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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1976

Page

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Our Daily Bread by The Editor Alex H Washburn

A compact column by editor Alex H. Washburn titled Our Daily Bread offers brief reflections and commentary on everyday life and moral themes.

Alex. H. Washburn

Hope Lions Club Christmas Auction Tops $10,000

The Hope Lions Club Christmas Auction raised a gross of just over ten thousand dollars, creating a new local record. Citizens of Hope Hempstead County Prescott and others contributed merchandise cash and publicity. Funds support Christmas baskets senior citizen dinners and other community projects.

Alex. Washburn Hope Star KXAR Hope Lions Club Hope Prescott Hope Kiwanis Club Student Loan Fund of Hope Business & Professional Women’s Club Hope Civic Improvement Association City Park Lions Lions Club

Mrs Georgia Delaughter Haynes marks 19 years at Block-Catts House

Residents and visitors gathered at Old Washington’s Block-Catts House for a silver tea honoring Mrs. Georgia Delaughter Haynes who has lived there 19 years and shared the house’s history. She helped found the Pioneer Washington Foundation to restore the town which became a state park. The deteriorating foundation seeks funds while the state holds most property but not the house, a fact Haynes hopes to preserve in memory of earlier Washington families.

Arkansas Block-Catts House Old Washington Georgia Delaughter Haynes Haynes Proving Grounds William R. King Washington Town Square Georgia South Abraham Block Petrait Georgia Haynes Black Catts House

Accused man vindicated in Philadelphia bomb case

Robert Wilkinson, 27, jailed after a 1975 firebomb killed five, says he didn’t do it. Witnesses testified he did not throw the bomb and affidavits claim others lied. Wilkinson was released after nine hours of interrogation and a reduced bail, amid questions about police coercion and a prior confession.

Philadelphia Robert Wilkinson District Attorney’s Office Wilkinson David McGinnis Radames Santiago Garcia

Pope Paul VI Urges Peace Talks in Middle East and Rhodesia

In his annual message to cardinals, Pope Paul VI called for negotiated peace accords in the Middle East and Rhodesia while defending church policies. He announced John Neumann’s canonization date and welcomed the end of Lebanon’s war, urging goodwill for reconstruction.

Vatican CITY Paul VI Middle East Rhodesia John Neumann Philadelphia Paul Lebanon

Court rules open meetings rule covers informal talks

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds a ruling that a meeting of four city aldermen and officials must be open to news media if foreseeable action will be taken. The ruling supports that FOI Act applies to informal discussions, not just formal sessions, in the El Dorado case involving KDMS reporter Carl Connerton.

Little Rock State Supreme Court Union County el Dorado Broadcasting Co KDMS Carl Connerton el Dorado U.S. Department of Justice Connerton Ing Melvin Mayfield Supreme Court Conley Byrd Byrd Carleton Harris John Forleman Harris

City Subscribers Call Times for Missed Star Delivery

Readers who do not receive the Star should call 777-8841 during listed hours for newspaper delivery assistance. Calls outside those times may not be answered as the carrier will handle delivery.

Times

Carter signals expected cabinet picks in Atlanta briefing

President elect Carter plans to name a black Newark mayor a Minnesota farmer and an Atlanta attorney to his cabinet, with two or three new members announced at a Sunday news conference. Griffin Bell would be attorney general, Juanita Kreps eyed for a secretary post, and Robert Bergland linked to agriculture.

Atlanta Griffin B Bell Bell Carter Charles Kirbo Duke University Juanita Kreps Commerce and Labor U.S Robert Bergland D-Minn St. Paul Mondale Newark N.J Kenneth Gibson FBI Carl J. Character Cleveland National Bar Association Americus Georgia Souther Idaho Cecil Andrus Interor Clarence M Kelley Kelley

Committee selects interviews for city manager post

Bill Butler, chairman of the Joint Selection Committee, said interviews with top candidates would begin immediately after the holidays. He noted fellow appointees Leonard Ellis, Bill Tolleson, and George Robison would join the committee, which will report its recommendation to the City Board after interviews.

Bill Butler Butler City Board of Leonard Ellis Mel Thrash Water & Light Commission Bill Tolleson George Robison

Sewer charges rise in February for EPA upgrades

Beginning February 1 Hope customers will see higher sewer bills. Residential charges depend on winter water use and stay level yearly, while commercial users pay monthly based on consumption. The increases fund two new EPA compliant plants, with completion planned in 1978, financed by bonds issued this year to cover construction and higher operating costs.

EPA

Traffic collisions keep Hempstead deputies busy

A Spring Hill school bus and a car collided on County Road 6n leaving no injuries. Loren Foutz of Hope was charged with leaving the scene and driving without a license. the bus driver was Dorthy Lee Louis of Hope.

Spring Hill Tommy Adair Hempstead County Loren Foutz Hope Dorthy Lee Louis Highway 29 Foutz Bobbie Gulley Elquinzie Scott HPD Harold Freeman, Jr East Third Street Scotty Nelson Bluff City Freeman

Rabin Faces Resignation as Israel Skips Coalition Row

Jerusalem reports say Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin likely to resign late today or Tuesday after breaking with National Religious party, risking a no confidence vote and elections. He aims to preserve initiative while seeking to meet President Carter after inauguration.

Jerusalem Israel Yitzhak Rabin Carter Rabin National National Religious Party

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