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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1976
Page
5
Washington reports a new GI bill experiment requires service members enlisting after December 31 to contribute 50 to 75 dollars monthly to a personal educational fund. The government matches two dollars for each one contributed, up to 2700 dollars, with limits on months and 10 year use.
President elect Jimmy Carter has personally contacted top congressional leaders including Sen. Russell Long and Rep. Al Ullman to discuss tax reform and early budget plans. Frank Moore says Carter continues outreach to House and Senate leaders and aims for a mid February budget submission.
Six Little Rock businesses filed suit in Chancery Court to void a recently approved lifeline electric rate ordinance. They name Arkansas Power and Light Company the city and Mayor George Wimberley as defendants, arguing the measure violates federal and state laws. The suit seeks to block implementation.
The World Almanac reports the 1762 clash near Eutaw Springs South Carolina as Nathaniel Greene’s American force surprised Lord Rawdon’s troops. The British reformed and achieved a tactical victory after the Americans found the enemy’s rum supply, turning a potential victory into a setback for Greene’s men.
Gus Zanos former Apollo police chief in Armstrong County shot himself to death in his attorney’s office minutes before reporting to a six year sentence for a $418000 bank embezzlement conspiracy. He had pleaded guilty with two bank employees in a check kiting scheme and used funds to buy pornographic movies. He left notes to newspapers and a federal judge.
The Supreme Court declined to pause a lower court order keeping Medicaid funding for elective abortions, despite a law barring federal dollars. The ruling leaves Judge Dooling's Brooklyn decision in effect nationwide and signals ongoing dispute over federal funding for abortion services.
White Oak Gun Club of Faulkner County filed a written argument in a Circuit Court case challenging Act 132 of 1969 and the state law letting private clubs in dry counties obtain liquor permits. Boone County sues the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board seeking revocation of permits in all dry counties. ABC supports the club’s stance.
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