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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1967
Page
1
The essay offers pedestrian tips on crossing streets safely and explains a highway passing dilemma. It also analyzes France’s nonstandard TV system choice, its economic and political motives, and potential consequences for French manufacturers and European sales.
Little Rock House Speaker Sterling Cockrill Jr said Gov Rockefeller was overly optimistic about Republicans gaining up to 31 General Assembly seats in 1968. He doubted voters would be swayed by Rockefeller's administration and noted the GOP held only three House seats.
FAYETTEVILLE Ark AP Sym posium on international business the Ware ren Report the Vietnam War and other world affairs will be held here through April by the Student Government Association at the University of Arkansas. Speakers include Sen Everett Dirksen NBC newsman David Brinkley former GOP nominee Barry Goldwater attorney Melvin Belli and businessman H L Hunt. Meetings open to the public.
Washington AP report notes Johnson administration seeks specific spending cuts to back a 10 percent tax surcharge. Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills signals action may hinge on Johnson recommendations. Budget Bureau talks of belt tightening and possible civilian program cuts from the $20 billion controllable spend. Frank McLarty named chair of The United Fund Special Advance Gifts Division in Hempstead County.
New York city councilman says clearing abandoned cars costs over 1.25 million dollars yearly and proposes handing the operation to a private contractor to cut expenses and curb the unpaid auto burden.
The Pentagon launches a 90 day ad blitz with rock and roll radio spots and billboards to test a nationwide drive to recruit more Black service members into the National Guard. New Jersey serves as the testing ground after the state received 700 new slots for Negroes and 51 were accepted with 134 applying in a month. Other states seek overstrength authorization as plans await evaluation in mid December.
Entries for the Third District Livestock Show talent contest are open at the Hope Chamber of Commerce. The event on September 25 offers 100 in cash prizes for ages 10 to 20 from 17 counties, with a group class for five or more performers. First place advances to the Arkansas Youth Talent Contest during the Arkansas Livestock Exposition.
Robert Chymbur showcases four foot long water shoes at the International Inventors and New Products Exposition in New York. The event hosts 1,200 inventors from 23 countries with 15,000 products, from digestible safety pins to instant bone splints, while manufacturers expect an $8.5 to $20 million investment this year.
HIAWATHA Iowa AP Mayor George Bowler fined himself ten dollars after a stop sign violation he admitted to when two school safety patrol boys called him on the incident. Bowler holds mayor's court in the eastern Iowa town and reported the event occurred Wednesday.
Louisville police detective James Robinson found that four wheels and tires were stolen from his patrol car parked near the county police headquarters across from the city station. The theft underscores how crime can strike even nearby law enforcement properties.
U S officials close to Hanoi assess whether North Vietnamese leaders show interest in talks as Canadian diplomat reports possible conditions. Johnson aides review AFP dispatch citing sources in Hanoi about an unconditional bombing halt potentially enabling negotiations within weeks. Researchers press ahead with diplomatic soundings while skeptical of new turn.
The Pentagon denied reports that U S air raids could target Haiphong. Spokesman Phil G Goulding said no attacks on Haiphong port facilities are approved, following strikes on Cam Pha and nearby dock area facilities.
The Crum & Forster Insurance Group was granted a 25 percent rate increase by Arkansas Insurance Commissioner John Norman Harkey on Thursday. The firm had requested 25 percent despite presenting data for a 37 percent rise.
Chattanooga mayor Ralph Kelley reports scattered national backing as legal battles with Georgia over the Civil War locomotive the General continue. A contentious letter mocks the effort while the artifact remains wrapped pending court decisions.
In Saigon Truong Dinh Dzu, second in the Vietnam presidential race, was convicted of writing a bad check and illegally transferring money abroad. He received concurrent six month prison terms and a $27,711 fine, and plans an appeal while alleging government persecution. The report also notes other political turmoil and crime items across the nation.
Carl LeMasters, 27, of Twist, Arkansas, slipped through eight inch bars in a jail cell at MARKED TREE to escape Wednesday night. Officers say the slender 152 pound man used an opening near the ceiling. another inmate reportedly slept through the breakout as patrolman Neal Johnson investigated how he escaped.
In Richmond Virginia sporadic rock throwing by Negro youths occurred outside the city jail where Black Power figure H. Rap Brown is held. No arrests or injuries were reported. Alexandria officials fear assassination attempts if Brown is moved. Brown's attorney challenged Richmond custody, arguing it harmed right to counsel amid extradition fights tied to Maryland riot charges.
Haskell Jones manager of KXAR and Republican party committeeman will introduce Governor Claude Kirk at a luncheon during the Republican Women's Conference for the Southern Region in Little Rock on September 30. Mayor and Mrs. John Gardiner and City Manager and Mrs. Garland Medders plan to attend the 4 States Mayors Conference in Texarkana today. Cecilia Delaney and Beth Lawrence travel to Denton Texas this weekend to enroll as freshmen at Texas Woman's University. The Hempstead County Education Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday September 19 in the Hope Junior High auditorium per President Thurston Hulsey. Veteran Southern State line starters include Harry Ray McMahon a 228 pound junior from Hope and Greg Buchanan a 215 pound senior from Prescott. Seaman Recruit Larry J. Wren USN, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Harold Wren of Prescott, Rt. 2, has completed two weeks active duty at Great Lakes and returned to his local Reserve unit. Circle ES Ranches, Inc. of Ozan recently sold two Aberdeen-Angus bulls to W. M. Sparks of Little Rock. Wayne Russell will teach the Century Bible Class at First Methodist Church with special music by Dr. Lowell Harris.
In the Mekong delta near Saigon a U S Army helicopter rescued a downed pilot after a dawn assault by 9th Infantry Division units. riverine gunboats and jet strikes smashed a hard core Viet Cong battalion, with about 2,000 Americans involved and ongoing fighting in the paddy fields amid DMZ clashes and air strikes.
Senate investigator Joseph Lipppman says the United States wasted millions by funding repair of mostly unusable surplus equipment. H Rex Lea of AID defends the program noting some items were repurposed to aid the Army and other devices later found useful elsewhere.
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