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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
6
Traffic deaths over the long Labor Day weekend reached 545, the highest for any Labor Day period. The total includes 20 boating deaths and 46 drownings, with a broader toll of 609 from all accidents. Multiple fatal crashes marked the period, including a 10-death incident near Dayton in southeast Texas and six fatalities in Michigan.
Weather data for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday shows high 95 and low 74. Central Arkansas expects clear to partly cloudy with warm temps and widely scattered thundershowers from this afternoon through Wednesday. highs 95 to 102, lows 68 to 74. Northeast and Northwest regions see partly to mostly cloudy and very warm conditions with scattered thundershowers mainly north. highs 90 to 95, lows 70 to 74. Southeast and Southwest Arkansas remain hot with isolated late afternoon or early evening thundershowers. highs 94 to 100, tonight in the 70s, little change Thursday.
Arkansas faces partly cloudy warming with scattered thundershowers north and isolated afternoon showers south. Tonight lows 66 to 74. Highs today and Wednesday near 903. Louisiana sees partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures little changed, tonight lows 70 to 77. Highs Wednesday continue. Coninind on Page Two.
Kennedy says his civil rights stance costs him Southern and possibly Northern support in 1964. In a CBS interview he notes feeling opposition at home and abroad, urges bipartisan commitment to equality of opportunity while discussing the economy and a limited nuclear test ban treaty.
Ex Queen Alexandra of Vusoslavia woke today for the first time since hospital admission after an overdose of sleeping pills. A nurse quoted her saying she is glad to be alive as doctors reported improvements yet cautious about full recovery. her husband Peter II arrived from Paris with unclear motives for the incident.
Washington AP Gen Maxell D Taylor told Senate Foreign Relations Committee that JCS believed the Russians would attempt clandestine atmospheric testing of small tactical weapons to gain knowledge for antimissile tech. Taylor said gains would have little effect on the U S position, as the atmosphere space and underwater ban would cover most tests.
Vatican circles say Pope Paul VI may issue his first encyclical on the link between Christian truths and modern scientific thought. The letter, sent to all bishops, could set the tone of his papacy. It is not expected before November or December, though recent papal speeches on lay involvement hint at the theme.
Arkansas Governor Faubus attacked U S policy limiting military aid to Laos and urged not sending fighting men overseas unless the nation can deploy full strength. He condemned Supreme Court decisions on religion and integration, calling for strong federal action and likening it to a police state to enforce rulings.
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller urges bold tax cuts and a federal program to defend the gold supply. In a Monday night statement he criticizes President Kennedy's fiscal policy, calls recent measures tardy, and warns of a possible worldwide loss of confidence in the dollar.
Governor George Wallace deploys about 215 state troopers and mounted deputies to bar entry to Tuskegee Public School, postpone the fall term, and defy a federal desegregation order. Principal Wadsworth admitted. most teachers and students kept outside. No federal intervention announced. desegregation would have begun next Monday.
Rosa Harrie owner of Shipley Studio announces the addition of Mu and Mrs Clyde Davis to the Hope studio staff. They studied at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara and recently worked at Davis Studios in Hot Springs Mot Springs and Benton. The Davises attended Arkansas Tech in Russellville and are Methodist.
Azell E Spates of McNab dies at Local hospital aged 8 in a long time resident. Arrangements announced by Herndorf Cornelius.
Thousands of youths crowded Hampton Beach and three other resort towns in a nationwide Labor Day riot. More than 400 arrests were reported across Hampton Beach Seaside Ore Ocean City Md and Lake George N.Y. The disorder featured casual dress street dancing rock throwing heavy drinking and clashes with authorities. Billy Graham linked the unrest to youths seeking purpose, noting a shift from seeking sex to violence.
All Around Town reports Col C T Schaoley of Hope C th School District is in critical condition at William Beawnent Army Hospital in Texas after a series of operations. He is the son of Mrs. d. E. Setaolesy and brother of Mrs. Thelma Moore. Several community notices follow including Little League coaching needs and local events at Masonic Hall, Shipley Studio photo sessions, Golden Age Club meeting, and surplus food distribution coordinated by Judge Orie Boyrs.
State police warn drivers to stop for school buses as 45 to 50 buses operate in Hempstead daily, carrying about 5 000 of the county 8 000 students for nine months. Since 1931 only one child was fatally injured getting off a bus on Fulton Highway 67. Porterfield cites law requiring full stops when buses load or discharge passengers and prohibits passing when buses are active.
Mrs Belle Eason aged 79 lifelong Hope resident died today in a local hospital. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include three sons Willard Ornardville La Joe Pine Bluff Milton Eason Hope and four daughters Irene Eason Nope Martha Jane Eason San Antonio Texas and Mrs Allen Gardner Burbank California. Services will be at 3 pm Wednesday at Her ndon Cornelius Chapel conducted by Rev Clyde Goddards and Rev Raymond Franks.
Pulaski County Rural School District began the 1943-64 term with about 18 000 children expected to attend. Little Rock schools opened the prior week and North Little Rock schools opened Wednesday.
County Farm Bureau members will hold their annual picnic Saturday night September 7 at 7 o'clock in the Southwest Branch Experiment Station recreation area. Potluck menu. bring family and meet fellow members. Farm news covers AKS 614 sorghum results with bird resistance, local fertilizer usage figures, and upcoming fair dates in the Four States Fair Texarkana September 16-21, Third District Livestock Show September 23-28, Arkansas Livestock Show October 1-5. contact Ray Purdy for catalogues.
James PFarmer of Chicago, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality, alleged a lynch mob of law enforcement broke up a Negro demonstration in Plaquemine. He claimed officers chased demonstrators into churches and homes. Maj. Ben Ragusa said troopers used tear gas after bricks were thrown. 20 troopers were struck. The Justice Department said it would send FBI agents to investigate.
The Goddard Space Flight Center announced a faint comet was found near the sun by Belgian astrophysicist Dr Francois V. Dos sin of Liege during the July 20 total solar eclipse. This rare discovery, aided by observations around the sun’s glare, may reveal more faint comets and shed light on solar system formation.
A forest fire near Benton Arkansas destroyed 20 acres of trees and threatened several homes before 50 volunteer firefighters brought it under control. The Benton Fire Department lacked enough water in trucks to fight the blaze and volunteers used gunny sacks and garden hoses to contain it. Several firefighters suffered bee stings with no other injuries reported.
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