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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1977
Page
1
The piece argues for ground control routing of airliners and criticizes cockpit reliance on pilots. It notes the Pan Am and KLM collision as the worst in aviation history and calls for safer separation and better coordination between ground controllers and flight crews.
Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota will speak April 28 in Little Rock at the annual National Conference of Christians and Jews dinner. He will be introduced by Senator Dale Bumpers, with Mrs. Margaret Kolb of Little Rock honored for her teaching writing and social work work in religious and political leadership.
Arkla officials said they will maintain emergency gas service to Louisiana-Nevada Gas Co. at Hope until repairs fix a broken line. The break disrupted service to 203 residential customers in southwest Arkansas, with Arkla beginning supply Monday. City subscribers urged to call if delivery is missed.
Rep. Bobby Glover of Carlisle says he will ask House Speaker Jim Shaver to reconvene the Arkansas House on April 6 to override Gov. David Pryor's vetoes of two Glover bills. Senate President W. K. Ingram is undecided about a Senate return, and the effort hinges on bipartisan support in both chambers.
An geline Mayall and her husband Edwin recall their friends and relatives who died in aviation's worst disaster, while they chose to cancel a cruise plans after deciding Patricia should stay in school. They describe the shock and resolve to fly again.
The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot enact tougher truth in packaging laws than federal standards. Ruling upheld lower court decisions that a California statute used to ban Bath Bacon and flour packaged by three companies is pre empted by federal law, despite 33 states backing the county official.
U S and Spanish officials prepare to transport about 60 of 70 survivors from the Santa Cruz accident to the United States for treatment. The collision between a Pan American and a KLM jet killed 575 people, with 67 Americans among the survivors and 321 among the dead.
In southern Zaire near the copper center Kolwezi government troops battled Katangan exiles from Angola. An American engineer said many wounded soldiers arrived from the west as Morrison Knudsen crews, about 40 Americans, worked on a $40 million electrical relay station near Kolwezi and their families were evacuated to Kinshasa.
A federal commission warns of a grim 1985 postal future with Saturday delivery cut to save money, first class letters at 22 cents by 1985, and taxpayer subsidies rising to cover costs. It notes opposition in Congress and suggests pursuing electronic messaging to cut costs.
Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez stand trial at the Detroit federal court charged with murder seven counts of poisoning and conspiracy in a case tied to 50 plus patient deaths at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital between July and August 1975. Prosecutor Yan ko described a planned poisoning scheme with circumstantial evidence.
Thousands of Americans facing high heating costs risk loss of electric and gas service as winter ends. Utilities delayed shutoffs due to cold weather, but notices now mail warnings of cuts amid overdue bills up to 20 percent higher than last year. Some states push moratoriums, while agencies seek loans or grants to aid needy households before the season ends.
Family of singer Glen Campbell appears April 8 at a cancer drive benefit in Delight Arkansas. The Midnight Echoes perform at 7 30 p m with Barbara Campbell Frazier and parents Wes and Carrie Campbell and potential other relatives. Local musicians Clifton Calley Richard Sima Dierks Tullis Jimmy Robinson and David Nashville join the lineup. Admission is 150 for under 12.
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