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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1973
Page
2
The Housing Authority outlines a busy year with rising rents and total receipts of 50,951.00 in 1972-73, while expenses totaled 31,216.00. It highlights 309 residents, 181 adults including 79 elderly, 98 rental applications, and 50 new housing units planned for mid 1974 under urban renewal.
Four persons were killed and five injured in a head on car crash six miles east of Benton Louisiana Tuesday night. Victims were John W. Howell 50 Gerald Lee Hagen 35 Martha Hagen both of Benton and Donald Wayne Rowe 17 of Arlington Virginia. Injured were Don Rowe and his wife also of Arlington their son Mike 9 and Hagen daughters Geraldine 17 and Angela 9. Howell rode alone in one car while Hagen and Rowe families were in the other.
Mrs. Robin Moore, Community Development Specialist of the Red River Regional Council on Alcoholism, spoke to the Kiwanis Club about a six county effort focusing on education, prevention, and referral. She outlined four drinker types and a court collaboration where guilty drivers may attend weekly classes to suspend sentence, aiming for behavioral change. A Phoenix program excerpt, Barry Wilson new Hope resident guest, and next Tuesday's Family Night Picnic at Fair Park ahead of Family Reunion Day.
The National Weather Service reports a large high pressure system over Kansas City will drift eastward, reducing shower chances in Arkansas as a weak cool front moves through north and central regions. Scattered showers linger along the southeast arc. central and northern sections remain clear and dry with dry air mass trail. Highs in the 80s, lows around 60s, with fair, mild conditions through Thursday.
In London Frankfurt and Paris the U S dollar slid further as the impeachment motion against President Nixon surfaced. Gold rose $1 25 an ounce to 117 in London while the pound edged up to 2 9250 dollars. The motion was introduced by Representative Robert F Drinan but action appeared unlikely.
An Indonesian tourist landmark Borobudur in Central Java, a 1000-year-old Buddhist temple famed for 430 life size Buddha images, is slated for restoration under UNESCO oversight. The ancient site stands as a premier example of Indian architecture outside India.
Acting administrator Ray Woodard outlined progress at Hempstead Memorial Hospital to the Hope Lions Club detailing a reorganized nursing service, team nursing, merit pay, patient problem questionnaires, and a new medical records room. Enhancements include a coronary care unit, new x ray machine, Burroughs mini computer, nurse call system, nursery incubator, air conditioning, and a 75,000 labor and x ray wing. Future plans feature a two story 50 bed addition, new delivery rooms, second operating suite, inhalation therapy, physical therapy, kitchen remodeling, and a full time pharmacist amid growing patient load and expansion efforts.
Cambodian forces push southwest of Phnom Penh to ease insurgent pressure on the southern perimeter while U S bombers hammer positions seven miles south along the Prek Thaot river. American aircraft strike several city sectors as infantry and armored units move from Prateah Lang in a key attack.
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