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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1968
Page
2
Weather station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday shows high 89 and low 64. Foretcast calls for considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with showers and thunder showers spreading southeastward over much of the state tonight. showers ending Wednesday with cooler temperatures, low tonight 60s, northwest and gos elsewhere.
Obituaries note Merlin Cudlip of McLouth Steel dies at 71 after long career. James Moroney of A. H. Belo Corp., Dallas Morning News owner, dies at 74. John Calla of St. Louis, 59, former Thoroughbred Racing Association leader, dies of cerebral hemorrhage. Also mentions Soviet press framing Yugoslavia and West Germany within global Cold War tensions.
AP dispatch reports Pentagon officers tying gear and casualty figures to a weakening enemy as Paris talks continue. The August failed third wave offense, Abrams counter ops, and a summer lull mark a slower phase. U S losses averaged 213 weekly for 12 weeks, with 100 tons of enemy supplies seized recently.
Republican congressional candidates are told they need not back Nixon over Wallace if it endangers re election. Ford led strategy sessions to let candidates judge local sentiment. Ford said unity remains important but individual choice is allowed where needed.
General Motors raises 1969 model prices by an average of 49 dollars, far below Chrysler’s earlier 84 dollar hike. President Johnson backs GM’s moderation, noting savings for consumers. Chrysler men discuss rolling back toward GM levels, marking a third rollback in three years.
Reports from Saigon indicate South Vietnamese artillery into Cambodia aimed at Viet Cong positions, as U S bombers dropped 460 tons along the frontier. Aircraft losses include a Skyhawk and a helicopter with several wounded, while Khmer and Mekong Delta incidents are noted. Tri asserts Cambodian denial of NVA Viet Cong bases, and Saigon justifies cross border action under hot pursuit.
Cool conditions prevail as a northwest cold front approaches Arkansas through Wednesday. Rain chances rise across the state, with 24 hour totals reaching Fort Smith 0.25 inches, Fayetteville 0.59, Harrison 0.03. Morning lows ranged 64 to 69 and Monday highs reached 85 to 92. A task force of about 2,000 Marines entered the southern edge of the DMZ more than a week ago.
Police answered a call at 2 30 p m to North Sprite and Com press streets where cars driven by Mrs McRae Cox and Martha Summners collided with minor damage. Martha Summners was charged with improper pass it’s Sgt Carl Ward investigated.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad warned in London that renewed war between Arabs and Israel could come at any moment. He met with Britain’s leaders to seek support for the UN peace mission and discussed possible action at the United Nations as skirmishes along the Suez Canal and Jordan frontier intensify.
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