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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1968
Page
2
Fragment indicates a weather bulletin from Arkansas with temperatures in the 60s and 50s. Mentions slowly rising temperatures through Saturday and a possible low tonight. Data appears garbled with missing words and unclear times.
The report notes border strategy near Soviet territory and eavesdropping by the Pueblo on North Korean shore transmissions after reaching the 39th parallel. It also covers George Wallace hecklers in Milwaukee, Nixon predicting Wallace support decline, and Humphrey urging Democrats to vote.
Obituaries announce Mrs Orville W Erringer 63 of Dallas dying Wednesday with husband son and daughter and sister among survivors in Hope Texas. Lee Hillman Martin 58 of Cale dies in Prescott Hospital with large family survivors listed and funeral arrangements set. Paul B Holt 58 Hope resident and World War II veteran dies Friday with sons and siblings named. services Sunday. John T Bobo 79 Hempstead native dies. brother and sister survive. services Saturday. Roy Cox 76 Hempstead County long resident dies. three brothers survive. funeral Saturday in Fulton Union Church. Dollie Lewis 53 Spring Hill dies Thursday. two brothers sister and parish services noted. F Webster Browne 65 former head of National Frozen Potato Products Institute dies Thursday. director of National Association of Frozen Food Packers.
The state board debated ministerial group appointments to county election commissions after Republicans offered 34 percent of proposed notes for third seats. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller urged ministerial names in all counties while Democrats decried the move as sabotage of election laws and court orders. Clergy groups in several counties planned meetings as ministers weighed political roles amid party friction.
Meyers Brown N Serve bakery in Blytheville announced a $1 million expansion to add 25 000 square feet and 100 new jobs, with completion planned for fall 1969 pending a $1 million Act 9 bond vote Oct 15. The plant now employs about 200 people.
A slow warming trend with fair skies is expected for Arkansas as a large high pressure system moves eastward. Southerly winds push the warm spell. morning lows range from 46 at Fayetteville to 55 at Texarkana and Fort Smith, with Thursday highs from 79 at Pine Bluff to 88 at Fort Smith.
The Senate committee pressed Fortas over constitutional issues and reports he participated in executive affairs and drafting legislation while on the court. Senator Griffin denounced Fortas' refusal to answer further questions, amid broader opposition to Johnson's Supreme Court nominations including Homer Thornberry.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey used a Democratic fund raising dinner to denounce Richard Nixon and warn that a Nixon victory would threaten the nation and party. He linked Nixon to past GOP figures Truman and Kennedy era foes and urged Democrats to unite for election victory.
Conway Arkansas Footsie Britt promotes reform at a fundraiser for Hy Fiellat as he accuses political influence in the Arkansas Children's Colony affair. He cites the firing of an employee tied to politics and says the board faced legislature pressure over funding for the colony. Charles E. Acuff and a board member corroborate the details.
A quirky note praising BARBS Science and the craft of durable tubes that last two weeks after a TV warranty ends. Mentions calendar units on swatches and hints at a due payment for Bain Meeker.
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