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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
2
The Associated Press notes a cold night reshaping into a warmer Thursday as a high pressure center moves through Kansas. Forecasters expect gradually easing temperatures Tuesday night into the day, with brief warming trends by Thursday.
The Hope Star reports calmer winds and clear skies with temperatures in the 30s across most of Arkansas, above freezing in many areas, and a forecast of fair weather through Thursday as high pressure lingers. A Pacific Northwest cold front may bring showers and cooler temperatures by Friday.
Kiwanis members meet at the Sheraton Inn as Bobby Embry leads preparations for the 1977 show set for March 24 and 25 at City Hall auditorium. Rufus Herndon ill, Harry Hawthorne to replace him. Jake Honea hosts as Interlocutor with Ramona Street as accompanist and Old Smoothies band ready. Guests Tom Miller and Arthur Street attended the meeting.
Obituaries note the deaths of Frank Rice Ethridge 92 of Hope Ark veteran and former Horatio mayor with WWI service and Boy Scout founder details. Luther G Fatherree 63 of Mineral Springs retired logger. and Lester A Boyce of Route 5 Hope with family survivors. Services conducted by Herndon and Latimer Funeral Homes. burials in Rose Hill and Memory Gardens.
Fire at the Caldwell Hotel on Main Street destroyed the building and joined four other downtown blazes Sunday night. Arson was suspected in the fires, which caused an estimated 200000 dollars in damage across the area.
The city board approved selling acquired land to Klipsch for 200 dollars an acre. City treasurer Sally Andrews reported rising city employee insurance costs, with a projected increase over 3000 dollars next year. Mayor Mel Thrash announced Keith’s role as city manager would end with a new manager taking over on April 4. Thrash praised Jerry for his innovations and noted John Swift will continue to bring ideas. An unnamed client sought land from Missouri Pacific Railroad, with Thrash awaiting a reply. He declined further comment.
A body found along a dirt road near Livonia is tentatively identified as 1 year old Timothy King, the seventh victim in Oakland County child abduction slayings. He wore a red jacket, green pants and shoes matching his last seen clothing, with a skateboard nearby. Police note strong similarities to the earlier six cases and investigation continues.
The Supreme Court orders a new murder trial for Robert Anthony Williams, ruling police questioning without an attorney violated his rights. The case tests Miranda v. Arizona and underscores the requirement to advise suspects of the right to remain silent and to have counsel. The evidence relates to a Des Moines case involving the death of 10-year-old Pamela Powers.
President Carter asks Congress to approve a drought relief package totaling nearly 850 million dollars for Western states. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus outlined the plan to the House Interior Committee, with loans and grants across agencies including 50 million in loans and 250 million in grants. The package also adds 300 million in community water loans, 150 million in grants, 100 million for soil conservation, and a 50 million increase for Small Business Administration lending with irrigation program funding to follow.
Police say Officer Frank Upton of Fayetteville was shot in the right hand after a motorcyclist stopped for a traffic violation pulled a gun during a struggle and fled. Upton, 41, was hospitalized in good condition. Betty Anick, longtime heart transplant patient, died at 57 in Milwaukee after receiving a heart in 1968. Australia hosts 500 to 600 eucalyptus species.
The Okolona School Athletic Department sponsors a six day Independent Men’s Basketball Tournament from April 4 through 9. Entry costs 20 dollars per team with contacts Coach Wiley Brooks or Lester H. Macumber and mailing address Okolona School Box 51 Okolona AR 71962. Debra Ann Cole of Hope is named to the Arkansas Theta Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society at SAU after graduating Hope High School in 1974.
Sgt. Ray Davis of the Arkansas State Police to lead a free six week defensive driving course at Red River Vocational Technical School starting Monday April 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. Open to adults and student drivers. topics include avoiding collisions and passing safely. call 777-6063 for details.
Mary Baird, wife of retired Louisville officer Clifton Baird, says he told Rep. Snyder he was offered 500000 to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and that he sought answers why he was targeted. She notes he spoke to King’s assassin James Earl Ray's attorney and to Snyder. The Kentucky Post previously identified Baird as the informant. Meanwhile country singer Stoney Ci died at 58 after a long illness with wife Wilma Lee by his side.
A group at Ed Aslin's Oak Haven claims persistent odor from lagoons overloaded by mechanical failures. They say engineers must find a solution and that there has been no definite improvement over several weeks.
A heartfelt note thanks friends for the years of support with play cards calls letters visits and food. The family expresses gratitude and says memories and kindnesses are cherished and the cup runs over with love and thankfulness.
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