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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1966
Page
2
Page Two Weather Experiment Station report covers 24 hours to 7 am Monday. Arkansas outlook: partly cloudy to cloudy and mild this evening with a chance of showers in the east, clearing late tonight. Lows in the 50s, highs in the 70s on Tuesday. Louisiana: partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday. tonight’s lows around 60 to 72, highs 78 to 88.
Valerie Percy, a Cornell graduate and campaign worker, was found murdered in her home after a burglary attempt. Neighbors recalled her as loved and admired. police seek leads as investigators question Percys associates and review a possible burglary motive. The case drew regional attention amid political tension surrounding Percy’s senator campaign.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, 56, says the focus on integration has shifted and he prefers a sentimental, pressure-free exit after six terms. He defends his 1957 actions, notes lack of riots in Arkansas, and says civil rights troubles demand maintaining public confidence while states handle affairs. He plans to finish his term and write memoirs at his Huntsville home.
Pope Paul VI proclaimed October a worldwide month of prayer to end the Vietnam War and set October 4 as a special observance for Roman Catholics. He urged Catholics to join a day of prayer on October 4, the anniversary of his peace pilgrimage to the United Nations, and to convene plans for a peace settlement resting on justice and human liberty.
The pontiff urges rights respect and urges end to nuclear arms race, racism, segregation, and nationalist expansion. In an encyclical to Roman Catholic bishops he recalls his UN address on Oct 4 and designates October 4 as a world wide day of prayer for peace. They Gasped at Banana Split
Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee extension officials report cotton harvest about two weeks late due to rains. Other crops corn soybeans rice and pastures are progressing. cotton prospects vary with regions and weather influencing delays. A separate London report notes banana split swimsuit fashion causing audience reactions. In Venezuela, the Prieto quintuplets mark their third birthday.
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