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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1977
Page
5
A single dose of indomethacin corrected patent ductus arteriosus in about 30 premature babies, potentially sparing thousands from surgery. Dr. Friedman notes the drug blocks prostaglandin production to let the ductus close. large multicenter studies are planned.
Susan E Saxe the 27 year old antiwar activist and Brandeis graduate starts a 12 to 15 year federal sentence for armed robbery and a reduced manslaughter count related to the 1970 State Street Bank holdup in Brighton Boston Patrolman Walter Schroeder was killed during the crime. She pleaded guilty after a prior hung jury trial and faces parole eligibility in six years with credit for time served.
Texas must keep Jerry Lane Jurek alive for at least two months while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews his appeal. Jurek, 26, was convicted in 1974 for the 1973 slaying, with the next Texas execution scheduled for February 10. US coverage of executions was ordered recently by a Dallas judge.
The Blevins honor roll is announced with students listed by grade. Tth grade includes Sherri Willis and others. 8th grade lists Lorie Wilson and peers. 9th through 12th grades name multiple students with A average notes for some.
The Arkansas Joint Budget Committee briefly approved, then paused on SB 81 the public school fund measure boosting teacher salaries by about 600 dollars a year. Sen. Bill Walmsley urged studying Gov Pryor's package first while Rep. John Miller opposed extra funds for raises.
New York AP report: Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz, president of the Rabbinical Assembly with 1,000 conservative rabbis, says no peace in the Middle East without Russia’s approval. He adds Russia may disrupt peace, and only those who know how to talk to Russia can bring peace.
Gary Mark Gilmore was executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison after a lengthy legal fight. Body parts were preserved for medical use and his ashes were to be spread over Provo and Springville.
The harsh winter continues with advisories across Tennessee Oklahoma Kansas New York and Arkansas. Icy roads east of the Rockies and high winds off the Texas coast accompany frost warnings in Florida while temperatures vary from 62 in Yuma Arizona to 2% below zero in Watertown New York. The National Weather Service predicts more snow in the lower Great Lakes Appalachians Kentucky and central Gulf Coast with scattered rain or snow from the western Dakotas to the northern Rockies.
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