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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1975
Page
6
A brief column by Editor Alex H Washburn discusses the weekly slice of life in Our Daily Bread, offering concise reflections on work, faith, and community, with characteristic period voice and plainspoken tone.
Potlatch Corporation will dedicate its new multi million dollar sawmill in Prescott this Saturday October 25. An Open Hour and dedication party from 1 30 to 2 p m is expected to draw more than 2000 visitors. C M Pod Rogers Jr and the editor will photograph the event and report on the ceremonies. The mill features electronic control and computerized operation touted as the most advanced of its kind and signals a future course for the lumber industry in Southwest Arkansas.
Moroccan sources say Spain would turn over the disputed Sahara to Morocco, with Morocco to cede part to Mauritania. Algeria opposes the plan and opposes a self determination referendum. Talks involve King Hassan II and Madrid envoy Jose Soliz Ruiz. Franco’s health may delay outcomes. The march into the territory remains symbolic beyond El Aaiun.
Turkish Ambassador Ismail Erez and his car driver were killed as gunmen fired on the envoy’s car near the Bir Hakeim Bridge in Paris. Two other Turkish officials were harmed in the attack, which followed the Vienna ambassador murder. Police hunt suspects. motives unclear amid regional tensions over Cyprus and historic Armenian tensions.
Oklahoma City police backed off their hard line and said they would resume negotiations once a 10 percent pay raise is approved by arbitration. The Fraternal Order of Police dropped demands to fire city officials, while nonstriking officers and state troopers patrol the city. The strike marked a historic event in the city, with traffic running normally during rush hour and officials urging calm as state police increase coverage.
Franco, 2 year ruler of Spain, showed slight improvement after a relapse and two heart attacks, as doctors reported signs of reduced heart failure. Juan Carlos visited the palace ahead of a medical bulletin while ministers prepared for a transition plan.
Stevens 24 received life imprisonment after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the April 20 stabbing of Wanda Golden Stevens. Judge John Goodson ordered the term with no possibility of parole, noting the taped statements to the Arkansas State Police to be entered into court records. The crime occurred at their home in Hope, Arkansas, on Fulton Street. Stevens was later found near Maud, Texas. Their two young children are in the care of the wife’s parents.
In Monasterevin Ireland, kidnapers hold Dutch businessman Tiede Herrema, 53, captive in a two-story row house after abducting him near his Limerick home to secure a government pardon for IRA prisoners. He pleaded, “Please, please, let the police save my life,” as police and soldiers cordon the scene. The captors Eddie Gallagher, 28, and Marion Coyle, 19, press the siege while authorities monitor the room with listening devices.
Occasional light rain this morning with showers and a few thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Showers end west tonight and east Saturday. Mild and windy today. Clearing and turning colder tonight and Saturday from west to east. Highs today mostly in the 70s. Lows tonight from the low 40s northwest to upper 60s southeast. Saturday highs ranged from the mid 50s northwest to mid 70s southeast.
Portugal declared full nationwide military alert after a spate of Lisbon bombings targeting officers and civilians. In Oporto, armored cars took positions as radical SUV officers planned a meeting at the artillery barracks, amid reports of planned sabotage and a possible nationwide terror wave.
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