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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1976
Page
2
The Associated Press reports record low temperatures across Arkansas as arctic air moved in. Fort Smith recorded 8 degrees, the coldest November reading, while Little Rock saw 17 degrees, a date record. The prior record for this date stood for 65 years.
The Hope Star notes a cold spell with readings in the teens to mid thirties across Arkansas and minor precipitation. A later line recalls the Ku Klux Klan’s postwar secrecy and efforts to intimidate Black voters.
The Maynards, Jehovahs Witnesses from Claremont New Hampshire, appeal after a federal panel ruled their overprinting of Live Free or Die on license plates was lawful. The case centers on First Amendment symbolic expression and state opposition as New Hampshire seeks Supreme Court review.
The Teamsters strike against UPS, starting Sept 15, idled about 17,000 workers from Maine to South Carolina and slowed Christmas parcel flow. Postmasters in Charlotte and Albany reported strong handling, while the Postal Service added 9,069 extra staff and 29 auxiliary plants. Delays remained mostly brief and did not block compliance with a 30 day mail order rule.
Arthur Dewey Rodgers age 1 died Friday at his home in Fort Worth. Surviving family includes wife Doris Lockard Rodgers, son Paul Rodgers, and several stepchildren, sisters, and seven grandchildren. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Herndon Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Lucy M. Moore 75 of Fulton died early Sunday in a Texarkana hospital. She leaves a son Doris Moore, siblings, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Herndon Funeral Home, burial in Memorial Gardens Texarkana. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, arrived in 1885 to mark the United States centennial celebration following France raising 450 000 for the statue.
State Police reported six people killed during the Thanksgiving weekend in Arkansas. The period ran 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Leonard Gilbreth, 30, of Van Buren, died in a collision with a freight train near Alma. others listed include Lydia Pillow 69 Beech Grove Randolph Campbell 19 Jonesboro Jim Smith 17 Bentonville James Lee Holt 50 Bearden Franklin Dwaine Rossern 0 Diana Texas.
Larry Hammond host of Acts 29 on Channel 8 will address the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International at the Holiday Inn Hope Thursday 7:30 PM. The event is open to the public and features his background in mining government and radio TV.
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