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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a high pressure system remains over Arkansas with a new cold front approaching. Temperatures will be cooler but not below normal, unlike last week.
The Hope Star lists forecast for northwest Arkansas with fair skies and warmer temperatures today, highs in the 60s, and lows in the 30s to 40s. It provides extended outlooks, area temperatures from Little Rock to Memphis, and mentions staff roles and national press affiliations.
Gov. David Pryor proposes cutting state agency budgets by about 39 million below projected revenues over the next two fiscal years. Operating costs would rise 6.8 percent next year and 5.3 percent in 1979 as part of his plan.
The Macedonia Baptist Church marks its 10th anniversary with a Sunday service at 2:00 p.m. Rev. A.G. Easter of Oak Grove Baptist Church will preach. Rev. C. T. Huey leads the congregation. Public invited to attend both events and Bible study sessions.
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns said no present need for a tax cut as economy slows. He hinted a one time cut could be considered if growth stalls, while favoring a broad permanent reduction if deficits are managed and inflation stays in check. He noted Carter may push tax cuts for workers, but warned against fiscal stimulus that worsens deficits.
Growth trends show unemployment up from 7.3 percent in June to 7.9 percent by October. Economists warn of slower expansion with no retail or industrial gains in October and a per capita income drop for the first time in a year.
An 11-year-old boy, Jamie Wright, shot a Doberman Pincher three times with a .22 pistol at point-blank range to save his 10-year-old sister, Vickie, who was bitten badly. Vickie remained in fair condition after surgery for deep leg wounds at Midland Hospital.
Junior and Senior Girls' Powder Puff at Hammons Stadium Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission 1 dollar students 1.50 adults. Arkansas Razorback trip to Shreveport leaves 4 p.m. with two buses sold out. Game at Fair Park Stadium 7:30 p.m. Bring food. tickets at Ladies Specialty Shop. Kappa Omicron Phi initiates nine UL Monroe students including Mary Beth Moore. Mona Rowe and Terri Edwards named Queen Guinevere in state contest. Rowe sponsored by John W Ellis. Channel Two CB Club hosts dance 8 p.m. to midnight at Hope Community Center with Apollos band. US Postal holiday schedule observes Thanksgiving Day. Phi Beta Lambda bake sale downtown 9 a.m. Saturday with turkey raffle on Nov 22. charter bus to Dallas game Nov 25, $32. Horton Hatches the Egg skit at Rutherford campus 7 p.m. Friday. ESAA advisory committees meet Nov 18 7:30 p.m. at Verger Middle School reading lab.
Helen Wilson, a Bolivia missionary, will speak at four United Methodist services on the Washington Circuit. Programs begin 9 a.m. at Washington church, 10 a.m. at Ozan, 11 a.m. at Sardis south of Nashville, and 6 p.m. at Emmet with a sandwich supper after the Emmet service. Wilson has spent two years in Bolivia and helped establish La Paz pediatric wing.
The Oregon Board of Prison Terms will decide December 6 whether to commute Gilmore’s murder sentence or uphold the death penalty and set a new execution date. Dr. Wesley Weissert said Gilmore previously attempted suicide in 1974 and may try again. A Tribune complaint seeks removal of a policy banning interviews with Gilmore.
Three men died in a weekend shooting at a Lanark Bradley County recreation center after an argument over a card game. Sheriff Ray mond Johnson cited gambling as the cause. Victims were John Gannaway 32 Warren Lee Van Davis 35 Warren and John Turner 34 Warren. Funerals planned this weekend. Turkey occupies the Anatolian Peninsula, also called Asia Minor.
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