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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1977
Page
2
High surface pressure keeps skies clear and temperatures cold across Alaska. Some minor upper level disturbances may have limited impact, with continued dry conditions and a chill in the air.
Hope Star reports local notices and staff roster alongside a weather digest. It lists publication details, staff roles, rates, and regional weather notes with temperatures, wind, and an extended forecast for Arkansas including chances of rain late in the week and warmer temperatures by Saturday.
Obituary notices report funeral services for Pervis D. Williams 67 in Prescott with burial at Waldrop cemetery in Nevada County. Vernon Higgins 45 buried Woods cemetery at Shawmut after a Nashville nursing home death. Mildred Dickinson 75 in Texarkana hospital with services in Herndon chapel and burial at Rose Hill cemetery. Survivors listed include spouses children siblings and grandchildren.
William T. Latham a 3 year old farm implement salesman was beaten after being followed from Clarksville Texas to Dallas. Police say the Wednesday night attack happened before witnesses and left him with a smashed cheekbone and three broken ribs. The case ties to a two week old dispute over farm equipment deals in the Ark La Tex region spanning Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana.
A morning blast destroyed the Paris apartment of Judge Louis Zollinger in the 16th district. No occupants were inside. The attacks target various sites across France as authorities note 548 bombings in 1977 with few claimed by groups. Three people were slightly injured in the past week.
Charlie Chaplin was buried in a quiet service in Corsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland attended by about 30 relatives and staff. A crowd of 150 watched behind police barriers as Oona Chaplin and eight children accompanied the procession before the coffin was lowered.
Pravda slammed the Sadat Begin talks as a failure and urged all parties and allies to cooperate for an Mideast settlement. Cairo English press criticized Begin as inflexible, while Arabic papers praised some gains. Public sentiment in Egypt ranged from disappointment to cautious call for peace, as meetings move toward January 16. Israel’s Cairo delegation returned after agenda work, as hardline Arab factions vowed intensified resistance to Sadat’s peace efforts.
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