29 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
1
Alex H Washburn sketches the daily bread column with concise observations and pointed reflections on common life and small civic moments. The piece blends humor and critique in a familiar Our Daily Bread voice.
A columnist argues dogs act as a pack leading to danger and that owners bear legal responsibility for their dogs behavior. Citing Colorado child attack and a New York nursing home incident the piece stresses owner accountability, laws, and humane management.
A twin-engine Beechcraft Hawker jet crashed in a park and struck a house in McLean Virginia killing four aboard and injuring no one on the family residence. Clyde A. Lilly and William G. Lalor Jr. were among those aboard. two Atlanta pilots also perished. The plane departed Washington National Airport in rain. debris spread over a mile as a fire consumed the Clarke home, where a family of six escaped with injuries.
Two residents of Minden Louisiana were killed and one child injured in a head on collision on Arkansas 19 in Nevada County. The deceased were Ethel F. Jones 64 and Dolphus E. Jones 91. Leroy Godwin 4 of Emmett was injured. Investigation cited crossing the center line by both vehicles.
Chancellor Bernice L. Kizer canceled a preliminary hearing in a suit to revoke private club liquor permits in wet counties. The case is held in abeyance awaiting the state Supreme Court ruling on a related dry county permit dispute. The ABC division is defendant in the suit and a new complaint by Russellville Country Club expands the challenge to the mixed drink permits across dry and wet counties.
The Commerce Department reports the leading economic indicators index rose 1.4 percent in March, the largest jump in 20 months, with gains in new orders, average work week, and building permits. Six of ten components increased while four declined, and inflation projections were revised upward to 6.7 percent.
A New York Times CBS News survey shows 63 percent of 1707 respondents approve of Carter. Many who voted against him now rate him as more conservative, with broad backing in the West where he struggled in November. Voters accept nonfinancial energy measures but reject plans raising prices or taxes.
White House says Rosalynn Carter had a 40 minute operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove a benign breast lump found during a routine checkup. Capt William Fouty led surgery and a biopsy confirmed the non cancerous mass. Carter returned to the White House by 5 PM with no complications.
Washington AP reports 20 major oil companies could briefly cut pump prices to refund 336 million dollars in alleged overcharges while appealing FEAs ruling. Gulf Oil leads with 79.6 million, others include Standard Oil of Indiana 55 million, Arco 30.1 million, Texaco 31.7 million, Marathon 18.1 million, and Exxon 6.6 million among listed totals.
Arkansas County Collectors Association votes to push legislation allowing taxpayers until October 10 each year to pay property taxes without penalty. The group will send the resolution to Gov. Pryor and the Legislative Council for consideration at a special session this year.
The Senate approved a special tax bill delaying a required switch to a new accounting method for Corbett Enterprises of Maine and Hudson Foods Inc. of Arkansas. The measure, supported by Muskie and Bumpers, would save the firms up to $1.5 million annually for up to a decade, amid claims it favors few taxpayers.
Los Angeles Times reports a 200 ton uranium cargo vanished on a 1960s trans European voyage and likely reached Israel for Dimona. European and U S authorities cited a complex theft with altered papers and a changed crew, raising questions about safeguards and Israel’s nuclear program.
David Nirenberg, a 25 year old Philadelphia native, says American hijackers in Cuba provoke authorities with protests and placard attempts. He spent 15 months jailed after a 1973 seizure, commenting on Garland Grant’s claim of mistreatment and long Cuban detention.
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