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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1975
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a new frontal system approaching Arkansas from the northwest. Dry air entering the state has helped clear many clouds left by the weekend low pressure system, with the new front expected to enter later today.
Mild weather outlook with cool trips through Wednesday. Highs will be in the 40s and 30s, lows near freezing. Local forecasts cover Little Rock to Pine Bluff with rain chances mainly southeastern Arkansas Thursday. warming trend by Friday and Saturday. Includes subscription rates and carrier information for Hope and nearby towns.
The Supreme Court suspended John W. Dean III, former White House counsel, from practicing before it and ordered him to show cause within four days why he should not be disbarred. Dean had already been disbarred by a Virginia court and suspended in the District of Columbia. He pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Watergate scandal, served about four months of a 1 to 4 year sentence, and was released January 8 from Fort Holabird federal facility in Maryland.
Nursing home personnel from twelve southwestern Arkansas counties will attend a two session leadership skills workshop at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. The first session is March 13 with a second on May 19. Registration starts 8 30 a.m. There is no fee. The Arkansas League for Nursing through Mrs Nell Balkman and instructor Mrs June Garner lead the statewide project funded by the Arkansas Regional Medical Program. The program targets personnel from Clark Columbia Hempstead Howard Lafayette Little River Miller Montgomery Nevada Pike Polk and Sevier counties and aims to equip participants to train others and assess patient and family needs.
Doodie Power of Cotton Plant Arkansas paid a 500 dollar civil penalty to settle charges that his Tennessee Walking Horse Devil's Delight sored at the Old Dominion Walking Horse Classic in Chatham Virginia on July 15 1972. Veterinary inspectors found the horse bleeding from both front feet with peeling skin and raw areas after the performance. The owner J G Alston of Reidsville North Carolina is set for an administrative law judge hearing on March 5.
The Justice Department urges the Supreme Court to dismiss a challenge by 12 Atlantic Coast states claiming pre Revolution charters give them ownership of offshore oil and gas reserves beyond three miles. The states cite charters asserting domain up to 100 miles, while the government notes a 1953 law confines title to three miles and leases mineral rights federally. Brice M. Clagett argues for the states. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork counters that England never claimed nearby seas, and any ownership would vanish under the three mile rule.
Community education notes announce a second series class on preparing income tax returns to be led by Yerger Junior High principal Gene Ross at 7 p.m. February 27. Also listed are a plant closure at Hope Coca Cola Bottling through March 3 and an open house at the New Post Office in Blevins on March 2.
Light snow from the Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley lingered after a late winter storm. It buried parts of five states under 7 to 15 inches Sunday night and Monday, and continued to impede traffic as crews dug out today. The storm tracked from Missouri into western Illinois, eastern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin, and southeastern Minnesota with 25 to 50 mph winds. Missouri cities again closed schools while major highways remained mostly open.
Earl Matthew Clark of Patmos died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a World War II veteran and retired carpenter, survived by a daughter Patricia Huddleston of Houston and a son Arthur Keith Matthews, among others. Services are set for Wednesday at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church with burial at Mt. Nebo Cemetery, under Oakcrest Funeral Home. Delma Ray Faris of Washington died at home after a lengthy illness, aged 46, survived by his wife Betty, four daughters and a granddaughter, with arrangements by Oakcrest Funeral Home to be announced.
Santa Barbara AP Henry Ford, 57, chairman of Ford Motor Co, was arrested for driving under the influence after police said he drove on the wrong side of a road in Goleta California. He posted 375 bail and faces a March 7 Municipal Court appearance. A Detroit model Kathleen DuRoss was with him but not held. Ford returned to Detroit after spending about three hours in jail.
Chester Robson a 19 year old Wenatchee Valley College freshman from East Wenatchee tested the Franciscan spirit by living in a brown robe begging for food washing with melted snow and sleeping on a church pallet He walked everywhere read by candlelight and faced stares and a police stop while explaining his aim to understand early Franciscan poverty and humility.
An eight member U S congressional delegation departs for Vietnam to assess military aid needs for Indochina at President Ford's request. Leaders include Rep John Flynt and outspoken opponents Rep Bella Abzug and Rep Donald Fraser. The trip seeks recommendations on Ford's aid requests and possible reallocation of funds.
Workers battle an oil spill along three miles of Lake Michigan beach after a barge grounded on a breakwater. Coast Guard reports 10,000 gallons may have leaked with 3,000 as another estimate. A cleanup team from Elizabeth City, armed with booms and absorbent material, fights high waves as cleanup proceeds.
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