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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1977
Page
2
Cooler and drier air arrives in Arkansas following a cold front as the National Weather Service cautions on lingering risks. Forecasters say conditions should improve with lower humidity and easing temperatures across the state.
In Hope and surrounding areas warm weather continued with no rain forecast. Temperatures rose to the 100s with El Dorado and Little Rock AFB hitting 102 and Little Rock 101. A stray shower brought minimal rainfall in Little Rock, ending a 29 day dry spell, while others saw none. Overnight lows ranged from 61 to 70 as forecasts call for fair skies and cooler highs midweek.
Charlie E. Atchley aged, died Sunday at 506 S Walker St Hope after a lengthy illness. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors: wife Maxine Williams Atchley two sons Ricky Lynn Atchley Jessie Earl Atchley one brother D B Atchley Jr three sisters Mrs W T Light Mrs Ann Stevens Mrs Dorothy Davis. Funeral at 3 p m Wednesday in Herndon chapel with Rev Gordon Renshaw officiating burial Shower Springs cemetery Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
The Army opened a hearing at Fort Rucker to determine if Spec.4 Mrs. Sode should be discharged for marriage to a woman. Her spouse, Kristian von Hoffburg, formerly Linda Bowers, is 30 and was discharged in 1975. Alabama law allows consenting adults to marry. no action to nullify the union has been taken.
In Washington the House resumes work on a bill to relax Hatch Act restrictions while an anti union amendment faces debate. Sponsor William Clay predicts passage after earlier delays and expects the amendment to be removed. Labor groups push back against limits they say affect union dues and campaigns.
In Dade County the housing and jobs nondiscrimination rule for homosexuals rests to voters with turnout seen at 30 to 35 percent. Anita Bryant’s Save Our Children campaigns the repeal while supporters insist the issue is human rights. Predictions vary from 55 to 60 percent in favor of repeal by some, and a closer result by others.
U N ambassador Andrew Young meets President Carter to seek treatment as an ambassador not a friend amid sharp criticism from Republicans over his remarks about Nixon and Ford as racists. He says he does not fear jeopardy and wants to avoid being treated as a mere ally.
Augusta A Williamson of At 4 Box 51 Hope Ark was named to Ouachita Baptist University's President's List with a straight A average. The Cigin Gospel! from Monahans Texas will perform at First United Pentecostal Church at 730 p.m. Thursday. The Hempstead County Cattlemen's Association meets June 9 at Hope High School agri building to discuss the beef referendum. Ned Ray Partie will outline Beef Research and Information Act highlights. The USDA sets June 6 through 17 for cattle producer voter registration. Vacation Bible School at New Hope Baptist Church runs June 6–10 from 7 to 9 p.m. All ages invited. Keystone Lodge 43 holds officers election at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Hall.
The Commerce Department reports a slight 0.6 percent uptick in planned 1977 capital spending to 135.3 billion dollars, up 6 percent from 1976 after inflation. The report notes gains in factories machinery and metals while Q1 1977 rose 4 percent and quarterly outlook improves through year end.
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