Mays Urges Unity in Black and White Destiny on Arkansas Campus
Dr. Benjamin Mays, 82, former Morehouse College president, spoke during Black Emphasis Week at an Arkansas campus urging an end to bitterness and violence. He said the destiny of Black and white people is one and that America cannot exist without Black contributions. He cautioned against blaming slavery and segregation and stressed brotherhood as a moral imperative.
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Arkansas
America
Benjamin Mays
Morehouse College
Mays
Nashville News
Beech Street Pastor Leads WIN Clinic in Hope
The Rev Jim Adams of Beech Street Baptist Texarkana will head a Witness Involvement Now clinic at First Baptist Hope to train adults in sharing faith. Clinics run April 18 to 21 at 7 p.m. with Steve Landers guiding WOW for junior and senior high youth and music study for children.
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Jim Adams
Beech Street Baptist Church
Texarkana
First Baptist Church
Hope
Adams
Steve Landers
The
Hope Church
Fire Destroys Foster Home at Clear Lake
The William E. Foster residence at Clear Lake burned last Saturday. No injuries reported. The Fosters are staying with daughter Mary Ann on Route 1, Hope.
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William E. Foster
Clear Lake
Fosters
Mary Ann
Route 1
Hope
FDA to curb feed drugs in animal production
The FDA plans to severely restrict certain antibiotic drugs used in animal feed. Penicillin and several tetracycline drugs, including combinations, are affected by the proposal. The drugs have been used for growth promotion and disease prevention for years.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Hope Board of Education to meet April 18 in session
The Hope Board of Education will hold a called meeting Monday April 18 at 10 a.m. in the School Administration Building. The board will receive the auditor's report and discuss personnel contracts for the 1977 78 school year.
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Hope Board of Education
Millwood State Park Aims To Reel In Bass Fans
Millwood Lake in Arkansas draws millions yearly for bass fishing with 91 class A campsites 4 bathhouses and a 124 slip marina. The 65 mile shoreline hosts camping boating fishing supplies at Millwood Boat Dock and a record 14 pound 1 ounce largemouth caught by Bill Connell. The park offers diverse species from largemouth bass to crappie and stocked striped bass and northern pike.
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Millwood
Little River
Arkansas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Millwood State Park
Corps
Cypress Slough
Ark. 32
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Millwood Boat Dock
Paul Millwee
Bill Connell
Wake Village
Texas
Pryor Pushes Federal Tax Break for Energy Devices
Arkansas Governor Pryor urged Congress to enact tax incentives for households using energy saving devices and insulation. He urged broader insulation funding via utilities and warned against raising the gasoline tax due to Arkansas’ high per vehicle fuel use.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
Pryor
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
State Public Service Commission
Bill Clinton
Arkansan Opposes Across The Board Gasoline Tax
Rep Bill Alexander Democrat of Arkansas said he opposes a nationwide gasoline tax arguing it is unfair to those without mass transit options. He noted Arkansas drivers consume about 1050 gallons per vehicle per year versus the national average 850, risking roughly a 20 percent higher tax.
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Washington
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Alexander
Carter
U.S
Arkansans
America
Carter Restores About Half of 30 Water Projects
President Carter will formally announce decisions on 30 water and dam projects on Monday. He has restored funding for nearly half the projects after threatening to cut all, while lawmakers and state officials react with mixed support and concern. Representative Wes Watkins criticized the administration, urging compassion.
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Washington
Carter
Wes Watkins
D-Okla
Congress
Central Arizona
Georgia
Obituarys and notices from Hope DeAnn area
Obituaries for LeRoy Samuel 91 of Route 3 DeAnn and Willie Burke 93 of Route 3 Hope detail survivors including spouses children and grandchildren with funeral plans at White Oak Grove Baptist Church and Herndon Funeral Home. Walter Neal of Hope a WWII veteran and welder is noted with family and burial plans. A separate item discusses Carter's federal spending on water projects and congressional reactions.
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LeRoy Samuel
Route 3
White Oak Grove Baptist Church
DeAnn
Ora Mae Hartsfield Samuel
Hollis of
Elston
Henry Samuel
Garland
Tex
Mae Belle Coleman
Wesley Thomason
Paul Bazzar
DeAnn Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Willie H. Burke
Hope
Prescott
Democratic Central Committee
DeAnn Methodist Church
Irvin
Henry
Jewell Burke
Artie Faulkner
Gladys Samuel
Caudie Mann
Arkadelphia
Walter A. Neal, S
East Avenue
H. Hope
Juanola Neal
Ricky Neal
Oak Grove
Dennis Neal
Linda Simpson
Brenda Williams
Debbie Neal
Sheila Neal
Mary Spotanski
Wilma Springs
Brentwood
Calif
Alma Jean Bates
Nashville
Amelia Bates
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Westmoreland Cemetery
Crossroads
Miss your paper city subscribers notice
City subscribers urged to call 777-8841 for missed Star delivery during listed evening hours Monday through Friday and weekend windows. carriers will deliver. Do not call outside the specified times.
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Times
Convicted murderer weds chief witness in Oklahoma
In Newkirk Oklahoma Richard Lawrence Hager 28 married Connie Sue Vaughn 21 the state chief witness against him ten minutes before his death sentence was announced. Judge Lowell Doggett scheduled execution for June 27 in the case tied to the September murder of Anthony Corley 19. Vaughn who is pregnant testified claiming Hager admitted the shooting.
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Newkirk
Okla
Richard Lawrence Hager
Connie Sue Vaughn
Lowell Doggett
Doggett
Hager
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Oklahoma
Anthony Corley
Miss Vaughn
Corley
Carter to unveil bitter energy medicine with taxes and credits
President Carter plans a tough energy package featuring a standby gas tax up to 50 cents a gallon, rebates for fuel efficient cars, higher natural gas and oil prices, and credits for insulation and solar energy. The plan favors conserving energy, coal switching, nuclear with standard plants, solar investment credits, and regulatory limits as a nonmandatory approach. Carter will deliver a fireside chat Monday and an April 11 joint session address outlining the proposals drafted in a 69 page White House document.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
James R. Schlesinger
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Foreman trades boxing gloves for Bible on faith tour
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman travels the country as a born again Christian, telling crowds about his conversion after the Jimmy Young defeat. He says ring future is unclear, finds life in faith, and will speak publicly about his experience.
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George Foreman
New York
Jimmy Young
Puerto Rico
Muhammad Ali
Foreman
Jesus
Marshall
Tex
Mexico City
Frazier
Kingston
Jamaica
Ali
Zaire
Young
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Cliff Finch
Mississippi
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Hannibal
Joseph A. Wideman
Joe Frazier
Houston
Garden Grove
California
Robert S. Schuller
San Juan
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