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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1977
Page
2
Patchy sunshine dominates Kansas today as unseasonably warm temperatures spread. Forecasters expect a gradual cool down over the next few days with a shift to cooler, drier air across the state.
A Hope Star weather forecast notes a weak cold front moving through north central Arkansas into Texarkana bringing gradual cooling tonight and Thursday. High pressure builds from the Rockies as cooler air moves in. Friday to Sunday mild temperatures with increasing chances of showers Saturday. The notice lists paper details and subscription rates.
Arkansas College Choir directed by Dorothy Landis Gray and Herman Hess will give its annual Spring Concert of Sacred Music Monday April 4 at 7 pm in First Presbyterian Church Batesville. The program titled The Sounds of American Sacred Music features hymns and hymns arranged as anthems with tunes from Shaker Moravian and the South. It includes sacred solos and anthems, with four songs by Arkansas College students Marcia Young Giles Zimmer and Tom Nixon, and Crucifixion Ballad. The choir also will be heard on April 10 on the Protestant Hour from Atlanta GA.
Ray Duke and Roger Nunn of the Hope Bass Club spoke at the Sheraton Inn meeting, introducing a fishing film and club goals. The club with about 38 members promotes monthly tournaments and biannual fun events including husband wife and member guest contests.
A Spanish official cites the last instruction on the cockpit tape before the fatal KLM plane takeoff. The message asks if the runway is clear with Pan Am reporting not yet, and a final directive to proceed. Capt. Z A Vedhuizen van Zanten died with 248 aboard. Pan Am Captain Victor Grubbs survived.
A 13 year old girl Susan Frances Lasiter of Wilmar dies in a one vehicle crash about a mile north of Wilmar in Drew County. A 16 year old James Bennie Lasiter is injured. State Police report says the vehicle left the road.
The Arkansas Forestry Commission voted to raise seedling prices for pines and hardwoods. Regular loblolly and shortleaf pine seedlings cost $12.50 per thousand, genetically superior loblolly $15 per thousand, and hardwood seedlings $30 per thousand.
Three class action suits alleging race discrimination were filed in U S District Court at Little Rock. Plaintiffs name Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock Harris Clinic Inc Newport and Affiliated Mid-West Hospitals doing business as Doctors Hospital of Little Rock.
Police report a head on collision on Interstate in Crittenden County left Art So well 63 of Horn Lake dead. Investigating officers said both vehicles collided in the evening causing fatal injuries and prompting an on scene examination. Local authorities are reviewing witness statements and roadway conditions.
Mrs Viola Ferguson Stone died Monday in a Nashville nursing home. Widow of David R Stone she belonged to Temperanceville Baptist Church near Nashville. Survived by son Otis D Stone of Hot Springs brother Jodie Ferguson of Nashville sisters Ida Gammill Fort Worth Texas Alma Neece Nashville three grandchildren two great grandchildren Funeral services were held Wednesday at Latimer Funeral Home chapel at 10 a.m. with Rev James H Dean officiating. Burial followed at County Line cemetery under Latimer Funeral Home direction.
Billy Carter says he does not want his children to be tourists and plans to move 19 miles north of Plains Georgia to escape visitors to his brother President Carter's birthplace. He spoke at Travel South USA noting he won 22000 dollars betting on his brother's election and quipped about advice for Yankees and Russians.
The FBI report shows national crime holding steady with violent crimes down and theft up 5 percent from 1975. Larceny and theft rose sharply in large cities, notably a 42 percent jump in Houston, driven by shoplifting and auto accessories like CB radios and stereo decks. The data cover 166 cities with 100,000+ residents and note many crimes go unreported. Final 1976 figures will add more detail.
The Channel 2 CB Club hosts an open to public dance at 8 30 p m on April 9 at the Youth Center with the Bear Creek Boys as the featured act. Thirty three University of Arkansas students join Mortar Board for leadership and scholastic excellence led by 3 0 grade average and junior status. Eye glass collection boxes will be picked up at month end by the Hope Evening Lions Club under Dr J E Scotty Little. Don Freel will inspect lenses for reuse in needy glasses. Boxes at Cooks Medical Arts and Crescent Drug are for donors yet to contribute.
The United Singers of the First United Methodist Church will stage the rock musical Happiness on Palm Sunday April 3 at 7 00 p m. Featured are several soloists duets dialogues and instrumentals with piano bass lighting and sound provided by named performers and directed by Janet Freeman.
A Population Council study reports women over 40 using birth control pills who smoke have markedly higher death risks from heart attack or blood clots. Among heavy smokers more than 15 cigarettes daily risk climbs to 83 per 100,000, versus 7 per 100,000 for non-smokers on the pill.
USDA reports spring rains and moisture snow lifted optimism for 1977 crops. Storms across the Midwest Plains and Corn Belt brought welcome precipitation, improving winter wheat conditions in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas though some dry areas remain vulnerable.
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