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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
1
Idaho officials report 24 dead in the Sunshine Mine disaster as rescue teams press to reach airfilled chambers. Efforts focus on a vertical shaft and bore holes to access trapped miners while safety failures and faulty equipment are blamed for the blaze and fatalities.
The U S Federal Trade Commission orders price lists to be filed. About 1 600 firmsHave not filed reports on economic status. The commission warns of possible fines and price refunds. Armco Steel must cut oil field equipment prices after voluntarily reporting.
Witnesses testified that Angela Davis bought a cheap shotgun two days before a courthouse gun battle in 1970. gun dealers Blumenthal and Beatson identified a 12 gauge shotgun sold Aug 3 to a woman with a young Black man, not conclusively identifying Jonathan Jackson. The prosecution alleges Davis aided Jackson's plan to free George Jackson from San Quentin.
John V. Galante writes to Editor Rogers in 1972 from Gustine California about planting watermelon seeds sent by the newspaper. He notes melons reached 12 pounds in hot California weather, while a second planting from earlier seeds yielded about 2 pounds. He requests another seed package and encloses $1.00, promising to report results. He also compliments newspaper clippings received.
Ruben Thomas Dodson age 82 of Hope died early Wednesday in a local hospital. Retired driller, Unity Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Aliie, four sons Leon, Herman, R. T., William. daughter Mrs J W Bland. eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral Friday 4 p.m. Unity Baptist Church, Rev Gordon Renshaw officiating. Burial Saratoga. Herndon Funeral Home of Hope directing. Funeral for Lonzo H. Parris also noted, Friday 2 p.m. Herndon Funeral Home Chapel, burial Holly Grove Cemetery.
The Rev John F Martin executive secretary of Ouachita Presbytery will speak at 11 00 Sunday May 7 at the Presbyterian Church in Hope He is a United States Naval Academy Davidson College and Austin Presbyterian Seminary graduate and will assist the church in calling a new pastor as secretary of the commission on the minister and his work
Queen Elizabeth II plans a state visit to France later this month to meet her uncle, the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, at Bois de Basne Mas. Buckingham Palace confirms the arrangement as part of the royal family visit.
Senate leaders clash over a proposed cutoff for US aid to South Vietnam as critics warn it would hobble the President and boost enemy gains. Senators Stennis Goldwater and others press for timely action while Case Church amendment details linger.
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Thursday with high 77 and low 46. Forecast calls for considerable sunshine and mild conditions today, fair and warmer tonight, partly cloudy and warmer Friday with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s and lows in the low 50s to low 60s.
President Nixon led national tributes at the National Presbyterian Church as J Edgar Hoover was mourned. Nixon praised Hoover for building the FBI into a world renowned force and called on Americans to embody the law and order spirit. A burial service followed at Congressional Cemetery near the Capitol where his body lay in state.
U.S. District Judge Albert C. Wollenberg sanctioned negotiations on a $20 million escrow to cover dockworkers wage dispute with the Pacific Maritime Association. The International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union seeks escrow funds as part of a 134 day strike settlement, with legality to be tested in court. Edmund Flynn declined bargaining on the PMA side, amid PMA legal advice against the idea.
In Fort Smith Arkansas about 400 GE workers are expected to be laid off in mid July as the plant shifts from appliance to air conditioning production. Plant Manager Fred McKinney says the Central Air Conditioning Department will assume operations and hire about 90 workers initially.
Scoutmaster Harold Sisson and senior patrol leader Ricky Sisson attended a Perrot Scout Headquarters meeting in Texarkana to discuss Operation Reach. The program aims to tackle the drug problem and invites Troop No. 92 members to participate and offer help.
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