Blytheville Courier News (Newspaper) - July 30, 1992, Blytheville, Arkansas are expected to become more focused across north Arkansas by tonight as a front approaches from woman wins gold with group opposes worker 10 Uu nl Mississippi ( Ml J IJ I I rarK 98 65 12 Pages 1 Section July 30, 1992 band to start practice next High School band will start summer practice next according to Tommy percussion section will start at 9 a.m. Aug. 3, and will practice until noon through Aug. 3. The section will travel to Memphis on Aug. for a percussion clinic with nationally known percussionist Fred full band will start practice Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon and from t to band are required to attend the said this year's shows will music from the Bond body in tub 3 kids don't I he Associated girl and her brother knew their mother's dead body was in a bathtub for three but never told police in Calif of Sheri 2, was after her boyfriend confessed to a mentid health authorities was arrested and booked for investigation of He remained jailed without bail who was not the children's lold deputies he killed Carriger and her liad in tub for three Sieber the weekend the boy outside as usual the giri went out to neighbors convicted of murdering rhe white supremacist who advocated killing blacks with was convicted in Fla of murdering a black sailor who had just returned from the Persian Cult a leader of the racist Church ol the was lound guilty Wednesday of shooting Harold Mansfield on May 17, alter a 111 a Mansfield was about to hit Inm with a but witnesses Mansfield bad dropped the The showers and occur through rainfall amounts will average inch with locally heavier amounts Drying potential will be m o d e r a t e F r i d a y w i t h evaporation near 20 and lowest humidity 4;')-,'),") percent Sunshine will be 7-10 and some vegela lion will Iroin 11 usf i MIH I K l Ml Ii l 1 MAKK VII 1001) National Bank south branch employee Diane Lester obeys the instructions Wednesday of an armed bank robber identified as Torino Vice president of First Harvey commended all of the employees for the way the tense This along w ith others taken by bank aided police in the arrest of three individuals in the No one was injured in the - Economic growth slowed to a crawl again during the April-June after exhibiting some strength early in the the government said as measured the gross domestic advanced at a seasonally adjusted l percent annual rate during the second less than half the 2.9 percent growth rale of the first three of the the Commerce Department deterioration in the which attempts to measure the total output of and services produced within U.S. came primarily from a big swing in consumer which represents about two-thirds of all economic decreased at 0.:i percent compared with a healthy 3.1 percent gain during the first three months of the latest slowdown is not as severe as the stall during the fourth of last when growth to 0.6 it represents a disappointment for President who is trailing Democratic challenger Clinton in public opinion polls with only a little more than three months left the a brighter the Housing and Commerce departments reported separately that new home sales soared 7.9 percent in breaking a string of four consecutive strength came in the where sales rose percent and the up 28.9 Sales fell in the Midwest and aic Hoping lor another good sales report for July because mortgage rates have declining since the Federal on July 2 reduced its benchmark discount rate to a 29- claims hit 21-month The number of filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits shrank to 4(K)!o(M) during the week ended July 18, the government said It was the lowest level in 21 Labor Department said new applications for jobless fell 21,000 from 421,(HR) a week was the lowest number of claims since were filed during the week ended Oct. Applications rose to 407,(KK) the following week and have above 400,(MX) ever economists had expected claims to fall to about 4ir),000 during the latest reporting most caution against reading too into tlie changes of their prefer a four-week moving which smooths out tlie fluctuations and thus is a more reliable indicator of the labor The average was 410,000 during the period down from 41,').ii()0 in the previous period and the lowest since it reached 4(Ki.2riO during the four-week period ended the first three months of this claims averaged about 4,i6,(KKI, then fell to around 410.(MK) during April and May Since they had edged had jumped by 18.