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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1966
Page
1
A Roanoke Times survey cites 1964 traffic fatalities at about 68,000 with 4.84 million injuries and lists driver errors by percentage, noting increases in reckless driving. Other columns discuss TV's aging effects, dog smoking studies, and a man’s fertilizer washover, with regional jokes from Laurel Mississippi and Atlanta Georgia papers.
Benton County sources say President Johnson will visit Arkansas within two weeks to dedicate Beaver Dam. Washington says presidential trips are not usually announced far ahead. Preparations were already under way in Fayetteville for a potential presidential stop. Lynn Lowe, Republican nominee for 4th District, will speak at Southern State College on Tuesday, hosted by the college’s Republican Club.
Washington reports that U S officials expect enough votes to block admitting Communist China to the United Nations in the upcoming session. The Albanian proposal to replace Nationalist China with Red China was 47 47 last year. Officials foresee a strong vote again.
Morrilton Ark. officials announce a bond election on October 18 to finance a $4 million expansion of the Crompton Arkansas Mills plant. The project would add roughly 10,000 square feet of floor space and create about 150 to 176 new jobs.
James A. Hoffa president of the Teamsters International will be the main speaker at the official dedication of Local 878’s auditorium in the Little Rock Industrial District on October 15 following the local meeting.
Britain's health minister Kenneth Robinson says Britain cannot afford to train doctors to swell the American Medical Association. He warns against selling a British medical education abroad for profit as 600 young British doctors pass an Educational Council exam. Doctors in the state health service say they are overworked and underpaid with starting salaries around $2,000 yearly.
Four terrorists wounded the national police director Gabriel Jose Paez in a gun and bomb attack in Caracas. A university coed in his car was killed and another coed and the driver injured. Officials blamed the outlawed Communist party and a revolutionary movement for the attack.
Norman Smith leads Arkansas Democratic Party delegates list from the state convention, with numerous district selections for state committee seats and judicial district appointees. Included are names such as Mrs. Fletcher Long, Bill Whitehead, Mrs. Gladys Martin Oglesby, Norman Smith, Don Trumbo, and many others across districts and judicial districts. The report lists numerous individuals by district and locality across the state.
United Nations informs that the Soviet Union and Hungary are expected to make voluntary contributions soon to close the UN peacekeeping deficit. Eastern European sources expect payments within a week or two, aimed at supporting U Thant for a second term, while highlighting U.S. opposition to seating China and Viet Nam policy. The deficit is estimated at 32 to 53 million dollars. exact amounts from the USSR and Hungary are not known.
EDMOND Lil BRETON WASHINGTON AP The House will pass President John's proposal to suspend special business tax incentives the Ways and Means Committee predicts Rep Wilbur D Mills believes the President's anti inflation program has had a psychological effect though maybe late in moving The measure aims to win labor support while farmers seek exemption for farm equipment purchases from Johnson's 16 month suspension of the 7 percent investment tax credit Farm groups testify before the committee seeking exemption while some members consider farmers arguments in areas with strong agricultural earnings LITTLE ROCK 42 The attorney general's office says Arkansas voter registration amendment disenfranchises women who marry within 20 days of an election.
In September 1966 the Hope DAR Chapter urges Americans to observe Constitution Week and rededicate themselves to the U S Constitution. The article stresses the document as a living charter of liberty, protections, and citizen duties, citing Lincoln Jefferson Wilson and urging defense against threats. It reflects DAR’s call for renewed reverence and civic responsibility.
AP News analysis from Atlanta notes a potential runoff in the Georgia Democratic governor race between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox. It highlights Republican Howard Callaway’s bid, Maddox’s stance on race, and Arnall’s reformist platform amid shifting liberal and conservative forces in the state. Separately in Conway Arkansas a council rebuff blocks an exclusive ambulance franchise with local funeral homes preparing changes to service.
U S pilots downed a Soviet MIG northeast of Hanoi with a heat seeking Sidewinder as four MIGs outgunned two FAC Phantom jets. The downed aircraft raised American losses in North Vietnam to 375 planes, with 120 shot down in the south and 206 helicopters downed. Marines faced a reinforced North Vietnamese battalion three miles south of the DMZ, reporting 50 enemy killed so far with 110 more unconfirmed. One pilot was missing and another rescued after bailouts following strikes on supply targets in the panhandle area.
British Flat Earth Society rejects astronaut claims of a round earth despite Apollo era photos and orbiting witnesses. Sam Shenton argues horizons are level with the observer, insisting the Atlantic did not receive a globe-encircling view.
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