05 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1977
Page
1
Editor J R McKinley notes three new lakes Gillham Dierks and De Queen Reservoir will modestly affect the local economy. He cites 1976 visitation at Gillham 53951 and Dierks 66651 with park use already rising despite construction and limited access.
Observers describe the small underground Egyptian Communist party as weak but influential enough to serve as a government scapegoat for recent food riots. Western sources estimate under 50 members, clustered in intellectual and student circles, with limited working-class reach.
The two elevated trains collided on a snowy Chicago Loop stretch killing 11 and injuring 200 plus as investigators pondered braking override or electronic signal failure. Passengers describe chaos as crews freed victims amid freezing conditions.
G L Buck Harris of Fort Worth filed in Caddo Parish District Court to sell riverfront Shreve Square to satisfy a 1.6 million debt. The case targets John Levy trustee for New Orleans businessmen who tried to buy the square. Levy faces federal fraud charges tied to a separate Lafayette condo advance case. Levy also sues Harris for 5.3 million to block rent collections on the property.
J C Collier, 60, died in a Shreveport hospital February 4 after a lengthy illness. He was formerly of Hope. Survived by wife Agnes of Shreveport two sons Jimmy of Shreveport and Larry of Hope three sisters Mrs Burl Ross of Hope Mrs J B Finch of Shreveport and Mrs JB Davis of Emmet a half brother Virgil Skinner of North Little Rock and half sister Mrs Joyce McRoy of Hope. Funeral services Sunday at 2:00 in Herndon Funeral Chapel with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
The Senate approves a sweeping reorganization cutting committees from 31 to 25 and subcommittees from 174 to about 125. The plan limits how many committees a senator may serve on and aims to reduce fragmentation in legislative jurisdiction.
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, 67, lives at Goveror's Hill in Huntsville with his wife and adopted children. Once a global figure, he recalls the Little Rock crisis, failed bids for office, Farrell's drug battles, and his mansion built for a reception that rarely welcomes visitors.
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