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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1975
Page
7
A Hope Star letter from Editor The Star urges county residents to spay or shelter pets instead of abandoning litters. Two recent dog litters were found. several pups died from neglect while others were saved by compassionate youths. The writer warns of disease and harm from roaming animals and calls for responsible ownership. The note ends with a signed message from David P Davis.
Two Texas International Airlines flights restart from Little Rock as a four month strike ends. The stoppage began December 1 after a contract with ground workers expired, prompting grounding of all flights December 5 as four other unions refused to cross picket lines. About 2,000 employees wereId out of work during the shutdown. Before the strike the schedule had 4 daily Little Rock flights and routes to Texarkana Pine Bluff Hot Springs El Dorado and Jonesboro. Airline spokesman Al Miller said Arkansas service will run a reduced two flight schedule for a while due to the lengthy strike.
Hope's 32 church congregations gather at Hammons Stadium for a centennial service themed Faith of Our Fathers. Bishop Samuel Morris Jr. will deliver the centennial sermon with a 4 p.m. choir and band performance. Centennial recognitions honor local residents, with updates by Haskell Jones and benediction by Bishop Morris.
President Thieu announced the cabinet has resigned and named Nguyen Ba Can, speaker of the lower house, to form a new government. He also reported renewed Ky supporters’ arrests, while fighting raged as Viet Cong seized Chon Thanh and Khmer Rouge pressed Phnom Penh.
The Labor Department reported March unemployment at 8.7 percent with about eight million jobless. Nearly 200000 job losses plus a 30400 rise in the labor force pushed the month’s total unemployment up by about 500000 from February, the highest since 1941. Blue collar joblessness hit a record 12.5 percent, while total nonfarm payrolls fell 325000 to 76.4 million.
The first U S evacuation flight carrying 243 Vietnamese orphans ended minutes after takeoff in explosions and flames near Saigon. About half of the 243 orphans survived, with 305 aboard including escorts and crew. Rescue efforts continued as officials reported crashes, injuries, and the loss of many lives in the paddy field.
Shocked coordinators for Friends for All Children react to news that a C5A crash northeast of Saigon involved 243 orphans many from a Saigon orphanage. Embassy reports 100 or more survivors. 43 American and Australian relief workers aboard. Orphans had been airlifted from Saigon to San Francisco and Denver. agency staff awaited their arrival in San Francisco.
Dr Llewellyn Williamson, longtime principal of Washington Lincoln High, is retired after 33 years guiding the school. He holds two earned and three honorary doctorates and pursues projects such as a history of St Pauls Christian Methodist Church in Washington. His family lineage includes Haygood Academy founder John Williamson, a slave owned by a Presbyterian missionary who led Davidson College.
The Hope Star Thursday edition corrected the catfish evening meal price to 3.25 dollars replacing the previously reported 2.75 dollars. The notice adjusts the meal price for the Holiday lap feature.
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