23 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1977
Page
1
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Our Daily Bread by Alex H. Washburn reflects on how Christmas feels especially for youth and the suspense of Christmas Eve. The piece notes family reunions at various homes, but this year the Sisters are away on a Caribbean cruise and the editor will not travel to Florida. The Star serves as a seasonal note, with a Christmas luncheon and a bank gift to staff, ending with wishes for a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
For 26 years Fred Politz parks his van on Sixth Street before Christmas to hand out free food and small gifts to the downtrodden. He distributed 800 packages this week, funded himself since 1949, recalling his first days feeding neighbors near Aquor store as locals praise the annual charitable ritual.
Jerusalem hotels are jammed with Christmas pilgrims as peace hopes grow. 37,000 foreign Christians expected, slightly up from last year, with bookings rising after Anwar Sadat's Jerusalem visit. Bethlehem prepares for 16,000 visitors on Christmas Eve amid tight security and special passes.
In New Orleans four workers remained unaccounted for as rescuers labored under floodlights after a massive blast destroyed 45 silos of the Continental Grain Co elevator complex. Twenty-one bodies had already been recovered. injuries included two worst cases from the weighing station. Federal, state and local officials opened inquiries into the cause, with spontaneous grain-dust combustion as an initial theory.
Reports from the Atlantic coast cite exploding gas from underwater dumps, sonic booms, or space origins as explanations for loud sky booms. Meanwhile a twin-engine plane crash near Junction City Oregon leaves seven missing. search hampered by rugged terrain and wooded slopes. Egyptian President Sadat warns summit with Begin may fail but prays for peace at Suez. Begin reportedly brings a new proposal. City notices urge Star delivery complaints to be phoned in during specific windows.
The annual Luminary at Oakhaven will be shown Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. for about two hours. About 1500 candles in white paper sacks line the paths. Residents invite drivers to enter from the east side and exit on the airport road for the best view, with lights dimmed.
Hope police investigated two minor crashes on Thursday with no charges. A pulpwood truck driven by Johnny Stinson struck a shed while attempting to fuel at the -30 Gulf Station at 4:25 p.m. Then at 8:45 p.m. Clarice Cooks and Freddie Lee Muldrew collided at North Bell and East Berry Streets. heavy damage occurred but no injuries.
A fire at the Hope Mini-Mart on 16th and South Main Streets Thursday afternoon destroyed the store inventory valued near $15,000. Fire officials arrived at 12:10 PM with two engines, had the blaze under control in about five minutes, and remained on scene over an hour. Four customers and a clerk were inside. no injuries. Police investigate. charges pending depending on owner action. Minor damage noted at a John David Nelson home on 515 Long St from a trash box fire sparked in the back yard.
A powerful blast shattered the Viasa office on Miami Beach's hotel row just after midnight. No injuries reported though debris flew 72 feet across Collins Avenue and windows 400 feet away were damaged. A caller claimed El Condor hacked the blast in protest of Orlando Bosch, amid related anti Castro violence linked to a 1976 Cubana crash.
The fifth storm of the season brought rain to northern California with Oakland and Sacramento readings above normal for the date for the first time in three drought years. Oakland's total rose to 6.15 inches as Sierra snow levels rose to 7,000 feet and damage losses in Humboldt County were estimated at about 15 million dollars.
Texarkana report states Charles Jester Jr., 18, of Hope, is in serious condition in Wadley Hospital Surgical ICU after a Tuesday night auto train collision in Hope. He was moved out of ICU briefly Thursday but complications sent him back, while passenger Joe Barton died. Police continue investigation. no charges filed.
The Hope Star will not be published Monday December 26 due to the Christmas holiday. The newspaper observes three holidays a year July 4 Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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