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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1976
Page
2
A cool rain covered most of Arkansas today and is forecast to turn to snow briefly in some areas with no significant accumulation. Snow flurries are most likely in the northwest half of the state as a cold front approaches.
Hope Star weather report for Ark and surrounding area notes a cold front bringing much colder temperatures through Tuesday with highs in the 30s and 40s elsewhere. Overnight lows range from the upper 30s to mid 40s with a slight warming trend by Friday.
The Project Review Committee of the South Arkansas Health Systems Agency will meet at 1 30 p m on December 16 in El Dorado to review Hempstead County Memorial Hospital reapplying to renovate and expand bed space add 11 beds Arkansas Dept of Health Little Rock seeking continuation funding for the Family Planning Program and Stuttgart Memorial Hospital seeking approval to purchase a new general duty X ray machine.
Five Southern and Southwestern governors urged President-elect Jimmy Carter to establish regional liaison offices to safeguard and promote state economic interests. Mississippi Governor Cliff Finch hosted the Jackson meeting with Edwin Edwards of Louisiana, George Wallace of Alabama, David Pryor of Arkansas, and David Boren of Oklahoma. They proposed regional officers to discuss problems directly, aiming to ease federal-state relations while avoiding regional conflict.
In southern Lebanon near the Israeli border Moslem and Christian villages exchanged shellfire. One villager was killed and five wounded according to a spokesman for the Lebanese police force. The conflict continues without Arab League peacekeeping.
Mrs. Katie Arnett, 81, died in Largo Florida. Survived by son Charles W Arnett and four daughters with 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral at Feaster Largo Chapel. Burial at Serenity Gardens Largo. Graveside for Miss Kate G Jett held at Washington cemetery Old Washington. Miss Jett 89 died in Texarkana nursing home. She was born in Little Rock and longtime Texarkana resident. Survivors include a niece Mrs. Thomas L. Jackson of Memphis. Also note Lebanon fighting and political tensions with Syria Israel and Palestinian guerrillas in border area. Chamoun calls for disbanding guerrilla groups before peace. Tigers militia cadets sworn in.
Three men died when a frame house burned south of Choctaw in Van Buren County. Victims were identified as Thomas Graham 76 who lived there Oliver Loftis from near Clinton and Allen Bigby of Stillwell Oklahoma.
Mrs. Marva Dansby outlines December visits for Arkansas Rehabilitation Services at the County Social Services Office in Hope from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m on December 9 16 and 30 A Texarkana Social Security Office representative offers help filing Social Security benefits SSI and related questions in Hope Prescott Nashville on specified weekdays and times including 9 to 11 30 a m statewide. Mrs Norma Bryant of Henderson State University spoke at the State Conference of the Arkansas Reading Council about Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools She holds BSE and MSE degrees and is active in multiple education associations and PTA.
Don King spoke at the Hope Rotary Club December 2 at the Sheraton Inn about the grocery trade with Kroger. He noted two store innovations and shared career experiences. The local Kroger employs 21 people and Dan Long joined the club.
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