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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1972
Page
1
James H. Jones announces gate registration for children who turn six by October 1 1972. Parents must register at the nearest elementary school from April 11 to April 14 1972. Information includes birth certificates immunizations and Arkansas legal requirements to enroll in the 1972 73 term.
The National Weather Service expects mild springlike weather to replace recent chill in Arkansas as a high pressure area moves east bringing southerly winds and partly cloudy skies. No precipitation is expected now. a Pacific cold front may trigger showers by Friday or Saturday. Temperatures ranged from 96 at Jonesboro to 63 at Texarkana and Fayetteville with lows around the mid 30s to low 40s across the state.
A two-part AP report quotes NASA chief James C. Fletcher saying there are no plans to return Americans to the moon after the upcoming Apollo missions. He predicts Soviet lunar activity through the mid-1970s and warns of potential public backlash over U.S. space policy while noting a shift to the space shuttle era in 1978. The article also covers a separate St. Louis appeals court ruling on Wright Jefferson County school district discrimination claims.
The Hope High School Madrigal Singers under Mrs. Paul Morgan performed for the Kiwanis Club with Dale Franks arranging the program. The group includes Susan Reardon, Lisa Hand, Debra Hart, Debby Cole, Ellen Howell, Janet Gilbey, Dianne Rowe, Charlotte Hickles, and Loraine White, plus accompanist Glenda Buckley. They will sing a capella and contemporary pieces as they prepare for the State Festival in Hot Springs on April 7, after earning a superior rating at the District Festival in El Dorado.
The report covers a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday with a high of 61 and a low of 39 in Arkansas. Partly cloudy skies give way to a warming trend through Thursday with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 50s. Also noted is Tuesday's Kiwanis meeting and Mrs W H Peterson Jr the accompanist for the 29th Kiwanis Show attending.
A total of 342 candidates filed for state, legislative, judicial and prosecuting attorney posts before noon Tuesday. Notable filings include Sen. Jim Caldwell and several Republican and Democratic hopefuls for House districts across the state, with multiple incumbents and newcomers seeking seats.
The annual convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of Arkansas is set for Friday through Sunday in Little Rock. Democratic candidates for statewide office and for Congress in the 3rd and 4th districts will speak Saturday afternoon. The club will perform in the Kiwanis Show on April 14, rehearsing piano numbers for the event.
Adam Clayton Powell 63 politician preacher and playboy died Tuesday in Miami. Hodding Carter Jr. 65 Pulitzer winning publisher died Tuesday in Greenville Mississippi. Alvin Floyd Crowder 73 former major league pitcher died Monday in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
Sen J W Fulbright donates public papers to University of Arkansas library. Donation creates part of the library's special collections. Initial shipment of 148 file boxes covers 1943 to 1960 and arrived recently.
Senate races in Arkansas heat up as 11th hour entries fill the field for May 30 primaries. Gov Bumpers faces four Democrats including Hurst who accuses the administration of indecision. McClellan pursues a sixth term amid three Democrats while Pryor, Boswell, and Johnson challenge him. Republican Wayne Babbitt waits in the wings.
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