Warmer trend urged as showers expected Friday
Arkansas forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures through Friday with widely scattered showers Friday afternoon. The extended outlook shows no precipitation Saturday through Monday and little temperature change as a stationary front sits from Virginia across northern Louisiana into Mexico.
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Hope Star Weather and Prices Page Brief
Weather details from Hope Arkansas with temperatures across multiple towns, plus a long price table for subscriptions and advertising notes. Forecast notes include chances of showers, warmer Friday, and no measurable rain in the past 24 hours.
Community events and meetings listed around town
Scout Troop 162 to sponsor a fish supper for scouts and parents at 6 30 p.m. Saturday in Rising Star Baptist Church annex. Spring Record Hop set for March 1 at City Park youth center sponsored by Rising Star Church junior choir. Parent meeting for Head Start on Monday March 3 at 7 p.m. at Guernsey School. Neighborhood Council organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Red River Vo-Tech School. Rev Claud King of SWADC urges attendance at tonight's meeting. Region IV Science Fair March 29 at Henderson State College Arkadelphia with finalists to be named for the 26th International Science and Engineering Fair May 11 17 in Oklahoma City. Contact Dr Aubrey Gosnell at Henderson State for details. Annual Chamber of Commerce dinner begins 7 p.m. Friday March 14 at Third District Livestock Show coliseum with Archie Campbell guest entertainer. Jack Caldwell in charge. Centennial Belles and Beaux assist. Teacher of the Year Citizen of the Year and other awards to be presented.
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Resistance in Congress delays Cambodia aid amid Lon Nol crisis
In Washington, lawmakers resist a new $222 million U S military package for Cambodia as President Ford warns Lon Nol’s government may collapse within weeks without aid. Humphrey says Lon Nol govt is beyond help and suggests a joint push for ceasefire and relief. Ford calls the situation extremely critical with ammunition running out soon unless aid is approved. A negotiated settlement hinges on Lon Nol forces holding until May. Pentagon analysts share hopes for a settlement amid stalemate. St. Louis history note mentions incorporation in 1823.
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U.S. Sends Rice and Ammo to Phnom Penh Amid Crisis
The United States airlifts 18 000 tons of Vietnamese rice and 62 500 gallons of petroleum to Phnom Penh as Khmer Rouge pressure grows. Despite the aid, diplomats warn Lon Nol’s government faces collapse. officials cite ghost troops and heavy Cambodian casualties.
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Obituaries from Washington area prompt tributes and services
Obituary items note the death of 87 year old Sarah Bell Thompson of Rt. 1 Washington in Shreveport with services in Herndon Funeral Home Chapel and burial at Bright Star Cemetery. Other notices include Delma Ray Faris 46 to be buried at Memory Gardens and Annie Hart Evans 39 who died in Orlando with services in Melbourne. Hattie Archer of Washington Ark dies Feb 23 with funeral at Mt Mariah Church. Carlsbad Caverns visits fall in 1974 with 67172 visitors, following 840000 in the prior year.
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Oakcrest Chapel
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Orlando
Fla
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Melbourne
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Germany
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Trene LaPalme
Odell Hall
Fellsmere, Fla
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Washington, Ark
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Detroit
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Tollette
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Henry White
Milwaukee
Wisc
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Oakland
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Gladys Gamble
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Sea creatures may yield new antibiotics and drugs
University of Illinois biochemist Dr. Lowell P. Hager reports marine organisms as a rich source of new compounds with potential as antibiotics and other drugs. After two months at sea and samples from 900 species, the team found many extracts with halogen content showing activity against bacteria, yeast, or fungi. Further work may yield targeted antibiotics and compounds resisting resistance.
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Delegates Meet with Van Thieu over Cambodian Aid
Eight members of Congress visiting Saigon meet President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss Ford's request for supplemental military aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia. Ford calls Cambodia’s situation extremely critical and urges $222 million for Cambodia and $300 million for South Vietnam as six more representatives join in Saigon. Additional arrivals include Rep. Flynt Abzug Chappel Fenwick Murtha and Sen. Bartlett plus Rep. McCloskey.
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Phnom Penh
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D-Minn
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D-Fla
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Hope High School Open House Slated For Monday Night
Hope High School will host a parent visitation and open house at 7 30 p m on Monday March 3. Parents meet in the auditorium to receive day at school instructions and should bring their child’s class schedule with room numbers and subjects. Student Council members will guide parents in each building and arrange conferences with Principal Doh Sillavan Counselor Haftel Dickergon Earl Downs George Straughter or teachers during conference periods.
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Consul hostage case linked to Montoneros pressure
An anonymous caller claimed Montoneros demand six left wing guerrillas be released in exchange for John Patrick Egan the kidnapped honorary American consul in Cordoba. U S Embassy aides aided Argentine authorities after masked gunmen abducted Egan from his home. No injuries reported during the raid.
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