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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
5
A fragmented report notes that the Day observance on highways in Michigan saw multiple fatal accidents during a holiday period. It mentions incidents on a Monday and references Southeast Texas as part of the chaotic traffic pattern, with several tires and traffic disruptions reported amid the holiday travel.
Ty sy High 95 Low 74.59% partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers. North portions mostly warm through Wednesday with highs 90 to 95 and lows around 70 to 74. Southeast and Southwest Arkansas clear to partly cloudy and hot with isolated late afternoon showers. Louisiana partly cloudy to Wednesday with scattered thundershowers and little temp change. highs Wednesday 94 to 100, lows 70s. Continuous warm trend continues through Wednesday, page two.
George Everett one 21 formerly of North Little Rock Ark died Monday when his car skidded off U S Highway 90 near Kenedy Texas and overturned The Highway Patrol said the car overturned on a rough shoulder Mumme who played football at North Little Rock High School had attended the University of Texas for three years and was en route to Dallas for the Southwestern Medical School In Hyannis Port Mass President Kennedy said he knows he is not the most popular political figure in the South because of his civil rights stand He said his position may cost him support in the South and perhaps in the North He noted the civil rights issue would be important in the upcoming election and urged both parties to commit to equality of opportunity Kennedy also discussed other topics including the nuclear test ban treaty and his view on the desegregation crisis in Alabama.
Disjointed report from Venice states ex queen Alexandra of Yusovia regained consciousness after medical treatment. The piece mentions King Peter, hospital care, and Paris as locations tied to the sequence of events. Further details are unclear due to incomplete text.
WASHINGTON AP Gen Maxwell D Taylor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Joint Chiefs expect Russia would attempt clandestine testing under the limited nuclear test ban. Taylor and Gen Ignon E LeMay testified behind closed doors that atmospheric tests of small weapons could yield useful data, though he cautioned gains might not shift overall balance. The panel approved the treaty ban on atmospheric, space, and underwater tests, but not underground.
Vatican reports hint Pope Paul VI will draft his first encyclical on the relationship between Christian truths and modern scientific concepts. The letter to all bishops may be released after November or December, with speculation it could shape his papacy’s emphasis on lay participation in Christianity.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus criticized U.S. military aid to Laos and the Supreme Court during Rector Labor Day remarks. He urged halting overseas fighting and warned of a police state to enforce integration, saying federal rulings push atheism and communism. About 3,000 listened.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller calls for bold immediate tax reductions and a program to safeguard the nation's gold reserves. In a Monday night statement he criticizes President Kennedy's fiscal policy as slow and warns that current measures could provoke a worldwide malaise and a crisis of confidence.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Davis of Hot Springs join Shipley Studio in Hope after studying at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara Calif They previously worked with Davis Studios in Hot Springs and Benton Hoth attended Arkansas Tech at Russellville and are Methodist Church members Rosa Carrie owner of Shipley says she is delighted to have them with the studio
Azell E Spates a longtime McNab resident died today in a local hospital. Arrangement will be announced by Herados Cordelius.
Hampton Beach and three other resort towns report Labor Day weekend rioting with over 400 arrests. Thousands of youths disrupt streets, throw rocks and bottles, and drink heavily as authorities and observers link the unrest to a search for purpose. Evangelist Billy Graham decries teen revolt as a quest for meaning, sometimes expressed through violence.
Col Carl T Schooley of Hope in critical condition at Beaumont Army Hospital El Paso after operations. Three Little League coaches needed contact Charles Gough. East Africa assignment for U S Information Agency staff. H O Green back from Taiwan. Mary Hamm and Luye Mae Williams attended a Memphis fashion show. Mary Lewis and Charlene Horton headed to League City to teach. Masons plan regular meeting at Masonic Hall. Hope High School annual photos by Shipley's Studio. students urged to join pictures. Golden Age Club meets Sept 5 at 1 30 pm Youth Center. trip to FY Dorado being signed up. Surplus foods distributed Wednesday and Thursday per Judge Orie Byers.
State and county officials warn drivers that starting today through Thursday all Hempstead school buses, around 49 to 50 vehicles, will operate to transport about 5 000 of the county’s 8 000 students for the nine month school year. Bus routes span 30 to 60 miles daily. only one childhood fatality in 33 years occurred at Fulton on Highway 67 as students exit. Police urge compliance with law requiring full stop when buses load or unload and prohibits passing until passengers are safely aboard or alighted.
Mrs Eason aged 75 lifelong Hope resident died today in a local hospital. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include three sons Wichard Ornardville La Joe Pine Bluff Milton Eason Hope and four daughters Jene Hope Mrs Chaves Fuprowsky Washington DC Martha Jane San Antonio and Mrs Allen Gardner Burbank Calif Services set for 3 PM Wednesday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel officiated by Rev Clyde Goddard and Rev Raymond Franks
The Pulaski County Rural School District began classes today with 18,000 children slated to enroll for the 1963-54 term. Little Rock schools opened last Friday and North Little Rock plans to open on Thursday.
Gov George Wallace defies federal desegregation order and keeps Tuskegee Public School closed with helmeted state troopers and mounted deputies while the Macon County Board of Education says the school is open. Principal Wadsworth and teachers barred from the building as Wallace’s executive order delays the fall term. The standoff follows two days of tense scenes as Negroes awaited entry to the white school. The Justice Department cites a dispute between state and local officials.
Hempstead county Farm Bureau members plan their annual picnic on Saturday night September 7 at 7 o clock at the Southwest Branch Experiment Station recreation area. AKS 614 bird resistant sorghum shows promise with few seed available and birds undamaging the crop. Extension agronomist Brain Nester will visit Wednesday to help evaluate sorghum. Fertilizer use July 1962 to June 1963 totals 72 percent tons for straight materials 5 1 836 tons for mixed fertilizer and about 4 500 tons of lime. Fair dates include Four States Fair Texarkana September 1 21 Third District Livestock Show September 24 28 in Arkansas and Livestock Show October 1 5. Catalogues for the Third District Livestock Show available from Ray Purtle.
James Farmer, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality, says a lynch mob of law enforcement broke up a Negro demonstration in Plaquemine by using tear gas and mounted police. He calls Plaquemine a city under siege and claims police brutality unseen in Mississippi or Alabama.
GREENBELT Md API Goddard Space Flight Center reports a faint comet found near the sun by Belgian physicist Francois Doi of Liege. The discovery July 20 during a total solar eclipse suggests such comets may be detectable only when the sun is obscured. This could advance understanding of comets and solar system formation.
A forest fire near Benton destroyed 20 acres and threatened several homes before 50 volunteer firefighters gained control. Benton Fire Department lacked sufficient water in trucks, and volunteers used gunny sacks and garden hoses to contain the blaze. Bee stings were reported among several firefighters with no other injuries.
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