12 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1976
Page
1
The piece argues that dictators and politicians use foreign wars and false issues to divide populations. It cites an Oct 4 AP report showing taxes rising 23.4 percent for a typical family of four, with 5.6 percent inflation, tying the trend to postwar deficits and public debt.
Chinese government spokesman announces Hua Kuo-feng will succeed Mao Tse-tung as chairman of the Communist Party. Reports say Mao's widow Chiang Ching and three top radicals may have been arrested in a factional purge. Kyodo notes the official word came before a Papua New Guinea visit.
Arkansas lawmakers praise some ideas in Governor Pryor 1977 tax plan but warn of bold concepts and potential gaps. Critics cite highway funding concerns and require local revenue shifts, while officials push for clarity on highway and public vote implications.
Gov. Pryor proposes a 25 percent cut totaling 53 million dollars to take effect in 1977 with a 10 percent first year deduction or refund increase. He links the tax cut to boosts for public schools higher education and local government funding shifts while revising school funding formulas and allowing county local taxes with voter approval.
In Gatlinburg Tennessee AP reports a 16 year old girl Trenny Gibson has disappeared on a Bearden High School trip. About 50 rescue workers searched a 15 square mile area near Clingmans Dome without success and the hunt resumed with cooler temps and hopes she sheltered and stayed dry.
President Ford meets at the White House with ethnic American leaders from Polish Hungarian Lithuanian Latvian Estonian Czech Slovak Serbian and Ukrainian descent to calm a debate over Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. Carter denies love life rumors as Ford plans campaign trips to New York and New Jersey with Bob Dole present.
United Way chair Bob Willis announced $13,669 of this year’s $43,000 goal has been collected. Fourteen agencies participate in a unified drive, with volunteers doing the work and administrative costs under four percent. Contributions are tax deductible and can be pledged now with deductions later.
The Hope Baptist Association serving Hempstead Miller Lafayette and Columbia counties will hold its 69th annual meeting at Calvary Baptist Church West Ave Texarkana with two sessions at 2 pm and 6 30 pm Principal speakers include Dr Charles Ashcraft and Rev James Lindsey Reports from department leaders and the executive board will be presented The body will consider renaming to Southwest Arkansas Baptist Association and construction of an associational office building in northeast Texarkana A camp construction committee report will be presented New officers will be elected in the evening session.
Allegheny County shuts down 13 swine flu clinics as coroners and CDC begin investigation into the deaths of three elderly patients hours after vaccination. Victims Charles Gabig 71 Julia Bucci 75 Ella Michael 74 had heart or lung issues. autopsy cites possible heart attack for Gabig. CDC sent investigators.
The third in a Wednesday morning series will gather October 13 at 9 30 a m at the Chamber of Commerce office. Sponsor this week is Mayor and Mrs Mel Thrash of Tol E Tex Company.
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