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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
2
The Associated Press reports another surge of cold air moving into Arkansas will reinforce the current cool air mass and keep temperatures low across the state.
The Hope Star reports clear skies and a cold snap with teens and low 20s temperatures. Forecasts expect highs in the 40s, increasing moisture midweek, with light rain in western areas and possible snow in the far northwest. January 1977 stands as one of the coldest months on record for Little Rock.
Actor Jack Albertson urged celebration of Freddie Prinze life as services honored the Chico and the Man co star. Prinze, 22, died after shooting himself, leaving most of his estate to his mother and his infant son, with his estranged wife and father as beneficiaries omitted. Principal mourners included Lucille Ball Pat Morita and Della Reese as pallbearers and attendees.
Hempstead County Quorum Court approved salaries for the tax assessor three deputies and other offices but trimmed first deputy pay of the treasurer and reduced the coroner and juvenile official stipends. They deferred some requests, approved several expenses, and planned to revisit unanswered items. In Little Rock a Senate committee advanced a bill to remove any state board member missing three consecutive meetings, with an amended scope to cover all boards and commissions.
Obituaries list Mrs. Nona Copeland 66 of Nashville and Captain D Murray 87 of Center Point among others. Dr R Dildy of Hope memory services in Little Rock, Dan Laha 87 of Hope funeral at Herndon chapel. Robbie Nell May 51 of Texarkana died in nursing home. China note lists 21 provinces and five autonomous regions.
The Federal Power Commission warned two years ago that a mandatory gas conservation and allocation plan was needed to avert shortages that could shut down plants and raise unemployment. The report noted intrastate gas diversion and lack of a comprehensive national plan, with residential and essential uses prioritized in any allocation.
All Hope teachers will be dismissed at 1 15 p m Thursday February 3 for in service training and will return to the regular schedule Friday morning Kusins Furniture Co hosts Coffee Wednesday 9 30 to 11 a m at the Chamber of Commerce office owner Mel Kusin and new manager Billy Bob White invite the public to attend and enjoy refreshments
Ambassador Andrew Young embarks on a 10 day Africa trip to sound out front line leaders in Tanzania Nigeria and other nations. He will meet with presidents of Tanzania Mozambique Angola Zambia and Botswana and will also talk with Rhodesian nationalist groups. The trip aims to show US support for black majority rule while keeping a listening stance. He plans to visit London to speak with Ivor Richard before heading to Dar Es Salaam and Lagos for the World Festival of Arts and Culture.
Charles F. Willard the nation’s first barnstorming pilot and fourth American to fly died at 93 in Glendale. A memorial service is planned in Compton. He flew over downtown Los Angeles in 1910 and was briefly shot down by a farmer with a squirrel gun.
The Senate Nutrition Committee begins hearings to document how Americans' diets affect heart and circulatory diseases, which kill far more than cancer. Witnesses will be asked about nutrition research emphasis as talks cover diet, strokes, and hypertension.
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