11 Dec 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1974
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasts rain changing to snow in extreme northwest Arkansas today with 1 to 3 inches possible in higher elevations. A travelers advisory remains in effect in that region as clearing is expected Thursday.
Weather report notes a trough moving east bringing clearing across Arkansas with only a slight shower risk in the northeast. 24 hour rainfall totals from Little Rock to Memphis vary from 0.04 to 0.67 inches, with highs in the 30s to 50s and overnight lows mainly in the 30s. Official station data and regional forecasts accompany local notices and ads from Hope Star.
Christmas lights outlining the Capitol building and dome will be turned on December 18 in Little Rock, operating nightly from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. through December 29. Secretary of State Kelly Bryant notes electricity conservation measures keep costs in check and a 44-foot tree donated by Weyerhaeuser Co was installed in the Capitol rotunda. Nearby, the Peking Station waiting rooms claim the world’s largest capacity at 14,000, opened in September 1959.
Washington AP reports Rep. Wilbur D. Mills will not seek reappointment as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He said he is bone tired and informed Speaker Carl Albert from Bethesda Naval Hospital he will not pursue the chair. His resignation follows exhaustion and a hospital stay, with no clear plan for return to Congress or committee duties.
Obituary notices for James Betts 40 of Hope Rt 1 and R E Gene Smiley Jr recount deaths and survivors with funeral details in Herndon and services held in Fenton Missouri. The piece also notes political changes with Rep Al Ullman named as likely successor and Democratic caucus expanding committee size and appointing liberal members Otis Pike and Richard VanderVeen amid ongoing reshuffles.
Troy Eugene Watt aged 41 from Bastrop Louisiana was fatally shot Tuesday west of Crossett on Thurman Road south of U S 82. Authorities say the gun discharged accidentally and the shooter was Marion Thurman 32 of Crossett, a longtime hunting companion. Sheriff E G Sparks confirmed the incident in Ashley County.
The Arkansas Optometric Association cautions residents to avoid viewing the December 13 partial solar eclipse directly. Experts warn even ten seconds of direct sun exposure can cause permanent retinal damage and advise using sunscopes or pinhole projections rather than binoculars or smoked glasses.
In Brussels Kissinger met Turkish Foreign Minister Mitch Esenbel in a somber breakfast over U S aid cuts to Ankara. He then held a session with Greek Foreign Minister Dimitri Bitsios as officials weighed obstacles to a Cyprus settlement.
Advanced Projects Corp. Inc of New York sues in U S District Court claiming it was not paid in full for design engineering and construction work on the Ozark Folk Culture Center at Mountain View. Defendants are the Ozark Folk Culture Center Commission and the city of Mountain View.
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