14 Feb 1977
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1977
Page
1
Editorial reflects on daily bread thoughts by Alex H. Washburn as a concise column. The piece analyzes moral or social themes with light personal reflections and a steady voice.
Gen Westmoreland argues censorship cost victory in Southeast Asia while criticizing abortion politics and noting voluntary wartime press safeguards. Two Sunday fires reported in Hope with a grass blaze on West Patrol Road and a lighting fixture fire at Sever-Eleven Store. City subscribers urged to call for missing papers.
A gunman with an M16 fired at least six people including four officers at Neptune World Wide Moving in New Rochelle. He held a wounded hostage inside the warehouse and later from the roof as police cordoned off the area. EMS reported three officers hospitalized with wounds. two others were wounded but their conditions were unclear.
Four young men aged 14 to 22 were found shot to death in their Hollandsburg mobile home by a rural Indiana lake area. Police say robbery was the motive. two suspects in a car were held for questioning. The stepmother, Mrs. Betty Spencer, 41, was wounded and in satisfactory condition.
A special Defense Review Committee faulted Pentagon officials for only minimal investigations into possible POW law violations by U S servicemen in North Vietnam. It said the dismissals of charges in 1973 were weakly supported and linked the lapses to Defense Department policy guidance at the time. Melvin Laird was defense secretary and Elliot Richardson served when Hanoi freed 566 POWs.
President Carter trims ceremony for Lopez Portillo state visit by canceling fanfares and avoiding two traditional tunes. He meets Cabinet and discusses trip with Young Vance and Brzezinski. Carter kept a busy weekend moving between Plains and Washington, weighing costs of transport.
The Gruzen capital felony murder trial in Yell County Circuit Court resumes with no defense witnesses planned by the defendant. Prosecution witnesses include Rachel Lloyd describing a gray two door car and a man abducting Dana Mize as her family searches for the 12 year old. The judge admonishes jurors to avoid media during the weekend.
Erie County officials plan a new, numbered system after a weekend food stamp dis tribute drew thousands to six county centers. More than 12 000 people sought aid, about 5 000 were turned away, and tempers flared as lines formed in cold conditions. Police arrested two women for line cutting while four fainted. Beginning Wednesday alphanumeric and ZIP code breakdowns will limit daily applicants.
Michael M. Davis 25 of Hope will be charged Monday afternoon in the shooting of Harold E. West 21 of Hope, according to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Charles Walker. Police and sheriff units responded to 917 West Sixth Street at 9 17 Saturday night. West was shot in the left hand and arm with a shotgun and taken to Hempstead County Hospital before transfer to a Little Rock hospital.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.