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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1977
Page
2
The Associated Press forecasts a mild sunny day then showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas midweek as a weak cold front moves through, bringing unsettled conditions Wednesday.
The Hope Star reports a cloudy Monday night with sprinkles and no measurable rain. Temperatures will rise to the mid 60s north and mid 60s south, with a Pacific cold front bringing further rain Wednesday night and potential severe weather.
An airman who worked as a go go dancer on the South Side allegedly killed a woman after jealousy flared Thursday night. He later filed a missing persons report and provided a key to police, who searched his apartment for evidence as fingerprint checks proceed to identify the victim.
Indian officials are under arrest as investigations probe a network passing economic and potentially nuclear information to foreigners. A US angle is hinted by sources while New Delhi cites Carter's policy on security talks.
A victim chased a knife-wielding man who allegedly raped her at knifepoint through San Francisco’s Union Street shopping district. Police say William Snyder, 21, was caught after bystanders including Terry Neely, Monique Bertrand, and Alan Bridges joined the pursuit. Neely used a belt to disarm and tackle him.
Oregon becomes the first state to ban sales of fluorocarbon propellant sprays effective today. Convictions face up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine. Enforcement details remain unsettled as retailers struggle with labeling and who enforces the ban.
Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn told Cavendish residents he built a fence to deter threats and snowmobiles. Speaking with an interpreter at a town meeting, he said seclusion aids writing and praised Vermont’s simple, snowy life as reminiscent of Russia. He condemned Soviet life as a sickness and urged vigilance against spread.
Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton says quorum courts may set a lump sum for county judges to spend on roads or adopt an ordinance for specific road jobs. He says such appropriations do not conflict with the judge’s road system duties and that funds cannot be impounded once approved by the court. Also reports death of Matthew Meehan at 80 in Wemme.
The March 25 Arthurian play at Southern Arkansas University features Ken Stonecipher as King Arthur and Garland Acker as Lancelot with a powerful cast. The Fifth Annual Southwest Arkansas Arts and Crafts Fair comes to Nashville May 13 to 15 with booth space available. A revival at Union Grove Baptist Church is announced along with a School Board meeting in Hope. Navy_fireman apprentice Briggs participates in Rimpac 77 aboard USS Constellation. Garden seed and fertilizer aid from Southwest Arkansas Development Corp invites income-eligible applicants.
President Carter proposes a broad reorganization to create a Cabinet level energy department. The plan would abolish FEA ERDA and FPC and place regulatory powers over fuel and distribution in a single agency. Interior and Energy secretaries would share leases and set long term goals with presidential resolve in disputes.
Ed Anderson known as Rochester, the brash valet on Jack Benny programs, died at 71 in Los Angeles after congestive heart failure. He rose from a Benny radio porter in 1937 to a regular character, and Benny devised the Rochester persona. He was born Sept 18, 1905 in Oakland and survived by his former wife Eva, daughters Stephanie and Evangela, and son Edmond.
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