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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1975
Page
2
Pleasant weather is forecast for Arkansas through Thursday with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures today. Thursday should bring mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a chance of rain in the southwestern portion by Thursday night.
A Hope Star brief reports a 24 hour weather outlook with arctic air not reaching Arkansas this weekend and temperatures rising into the 50s to 60s Friday through Sunday. It lists city lows and highs, notes warming trends, and provides subscription rates and circulation notices for Hope and surrounding counties.
Governor Shaddock, visiting District 7L, summarized Hope Lions Club activities for the year. The report highlighted local service, Christmas baskets, and funds for a community center, plus state projects aiding the blind and kidney bank efforts. A new Lions International Foundation Fund was announced to aid disaster victims worldwide.
The Rev Charles E Messer Sr retired Methodist minister died Monday in a DeQueen Arkansas nursing home at 73 He was a Clark County native with 24 years in ministry Survivors include his wife Ruby of Horatio son Charles Messer Jr New Orleans daughter Mrs David Castell Horatio four brothers three sisters 13 grandchildren nine great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Thursday at the Emmet Arkansas church
Community notes praise former Hope Junior High principal Bill Mitchell for Christian leadership shaping students. Henderson State College offers Public School Music and Geography courses at Brookwood Elementary Hope, with other sessions at Red River Vo-Tech. Ouachita Baptist University lists 156 Dean's List honorees including Hope and Nashville residents. Obituaries cover Charlie Mae Clark, Andy Nutt, Arthur Mhoon, and Luther Sutton with service details and burial sites.
In 1973 total rainfall was 80.41 inches over 148 days while 1974 had 76.80 inches over 161 days. 1974 witnessed 13 more rainy days yet 3.61 inches less rain. Temperatures were below normal earlier in 1973 and July 1973 varied. 1974 saw milder extremes with 7.6 degrees below normal in September and 6.9 above normal in March. The warmest readings were 97 in 1973 and 99 in 1974, while the coldest were 17 in both January and December of 1973 and 18 in 1974. 60 days reached 90+ in 1973 versus 53 in 1974. 26 days were 32 or below in 1974 compared with 55 days in 1974.
CIA chief William Colby will face a Senate intelligence subcommittee in a closed session to answer questions on CIA use of funds amid ongoing domestic spying inquiries. Richard Helms to be questioned. Democrats seek to unify investigations into a Watergate style panel. Defense Secretary Schlesinger calls reports of CIA surveillance overstated. Helmet use reduces motorcycle fatalities in many states.
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