11 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1976
Page
1
Alex H. Washburn presents a concise reflection on daily sustenance and the value of simple meals. The piece notes how bread and routine meals anchor household life and offer quiet comfort amid busy days.
The piece notes Los Angeles will not grant high school diplomas to students who cannot read basic English, a policy also debated elsewhere. It cites Chicago adjusting reading tests to reflect true reading levels, Arizona and Florida considering competency requirements, and Louisiana’s failed push for higher 10th grade level work as part of diploma standards.
The National Weather Service warns of a cold wet weekend with near freezing temperatures in the northwest and light rain across the state. Ice patches and hazardous travel on bridges are possible for 24 hours as colder air follows the rain. Tonight, temperatures drop to the 20s north and 30s south. Greensville County Virginia and Duval County Florida have adopted local education standards while Denver has long required competency. The Council for Basic Education backs such trends, arguing it protects students from drifting standards.
USDA analysts project farm debt to reach 101.5 billion by January 1 1977 a 12.1 percent rise from a year earlier while farm assets climb to a record 634 billion up 8.3 percent. The debt to asset ratio edges up to about 16 percent with expectations of asset value growth slowing in 1977.
State Sen. Ben Allen of Little Rock unveiled the Allen Alternative to Pryor's Arkansas Plan. The six point proposal bars new taxes unless local taxes exist, preserves turnback and federal revenue sharing, allows most local levies, and calls for a statewide property equalization program and a state highway management audit. He would require local referendums on unpopular taxes and gives quorum courts first chance to levy county wide taxes.
Mrs Alta O Sanders 58 died December 9 in Trinity Texas Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Old Union Church near Bodcaw Reverend Johnny Ward to officiate Survived by husband Jess Sanders Trinity and sister Margaret Bougeous Trinity
Authorities say eight tons of machine guns mortars grenades ammunition and an antitank bazooka were stockpiled by a group linked to Nazi and anti communist literature. Donald Wiggins 41 of Ontario Calif led investigators to the cache at his home and a Pomona foundry and was jailed on $15 000 bail.
Lou Holtz was expected to be named Arkansas head football coach at a board of trustees meeting in Fayetteville. He met with university officials and expressed optimism about joining the Razorbacks, praising facilities and the college atmosphere in Arkansas.
City subscribers reminded to call 777-8841 for missed papers with set hours for complaints. The text also mentions Frank Broyles and Holtz with brief career notes and past coaching roles before Jets season, including NC State William and Mary Kent State and ties to Dietzel and Hayes.
A Union Planters National Bank teller Mary E. Babb was shot in the chest during a Brooks Road branch holdup in Memphis, the city's 14th bank robbery of the year. The 36 year old mother of five remained in serious but stable condition after surgery at Methodist Hospital. The gunman fled with $7,895 in a getaway car found abandoned near the bank. Police, FBI and helicopters searched nearby for hours without success.
A Navy Skyhawk was shot down near Cherry Point North Carolina during a joint Marine Navy training exercise in restricted airspace about 40 miles southeast of the base. Pilot Lt. Jerome L. Petykowski ejected and was rescued. he received minor injuries and was treated at Cherry Point Naval Hospital.
The Prescott Lions Club holds an all day auction from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nevada County Courthouse with gifts from Prescott merchants and a shotgun drawing. Proceeds support Christmas baskets and Lions projects. event broadcast live on KTPA Prescott.
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