Vandalism at Hope Welcome Signs Sparks Letter to Citizens
A Hope Chamber of Commerce letter exposes vandalism during a Lions International Mid Winter Conference. Red white and blue banners were torn from downtown storefronts, leaving only binding strips. the author asks residents to consider the impact of such pranks and condemns the act as a sickening display of vandalism in Hope Arkansas.
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the Star
Henry Haynes
Hope
Haynes
Robert A. Schaff
ACE
Hope-Hempstead County
Lions International
Hope Fire Department reports three small weekend fires
Three small fires occurred Saturday Sunday and Monday in Hope. The first fire at 407 East 17th Street involved a heating unit and was extinguished before firefighters arrived. The second fire at 315 South Elm Street started in the attic from the chimney. The third fire at 2107 13th Street occurred Monday morning at 10.
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East 17Th Street
South Elm Street
13Th Street
Soybean Meeting Slated in Hope Mississippi Area
An area soybean and feed grains production meeting will be held February 15 at the Holiday Inn in Hope. The program runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station staff sharing practices to boost yields. Topics cover weeds, drought, nutrition, soils, varieties, irrigation, and economic returns. The feed grains segment discusses sorghum and wheat production, storage, and marketing.
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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Agricultural Experiment Station
Gas crunch eases as students return to class and work resumes
Hundreds of thousands of laid off workers and students head back to jobs and classes as the Northeast gas shortage eases. Sub-zero readings linger in Minneapolis Chicago and Cincinnati while New York and Philadelphia stay well below freezing. New York State arranged imports from Canada and California to allow 200,000 workers and 2,000 industries to resume operations. half a million New Yorkers return to gas heated schools. Buffalo remains closed for gas heated businesses and non essential driving ban persists amid heavy snow. A man freezes to death in Niagara Falls marking the Buffalo area death toll. New Jersey resumes gas to 2600 industrial customers and 100000 of 400000 laid off workers expected back soon. Baltimore Gas and Electric plans to restart gas to 3200 commercial customers Wednesday. Delaware River may be dynamited to prevent ice floes. Missouri thaw possible with flooding risk. Analysts foresee up to 100 percent first quarter profit gains for distributors, likely offset by shortages later.
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Foster Corwith
Standard and Poor
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Consolidated Natural Gas Co
Wilmington
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Ruling Upholds Landowners Lien Against Riceland Foods
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that about 4,000 acres of leased farmland in Crittenden County retains a lien against Riceland Foods Inc. for roughly 43000 in unpaid rent. Jean A Holmes and her sister sued Alpe Farms and Riceland after Riceland bought the crops, asserting the lien was not waived.
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Little Rock
Crittenden County
Riceland Foods Inc
Supreme Court
Jean A. Holmes
Alpe Farms Inc
Alpe Farms
Riceland Foods
Gene Bradley
Missionaries slain in guerrilla attack in Rhodesia
Seven white Catholic missionaries including four nuns were killed Sunday night at Musami mission 36 miles north of Salisbury by Black guerrillas. The attack drew Pope Paul VI's condolences and highlighted tensions in Rhodesia's war.
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Rhodesia
Masami
Paul VI
Vatican
Jean Cardinal Villot
Patrick Chakaipa
Chakaipa
Ian Smith
Musami
Gas distributors see big profits from harsh winter demand
Natural gas distributors expect first quarter profits to surge up to 100 percent due to unusually cold weather. Analysts note the spike is temporary as stock prices rise on the winter surge while cautions about sustaining growth into next year and beyond.
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Standard and Poor
Corwith
Reinstatement of ex chief overturned in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the trial court erred in reinstating George A. Reid as Harrison police chief after he admitted loaning public funds to officers. The decision reversed a circuit court ruling that Reid be restored to the post and affirmed the city’s earlier termination.
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George A. Reid
Harrison
State Supreme Court
Reid
Civil Service
Circuit Cour
Frank J. Huckaba
Supreme Court
Commission
Huckaba
High Court
Conley Byrd
Beached whales plague Florida coast as volunteers fight tide
Up to 100 whales may have died after beaching at Mayport Florida with a second herd of about 40 offshore. Volunteers, Navy personnel, and Florida Marine Patrol used hoses and pumps to rewater and cover mammals with blankets while Calves remained at risk. Scientists cite inner ear parasite as a possible cause.
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Marine Patrol
Glenn Keefer
Keefer
J.R. Patrick
St. Johns River
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Mayport Naval Station
Dupont Junior High School
Jacksonville
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Loggerhead Key
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