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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1968
Page
10
The article reports Edward M. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey commenting on the viability of substantive Paris peace negotiations before the 1969 inauguration. Humphrey predicts possible troop removals from Vietnam while talks continue, while Secretary of State Dean Rusk cautions against forecasting withdrawal timing. Nixon criticizes U.S. approach to Nigeria and Biafra, urging decisive action to spare civilian lives amid the famine.
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP A charge that Charles Bernard of Earle the Republican candidate for the U S Senate was soliciting campaign funds from out of state brought an immediate denial Monday from Bernard Fulbright D Ark the incumbent Bernard is attempting to unseat Fulbright said some literature he had received was very similar to letters H L Hunt of Dallas had written in newspapers I have never met or talked with H L Hunt said Bernard in a prepared statement He's not involved in my campaign whatsoever Bernard said Fulbright's statement was a mud slinging tactic not in keeping with his position as a U S senator The Republican candidate also said that an organization called a Council for Livable World had previously supported Fulbright He called the organization a very liberal out-of-state group Fulbright also said in an informal news conference that the literature used in the Bernard campaign resembled that used by Jim Johnson one of the three persons Fulbright defeated July 30 in the Democratic primary The letter which was signed by Robert Webb state finance chairman of the Bernard campaign said Bernard was attempting to raise 100 000 within 17 days to beat the Fulbright people in reserving prime radio and television time we must have to win Fulbright's defeat according to the literature would strike a resounding chord for freedom loving people throughout the world Fulbright said he had received the letters from Virginia New Jersey Pennsylvania Florida and Washington so Fulbright said he could not assess his race with Bernard yet because he knew relatively little about him He also expressed confidence that he would win but added any campaign is trouble The junior senator also defended his stand on the Vietnam war I believe the people are disillusioned with that war and am hopeful of a negotiated settlement he said He discounted the theory that the stoppage of the bombing of North Vietnam would affect the race
Berkeley public schools begin full integration by busing about 3,500 elementary students in 25 buses between white and Negro neighborhoods. Dr Dan Freudenthal, Berkeley Board of Education, calls it the country’s most thorough large scale integration.
In Pueblo Colorado rumors swirl as puffball mushrooms grow larger with a 74 pound discovery leading to 82.9 and 114 pound reports. Jerry Franz 34 of Pueblo tops the field with a 214 percent pound puffball found in Pueblo Mountain Park. Meyer's Bakery honors standout drivers including Hazel Butler and Harrel Butler while listing long service and clean driving records for J E Dillard Travis Dillard Charles Hawley Raymond Clark Jesse R Langston John A Henry Jr and Elvin Mattisott.
Voters in nine states vote today to nominate party candidates for November. Governors, U S Senate and House races are contested, with unopposed primaries in several states. Key figures include Barry Goldwater in Arizona and Norris Cotton in New Hampshire, while Wisconsin and Maryland show contested GOP and Democratic fields.
Nixon aides outline a Southern strategy to win black votes while limiting George Wallace’s impact, as Nixon travels from North Carolina to Louisiana and Midwest stops. They note Wallace will influence Southern races and express optimism about North Carolina gains but acknowledge Louisiana’s strong Democratic base poses a hurdle.
Fourteen men, eight white and six Negro, appeared at an examining trial in Madison County Kentucky on murder charges from a Labor Day interracial gun battle in Richmond. One white man and one Negro were killed. Defendants include Berea residents and out-of-state whites linked to the National States Rights party. Weapons seized numbered fourteen as the trial awaits grand jury action.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a loan of 631379 to rehabilitate 58 homes in Russellville. Jacquelyn Yvonne Hamilton won a 2000 scholarship at an Oratorical Contest in Hot Springs sponsored by the CME Church. She is a 7th grade student at Hope High School, daughter of Annie Belle Verger and granddaughter of Hester Witherspoon.
Czech Premier Oldrich Cernik heads to Moscow with two economic experts for talks aimed at offsetting losses from the Soviet invasion. Rude Pravo notes production losses above 227 million dollars in the first week and accuses Moscow of failing to supply certain raw materials. Deputy Forel Kuznetsov visits Prague as Moscow presses to rollback liberal reforms, while border security tightens at the Austrian frontier. In Los Angeles a $3.7 million mental health center is planned downtown to address social cultural illness and poverty with a new seven story facility on the former Wrigley Park site.
Leftover items from the University of Minnesota marching band, including ball point pens and maroon and gold buttons, remain unused after a canceled Soviet exchange visit ends the goodwill tour. Dr Frank Betteris cutta and the Gopher bandsmen face an abrupt postponement as the Cold War politics disrupt cultural exchanges.
A Chicago publisher promotes a simple daily conversation technique to boost poise confidence and popularity. It describes easy rules for improving speech at business and social functions and offers a free bookset Adventures in Conversation mailed to requests with name address and zip code to Diversey Pkwy Chicago Illinois.
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