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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1967
Page
2
The forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms across eastern areas with cool conditions. Cloudy skies will persist, with variable winds from the northwest to southeast and overnight low temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.
In Saigon the military regime led by Thieu and Premier Ky proceeds with plans for an inauguration while dissolving the Army Peoples Council, an advisory body with civilian members. Thieu thanks about 200 members and guests at a dissolution ceremony and seeks future cooperation.
In Little Rock AP Fulbright labeled Governor Rockefeller’s organized labor remark very stupid prompting applause from about 150 Democratic attendees. He cautioned against withholding support from initiatives favored by a large portion of the electorate and spoke at a Young Democrats leadership lunch. He also signed a petition to place a 1988 ballot measure lowering Arkansas voting age from 21 to 18.
The Hope Rotary Club heard Fire Chief Jim Cobb detail a $46 925 annual budget for the city fire department, spread over 25 categories. The department operates with eight regular and 12 volunteer firemen, five pieces of equipment including a 1940 truck due for replacement, and stresses drills and cleanliness for better insurance rates and preparedness. A guest, Bob Moers, attended the meeting led by President Clyde Fouse. Meanwhile Fort Smith and Oklahoma City authorities pursued Dennis McCaslain, an escaped convict from Cummins Prison Farm, after an armed escape with several accomplices. McCaslain, serving 21 years for assault with intent to kill, fled after driving away with two Pine Bluff men and a prison trawler, eluding officers for hours. Investigators reported associates arrested, a drowned accomplice near the Arkansas River, and McCaslain later encountered residents on Main Street before fleeing toward Fort Smith.
Mayor Jack Gardner proclaims November 4 1967 as Poppy Day in Hope Arkansas urging citizens to wear the scarlet blossom to honor war dead and support veterans in hospitals and widows and orphans of the dead. The proclamation directs American Legion Auxiliary and volunteers to lead Poppy Day activities with Mrs Joe Jones as chairman.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said there is no chance Congress will approve a tax hike this year and a Democratic colleague called such a failure a break for President Johnson. Senator Proxmire added that rejecting the tax increase could help Johnson politically and support ongoing prosperity without heavy inflation.
Bruce Johnson, 42, and Shari Quam, 22, traveling from Los Angeles, seek an uninhabited South Sea island to live like Robinson Crusoe. They plan to fly to American Samoa to scout suitable sites, insisting they want a natural life and no fixed island yet, just an uninhabited one to inhabit.
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI rests to recover after a weekend relapse and fever as doctors prepare for the prostate operation. The tax reform proposal is nearly dead for this congressional session.
Stockholm AP report states Nobel Prize in physics goes to Prof. Hans A Bethe of Cornell University for his work on nuclear reactions and stellar energy. The chemistry prize is shared by Britons George Porter Ronald George Wreyford Norris and German Manfred Figen for rapid chemical reactions driven by very short energy pulses.
Ada Caldwell, 19, was held captive by her former boyfriend 23 year old Robert Batch at a University Heights home. Both were shot. Caldwell appeared conscious with abdominal blood, Batch shown with chest blood. They were taken to a Cleveland hospital.
Firefighters battled 53 fires across South and North Arkansas on Sunday, destroying 2759 acres of timber before rain aided control. The Crossett area saw 1426 acres burned from 37 fires, El Dorado reported 234 acres lost from six fires, and Monticello area fires totaled 903 acres. Investigators suspect arson in Monticello area.
Wanted men and women from ages 1 and over for U S Civil Service job openings during the next 12 months. Government positions offer high starting salaries, security, and advancement. Free information package includes lists of positions and salaries and guidance on qualifications. Act fast.
Mrs J L Tedder 80 died early Monday in a Texarkana hospital. Born in Tyler Texas she lived in Hope before moving to Texarkana in 1949. She belonged to Bench Street Baptist Church and Faithful Workers Sunday School Class. Survived by husband John Luther a daughter Pauline Cagle Eugene Oregon a son M Corley Tedder Texarkana three grandchildren five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Herndon Funeral Home Hope but to be announced.
The text quotes Isaiah and Kathleen Norris on listening to a guiding divinity shaping our ends. It contrasts mislabeling good and evil with the idea that discernment matters in life and writing.
The United Auto Workers plan to push for Canadian wage parity with American workers at Chrysler as a top issue in negotiations. UAW officials say parity is crucial and was the remaining major item not won in previous talks.
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