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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1975
Page
2
The Associated Press reports Arkansas will see very little sun today and Saturday with under one hour of sunshine today. The southern region could have four to six hours Saturday while the northern area may have nearly two hours. Expect periods of light rain and drizzle.
Hope Star reports a humid Friday with thundershowers possible in eastern Arkansas and nearby states. A weak tropical low near the Arkansas Louisiana border drifts northward, bringing showers then clearing by Saturday. Regional highs near 90, lows around 70, with rainfall reports across Little Rock Pine Bluff Jonesboro and Memphis.
New York City faces a fiscal crisis as the City Council votes on granting Mayor Abraham Beame emergency powers to push an eight point reform plan. The package includes wage freezes, a 15 cent transit fare hike, department consolidations, a $32 million City University cut, a $375 million reduction in the capital budget, and toll increases of 25 cents on most bridges and tunnels.
A public evangelistic service at Lonoke Baptist Church on Sunday August 3 at 7 30 pm features Rev J P Dennis pastor of St James Baptist Church Wichita Kansas and native of Hope. Rev L Bennie Beard Jr hosts the event with invited attendance and a note that Dennis is nationally known.
The Johannesburg Star reports Portugal will launch a two month airlift starting Monday to evacuate about 200 000 Portuguese from Angola. TAP plans 3000 evacuees daily to Lisbon, with Luanda sources noting carriers from overseas services will join the effort amid Angola's post independence context.
Bryant, serving as secretary of state since January 1963, underwent surgery for a tumor that affected his equilibrium. His wife Elizabeth, daughter Betty Brockway, and son-in-law Gary Brockway were present during the operation. A spokesman said Bryant remains in office, with urgent matters sent to the hospital for attention. Earlier he was a newspaper publisher and secretary of the state sheriff's association.
Obituaries note the death of Sammy Jeans Sr. of Texarkana aged 9, a W S Dickey worker, with funeral at Texarkana Funeral Home. Also listed are Dan Pittman of Prescott, Jim Corn Reese of Nashville, Walter Davis Sr. of Texarkana, and Beatrice Reed of Hot Springs, with funeral details and survivors.
Little Rock police on stakeout shot and killed one of two men who robbed the Target Package Store after 11 p.m. The dead man was armed with two pistols. the other robber fled. Police noted the officer identified himself and shot as the suspect turned with weapons. the incident raised the count of fatal police shootings to 14 since 1971.
In Bloomfield Hills authorities planned to question Anthony Giacalone, a reputed Detroit crime figure, among six to probe Hoffa’s disappearance. Hoffa’s car was found Wednesday. FBI and police consider foul play but report no concrete evidence. Hoffa’s son filed a missing person report as investigators review possible meets at a local restaurant.
The Security Council faced a division over recommending South Korea and both Vietnamese states for UN membership. The United States supported all three while China opposed South Korea, risking a veto. A Soviet delegate backed the two Vietnams, and Japan's Shizuo Saito began his term as council president amid the debate.
Four days of heavy rain in a Northwest Florida three-county region caused flooding yet civil defense says businesses stayed open. Officials note many residents waded or waited to work, with some reporting pants rolled up. Tropical low moved west from Mississippi. rainfall shifted across the South and Plains, while temperatures varied nationwide.
Receipts estimated 1109, down from 148 last week and 537 year ago. Slaughter cows 50 lower versus last sale. slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers up 1.00 to 2.00. feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Supply mostly good to choice 300-650 lb feeders. limited slaughter cattle. 25% cows and 1% slaughter bulls. Prices listed for various weight classes and grades.
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