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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
1
The Associated Press reports Arkansas will see precipitation end tonight as skies clear from the northwest. Freezing rain and sleet may hit central, northeast and southwest sections with little or no accumulation. A travelers advisory remains in effect in the northwest as a strong cold front moves through the state today.
The Hope Star notes a cold front moving through Arkansas with temperatures dropping from the 60s to the teens and 20s tonight. Local lows recorded in cities including Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Harrison, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana, and Memphis are listed. rainfall amounts vary across stations.
A New Jersey man, James Congleton, 50, died from burns after gasoline was poured under a bar room door and ignited at the Playgirl Lounge in Shreveport. Ramon Garcia Terrazaz, 26, of Dallas, was booked with homicide and aggravated arson. Barmaid Diane Killough, 22, was hospitalized in serious condition with burns. Terrazaz allegedly argued in the bar, then returned with gasoline and set the fire.
The house was painted paneled cleaned carpeted and yard cleared. It was finished in August and in use since September. God's Inn offers ping pong pool and other games with young people holding parties meetings and after church fellowships there.
Police sought a man and a woman in connection with a predawn robbery at Bethesda Carter, a home for 30 handicapped residents in Jacksonville. Two people were killed, three injured, and a staffer beaten. investigators described the attack as brutal.
A flash fire at Mina near Mecca killed 138 Muslim pilgrims and wounded 151 as more than 56,000 camped in the area. Saudi authorities cited misuse of a gas bottle by one pilgrim as the possible cause. The blaze consumed about 150 parked cars, with a record 3 million pilgrims attending Id al Adha.
A traditional tale claims placing a broom behind a door keeps unwelcome visitors away. The superstition centers on sweeping away spirits or intruders by a simple household gesture.
Cindy Whitaker of Hope and Susan Adair of Edmond were named Bronze Book princesses at CSU crowning on December 5 in Edmond. Joycelyn Jaggers from Oklahoma City was crowned Miss CSU 1976.
Troy T Polk 64 died after a long illness in a local hospital. Survivors include wife Elsie Rae Polk son Tommy Polk daughter Barbara Cornelius four brothers three sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Herndon chapel with burial in Memory Gardens. Also Martha Jane Franks 81 died at home Route 1 Fulton. Survived by two daughters two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services at Oakcrest chapel with burial in Memory Gardens. Polly Jo Biddle 55 died Thursday in Baylor Hospital Dallas. Survived by husband Joe K Biddle mother Vona Reed eight grandchildren and three stepchildren. Funeral at Restland Memorial cemetery Dallas. Hershel A Johnson 53 died Friday night. Funeral at Oakcrest chapel with burial in Memory Gardens. Johnson was member of New Hope Baptist Church Hope Lions Club retired postal employee and WWI veteran. Additional relatives include Wanda and four brothers and three sisters.
SIOUX FALLS SD AP American Indian Movement leader Russell Means was found guilty of rioting in the 1974 Minnehaha County courthouse clash between police and AIM sympathizers. He faced another charge of inciting violence but was acquitted on that count. Means, 40, remains free on 2000 bond with sentencing set for December 31. He led the 1973 Wounded Knee siege and was among nine charged in the April 30, 1974 courtroom battle.
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