Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
A brief column by Alex H. Washburn presents reflections on daily bread and modest living, noting practical wisdom and common sense in everyday choices.
21 Jan 1975
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1975
Page
1
A brief column by Alex H. Washburn presents reflections on daily bread and modest living, noting practical wisdom and common sense in everyday choices.
A subscriber notes errors in proofing and explains the evolution from letterpress to offset. The piece discusses wax corrections failing, a garbled wax batch causing "No Stick" issues, and an editor misspelling a name while noting Arkansas Gazette’s proofreading lags.
Moslem rebels set fire to a settlement on Jolo Island forcing about 4,000 residents to flee. Earlier, insurgents reportedly killed 19 rebels as government troops suffered at least 40 casualties in a battle south of Jolo. The conflict is tied to a 28 month-old rebellion led by Tausog tribesmen.
C W Sisson regional NFO official urged Hempstead County farmers to enroll quickly in a nationwide plan to move 30 percent of livestock and milk through NFO's system. About 45 producers attended, with meetings to vote on prices and possible holding actions if terms are not met. Sisson warned of clashes with government policy and urged swift organization to secure fair prices and contracts for future production.
Government figures show the 1974 inflation rate at 12.2 percent, the highest since 1946 and the worst peacetime rise on record. December alone rose seven tenths, the smallest in five months, while labor earnings fell 5.4 percent. Energy taxes proposed by President Ford could raise 1975 inflation by about two points.
In Montreal's East End a fire at the Gargantua Club left 13 dead, 10 men and 3 women, found piled in a six by six foot beer storage closet. Police suspect arson tied to gangland feud but offered no motive. Bodies, including a topless dancer, were burned and later identified at a morgue after firefighters forced open the padlocked door.
Union press says 2,400 refinery workers face strike today as negotiations with Marathon Phillips Standard of Ohio Shell and others stall. About 2,100 expected back. Local and national talks continue amid standoffs at Shelly Oil El Dorado Kan Husky Cody Cheyenne Wyo North Salt Lake City Utah Port Arthur Beaumont Lockport Port Neches and more.
Rex the dog in Hornbeak Tennessee continues to receive mail from across the United States after a December newspaper story highlighted his stamp licking habit. Postmaster Jerry Short handles Rex's fame, with callers and donors sending stamps, chocolate bars, and advice on health and arsenic in glue. Rex still greets the postal truck at dawn and enjoys daily stamps to lick, keeping Hornbeak spirits high.
John Robert Graves and Harold Bobo two current Hope School Board members announce plans to run again in the March 11 1975 school election Graves a Hope lawyer was appointed in 1974 after a resignation Bobo a Hope businessman was elected in 1972 and is finishing his first term News note for subscribers includes delivery hotline details for missed papers.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear cases challenging lower court rulings that overturned convictions in a California bank robbery and a Michigan murder, and to review a North Hempstead New York anti topless dancing ordinance for free expression issues. The court will also decide if housing cooperatives can be sued under federal securities laws. In the Michigan case Richard Berte Mosley’s murder conviction was overturned after police questioned him without warning him of his right to remain silent. He later admitted to the crimes after transfers between officers, and the state court reversed the conviction saying the right to remain silent cannot be bypassed by moving a suspect between authorities.
Star Staff Writer Billy Burton reports six court related programs in the 1975 Crime Commission action plan. They cover personnel training legal reform and improvements to facilities and equipment with funding totals from 40 000 to 254 750 dollars and interns to aid prosecutors public defenders and trial and appellate courts.
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