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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1977
Page
2
Clear skies and mild temperatures dominated Arkansas today with forecasts for continued pleasant spring conditions. The Associated Press notes unseasonably warm but tranquil weather across the state, inviting outdoor activity.
The Hope Star reports a shift to warmer dry conditions across Arkansas with mid 70s to 80s forecast and a dry front moving south. It lists editorial staff, circulation data, advertising contacts, and subscription rates while noting local weather for Fort Smith Harrison El Dorado and Jonesboro.
A General Accounting Office audit reveals Thomas Lankford and David Ramage operate privately owned print shops in the Rayburn House Office Building with free space and utilities. They earn salaries from Congress and profit from their firms, with last year showing $1 million in sales each.
Thousands of flood refugees head back to water damaged homes as government aid sites open. President Carter declares parts of southeastern Kentucky a disaster area after a tour of stricken counties. Officials seek federal declarations in West Virginia Virginia and Tennessee to extend aid. Waters recede but area faces a 100 year flood threat and 14 deaths. Mart ial law in Harlan County aims to curb looting as 11 tons of federal food move in.
J W Rowe director of Red River Vocational Technical School Hope announces enrollment open for August 8 1977. Programs include Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Carpentry Diesel and Heavy Truck Mechanics Welding Industrial Equipment Mechanics Machine Shop Brick Masonry and more plus Adult Basic Education and GED. Nursing program deadline extended to May 18. Apply 8 am to 4 30 pm at P O Bax E Hope or call 7775722.
The forecast shows above average April rainfall from southern Colorado to the Great Lakes affecting Arkansas. Normal April temps range from upper 50s in the north to mid 60s in the south with frost possible in northern counties. Delays in tillage may occur while soil temps rise, cotton stands are set, and feed supplies improve for poultry and cattle as rains restore pastures.
Kansas City teachers vow to keep picketing at four public schools as contempt of court citations are issued against three instructors. The trial will proceed in Jackson County Circuit Court before Judge Lewis Clymer, with potential penalties up to six months in jail.
Funeral services for Wells B Hamby 81 were held at 2 p.m Thursday at Cornish Funeral Home Prescott. Burial followed in DeAnn cemetery. He died Wednesday at his Prescott home. Survivors include wife Myra Roberson Hamby son Wells B Hamby Jr Houston relatives Betty Bell Irma Evans seven grandchildren. Reba M Brown 82 died Wednesday in local hospital. Daughter of John H and Odessa Betts Moses widow of A A Brown Hope. Survivors include three sisters. Funeral services set for 10 a.m Friday at Oakcrest chapel burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
United Auto Workers representatives meet at 9 a.m. in Conway as Ward School Bus Manufacturing Inc. workers strike since February 9. A Chancery Judge issued a temporary injunction to curb violence and limit pickets amid reports of threats and damage to nonstriking workers' homes and cars.
Vernon Ray Coldiron 22 of Bates City held Ben Steponski, foreman in the chassis department, hostage for 2.2 hours at a Kansas City auto plant. Police say Coldiron threatened his girlfriend with two handguns and vowed she would be left "dead or alive" before a sniper wounded him and freed the hostage.
Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald R Ford, will serve as an analyst for CBS during the Rodeo Invitational from Red Bluff California. The telecast is scheduled for April 30 by CBS and will feature coverage of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event.
Staff Sgt. Gene McComick presented a film on the National Guard’s history to the Hope Lions Club at the Sheraton Inn. The movie, The Voices of Freedom, traced origins to 1636 in Massachusetts and covered early air observation and use of balloons and planes. It noted notable guardsmen and the Guard’s role in wartime and peacetime disasters. Lions will skip next Monday lunch for a fish fry at the Armory at 6:30 with guests and Lions and Lionesses attending.
Millwood Shrine Club to meet at Sheraton Inn 7 p.m. Tuesday April 12 with buffet dinner. Rev Ralph Hale will speak. Revival services set 7 30 p.m. April 7 9 at Bodcan No 1 Baptist Church with speakers M C Barham D D Fairchilds and Carlton Roberts and nightly music. District Wide ESAA Advisory Committee of Hope Public Schools meets April 12 7 30 p.m. at temporary Hope High School attendance center second floor TAC staff to explain center operation. All members urged to attend. public invited.
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