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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1975
Page
1
An editorial note by Alex H. Washburn presents a concise reflection on daily bread and shared community values, urging practical simplicity and mindful living in the current era. The piece emphasizes humble origins, collective effort, and everyday virtue guiding public conduct.
A reader letter from David P. Davis criticizes federal deficit spending from the Roosevelt era through Kennedy and Johnson. It argues the Great Society and urban renewal mimic socialism, warns of rising interest and inflation, and urges families to refuse federal money while paying down debt.
AP reports that the Amoco oil workers contract talks extend after a midnight strike deadline. Union president Grospiron kept bargaining, with wage gaps narrowing but retirement provisions blocking a deal. Mobil Texaco and Texaco are also targeted for potential strikes as remaining unions push for parity with Gulf and ARCO accords.
President Anwar Sadat set a three month deadline for Israel to withdraw from Egyptian and adjacent territories in a move to push for simultaneous withdrawals from the Sinai Golan Heights and West Bank. He warned that failure to move would end Kissinger talks and push Arabs toward Geneva. Meanwhile Israeli raids in southeast Lebanon killed four Arabs and wounded two Israelis as forces clashed with guerrillas near Shuba and El Habarieh. Metulla was shelled with no casualties reported.
Mrs Helen McCorkle of Hope has been promoted to manager operator services for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Hope. She will oversee about 70 operators clerks and supervisors for local and long distance services covering Nashville Mena Prescott DeQueen Clerks and 17 other western Arkansas towns. She replaces Mrs Susan James who moved to Little Rock. Mrs McCorkle began as an operator in 1963 and rose to group chief operator before this promotion. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer Whitten of 530 Peach St and is married to Marshall McCorkle both Hope High School graduates.
Emmet, Ark. Christell Love Holmes, 43, is charged with second degree murder in the Saturday night shooting death of her husband Walter Lee Holmes. She was arrested by Nevada County deputies and jailed with bond to be set. An autopsy is pending in Little Rock. Funeral arrangements are with Hicks Funeral Home in Hope.
In Conway Ark voters in the 21st Senatorial District select a Democratic nominee for the Jan 28 special to replace former Sen Guy H Mutt Jones Sr. Jones was expelled in 1972 after federal tax fraud findings. Candidates W H Bill Lawson Enola Faulkner County and Stanley Russ Conway. Dan Stephens Clinton eliminated in the primary. Lawson led Russ by about 1100 votes.
City Manager Gerald Keith outlines a three article program on the dog leash ordinance. Starting Feb 1 the Sanitation Department will enforce keeping dogs indoors or in a fenced yard or on a leash. Dogs captured will go to the Fair Park dog pound for 10 days. unclaimed dogs may be put to sleep.
In Washington, labor, several foreign governments, and many business groups criticize President Ford's economic proposals in the State of the Union. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs tax cuts, while AFL-CIO President Meany calls the goals unsupportable. Oil exporters question energy taxes and windfall profits taxes raise concerns about investment and costs for airlines and producers.
Gordon Ark Clark County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Jackson said a hearing is tentatively set for Tuesday in Arkadelphia for Cushman Radebaugh of Mineral Springs charged with failure to feed impounded animals. If found guilty, he faces up to 250 dollars fine, one year in jail, or both.
House Democrats aim to pass a two stage tax cut within two months while signaling slower action and major revision on President Ford’s broader economic and energy proposals. They critique the plan as insufficient to lift the economy and worry about inflation and fuel price effects.
Washington AP reports the National Association of Letter Carriers mobilizes nearly 200000 members to prepare for a possible national strike in March if the Postal Service implements the Kokomo Letter Carrier Route Evaluation System. Union leaders say 15000 jobs would be cut and routes would be burdened, while postal officials dispute the job loss claim and anticipate possible new carriers rather than cuts.
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