State bids for $3.6 million highway jobs open Sept 27
Arkansas bidders face 3.6 million in road work across multiple counties including Woodruff Montgomery Crawford Independence Fulton Columbia Faulkner Pope Yell and Mississippi with resurfacing and erosion control on state routes and the illumination project on Interstate 30 Texarkana. Duplicate bids from Texas will also be received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Highway Commission
Woodruff
Arkansas
Beetleville
Jackson County
Montgomery
Sims
Washita
Crawford
Fort Smith Little Rock
Dyer
Mulberry River
Independence
Lawrence County
Fulton
Salem-Mammoth Spring
Salem City
Columbia
Louisiana Line
Taylor
Faulkner
Lake Conway Camp Robinson Road
Pope Ami Yell
Dardanelle
Russellville
Arkansas 1
Arkansas River
Arkansas 7
Second Street
Mississippi
Arkansas 151
Texarkana
Arkansas Line
Texas Highway Department
The Negro Community by Ester Hicks and Church Notices
A compact local column presents a thought for the day Jefferson quote and calendar items for Mt Zion CME and BeBee Memorial CME churches with pastors A Walton and T J Rhone. It notes a marriage announcement for Lester Shaw Jr and June Marie Thomas in Dallas on September 3 1967 and mentions George Louis at a VA hospital in Little Rock. It also covers coming and going details about Samuel Hamilton visiting Fredricks Maryland and cites an Arkansas legal note on motor vehicle license tax approvals by voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shaw
Lester Shaw
Lester Shaw, Jr
June Marie Thomas
Dallas
Texas
Little Rock
Attorney General’s
O. P. Hammons
Forrest City
Hammons
Diamonds in US stockpile barter not needed say officials
The comptroller general's office said the diamond contract acted like a diamond trade by other groups and wasted 27.7 million in agricultural barter. The Treasury approved the deal but state it would not help balance of payments while agriculture opposed exploiting barter for nonessential strategic materials. The Agriculture Department backed Staats, urging limits on strategic material barter to exceptional cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptroller General
Treasury Department
State Department
Congo
International Diamond Syndicate
U.S
United States
Staats
Agriculture Department
Department
Open Housing Rejected in Milwaukee
Demonstrators pushed a 100 mile march for an open housing code in Milwaukee. Leaders Groppi and Gregory urged youths to join the movement while schools saw a drop in attendance on opening day. Protesters aimed to pressure city officials to end housing discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Hartnett
Milwaukee
Wis
James E. Groppi
Dick Gregory
Chicago
Prentice McKinney
California
Gregory
City Hall
Father Groppi
Falling Limb Kills Man in Arkansas Timbering Incident
Floyd Thompson, 41, of Waldron, was killed Tuesday when a tree limb fell as he cut timber near the Petit Jean River in Yell County. The accident occurred about 24 miles southeast of Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Ark
Floyd Thompson
Waldron
Petit Jean River
Havana
Yell County
Rockefeller to probe expense account abuse by ABC agents
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller announced a probe into reports that state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents submitted expense accounts for 46 trips to Hot Springs from April through July but revoked no liquor licenses in that period. The claim, reported by the Arkansas Democrat, cites Priest Rev. Thomas McVeigh Smith alleging repeated complaints to ABC Director Alvin Bell about sales to minors with no result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
ABC
Alvin Bell
Hot Springs
Arkansas Democrat
Thomas McVeigh Smith
Bell
Romney Says He Was Brainwashed by Vietnam Visit
Romney accused U S involvement in Vietnam of brainwashing after a 1965 trip with nine other governors. Officials note the governors received standard briefings and VIP treatment, with Romney later saying he questioned the need to stop Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. The U S Embassy and General Westmoreland confirmed briefings and field trips for all governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Saigon
George Romney
Vietnam
U.S
Michigan Republican
Romney
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Television Strike Threat Is Averted
Miami Beach AP. A 3000 broadcast workers union strike was averted after NBC and ABC reached a tentative three year NBC settlement to be submitted to members for a vote within days. Key issue centers on staffing for color facilities with NABET seeking a four day week and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Tim O'Sullivan
Los Angeles
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
Afl-Cio
ABC
NBC
O’sullivan
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
NABET
O'Sullivan
UAW Demands Put Ford GM Chrysler Talks Under Strain
