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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1967
Page
2
Phi Siviving is survived by her husband Guy Hicks and siblings Fay White and Seaton safcrock. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 30 p.m. in the Herndon Chapel with Rev Joe Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens.
In Washington Dr Halford L Hoskins 76 helped found international relations programs at Tufts George Washington University and American University He died after a heart attack earlier this week in what was announced as a national obituary roundup.
The House defeated a amendment to kill the Ozarka development program and then passed a two year extension of the Appalachian Region Development Act. Rep. Cramer argued the authorizations were added to gain votes while Hammerschmidt and Pryor supported the final passage. Gathings opposed the bill.
Circuit Judge William Arnold returns to Hempstead County duties Monday morning September 18 after four weeks at the University of Nevada campus. He was among 140 trial judges from 50 states chosen for the August session of the National College of State Trial Judges receiving a fellowship. The college, now in its fourth year, is sponsored by the American Bar Association and the National Conference of State Trial Judges.
In Arkansas Circuit Judge Warren E. Wood hears a petition from seven Republicans asking to seat them on county election commissions. The Republican demand hinges on who is the “majority party” to name the third member, amid a 6-2 Democratic vote to appoint Democrats.
A television set buzzes with talk as a husband and wife exchange tensions in a domestic scene. The wife chatters non stop while the screen glows, highlighting a conflict between quiet and noise.
Fort Smith Ark AP Arkansas Republicans project a gain of 20 to 25 House seats and at least six Senate seats in the 1988 general election. Gov Winthrop Rockefeller on tour predicted the gains and discussed prison reform parole rehabilitation and a potential constitutional rewrite. He faulted media for underreporting needed changes in the 1874 constitution.
Two Cross County Jail inmates Toby Tiger and Preston Norman both about 19 of St Louis used a hacksaw to cut bars in their cell and a third floor courthouse window. Deputies discovered one with a leg out the window and the men were moved to another cell. No method of obtaining the tool was known.
HUD and urban development officials plan to delay announcing Model Cities program selections until Congress acts on funding requests. Ninety three cities seek grants and officials fear announcing before final action could threaten congressional support. A HUD spokesman offered limited comment.
Mayor John B. Gardner urges support for the 1967 Buddy Poppy sale presided by VFW volunteers. Proceeds fund veteran relief projects and the VFW National Home, with communities nationwide participating to honor the fallen and aid the living.
A Circuit Court ruling that Lynn A. Davis could serve as state Police Director made him a legal resident of two states. Atty. Gen. Joe Purcell argued there is no precedent for dual residency and said he appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court. Davis, born in Texarkana, had spent five years outside Arkansas as an FBI agent and had lived in Texas before the announcement except for the selection process.
Experiment Station report notes 24 hour period ending 7 am Friday with high 87 and low 69 and precipitation of .25 inch. Forecast by Associated Press calls for considerable cloudiness and mild conditions through Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. lows tonight 64 to 72.
Purcell addresses civic club about Davis voter registration and residency. He cites Davis as Wyoming resident since 1964 and Arkansas resident during FBI career. If Supreme Court upholds Wood ruling, a person could vote in two states simultaneously.
CHICAGO AP reports actress Ruth Roman escaped a car fire near the Ambassador East Hotel and made it to the Ivanhoe Theater to perform Beekman Place. Her chauffeur alerted the fire department and Roman rode in a cab to the venue despite the blaze.
James Marlow argues the Vietnam War drag-along in Congress and within Johnson's administration cannot last into 1968 as elections approach. He notes pressures from hawks and doves, the risk of political harm to Johnson, and McNamara's admission that bombing alone won’t shorten the war.
Mild temperatures and scattered thunder showers expected across Arkansas through Saturday. A low pressure system from East Texas to the Midwest caused widespread showers in Northeast Arkansas today. Central and West Arkansas saw heavy rainfall Thursday with several cities over an inch. Dardanelle led at 2.13 inches, Buffalo Tower 2.05, Mount Ida 1.22, Eureka Springs 1.46, Texarkana and Pine Bluff reported lighter amounts. Highs Thursday ranged 88 in Texarkana to 77 in Fayetteville. overnights in the 60s to low 70s. The second item notes how historic ship figureheads evolved from ancient bow decoration to lure spirits aboard.
A French film crew bound for Ceylon to film Brigitte Bardot was attacked at sea and held captive on a Maldive island. The team head Dr Christian Ville said four crew members were imprisoned for nearly a month until pressure from a Ceylonese friend prompted action by the Maldivian Embassy in Colombo.
Beulah, a hurricane stoking fury in the Caribbean, moves toward the Gulf of Mexico with winds above 85 mph, threatening western Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula while Doria lingers off Nantucket with up to 90 mph winds. Forecasters warn of heavy surf and looming U.S. landfall as Cuba braces.
Government agents seized nearly a million copies of girlie magazines in a series of raids on publishing houses in Mexico City. The confiscations included Playboy and its Spanish edition Caballero, among others, during a Wednesday operation.
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