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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1977
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a cold dry weekend as the National Weather Service says cold air will cover Arkansas by the weekend. Residents should prepare for frigid temperatures and dry conditions.
The Hope Star reports expected temperatures with a cold front crossing Arkansas, predicting highs in the 30s and lows near zero in the north. No weekend precipitation. possible light snow flurries in northwest Arkansas mountains. Also notes increased driving costs from rough roads per TRIP estimates and potential road resurfacing savings.
Obituaries note William E. Anderson died in New Orleans at 32, survived by wife Jennifer and son William Louis with family in Hope. Eric B. Bailey of Shreveport, husband of Mrs. Walter Hairston’s sister, died after a short illness. Mrs. Georgia Cook Parker 91, buried in Murfreesboro with Cook siblings and other survivors. Mattie Hampton 71, obituary with children and burial details. Omer Austin Williams 69, Hope resident, survived by widow and extended family, funeral at First Baptist Church with Memory Gardens burial.
Congressional leaders move to approve President Carter's emergency natural gas plan. The measure would allow diversions to cold regions and emergency sales at intrastate to interstate pipelines until July 31. Carter warns it offers only temporary relief while urging lower thermostats and rapid, floor-only Senate action.
The Lions in Michigan and the Mid-South Lions Light Services report activities for a meeting with a Saturday banquet in the coliseum led by Lloyd Morgan. Lt. Governor Joe Purcell will present an Arkansas Traveler's Certificate, with many local figures attending. The Hope Lioness Club plans arts and crafts events and Leo Clubs hold a state meeting. Sunday includes sub district governor elections starting at 9 a.m. and lasting about an hour.
Representative Patterson urged House bills to raise juror pay from five to ten dollars a day and later to fifteen for impaneled jurors, arguing wage raises require better service. He also proposed bills defining probation versus suspension for repeat offenders and amending sodomy laws to classify certain acts as Class D felonies with one to two years in prison.
Pope Paul VI praised President Carter's pledge to cut nuclear arms as an immense service to the world during a private audience with Vice President Walter Mondale in Vatican City. Mondale's visit followed talks with Italian leaders on Italy's economic crisis and NATO issues.
A new arctic cold blast from Canada hits the East and Midwest, freezing temperatures and snow squalls slow travel. About 26 000 Cleveland residents lose power, schools and factories shut in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana, and federal action seeks to divert natural gas to critical needs. Governor Shapp orders statewide school closures to conserve gas. President Carter asks Congress for emergency natural gas powers amid 400 000 layoffs and growing heating shortages.
Mrs Betty Lawson at Nevada County Hospital Prescott will lead a three day basic EKG interpretation workshop from 9 to 12 and 7 to 9. A Cinderella play by Texarkana Little Theater and Junior League returns to YWCA with showtimes Feb 4 7 30 p.m. Feb 5 1030 a.m. 2 30 p.m. Feb 6 2 30 p.m. Admission 50 cents at the door. Eleven coeds vie for Miss Henderson State University 1977 on Feb 18 at Arkansas Hall Arkadelphia with contestants Powell Sorensen and others. A public meeting on 10 H.P. limit for center lakes set for Jan 27 7 30 p.m. at Chamber of Commerce Building. A PTA program on Weather Warning System is Jan 27 at 3 35 p.m. in Emmet school cafetorium led by Charles Ray Cross and Dale Booker.
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