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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1975
Page
1
The Associated Press reports a 20 percent chance of rain across Arkansas on Wednesday with higher odds in the north and lower odds in the south. The National Weather Service notes a 40 percent chance in the south during the day and a 30 percent chance tonight.
Weather summary notes no precipitation in the north while the south has more moisture. Reports cite two tornadoes touching down near Ashdown and Gifford causing property damage and one injury. Extended outlook predicts little rain with highs in the 90s and daily rainfall amounts listed for several cities.
The Hope Lions Club held its first meeting of the 1975 76 fiscal year at the Sheraton Inn with new officers in charge. Marx Caldwell presided as president with a full slate including Immediate Past President Y C Coleman, 1st Vice President Royce Pendergrass, 2nd Vice President Jim Gunter, 3rd Vice President Harold Freeman, Secretary Barry Wilson, Treasurer Bill Dwight, Tail Twisters Jim Slagle A J Rhodes Lion Tamer Albert Patton and Directors Ed Darling Ron Endsley Haskell Jones Elmer Smith Gus Hogan Rowan McLeod Dale Wylie and Charles Jester. Guests were James Luck Jim Harris and Dick Bishop.
Former government executive Charles A. Tuller and his two sons surrendered to the FBI after three years in Cuba following an aborted bank robbery and a jetliner hijacking. The trio face three murder counts and charges of attempted bank robbery, air piracy, and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Los Angeles AP report notes convicted murderer Charles Manson writes to loyal followers blaming former President Nixon for his fate and the nation’s. Lynette Fromme and Sandra Good, longtime Manson supporters, say he expressed the grievance while Manson remains jailed after the Tate LaBianca killings.
Charles M Fuller, 88, of Prescott died Sunday night in a Prescott hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cornish Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Jerry Westmoreland officiating. Burial followed at DeAnn Cemetery. He was a Methodist and retired mill worker. Survivors: two brothers Homer and Clifton Fuller and sister Edith Seales, all of Prescott. Walter S Dickey, 74, of Murfreesboro Avk. died Sunday at a Murfreesboro hospital. Funeral was Tuesday at First Christian Church in Murfreesboro with Frank Bowlby officiating. Burial was in Murfreesboro Cemetery. He was born August 14, 1900 in Tennessee, a building contractor and church member. Survivors: wife Eula Bryant Dickey, two sons Aubrey of Dallas and Rufus of Murfreesboro, brother Lloyd Dickey, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Ottawa says it will deport Dang Van Quang a former South Vietnamese general tied to heroin smuggling in Saigon. Immigration Minister Robert Andras says Quang living in Montreal with his wife and three of six children will depart as soon as he can gain entry to another country. Information confirms involvement in drug trade but details are not given. Quang arrived in Canada May 15 from the United States after fleeing Saigon.
Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers says a future president could emerge from political obscurity, but he dismisses any current plans. He cites national exposure as essential, notes risks to family and health, and questions timing if a candidate delays announcement.
State officials impounded a 166566 check to Mena for a water distribution project pending an attorney general investigation into alleged falsification of a record. Gov Pryor and finance chief said funds could be recalled if the minutes were found to misstate approval. HUD said federal funds would not hinge on state action.
Lebanese security forces pursue Col. Ernest R. Morgan nine days after his kidnapping in Beirut. Kidnappers demand the hunt stop and ransom in food and supplies for Mohammade slum dwellers, while U.S. officials say policy rejects paying ransom and Lebanon handles talks. Morgan, 43, from Petersburgh Virginia, was seized June 29 near the airport during Beirut fighting involving Palestinians and Phalangists.
Mary Sue Stone daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Stone of Hope and a 1974 Hope High School graduate was named to Harding College Dean's List for the spring semester as a freshman with a 3.250 GPA over 16 hours majoring in pre pharmacy.
A pet monkey that bit a 4 month old boy to death was hungry and not fed for days, a police spokesman said. The 16 inch tall squirrel monkey belonged to the infant's father George Johnson, kept in a burned out second floor apartment. Autopsy results will determine if the animal is rabid before any decision to destroy the monkey. The attack followed the monkey escaping its collar and entering the Johnsons' first floor apartment last Saturday.
Flood crests rising in North Dakota Minnesota and Montana with a Red River crest above flood stage near Fargo. Four tornadoes sighted with minor damage in Ashdown Arkansas as storm systems bring heavy rain and hail from Oklahoma to Colorado. The Yellowstone at Billings remained above flood state while national leaders surveyed flood damage and urged disaster declarations.
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