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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1972
Page
2
Copenhagen AP reports Danes vote today in a referendum to decide if Denmark will join the European Common Market. Norway’s recent plebiscite added suspense as workers at two Jutland plants strike over management urging a yea vote, with police guarding.
Washington AP reports that despite dim presidential polls, liberal House Democrats foresee increased strength in the next Congress. A wave of retirements and primary defeats has opened seats, creating opportunities for gains as district boundaries and voter sentiment shift nationwide.
In Democratic ranks many liberals hope to win control of the House Democratic Caucus next January as vacancies arise. The McGovern Nixon race is noted but not decisive. polls suggest Democrats may retain the chamber despite GOP gains. The party holds a 254 to 177 edge with four seats open.
An experiment station report notes % hours ending 7 a.m. Monday with a high of 73 and a low of 44. Forecasts for Arkansas call for fair weather through Tuesday, a slight warming trend, with tonight’s lows in the low to mid forties and Tuesday’s highs in the seventies.
Retirements and resignations foreshadow political moves as candidates pursue new offices. Primary defeats loom while demonstrators threaten possible interference as ballot boxes were moved into Copenhagen town hall. No entry was sought by observers anywhere.
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Arkansas towns including Stamps Hope and Prescott. Mrs Mary Ellis 08 of Stamps died at home and funeral Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel Stamps with burial in Macedonia Cemetery near Patmos. Donald Franklin 38 of Hope killed in Texarkana auto crash with funeral 2 pm at Highland Hills Baptist Church Texarkana. A R Babb 92 of Prescott died in Nevada County hospital with funeral plans pending.
The Society of American Péresters holds its 2nd Annual Convention in Hot Springs with Red Goodner and the Country Boys providing banquet music. Members include Steve Payne Clifton Calley and Richard Calley. Ben Downs, a 1972 Hope High School graduate, works as a moderator for BCS-TV programs and a platform for current affairs. Downs, an electrical engineering major at Texas A&M, is son of Mr and Mrs Earl Downs of Hope. The medical meeting in New York City ends Thursday. Becky Ward, Ouachita Baptist University senior and Emmet resident, is elected secretary of the Student Senate and serves in Chi Delta AWS.
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