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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1975
Page
1
Alex Washburn delivers a concise daily meditation in Our Daily Bread, framing a reflective pause and practical wisdom in a brief editorial fragment.
Susan Ford, the 17 year old daughter of President Ford, speaks to the Associated Press about her ordinary teen life. She says she has an allowance, babysits, teases her father, wears jeans at the White House, and dislikes newspaper reading. She has a steady blind date from a year ago. She avoids discussing private topics with reporters and parents.
The leftist military government in Addis Ababa says Ethiopia’s monarchy is abolished. Emperor Haile Selassie, 82, is under house arrest after a coup that toppled him. Crown prince Asfa Wossen’s appointment is voided. The council pledges a future path to a new form of government but gives few details.
In New Orleans the fate of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church hangs on support from football fans. The 2,000-seat, century-old parish near the unfinished Superdome faces bankruptcy risk as Masses shrink and a potential sale to clear space for a Health Education Authority medical complex is weighed. Preservationists urge keeping the 150-foot structure, while Vincentian Fathers consider offers to demolish for redevelopment. The church serves a transient clientele from nearby hotels, and leaders stress the need for steady financing to avoid loss of the historic interior and its treasures.
A teen aged Illinois girl identified as Christine Tina Taylor was released in Jacksonville Texas after an alleged abduction that occurred Thursday night while she and a male hitchhiker were given a ride through Texas and Arkansas. Police said no arrest had been made and the abductor’s location was unknown. Clark County Arkansas Sheriff Billy J Hasley said Miss Taylor, about 15, appears to be a runaway.
Khmer Rouge rocket fire hit two U S aircraft delivering rice and ammunition at Phnom Penh airport early Saturday. A DC-8 landed with rice and was set ablaze by shrapnel while a C 130 carrying ammunition was also hit. Fourteen Cambodian airlift staff wounded. airlift halted pending security review.
The Senate passed a $33.1 billion tax cut package designed to spur the economy on a 60-29 vote and sent it to a conference with the House. It would provide $120 to $240 tax rebates, a $100 Social Security bonus, a $40 1975 tax cut, and various credits, with business relief of $7.4 billion. The measure totals more than double Ford’s recommendation and faces a later conference figure near $30.5 billion.
A suspect sought by Oklahoma in the death of Geraldine Martin, 28, of Conway, was arrested in Mansfield Sebastian County Arkansas. The blacked body was found Feb 24 in a Tulsa apartment. Authorities say the man also tied to a bogus check ring that bilked hundreds of thousands from merchants in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The suspect uses an alias matching numerous counterfeit checks linked to O'Donnell Home Builders Inc Fayetteville. Martin, a Tulsa Junior College student, was reported missing Feb 5. her car was found near the school and her purse along the Broken Arrow Expressway on Feb 6.
More than 2000 individually wrapped candy eggs will be hidden Sunday March 23 at the First Assembly of God Church 322 N Main for four age level hunts with prize eggs. Sunday School runs 9 45 a m through age 11. Bus transportation via 777-4357.
Former Treasury Secretary John Connally, 58, faces a bribery trial in Washington beginning April 1. Friends say he remains philosophical, hopeful for acquittal, and busy with law work in Houston while spending time with family. The case centers on a $10,000 alleged payment from a milk lawyer to influence milk price supports. Supporters call the charges ludicrous. critics note the high profile, intense atmosphere, and Connally’s long political career challenged by Watergate fallout.
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