The United Auto Workers opened bargaining with GM Ford and Chrysler in July presenting a broad package described as the longest and most ambitious in UAW history. The Big Three warned the proposed wage and benefit increases could exceed 3 billion over three years, potentially doubling current hourly earnings, while counteroffers include 13 cent immediate raises and 2.8 percent boosts in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Reuther
Tax Reform Won't Touch Oil Depletion Allowance
Washington AP report details near completion of a tax reform package focusing on estate and gift taxes, industrial development bonds, and exemptions. The oil depletion allowance of 274 percent is unlikely to be reduced, while elderly tax provisions may shift to a flat exemption for singles and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Johnson
Treasury Department
House Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Hope School District election set for September 26 1967
Legal notice says qualified electors in Hempstead County Hope School District 1-A vote on September 26 1967 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A 40 mill school tax is proposed for debt service and general fund with two three year board seats Post No 1 and Post No 2. No millage increase. Polling places Admin Building Guernsey School Fulton Library. George Frazier Secretary Hope School District 1-4 Aug 30 Sept 6 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Hempstead County
Tueseay
Guernsey
Fulton
Sale of S L Arnold Estate Lands in Hempstead County Hope Ark
Public sale to settle the estate of S L Arnold in Hempstead County Arkansas will occur at the courthouse front entrance in Hope. The administrator Dell Arnold will offer three tracts totaling about 659 acres for cash to the highest bidders with potential separate offers and consolidation to one unit under court approval. Sale date noted as September 29 1967 with notices of multiple tract descriptions and bid procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Arkansas
S. L. Arnold
Hope
Frieday
Ney
Township Ten
Dell Arnold
SL. Arnold
Doctors Mailbag Horseshoe Kidney May Not Be Detrimental to Health
Do not panic if a horseshoe kidney is present. In most cases the fused kidney functions normally and test results showing normal kidney function indicate no health risk. The column also covers loss of a kidney during early pregnancy and notes prior congenital kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Bidding decision in bridge and medical Q A column
The page presents a bridge puzzle with South holding KS YAI546432 AK 1076 and a sequence ending in 3¢. It suggests bidding three no trump if partner raises from one heart to two, plus a Jacoby hint. Also a medical Q A explains cystoscope use and kidney education, then a note on blushing and a historical debt imprisonment anecdote about John Howard Payne.
Hope Star directory and publication details 1929
Hope Star presents publication data for 1929 with staff names Alex H. Washburn editor and publisher Paul H. Jones managing editor and other roles. It lists address 91214 South Walnut Street Hope Arkansas, circulation manager, advertising, and postal notes. It also notes AP membership and advertising rep locations in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Publishing CO
C.E. Palmer
Alex H. Washburn
Treas
South
Walnut Street Hope
Arkansas
Paul H. Jones
Donal Parker
Mgr. C
Canadian Rockies and a Puzzle of Hints
A fragmented list mixes place names, languages, objects, and clues across a Canadian setting. It hints at Alberta geography Lakes Park and river references, with scattered terms like Harem chamber and Turkish cap, forming a cryptic crossworld of words and nested hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Lakes Park
Alberta
Grant Marsee the courteous champion in a winning bridge hand
The late Grant Marsee of Detroit, wheelchair bound by war wounds, was celebrated for his cheerful courtesy and precise bidding. In a match point duplicate, he as declarer deftly managed trumps by taking ace and leading hearts and spades, establishing threats in dummy, and ending with a confident overtrick chance as the defense faltered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Marsee
Detroit
Grant
West
Dummy
East
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Ester Hicks
Jesus
Jefferson
Mt, Zion
Mt. Zion C.M
Bebee
BeBee Memorial C. M.E
Hey
T. J. Rhone
George Louis
Little Noel
Roosevelt Road
Sameul Hamilton
Fredricks, Maryland
Iise
Dan Hamilton
Belle Langston
Plans
Ark
George Frazier
Secretary Hope
World Almanac
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise
Answ
Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby
Dept. A
Radio City
N.Y
Executioner
Hope Star
Star of Hope
Consolidated
Star Building
The
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Miller
Nat's
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Popular Av
Memphis
Tenn
Hartford
Michigan Ave
42Nd St
Penobscot
Mich
Shrivil Tower
Oklahoma City
Okla
Canadian Rockies
Eisime
Asiatic Leguay
Anz
Aia Ei
Mt. Eisenhow
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oswald
James Jacoby
North
Wadboth
Io Pass
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