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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1975
Page
2
The Associated Press reports mild conditions with a chance of rain through Saturday. Tonight’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and cool temperatures with a possible shower. Saturday should bring cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a chance of rain. no rainfall was recorded in the state through 6 am.
Weather forecast notes cloudiness spreading across western Arkansas with possible rain through Sunday. Warmth expected, highs in 50s to 60s by Tuesday. overnight lows in 30s. Local highs and city readings listed. 1975 publication details and circulation notes included.
The Bethel A M E Church Hope emphasizes male attendance with a Father Son Big Brother Little Brother service at 6:00 Sunday night. The church education department hosts an oratorical contest featuring youth speakers on the Protestant Apostle's Creed and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with participants including Robert Ross Reginald Muldrew Shelia Bishop Jeanette Johnson Tina Major and Craig Humbert.
San Antonio AP report details James H. Ashley deposition in a 29.2 million libel case against Southwestern Bell. The day centers on former manager Bill Holman and a taped October conversation about political contributions and finances. Newsmen may be excluded from hearings as up to 142 witnesses may testify. Benjamin Franklin founded Philadelphia's first volunteer fire department in 1736.
Pickets gathered at a Mobil refinery in Beaumont Texas while four firms still without union contracts face spread of settlements with Texaco and Amoco. The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union says settlements set a pattern and aims to force others in line. Amoco and Texaco workers see wage gains around 26 percent over two years. Local picketing also continued at Gulf and Texaco refineries in Port Arthur Texas.
Ford Motor Co offers rebates up to 500 dollars on 1975 Pintos Mavericks Comets Mustangs II Capri and SuperCab as Chrysler launches similar discounts and GM contemplates matching moves amid a weak market. Dealers report strong early interest while Chrysler cuts plants and recalls 7500 workers pending sales.
The council reviewed six Miller County and city applications including adding two patrolmen funded by federal state and local dollars, expanding the CID unit, funding a photography clinic for Camden staff, and jail staffing in DeQueen. Miller County approved jailers and courthouse renovations with federal state and local support while a radio upgrade and a portable building project were approved or tabled for February. The next meeting is February 20 in Camden.
Sheriff says 18 year old Robert Louis Webb of North Little Rock was arrested on capital felony murder charges in the Wednesday robbery slaying of Alfred Joe Gertsch at a local hardware and grocery. Webb led officers to the gun and money bag, then to a hidden pistol and shotgun near a house. Webb is jailed without bond and faces a Tuesday hearing in North Little Rock.
Funeral services are planned for Mrs Ella Frasier Coulter at Herndon Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Washington Cemetery. James Lawrence Key and Mrs Charlie Mae Clark also had services at Herndon and Garrett Chapels with burials in Rose Hill and Cave Hill. Swifton schools will close today due to a water pump failure, as crews work to restore service.
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