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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1975
Page
1
In the Our Daily Bread column, President Ford rejects compulsory gasoline rationing and a tariff on imports as the path to solving the energy crisis. He argues price signals and higher fuel costs will reduce consumption, while Congress pushes for freezes in prices and wages.
Four men were lined up behind the counter of Manfields grocery in Bluffton Georgia and shot at close range in a Wednesday night robbery. Authorities said a gunman or gunmen carried out the execution, with a suspect arrested after his car left the road near the store and blood found on his clothes.
The next delivery of garbage bags is planned for the first two weeks of February. A box of 50 bags is sent to each household every six months. Extra bags cost $4.50 and are available at the Fire Station across from the Post Office and the Sanitation Department at Fair Park.
Texarkana Arkansas authorities prepare for 2 p.m. Thursday hearings on multiple defendants in the capital felony murder case tied to realtor Eugene Zachry. Seven held include Zachry’s wife Carolyn Zachry and her mother Bessie Tolleson, with six booked on homicide charges and one released early Wednesday.
Don ald Wayne Cline, 22, who abducted four children and fled with 10000 dollars after an Ottawa area hold up, was arrested in a London residential area with no struggle. Police pursued after he freed three children and abducted Robert, then fled toward Toronto before returning toward London. The victims include Donald 11 Kim 7 and David 4. The incident follows Cline’s October escape from a 44 year armed robbery sentence and involved a gun battle and police use of rifles and tear gas.
Two non passenger aircraft collided over Mogadishu and crashed destroying 25 houses. Seven people died including both pilots, and 132 were injured, according to the Somali news agency.
Detroit AP reports mid January auto sales, first to reflect the new rebate program, with analysts predicting a substantial upturn yet still far from ending the longest postwar slump. For Jan 11–20, expected total under 140,000 cars, vs 155,004 a year ago. early January was the slowest since energy crisis. Rebates spread to Chrysler, other makers, and suppliers, with banks offering lower loan rates.
Fayetteville police report a body discovered in a burned car off Arkansas 112 in Agri Park near the University of Arkansas campus. The sex and identity are undetermined. autopsy planned to determine cause of death. The vehicle appeared parked in the recreational area prior to the fire.
James Stuart, 18, of Hope, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the October 25, 1974 stabbing death of Grover Walker. Judge John Good presided as Stuart received a two year prison term after a jury reduced the original second degree murder charge. Assistant prosecutor Norman Smith led the case for the state while Talbot Feild Jr. defended Stuart.
The 1975 Crime Commission action plan lists twelve police assistance programs covering personnel, training, facilities, equipment and relations. Major focus areas include added personnel, special investigative units and training with four programs directly impacting burglary, larceny and narcotics. The Hope Police Department sought extra staff under the A-1 Support Personnel plan, funded at 577,778 dollars.
Trooper Philip Straub stopped a speeding vehicle on I 30 near Prescott Arkansas when marijuana seeds in the floorboard prompted a search. Six bricks of marijuana valued at 1000 to 1200 were found in the trunk. Occupants Robert P. Noye and Robert A. Johnson, both 18, were arrested and held for Nevada County authorities. Arraignment set for March 25.
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