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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1976
Page
2
The Associated Press reports Arkansas remains mostly fair and cool with morning temperatures higher than Monday. Teens were recorded in the northwest overnight, then rose around midnight as cloudiness moved in, affecting Fayetteville and surrounding areas.
The Hope Star reports a chilly start with readings around 15 to 20 degrees in several nearby stations and a warming trend to the 40s under sunny skies. Forecast up to the weekend shows gradually moderating temperatures, no significant precipitation, and lows in the mid to upper 20s.
The Agriculture Department signed a cooperative agreement with the National Weather Service to have the Extension Service distribute disaster preparedness information to small towns and rural areas. Officials say the agencies will strengthen communication to the U.S. public about coping with hurricanes tornadoes flash floods and other disasters. Labor Day origin noted as first Monday in September dating to 1882.
Obituaries report the deaths of Lucy M. Moore 75 of Fulton and Arthur Dewey Rodgers 51 of Fort Worth with funeral notices and burial details. Navy Seaman Recruit Tommy L. Green, son of Carson Green Jr. of Hope, completes boot camp in San Diego after schooling in seamanship and first aid.
The Court will decide if the death sentence for first degree murder of a police officer is constitutional, potentially affecting about 20 states with mandatory penalties. It also agreed to hear Nixon’s bid to regain control of White House records and other cases on prison guard height rules and inmate unions.
Senator Robert Dole urged Republicans to start a comeback now to avoid losing ground in 1978 and 1980. He urged outreach beyond disinterested voters and a unifying future chairman to unite factions. Ford administration plans a new policy panel to guide the party after Carter’s presidency.
DETROIT AP A career help group REVEST run by Don Bennett closes after 42 years. He says federal funds for expansion were redirected to hard core unemployed and youth programs. He notes 405 assisted, 255 placed, 300 resumes, 6000 referrals, and stresses professionals’ overqualification hurdles and identity loss when jobs end.
President elect Carter pressed national steel producers to reverse recent price hikes saying higher steel prices threaten world inflation and could prompt oil producers to raise petroleum prices. He noted industry responses were noncommittal as U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel hikes take effect.
President-elect Jimmy Carter says government must require more fuel efficient autos as energy prices rise. He supports nuclear power with stricter safety rules, greater plant standardization, and expanded use of coal solar energy and conservation. He favors private job growth with limited public works and housing activity.
The European Common Market leaders urged delaying the North South talks until after Carter's inauguration while OPEC eyed a 5 to 15 percent crude price increase. They warned that US policy shifts after January 20 could derail talks, with Iran and others pressing for higher prices despite debt and raw material concerns. The Feb–March delay proposal faced resistance from oil exporters and analysts noted potential heavy costs for Western economies.
Mrs Horace Magruder secretary treasurer of Little River County Historical Society will speak at the Hempstead County Historical Society meeting on Thursday December 2 at 7 pm. The gathering at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall will present a constitution by laws and projects and elect permanent officers. Charter memberships available for 3.
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