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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
2
Associated Press reports a national pressure pattern easing today as cool, clear skies return. Light northerly winds sweep much of the country, bringing cooler conditions and calmer weather across regions.
The Star reports on subsidence, noting Birmingham, Houston, and Baton Rouge sinking as groundwater is depleted faster than nature can replenish. Engineers from Ecodyne Corp say Houston Galveston area has dropped about five feet since 1918, with Baton Rouge near five feet by 1990 and sinkholes up to 150 feet in Birmingham.
President Carter says he will hang tough as SALT talks resume in May and will not modify his human rights stance. He warns Moscow to act in good faith or risk intensified U S weapons development while stressing a methodical, substantial reduction goal and no linked issue with rights policy.
About 30 Blytheville policemen are carrying out a work slowdown seeking a $1,200 yearly raise. Patrol pay ranges from $7,645 to $8,313 and sergeants from $8,647 to $8,980. Police insist overtime pay for firemen is unfair. City officials urge end to slowdown and defend department.
A major winter storm blanketed the Midwest with up to four feet of snow causing road closures and stranded motorists. Gov Kneip declared an emergency in western South Dakota to unlock state road-clearing aid as rescue teams battled winds and freezing temperatures.
Arkansas eighth annual poultry symposium slated April 13 14 at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville with topics on layer management brooding multi stage growing automatic RR collection systems and disease. Registration from 1 to 2 p.m. on April 13 is 15 per person. The program targets those involved with commercial eggs turkeys and broilers.
The Malvern Daily Record editorial urged the Arkansas Highway Commission to resign in full. It argued a total resignation would be unprecedented but could eliminate antagonisms and give a fresh start for the state's best interests.
Sonny James recorded an album at Tennessee State Prison with convicts as musicians and vocalists. Six musicians and four vocalists auditioned and joined the project, marking a first for a country star to use inmates in the backing band and choir. The inmates praised James for his leadership and patience while hoping for outside engagements.
Folger Coffee Co. boosted wholesale ground coffee by 0 cents to 4.43 per pound as green bean costs climb above 3 per pound. The rise, Folger's fourth this year, could take months to show in retail prices and follows a national 2.80 per pound February retail average.
Capt Victor Grubbs of Centerport New York recounts how the Pan Am jet he commanded was struck by a KLM Boeing 747 during takeoff on a parallel taxiway. He says the other pilot said he was taking off while they were still on the runway, and he tried to lift off but could not avoid the crash.
Open to the public dance at 8:30 p.m. April 9 at the Youth Center features the Bear Creek Boys. Hempstead County Cattlemen meet April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Southwest Branch Experiment Station with a slide program on Illinois beef tour by Charles Albritton. Lions Club eye glass boxes to be collected. lenses checked by Dr. Don Freel for the needy. Academic honors banquet March 19 at Henderson State honors Edward Thaxton and other freshmen with 4.0 GPAs. Emmet High School hosts Spring festival with parade booths sports and an Easter cantata following supper and awards.
Mobutu rushes air and road reinforcements to Kolwezi as Katangan invaders pause near Shaba. About 2,000 Katangans near Kolwezi threaten the copper center earning Zaire significant export income. Evacuations include American engines and Belgians, with missionaries reporting safe work conditions.
Palm Beach Florida authorities say a tape recording captured the gunshot that killed George de Mohrenschildt a friend of Lee Harvey Oswald. autopsy found a self inflicted wound with a 2 gauge shotgun near the body found by his daughter Alexandra.
Bill McClendon of Aetna Life and Variable Annuity Insurance Companies ranks among Aetna’s top two nationwide in business analysis. Dean, Senior Vice President, announced the achievement amid more than 5,000 representatives across the United States and Canada.
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