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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1977
Page
2
A slow warmup was forecast for most of Arkansas today with parts of north Arkansas still under a travel advisory this morning. The report notes lingering caution as temperatures rise gradually across the state.
Hope Star notes light freezing rain and slick roads in the Ozarks as a front moves through. Snow flurries reported in Arkadelphia Hot Springs Morriston Conway Pine Bluff and Little Rock did not accumulate. Temperatures vary across towns with readings from 11 to 77 degrees and Gulf moisture bringing showers over the next two days.
Governor David Pryor rejected a proposed Arkansas float for the presidential inaugural parade. The Democratic State Committee plans to fund the float with private donations, aiming to keep Arkansas represented as the only Southern state without a float in the parade.
Luther Steuart, 85, died Sunday at a Murfreesboro hospital. Services were Tuesday at First Christian Church in Murfreesboro with Brother Frank Bernby officiating. Burial in Japany Cemetery near Murfreesboro. Born December 6, 1890 near Roy Arkansas. Survived by three sons JT Steuart of Texarkana Texas Gail Stewart and Bobby Steuart of Murfreesboro. four daughters Thelma Maroon, Dorothy Lawless, Mary Jo Combs, and Wanda Letha Anderson. a sister Jo Cooley. 17 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Burial directed by Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville.
Ford proposes a tax cut package aimed at reducing government spending and giving individuals more control over federal dollars. The plan would raise the Social Security tax rate for individuals from 5.8 percent to 6.6 percent by January 1, 1980, with about $112 more in 1980 taxes for a family of four earning $15,000 with one wage earner. It also seeks estate tax revisions to keep farms and small businesses in families and to raise the estate tax exemption from $60,000 to $150,000.
Washington AP reports Democrats will select new leaders in closed caucuses today. Senator Byrd expected to become majority leader, with Griffin or Baker battling for minority leader. House choices favor ONeill as speaker and Wright as majority leader. Rhodes to remain minority leader. Congress and Carter plan to move quickly on a $4 billion public works jobs bill to revive the economy.
A House subcommittee's 246 page investigation concludes the Nixon administration repeatedly violated civil service rules to favor political allies for federal jobs between 1969 and 1973. The report urges stricter laws and a ban on political referrals for career positions. It cites the White House personnel office as central to the abuses and notes pink tag forms expedited favorable action for politically backed applicants.
In Beirut six gunmen in a Mercedes sprayed passers by in Dewrah killing four and wounding several. Christian militiamen captured the attackers as violence erupts after a deadly explosion outside a Phalangist bar in Ashrafiyeh. The cease fire frays as authorities urge calm and peace forces to handle the situation.
A New York City led coffee boycott expands to Ohio and Massachusetts with supermarket chains offering substitutes and coupons. Liberal Markets Inc in Ohio maintains $2.59 per pound but runs ads urging shoppers to avoid coffee. Shopwell Inc in New York and Stop and Shop in Boston promote discounts and sale offers. Syracuse officials say 33 area supermarkets joined the effort as city officials note coffee prices rising from two years ago.
The Hempstead County Quorum Court approves ordinances governing special meeting notice under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, public notice duties, compensation for Justices of the Peace, and County Judge expenditure authority. It also plans zero budgeting for fiscal year 1977 and names Clifford Franks to represent the county in the Association of Arkansas Counties.
Avraham Ofer the Housing Minister, 54, died by his own hand near Tel Aviv amid allegations of embezzlement in a wave of Labor party corruption cases. The suicide followed Hadlam Hazeh accusations he profited from government real estate while leading a government construction firm. The Rabin government faces intensified political pressure ahead of elections.
Southwestern Bell customers in Arkansas will save about 1.9 million dollars in 1977 as the federal excise tax on telephone service drops from six to five percent starting January 1. The tax will fall one percent annually until expiration on January 1, 1982. The change does not affect Southwestern Bell earnings, as the company acts as a tax collection agent for the government.
CIA Director George Rush warns of a grim report on Soviet aims shifting to strategic superiority. Rosalynn Carter discusses mental health initiatives and duty as first lady. Stanley Donen reflects on filmmaking in a new book. Ralph Nader critiques Carter cabinet selections.
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