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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1975
Page
1
A concise daily commentary by Alex H. Washburn presents brief reflections on current moral and social themes. It offers pointed insights in a compact, period-voiced style typical of editorial daily notes.
The Star relocated from its old South Walnut building to the new Star Building at W. Third and Grady Streets. A coordinated weekend effort moved the 18-ton King rotary offset press and all equipment ahead of schedule with extensive help from local businesses and town residents.
A Lufthansa Boeing 707 named Afrika carrying five freed anarchists and Pastor Heinrich Albertz departed Frankfurt en route to Addis Ababa after Libyan and Syrian authorities reportedly denied landing. Police said Lorenz remained in a West Berlin hideout as the flight lifted an hour past the kidnapper deadline.
The Jaycee charter night banquet will be held at 8 p.m. March 7 at the Trade Winds Inn. Guest speaker will be Robert Adcock state Jaycee president. Haskell Jones will be emcee and Lynn Bauman will provide entertainment. Tickets are $4. Purchase from Jaycees Jerry Monroe Billy Stuart Danny Lauderbach Barry Wilson Ocie Ratliff Rett Hicks.
In New York 900 truck drivers halted the Daily News editions as they protested proposed schedule changes risking overtime. A court order and union leadership later ordered workers back, but they refused. The walkout is part of nine unions negotiating new contracts replacing ones expiring March 30.
The 7th annual Jonquil Festival runs March 9 to 16 at Old Washington Historic State Park in southwestern Arkansas. Admission is free. adults pay 2, children 6 to 16 pay 1 for guided tours. The festival features blacksmithing demos by Art Wiman and other knife makers, horse shoeing lessons by George Gaston, Helen Rittick paintings, wood carvings by Billy Dan Jones, quilting and crafts, lye soap sales, Blue Grass Express music, antique car shows by Tex Ark Antique Auto Club, and two worship services at Old Washington Methodist Church March 9 and 16. Park hours are 9 to 4 daily, 9 to 5 Sundays. Washington, nicknamed Cradle of Arkansas History, hosts multiple historic structures and the world’s largest magnolia tree.
In Little Rock last week several administration backed measures advanced while others faltered. A Local Services Department bill passed and was signed by Gov. Pryor. An Equal Rights Commission bill moved in the House but awaits Senate action. A union dues deduction bill failed in the Senate but may be revived. A failed collective bargaining bill for teachers appears dead. House revenue diversions for highways face Senate hurdles. Redistricting advances in Senate, House potential follow. A punchcard voting device bill cleared the House and awaits Senate approval. Pryor vetoed two East Arkansas bills targeting ASU branch in Crittenden County and an engineering school at ASU Jonesboro.
President Ford met with Republican leaders as a decision loomed on deferment of the second and third dollars of the oil import tariff. Senate Leader Hugh Scott signaled a possible delay if compromise evolves, while House GOP Leader John Rhodes praised the Ullman plan as better prepared and more substantial than the Democratic energy proposal.
City subscribers may phone 777-3431 between 6 and 6 30 p m on Saturday or by 5 p m to arrange a carrier delivery if the Star was not received.
Leaders of OPEC arrive in Algiers for the first summit convened by Algeria as dissension grows. Venezuela's Carlos Andres Perez and Iran's Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi were expected, while King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and others were likely to stay away. Algeria seeks broader talks, production cuts, and a shift from the dollar, opposing the invited list of only oil importers and exporters. Saudi Arabia and Iran helped stall earlier Vienna talks, and the Shah favors linking oil prices to a commodities index to protect revenue.
Hope schools faced multiple bomb threats prompting evacuations and searches. Each call proved false. Arkansas Act 300 of 1959 makes such threats a felony with fines from 1,000 to 5,000 dollars or up to five years in prison. The Hope City Police are investigating and the phone company has installed devices on lines.
A gunman opened fire from a motel balcony in Smith River California killing five people and wounding one. Oregon authorities arrested Robert Paul Sander, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio near Grants Pass on four murder counts. Victims include motel managers Gordon and Shirlee Kott, maid Ella Beam, and visitors Percy Harmon and Barbara Harmon. Denise DeGraff is in critical condition.
In Syracuse New York authorities say a 4 year old girl and a 5 year old boy intentionally killed their 11 day old cousin Jonathan McMullen after being left unsupervised over the weekend. The grandmother found the infant's body in a bathroom sink Sunday morning. Police say the mother Barbara McMullen 23 left the child with her mother the night before and an 11 year old was caring for other children. The case will be reviewed by authorities and social services has been called in.
In London rescuers found the engineer Leslie Newson’s body among a ruined front car after the Moorgate disaster. Officials seek post mortem results to decide if a heart attack or seizure caused the crash that killed at least 39. the front car’s damage and heat hindered recovery.
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