symbol linked to the southern Colorado city.
National Guards fired eight shotgun blasts into a crowd of about 75 inmates at Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas after prisoners refused to work in the fields. Twenty four were wounded, with 23 treated in infirmaries and one hospitalized for eye injury. Prison Supt Urban and associate Supt Haydis provided conflicting accounts of the incident. Governor Rockett called for a full investigation.
In San Diego Wallace confronted hecklers at a Wallace rally inside the Sports Arena. He urged the crowd to let him finish his speech, then shouted over the loud chants from roughly 200-300 hecklers in a pro Wallace audience of about 8,000. The incident marked one of several tense moments at campaign events, with Wallace engaging the crowd and addressing security before resuming his address.
The United States suspended diplomatic ties with Panama after the military ouster of its president. Washington condemned Arias’ call to arms in the Canal Zone and said it hopes for constitutional rule to return. State Department to consult with other nations on recognizing the Pinilla regime.
The battleship New Jersey fired 2,700 pound shells for 30 minutes at Hon Mat island, reducing a large part of the small island off the North Vietnamese coast. B52 bombers struck four provincial capitals, while ground actions remained limited. officials hailed the pressure as a major blow to enemy forces.
Washington report states Gordon Marine was killed in action during the war, with limited readable details from the wartime dispatches.
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