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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1975
Page
2
The National Weather Service expects continued cloudiness and cool temperatures with periods of rain today and tonight in Arkansas. Friday will be mostly cloudy with Cool temps and a chance of rain as a cold front moves through.
Hope Star reports Arkansas weather across the Ouachita border with clouds and rain likely today. A trough will cross tonight bringing more rainfall. weekend outlook shows a chance of rain and cooler, partly cloudy days thereafter. Local highs reach the 50s to 60s with nightly lows in the 40s. rainfall totals include Memphis .21 inches.
Five Hope High School Student Council members and adviser Mrs. W. A. Williams traveled Thursday to New Orleans for a Southern Association of Student Councils meeting. Attendees: Tony Yocum Diane Croom Bobby Frazier Susie Sinvard and Georgia Bell. They plan for the 1975 SASC convention set for October in Biloxi Mississippi.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company plans a 1.2 million local buildout in Hope for 1975, adding dial central office equipment and outside cable. Nationwide, Arkansas sees over 16 million spent on buried cable and major ESS upgrades with four party lines planned state wide by 1979. Local growth rose from 8,617 to 9,100 telephones in 1974.
The House rejected amendments to increase delegates to 40 with Pryor naming five and the legislature 35. Cunningham asked if Nixon could appoint most delegates to a U.S. constitutional convention. A 63-17 vote defeated that change. Glover’s 15 governor, 20 legislature split failed 71-13. Bynum urged adding the Highway Commission to nonconfronted items, noting Pryor’s plan to expand the panel from five to ten with five year terms.
Elvis Presley, aged 40, has been hospitalized in Memphis for several days of tests. Maurice Elliott of Memphis Baptist Hospital said details were unavailable and a general medical workup is planned, with a possible update from Dr. George Nichopoulos. A Memphis newspaper cited a liver problem not linked to alcohol and noted facial puffiness as a symptom.
Hempstead County Rescue Unit held a CPR course at its regular Tuesday night meeting led by rescue chief James Luck. Arkansas Heart Association materials and a life sized mannequin aided 16 members in practical resuscitation training. The group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 30 p.m. in the High School agr classroom. prospective members may contact HRU officials.
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrives in Washington to start two days of talks with President Ford. They will discuss bilateral affairs, the Atlantic alliance, East West relations, and international financial problems. Wilson traveled from Ottawa on a Royal Air Force plane delayed by freezing rain.
Chief Justice Carlton Harris told a Little Rock civic club that the seven justices averaged 64 opinions each in 1972, 26 above the supposed maximum, while last year the average fell to 55. The court ranked high nationally for opinions in 1972 and 1966 and remains among the top six.
Hope's Centennial News reports tickets for The Music Man to be staged February 28 and March 1 in the city hall auditorium by the Arkadelphia Community Theater group. Tickets are $3, sales through Centennial headquarters or Centennial Belles. The production marks the group’s 11th year, with local singers in the choruses. renovation updates note repainting, sanding, and cleaning progress as a point of pride.
Hope residents will see Girl Scout cookies arrive January 29 to February 8 with advanced orders ready for pickup. Five varieties will be offered, with direct sales at Shopping Centers Downtown and Hogue's Exxon on February 1 and 5. Despite higher ingredient costs, price remains 1.25 a box. Cookies freeze well and serve as dessert bases or party snacks. A gift of boxes to youth groups like day cares or orphanages helps the Scouts and brings happiness to recipients. Look for the girl in green or Brownie with the beanie selling in your community.
Los Angeles police say the so called Skid Row Slasher struck again, finding a male Latin in his 40s with throat wounds. The series began Dec 1 with seven skid row homicides. Wednesday’s victim lived in a middle class complex near a hotel area, suggesting a shift in location.
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