09 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1976
Page
1
Editor Alex H. Washburn comments on the daily bread column noting concise reflections and a brisk pace. The piece emphasizes sharp observations and timely themes in a compact format.
Louis Graves notes rising newsprint prices from International Paper and aluminum plate costs increasing. Prices for newsprint climbed from 260 to 305 per ton with recent increases continuing, while aluminum plates for the offset press may reach about 1.06 dollars per 2 page sheet.
Hope Lions Club plans a Monday donor drive during its annual lightbulb sale with AEKB officer Jim Gunter noting Arkansas Eye and Kidney Bank sponsors. The program promotes donor cards for eyes and kidneys, with local hospital ties and a two part donor card feature.
Obituaries for Alice C Nelson of Prescott and Hillery L Reel of Dierks outline graveside services burial details and survivors. Also Lillie Middlebrook longtime Hope resident dies aged 89 with services in Hope. Princeton senior John Aristotle Phillips designs a small nuclear device and claims public documents prove feasibility. experts question yield and execution while noting MIT researchers pursued a similar line of inquiry.
In AAA Central action Texarkana edged Hot Springs 13-10 to create a five-team logjam at 1 league loss. Parkview beat Hall 19-6 to push to 4-0, while Northside moved to 3-0 with a 92 victory and Central improved to 2-0.
A slate of high school football results from across Arkansas includes Hope 14 over Gossett 0, Arkadelphia 8 Magnolia 6, Camden 41 Lakeside 9, Prescott 35 Ashdown 8, and Fort Smith Northside 9 Little Rock Catholic 2. Numerous other matchups feature Benton 17 Little Rock McClellan 14, Stuttgart 21 Wynne 0, Pulaski Academy 26 Belair 0, and Conway 19 Fayetteville 7 among scores and ties.
Instructions require signing the card before two witnesses over 21, detach the pocket card to keep it on you at all times, and mail the registration card as addressed on the reverse side. The directive emphasizes permanent possession and timely mailing.
President Ford rides through downtown Dallas in a crowd lined motorcade marking the first presidential appearance there since John F. Kennedy's assassination. He plans a Texas State Fair tour and a Cotton Bowl TV appearance with Texas vs Oklahoma, then debates policy on Eastern Europe.
Mary Lou Ray and Stan Palmer plan a radio wedding on Interstate 465 with Judge Floyd Smith officiating from a Lincoln. The ceremony will feature a convoy of trucks and a lettuce and produce laden reception in jeans and T shirts.
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