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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1975
Page
1
Alex H. Washburn presents a concise daily column offering reflections on bread, faith, and simple virtues. The piece weaves everyday nourishment with moral insight, inviting readers to ponder sustenance beyond the table.
Indiana Congressman Andy Jacobs owns a Great Dane who once bit Missouri Senator James Symington in 1971. The dog was banished to Indiana but returned to Washington to a party where it bit Symington again. The column notes the dog’s temperament and offers tongue in cheek commentary on political bite reflexes.
Former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor violations of campaign finance laws while chairing Nixon's 1972 re election committee. He said the errors were unintentional and a good faith judgment at the time.
City subscribers are urged to call 777-8841 between 6 and 6 30 p m Saturday or by 5 p m to report missing copies and receive carrier delivery.
Five Arkansas counties rejected school millage hikes Tuesday amid a faltering economy. Jefferson Fulton Miller Sevier and Little River counties opposed increases while Craighead Columbia and Union approved some rises. El Dorado granted 4 mills. Westside district in Craighead raised from 40 to 46 mills. McNeil in Columbia approved 10 mills. Mammoth Spring Foreman DeQueen Texarkana Whitehall districts rejected raises. Texarkana's 56 to 61 mill increase failed. Foreman 3 mills failed. DeQueen 10 mills failed.
Hempstead County voters approved the Hope school tax 200 to 24 as 224 residents turned out. Ralph Lehman Jr. won a fourth consecutive five year term on the County Board of Education zone two. John Robert Graves and Harold Bobo won Hope Board seats four and three respectively. Patmos elected Willie Shepard as school superintendent and town tax passed 26 to 2. Spring Hill elected James Huckabee to position five. Saratoga approved its tax 293 to 175. Washington District Moss Rowe beat Charles Carrigan for position five. tax passed 109 to 73.
The Senate approved the House amendment 21 to 11 sending the generic drug bill to Governor Pryor for signature. The measure lets pharmacists substitute cheaper generic drugs that are chemically equivalent, with House changes requiring a Health Department list of non substitutable drugs and allowing physicians to ban substitutions by marking or initialing prescriptions. The Senate also backed a Henderson State University branch campus in Mena with conditions and approved a retirement tax break exempting the first 6,000 of annuity income.
South Vietnam reported Tri Tam, 40 miles north of Saigon, fell to North Vietnamese forces after a combined infantry and tank assault. The government claimed seven North Vietnamese tanks destroyed and several hundred troops missing. Ban Me Thuot faced heavy fighting as reinforcements raised government strength to about 5,000, with continued shelling and evacuations around the region. Diplomatic and military updates showed continued clashes across Cambodia and political shifts in Phnom Penh and Saigon.
About 50 residents met at the Trade Winds to plan a community theatre. The next meeting to form a city theatre group is set for 7:30 p.m. March 24 at City Hall auditorium and invites all interested people to attend.
Washington AP reports two million men born in 1956 will learn their draft odds if conscription resumes. The selectives system aims to supplement volunteer forces in emergency. The first group will be eligible next year, with priority rising for numbers 95 and lower.
The Senate fought off moves to weaken a coal strip mining bill imposing environmental controls and a $1.0 million acre reclamation fund. A final vote was set for 3 p.m. with House action possible later in the week. Opponents warn of higher electric rates. backers say increases would be modest.
Bishop Eugene M. Frank of Little Rock will deliver the 11 o'clock sermon at United Methodist Church as part of the Jonquil Festival. The Avery's Chapel group choir with pianist Lavegia Worthey and singer Lillian Hickerson provides special music. All former members and friends are invited. Rev. John W. Rushing is the pastor.
In Lisbon Portugal the Armed Forces Movement declared permanent political power after an air attack on an artillery regiment near Lisbon airport elections for a constitutional assembly will proceed on April 12 they also create a Revolutionary Council to institutionalize military participation The Communist party seeks greater representation amid evolving power dynamics with Premier Goncalves backing changes The regime accuses reactionary elements led by Spinola and Spinola flees to Spain as U S diplomats are urged to leave and Portugal's government enforces security around the U S Embassy
Heavy shelling continued at Phnom Penh airport as American rice flights resumed from Saigon after a curtailment. U S airlift of supplies continued with C130s from Thailand and DC8s delivering rice. New cabinet talks and leadership changes dominated daily events in the besieged capital.
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