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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1961
Page
2
A 1961 Hope Star notice notes inexpensive yet effective Want Ads. The short ad prompts readers to call 7-3431 for placement, highlighting cost efficiency and strong response potential. Reading from the era’s classifieds, it underscores economical publicity for personal and business needs.
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes an evening of TV entertainment from ABC and NBC with Steve Allen Perry Como and musical numbers by Barrie Chase BobFosse Paul Anka and Jill Carey amid Cold War world news. Soviet tanks massed near East Berlin as Western allies responded with patrols and brief armored sorties.
The Arkansas annual conference of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church met at Beebe Memorial CME Church on North Hazel Street led by Rt. Rev. Julian Smith. The opening service featured communion and a message by Rev. T. J. Rhone with about 300 in attendance and guests including Rev. J. C. Lowe from Tupelo. The conference runs daily with speakers and will close Sunday with Bishop Smith delivering the final message.
Miami AP report quotes Gov. Nelson Rockefeller arguing the United States must resume full-scale nuclear testing despite world opinion. He proposes offensive steps including fighter warheads, anti missile weapons, precise devices, and test detection abroad, while endorsing peaceful nuclear energy. He warns that lagging behind the Soviet Union risks Communist conquest of the free world.
President Kennedy will be given a deed to 10 acres at the site of the original Fort Smith Army post, designated a national historic shrine. Local officials and Arkansas Oklahoma delegations will greet him as he arrives by air and tours Big Cedar Oklahoma before overnighting with Senator Kerr. He leaves for Washington the next morning.
In Little Rock Rep Dale Alford urges denying federal broadcasting permits to anyone refusing to answer about communist ties. He warns such individuals could undermine Conelrad and aid enemy navigation. The Arkansas Women's Civil Defense Council met in a one day conference led by Mrs. Alford with about 100 attendees and endorsed Kennedy’s fallout shelter push and tax exemptions pending loophole closures.
Riders view the crashed plane as Beecher and companions clash with Arab riders near Goulamine. Laura fights to stop a desert escape while Lynch weakly clings to life. Night aboard the plane ends with warnings of danger and uncertain help, as the group contemplates police aid and escape.
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