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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
2
Experiment Station report details a 24 hour period ending 7 am Monday with a high of 96 and a low of 63 and 0.03 inches of rain. Forecasts call for mostly sunny conditions this afternoon and Tuesday, clear tonight, mild today and Tuesday, cooler tonight, and highs in the 80s on Tuesday.
Rogers and Carter sell of Hope promote Hope watermelons in California and send an SOS to Lester Kent after bursting a large melon meant for a national TV presentation to Glen Campbell. Kent provides two large melons, a 113 and a 122 pounder, pictured above, amid a long list of individuals.
Ralph Montgomery announced the ASC county committee election for Hempstead County during the third week of September. Ballots go by mail to eligible voters with a Septem ber 19 deadline for mailing and a public Septem ber 23 count at 9 30 a m. Nominees for committees across several towns are listed, with three regular members and two alternates per committee and delegates to the county convention.
The Senate veteran faced multiple health issues including stomach disturbances and emphysema while ailing from a bleeding ulcer and pinched nerve. He smoked heavily, tried to quit, and relied on colleagues for cigarettes as he navigated a leadership role during Democratic and Republican tensions.
Miss Julie Allen longtime Hope resident and former teacher dies at sister's home. Funeral held at Hern don Chapel with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery under Herndon Funeral Home direction. Pernie Sooter 62 dies in local hospital longtime Springhill resident. burial Huckabee Cemetery. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen aged 73 dies of cardiac and respiratory arrest in Washington. Judge Alexander Holtzhoff 82 dies after heart attack. Syndicated columnist Jack Wilson 61 dies of heart attack. Capt Granville Conway 71 dies in Westfield. former Cosmopolitan Shipping Co president and War Shipping Administration director.
Three residents of Pine Bluff died in a two car collision on a bridge about eight miles south of Hazen. The dead were Donna Zorn 20 Barbara Jean Allen 24 and Elizabeth Michelle Allen five months old. Six others were injured including Judy Willey 58 of Stuttgart and David Zorn 4 Billy Allen 4. Sammy L Williams 10 of McGehee also died when his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Johnny L West 17 of McGehee. Additional fatalities occurred in related crashes across the state with several injured.
Sikes of Springdale shot a final round 74 to finish with 282 total in the $100,000 Michigan Golf Classic held in Walld Lake. Sponsors announced they could not pay all prize money. Crawford of El Dorado finished with 289 total and earned $181.
Washington reports a modest August rise in total employment to 78.2 million, up 325,000 from July, while the unemployed drop to 2.9 million, 325,000 fewer. The jobless rate slips to 3.5 percent as teens exit summer jobs, though analysts call the change not significant.
American Black Power figure Robert F. Williams is sent back toward Cairo after British authorities refuse him entry. Airlines refuse to transport him to the United States unless under guard, citing hijacking fears. Williams leads the proclaimed Republic of New Africa and has lived in Cuba China and Tanzania.
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