Tuesday forecast: Mostly fair and cool statewide
The Associated Press reports a cold front moved through Arkansas Sunday bringing drier air and cooler temperatures. The front triggered severe weather including large hail in several locations and a roof blown off near Searcy. Tornado activity caused damage near Wrightsville and Sardis with additional funnel clouds observed.
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Hope Star Weather Roundup and Local Facts for Hope Ark
Turbulent weather moved east, showers linger in southeast Arkansas. Today fair and cooler with 60s, winds brisk in the north. Tonight clear colder with lows 20s to upper 30s. Tuesday mostly fair with 50s and 60s. Extended outlook shows showers midweek, highs near 60s, lows 30s to 50s. Regional readings list Little Rock to Pine Bluff and other cities with temperatures. Experiment station reports note highs 74-78 and lows 48-61 with trace precipitation. Advertising and staff notes included with local staff listings.
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Florida House Confronts Mills Resignation or Return
The Assembly resumes debate on Mills resignation or return to duties. Lawmakers anticipate tense floor discussions on revenue distribution for the next two years and use of this year’s surplus funds. The Joint Budget Committee earlier reached a simple consensus on these financial questions.
Rotary hears Mennonites talk on faith and growth
The Hope Rotary Club program featured Fred Miller of Nashville detailing Mennonite beliefs and the migration of 20 families from northern Illinois to southwest Arkansas since 1972. They run a school near Mineral Springs, plan a new church, and operate a Mennonite Disaster Association. attendees asked questions as Tolleson promoted goodwill through understanding.
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Bill Tolleson
Fred Miller
Nashville
Cancer Crusade kickoff meeting slated Tuesday
Hempstead County Cancer Crusade will hold a 10 a.m. kickoff at the First Baptist Church recreation room. Volunteers are urged to attend. Ron Courtney of the American Cancer Society will present a film and answer questions. Kits and last minute instructions will be distributed to volunteers.
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Mel Thrash
Barry Hill
Refugee Ship Sinks Near Hue Amid Evacuation Chaos
Reports said a South Vietnamese motorized ferry carrying refugees from Hue foundered in stormy seas with initial claims of 3,000 aboard. Saigon later said fewer than 100 were on board, with 45 bodies recovered and 45 survivors brought to Da Nang. More than 200,000 refugees fled toward Da Nang as North Vietnamese forces encircled Hue.
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Mrs Elizabeth E Anderson 74 former Hope resident dies in Hot Springs
Graveside services were held Monday at 2 p.m. for Mrs Elizabeth E Anderson 74 widow of James L Anderson who ran a boarding house in Hope for many years. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Local arrangements were under Herndon Funeral Home.
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Kissinger Wins Bipartisan Backing After Middle East Talks
Congressional leaders met with President Ford to back Kissinger after his failed Middle East mission. They expect continued efforts at the Geneva Conference, with Mansfield calling the session depressing yet supportive and Scott stressing unity beyond party lines. Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy was praised as a superb effort though he fell short on securing a non belligerency pledge from Egypt. Indochina and Southeast Asia issues were not discussed, and officials warned that renewed talks face difficult hurdles as Arab states demand concessions Israel cannot meet.
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Arkla ruling shows penalty for early loan payoff upheld
The court upheld a $4,402 penalty charged to Mid-America Development Corp for early repayment of a $1.2 million note. Mid-America argued the note was ambiguous, but Judge Tom F. Digby in Little Rock found the terms specific and unambiguous, aligning with common loan provisions for early payoff penalties.
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Visit of Bloodmobile deemed successful in Hempstead County
The March bloodmobile visit met the two day quota with 136 donors and 128 pints on Monday March 17 and 121 volunteers with 110 pints on Tuesday. Groups aiding include Edward Hines Lumber Company Red River Vo Tech Arkansas State Police Lions Club and Memorial Hospital. Noted volunteers include Charles Walker and Mrs Ruby Crow who coordinates operations and ensures smooth runs. The next visit is set for June 16 and 17 with a goal of 200 pints.
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Tornado Damages Wrightsville Boys Training School
A tornado touched down at Wrightsville's Boys Training School Sunday afternoon causing heavy roof damage to the new gymnasium a torn dormitory shingles ripped off the old superintendent's house and damage to three trailers and a farm barn roof no injuries reported according to Supt R E Hemphill.
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Bruner Named Sales Rep for Southwest Arkansas
W. C. Bruner Jr. became sales representative for Little Rock Road Machinery Company covering ten counties in Southwest Arkansas. Based in Little Rock, he will serve Miller, Hempstead, Columbia, Union, Little River, Nevada, Lafayette, Ouachita, Calhoun and Dallas counties from the Hope area where he resides with his wife Sue and two children. Bruner, born in Hope in 1938, has long worked in logging and construction since 1971 and studied at the University of Arkansas and Henderson State University. Little Rock Road is the exclusive Arkansas distributor for several major equipment lines.
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