10 Oct 1975
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1975
Page
1
Forecasters from The Associated Press predict considerable sunshine and warm temperatures in Arkansas today. Two high pressure systems positioned to the southeast and west will shift only slightly, with a cold front along the Arkansas Missouri border separating their circulations.
Weather summary for Arkansas notes lack of moisture air support front to merge into high pressure. Pacific cold front expected Monday with little cooling. Skies clear most of weekend. some areas near 90s. Overnight lows mid 50s to low 60s across several cities. Includes staff notes and publication details of Hope Star with circulation and subscription rates.
Public hearing in Nashville Arkansas reviews the 1976 area plan for aging services. The Southwest Arkansas Area Agency on Aging staff will present proposed allocations for public review and comment in the City-County Building Community Room. Recommendations will be included in the plan before submission to the funding agency.
Moscow denounces Sakharov as an antipatriot after the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, with Tass calling the move a political ploy and anti-Soviet maneuver. Sakharov defends the prize as a victory for detente while Moscow warns against perceived provocation and links to anti-Soviet campaigns.
Israel signs final Sinai accord seven hours after Senate approves monitors pact by 70 to 18. 200 American technicians to monitor a demilitarized buffer zone between Israeli and Egyptian forces. Abu Rudeis oilfields to return to Egypt. House vote 341 to 69. President Ford to act quickly. Final action enables four additional U.S. agreements and potential stepped up aid. Mansfield warns of US involvement and Tonkin parallels. Withdrawals and safety terms hinge on hostilities and Congress.
Memphis voters head to a runoff between former judge and current mayoral candidate Chandler and challenger Higgs after precincts reported Chandler with a lead. In Shelby County, Sheriff Nixon trails Canale for county mayor, with court delays and a possible runoff overshadowing the race.
Local Jehovah's Witnesses plan a weekend convention at the Hot Springs convention auditorium on October 11 and 12 led by presiding minister Robert Bilbo. E A Shuster will summarize Bible study from Watchtower on Sunday afternoon at 2.00.
BeeBe Memorial C.M. Church of Hope hosts a citywide revival October 13 to 16 with evangelists from Mt. Zion Rising Star Lonoke and Garrett Chapel. Lonoke hosts a youth weekend October 17 to 19 with Rev. P. B. Sharp. Mt. Pleasant holds Fall revival October 22 to 26 with Rev. W. S. Jones. William Gant urges spiritual awakening to ensure renewal in churches.
Mrs. Lizzie Matlock Jones of Delight died Sunday. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Harrison Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Harrison Chapel Cemetery. Survives include two sons Louis and Vernel Jones and three daughters. Mrs Pauline Jackson Watts of Texarkana died Thursday in a nursing home at 83. She left a son, a daughter, a sister, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Texarkana Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A banquet at Fair Park coliseum October 11 at 6 pm will recognize young farmers in Hempstead County. Burkhart of the Hope Jaycees chairs the event inviting farmers, ranchers, and families. Orville Childs of Magnolia will be the guest speaker. barbecue beef and chicken will be served.
The United States Postal Service first class mail service improvement program will go into effect at Hopt Post Office on October 11. Under the program, first class mail will receive service that is equal to or better than airmail. The major new service step will extend to all first class mail weighing 13 ounces or less. Under the new program, there no longer will be an advantage in purchasing airmail postage for domestic delivery. Pricity mail (now starting at weight in excess of 13 ounces) which includes air parcel service and international airmail are unaffected by the improvement program and continue in their present form, the postmaster said. Airmail stamps will be sold for use on priority and in ternational airmail. They can be used in various combinations with other stamps for first class mail. Customers can exchange airmail stamps, and stamped envelopes and cards at full postage value for ordinary stamps, stamped envelopes and cards. Stationery bearing airmail indicia will be allowed to be mailed at the first class rate. White top airmail collection boxes, now being used ex clusively for airmail, will be removed or converted to use for other purposes.
Civic leaders and institutions from 35 Arkansas towns and cities including Hope Nash ville Prescott DeQueen and Stephens have reserved space for the second annual Physicians Opportunity Fair to be held October 15 at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. The event, staged by the UofA College of Medicine, aims to display community attractions, hand out brochures, and meet resident physicians in training at University Hospital. The program features talks by Dr. Thomas Bruce and Dr. James L. Dennis, plus demonstrations on physician placement and NHS Corps recruitment. The fair opens for residents and spouses 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a prior 8:30 a.m. exhibit space assignment. The event is described as a dialogue opportunity, not a placement service.
About ten Hope High School students will join the annual High School Journalism Workshop at Henderson State University this Saturday. Speakers include Bill Sanders of the Milwaukee Journal syndication, Jimmy Jones of the Arkansas Gazette, Gordon Hale of Walsworth Publishing, Billie Francis of Dell and Sterling, and Dr. Jim Shuff, Henderson’s audiovisual director.
Gov. Pryor named 15 officials from across Arkansas to a Special Committee on County Government to study needed state law changes after Amendment 55. The panel reports to the legislature by May 1 and includes county judges, sheriffs, clerks, treasurers, and mayors from multiple counties. A separate note from the National Automobile Club urges belt and hose checks and possible replacement every two years or 24,000 miles.
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