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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1976
Page
5
In Little Rock the Task Force on Battered Women opens a program amid alarm over widespread abuse. Officials say over a million women are beaten yearly, with police and courts often treating cases as domestic disturbances rather than assaults.
Farmers must submit three or more signed petitions by November 1 1976 to form a community slate for the ASC committee election by mail from November 26 to December 6. If fewer than five valid petitions are received the incumbent panel will add nominees. Blank petitions are available at the County ASCS Office.
Mississippi attorney general's office will investigate complaints of police brutality in Laurel after a black delegation accused Laurel police of injuring blacks and whites. Atty. Gen. staff heard accounts from Marzell Clayton and 21 others about incidents over three months including alleged abuse of Susie Ruffin and Ce cil Newell Jr. by officers. Mayor Bill Patrick said no formal complaints were filed and pledged to review written reports.
The District PTA schedules a Wednesday conference for parents of kindergarten through second year students on October 27. Parents will meet teachers, review report cards, and discuss pupil progress while early dismissal allows teachers time for meetings.
Paul G. Henley director of Hope Parks Recreation and Tourism Department attends the 1976 Congress for Recreation and Parks in Boston. The event draws over 8000 representatives from the US Canada and Armed Forces units worldwide to discuss parkland facility development management and recreation programs.
Free clinics will be held on Tuesday November 2 at the Nevada County Health Office from 9 to 11 a.m. and at Prescott Elementary School from 4 to 8 p.m. Dr Richard Portis chairs the county swine flu vaccine committee. On Wednesday November 3 clinics run 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bodcan School and 4 to 7 p.m. at Oak Grove School. Eligible adults 18 plus who have not had a vaccine in 14 days, are not allergic to eggs, and do not have a fever may attend.
Cambridge based report by Summers and Mangold counters the ruling history of the 1918 Ekaterinburg killings. They argue Czar Nicholas II and his son died in a firing squad, while Alexandra and three of the four grand duchesses survived as Lenin hostages until 1919, with Anastasia’s fate remaining unresolved.
A mother Gloria Simon Aucoin, 27, is jailed on second degree murder charges in the death of her daughter Shawn Aucoin, 8, whose body was found in a cane field after officials say she was run over and stabbed. The coroner recorded massive head injuries as the cause. Blood stains were found in the car trunk.
The 1d Session of the West Arkansas Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convenes at Bethel A M E Church in Pine Bluff. Rt Rev F C James presides with Rev M H Elliott as Host Presiding Elder and Rev W G Wynn as Host Pastor. Events include welcome programs, officer elections, annual sermon, Holy Communion, fellowship, and education emphasis with contributions for Shorter College.
In Little Rock AP. Insurance Commissioner Bill Woodyard heard requests for sizable rate hikes. Farmers Insurance Co. seeks a 40.1 percent rise in private passenger auto rates, and its subsidiary Mid-Century Insurance asks for a 29.9 percent increase.
United Nations General Assembly marks Transkei independence with a broad attack on South Africa's apartheid policy and a condemnation of alleged Israel South Africa cooperation. The debate includes nine resolutions, with U.S. opposition likely. South Africa plans Bantustans affecting 3.3 million blacks and 86.3 percent of land as 4.5 million whites retain major industrial areas.
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