(i00 during the week ended July 11 Some analysts said the spurt probably occurred because offices were closed for Day during the previous causing some unemployed to filing their claims until the follow three states and ter posted drops in claims in the latest period while m biggest declines were in down Cali 7,:i08; 5,19,3; New 4,230, and New 4,174. low of the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped to 21-month low of 400,000 during the week ended July 18, down 21 from a week cautioned against reading too much into a one-week drop in the claims which can swing looking for a sustained decline below 400,(MX) before they are convinced the job market is the Fed's interest rate reduction and anticipated charged in robbery of branch of the money growth slows to a DANA CN Staff males were charged and arraigned in Municipal Court this morning in connection with the armed robbery Wednesday morning of the First National Bank branch on South Division Max Harrison set bond at 17. of Greg 17, of 111., and Robert M. of were charged with aggravated robbery and eight counts of aggravated Fultz and Wilson were also charged with possession of a firearm and theft by said two weapons were used in the robbery a 9mm automatic and a caliber the 9mm was taken from a July 10 burglary at Sporting which netted an of occurred at silent alarm was at the bank and Police Department officers Police said two black males entered the bank through the rear wearing masks to conceal their Bolli men guns and were waving them at the bank employees and police said The robbers threatened each person in the with his life if alarm activated or the police arrived on tlie police shots were fired into the air as the offenders exited the bank through the rear Detectives found two spent 9mm shell casings and part of the stolen money at the witnesses identified two black males leaving the bank in a southeasterly Witnesses also reported seeing a black 1987 later identified as the getaway stuck in a nearby ditch one hour prior to the Tiie license number of the vehicle was provided by witnesses at Larimore Supply near the vehicle was seen again by witnesses shortly before the robbery entering an alley off 11th Street behind the giving officers an idea of the escape recovered a red bandanna and two dark shirts on Sawyer later identified as those worn by tlie on the license the vehicle was cited and stopped In- of the Police at hich from the other two and were to the Ousley was later found hiding in at a residence 817 S. behind the Lilly Street residence was a white floral and several paper currency Identified as those from First on page 2 panel approves new homebuyer tax in economists were only modestly bet ter overall growth during the se cond this has run out tor the said Sung Won Sohn of Norwest Corp. in conditions are not going to between now the job picture will remain very dismal with today's estimate of second the Commerce Department revis ed its data back through 1989 Senate Finance would back Individual Retirement for all tax which lawmakers dent Hush to also would offer a credit u ho buy a tor the tirsi time between now and it would new incentives lor businesses and investors to create jobs in inner and stricken rural committee approved measure Wednesday night voice vote no Senate could come as as next negotiators would to out a with a version all passed by the would cut some taxes by more than billion over the next live vears and raise the has a billion a ol heated political bickering Democrat Congress and the Republican While com would Hush to brag lo voters doing to the and lo respond to spring V in 1) ol the commit said the hill a ol steps goal we all tci in tamed economic lor and lam ilies think good job on this said Sen Bob ol on the He acknowledged the administration would he more il the included the gains lax reduction that Bush has been lor more than tour those the Senate who lose a part ol their who claim a lax deduction ior job related moving whose on 2 Florida GOP chief runs ad urging Quayle to step A former Florida Republican who was unhappy with Bush's choice of Dan Quayle as running mate in 198, paid for a full-page newspaper ad today pleading with Quayle to drop off the 19!2 Vice Step Aside For said the ad appearing in today's editions of The Quayle is an the Tommy Thomas said in an inter view with The convinced that Quayle on the ticket could cause President Bush to lose the And that's bad for the country and the whole world because be stuck with Hill Clinton for the next four ad was characterized as colossal waste of by Quayle spokesman not taken l.v. He IS from the Florida where he 20 was one ot tlie 420 elec tors voting for the Bush Quayle ticket four ago At the he love Bush and I'm very enthusiastic but I'm not real happy with the selection of le guy is not a in good Beckwith said He said the man was head ol Republicans ior in the 1990 Florida race that elected Chiles as gov ad comes a alter columnist Will suggested that Bush himself consider giving up his re election commend vou for years ol loyalty lo President the conservative and ' the ad savs in a letter lo step w lib grace Hush and Quayle have said the vice president s spot on the Republican is now a spent ot his own money for the ad that includes a coupon for to go toward placing the ad in other large