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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
1
Sixth District congressman Richard H. Poff cites Bureau of Labor Statistics figures to claim inflation erodes purchasing power despite a 2.3 percent rise in average after tax pay over the year. In June 1966 a four person family earned 99.22 weekly, yet real spendable income fell 21 cents from 1965, as costs outpaced wages.
Verwoerd's body flown to Pretoria for a state funeral after his assassination in Parliament. Newspapers urge tighter security in Parliament, questioning how a foreigner could gain access. Verwoerd would have turned 65. his funeral is planned privately in Pretoria with investigators questioning many individuals connected to the case.
AP dispatch from Washington notes the Senate likely will not vote before the November elections on the open housing section of the civil rights bill. Senators up for re election face uncertain support as Democrats may shelf the measure after brief filibusters, while Dirksen questions constitutionality and two thirds votes to cut off debate. The article cites pressure from white backlash and the Negro vote amid ongoing political maneuvering.
AL SANDNER reports from Lansing that high federal taxes resurfacing as grants-in-aid threaten American elites' independence. Michigan's George Romney notes need for a system sharing federal revenues and cites mayoral testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on municipal needs, warning of loss of state and local autonomy without fiscal reform. Romney spoke at a Michigan Municipal League convention in Detroit.
AP dispatch surveys actions by Chinese leaders signaling Moscow as foe while Beijing seeks to box in internal dissent. Foreign Minister Chin Yi hints at talks with the United States on Vietnam as diplomats in Warsaw sharpen anti American rhetoric. Analysts see a strategy to avoid war with Washington while directing pressure externally and purging domestically.
A Pine Bluff court order banning eight magazines from newsstands was ruled unconstitutional by seven magazines in a brief to the U S Supreme Court. Attorneys argue the 1961 law overreaches interstate dissemination and authorizes nonresident publishers to be punished for standards of their home state. The magazines named Gent Swank Bachelor Cavalcade Gentleman Ace Sir Modern Man and others were involved. the case advances as the state AG prepares its Supreme Court brief. In a separate note Secretary of State Dean Rusk remained in Walter Reed for treatment of grippe.
Police kept order in Atlanta as officials and Negro and white leaders met to identify causes and prevent a repeat. Ten Negroes jailed after leaflet distribution sparked hours of violence the prior day, while Stokely Carmichael and SNCC faced sharp criticism amid protests and arrests. Carmichael denied SNCC started the rebellion, blaming the shooting of a Black man by a white officer.
U S Navy officials say expanding Viet Nam war effort has driven up current project costs by 200 million dollars for RMK-BRJ, the joint U S construction group, raising the total contracts to about 400 million. Saigon port work shows cost jumps from 10 million to 50 million.
The Hope Lions Club announces its annual light bulb sale on Monday September 19 at 5 pm. The package includes bulbs of various sizes for a retail value of 2.34 but will be sold for 2.00. Proceeds support local sight work and the state center in Little Rock. Be ready to buy when a Lions member greets you.
The Public Service Commission approved Liberty Telephone Co. to borrow 250000 to improve its facilities. The company serves Ash Flat Salem Hardy and Cherokee Village.
Lyle Edward Ernst Jr., a 24 year old Little Rock man, says he was whipped with a leather strap ten times twice within an hour for insufficient work. He identified Warden E G Mays, one of three Tucker Prison Farm wardens fired by Gov. Faubus amid a probe into extortion and rule violations. The petition, dated August 29, was ordered filed by U S District Judge Gordon Young after the state sought a fee waiver.
The North Dakota state Board of Finance, meeting Monday, has not decided on raising the rate of interest on state time deposits in banks. The next quarterly rate begins Oct. 1, with current rates from 3 to 4 percent. Secretary Frank Storey said a decision is unlikely before the last hour and cited an abnormal market. The state holds about $25.1 million in time deposits and $60 million in certificates of deposit.
All Around Town notes Walnut Hill Lodge No 168 F and AM celebrates its 100th year with a 4 45 p m dedication of a new Masonic building in Bradley, Grand Lodge of Arkansas session invites all Masons their wives and Eastern Star members, supper to follow and tickets from the lodge secretary. Local orientations committee members return to Hendrix College Phala Brown Cookie Jones Mary Ann Bader Paul Guerin. Donations sought for DeAnn Cemetery upkeep contact C R Simeul Emmet James Clark Hope Bryan Clark. Mrs BN Holt thanks for magazine copies. library file completed. Mrs Gary Anderson and Don return to Arkansas as he becomes dean of men at Henderson State Teachers College. Moore Bros. announces Bill Jack Coffee named manager of DeAnn store groceries. Kiwanis delegates attend Missouri Arkansas Kiwanis District convention Kane City Sept 18-20 with club president FP Crow Acwueed.
Viet Cong forces killed at least six and wounded 20 plus in attacks aimed at disrupting Sunday's vote for a 117 member Constituent Assembly. A warehouse fire and damage to another U.S. military building sparked questions of sabotage. Premier Ky considered returning to military duty as Thieu declined candidacy. Buddhist monks urged a poll boycott amid pagoda loudspeakers. Allied casualties rose, with U.S. totals showing 74 dead and 570 wounded in combat last week. General Taylor warned of heavy losses this year.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP figures detail Gemini 11 mission with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr both 36. Launches scheduled Atlas 8 48 a m to boost Agena and Titan 2 at 10 25 a m to lift Gemini 11. Mission aims include docking with Agena during first pre orbit, reaching 863 miles altitude, a 107 minute space walk, tying Gemini and Agena with a 100 foot cord, and the first automatic re entry. Flight length about 71 hours 8 minutes.
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