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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1977
Page
5
About 46 million workers will see higher take home pay starting June 1 as the new tax cuts take effect. The average weekly withholding falls by $2.13 with further reductions for lower income families, while itemizers gain nothing. The measure standardizes deductions, expands credits, and extends past reductions with a $34.1 billion impact over 28 months ending December 1978.
Washington AP report says Dr Stanton Samenow argues criminal actions are not mental illness and cannot be fixed by education or money. He and late Dr Samuel Yochelson identified 53 thinking patterns across 22 hardcore criminals, noting extreme lying and anger as core traits. After retraining, seven of 24 treated criminals became constructive citizens.
May 1 cattle on feed in seven major states totaled 7.2 million head, down four percent from last year. Arkansas expert James A. Clower notes placements match last year but total fed cattle are down due to heavy marketings and discusses summer market outlook and weather impact on prices.
Washington AP reports Dr. John C. Pickett of the Public Service Commission testified before a House subcommittee that a Arkansas test showing six times higher peak rates shifted residential use to off peak times. He said the plan could boost efficiency in utility capacity and support Carter energy proposals.
National Weather Service forecasts near normal temperatures with above average rainfall in the south west and below average in the northeast for Arkansas over the next 30 days. Temperatures mid sixties to seventies and 3.5 to 4 inches of rain, with soil moisture low in many areas and region specific impacts on cotton soybeans and wheat.
In a profile from Los Angeles AP, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty explains how a Paris Conservatory background gave way to jazz passion. He details early studies, first jazz exposure from Albert Nicholas, and his rise as a leading fusion artist with Imaginary Voyage and top DownBeat rankings.
In Washington the Joint Chiefs of Staff accepted President Carter’s decision to pull out all U S ground forces from South Korea without strong objections. Gen George S Brown helped relay chiefs’ views in NSC discussions as a two man U S delegation arrived in Seoul to reinforce security commitments. The Pentagon noted limited enthusiasm and emphasized continued air and naval power to deter any North Korean move.
A Harvard led study questions radical mastectomies value in breast cancer treatment finding no survival advantage over simple surgery with radiation. The two year analysis notes higher costs and more morbid effects with radical mastectomy and tylectomy shows higher local recurrence.
Officials schedule an autopsy on a 2200 year old mummy found with two bodies in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. An X ray will assess the adult before possible dissection while experts note the wrapping, gender clues, and historical disease questions.
Reading Pennsylvania AP reports big band pioneer Stan Kenton, 65, remains in poor condition after a stroke. He was moved from a hotel to Community General Hospital and then to Reading Hospital as his band prepared for an engagement in the area.
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