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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1976
Page
2
A winter storm dumped snow into the southern Rockies and Plains, blanketing parts of Colorado and Kansas with up to seven inches. Heavy snow warnings remained in southeastern Colorado and southwestern and south central Kansas overnight as travel advisories stayed in place in Colorado.
Wintry storm watch covers Texas Panhandle to southern Plains with heavy snow totals reported in Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma and Nebraska. Temperatures plummet near zero in northern Minnesota while gusty winds hit the San Bernardino Mountains and Southern California.
The fifth grade class at Bery Henry School heard speakers from Science Social Studies and Career Education. Susan Roach sang two numbers and spoke on watermelons focusing on Hope as a leading watermelon center. Merica Schoen shared Indian burial mound slides and tea party samples. Kevin England spoke on farm living corn. John Burke discussed soybeans. Lanny Ford covered cattle farming and marketing. Arty Mhoon Jr. described plants flowers fruit and trees.
Paris AP report says the National Assembly created a four month special investigating committee to examine whether Marcel Dassault and other aircraft makers misused public funds and bribed officials. The panel could influence the ongoing case and nationalization talks. Dassault denies any wrongdoing.
U S District Judge Thomas Flannery dismissed three private False Claims Act suits seeking repayment by Elizabeth Ray and ex Congressman Wayne Hays over a clerical salary allegation. The Justice Department continues its review while noting the suits relied on newspaper-sourced information and potential implications for a future government action. In Toledo, Ohio, 11 year old Jan Montesino reports his tiger cat Sugar has pierced its ear during a cat fight and now wears an earring.
James Murphy Davis 33 died Monday night after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. A Route 1 Emmet resident, he was a Baptist, retired longshoreman, World War II and Korea veteran. Survived by wife Irene. four sons James M. Davis Jr. Washington AR Richard Prescott Charles W. Cleveland Tex Roger D. Davis. four grandchildren. Body to Lake Jackson TX for funeral. Local arrangements Oakcrest Funeral Home. Dale Lynn Hunt 74 died Monday in a local hospital. Longtime Hope and Hempstead County resident and Garrett Memorial Baptist Church member. Survived by two sons Richard Lynn Hunt Dallas Travis Dale Hunt Tyler TX. two brothers Fred and Burl Hunt Hope. six grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Herndon chapel. Burial Memory Gardens under Herndon Funeral Home.
Hope Optimist Club welcomed two new members at a noon meeting at Tradewinds restaurant. A Democratic rally is planned Thursday at the Nevada County Fair Grounds in Prescott from 6 to 7 with officials invited. Halloween Carnival planned by Spring Hill PTA October 29 at the School with coronation, ham drawing, and booths. Channel 2 CB Club hosts a dance at Red River Vo-Tech with The Bear Creek Boys. Republican Committee screens a bipartisan film on election judges November 1 at City Hall Court Room. Lawyers from area attend Manson trial lecture at Ouachita University.
Park previously denied being a CIA agent while reportedly admitting to federal investigators that he paid U S congressmen. He maintains his cash gifts, including 10000 dollars to the wife of former Rep Edwin Edwards before Edwards became Louisiana governor in 1971, were not illegal.
The Rev. W.G. Wynn of Bethel A.M.E. Church and Hope Public Schools social worker addressed fifth graders at Beryl Henry on Behavior and You. He urged respect for others and emphasized that behavior and conduct shape life since no one is alone.
Sydney Tye of Hope High School won the German poetry declamation at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Hope placed second in Spanish I, with Sandy Huckabee and Lisa Lazenby taking second in German III and French poetry respectively. About 1,300 students from 51 schools participated, with AR Foreign Language Teachers Association as sponsor.
Moscow reports a 1977 defense budget of 17.2 billion rubles roughly 22.9 billion dollars, down from 17.4 billion rubles in 1976 as the Supreme Soviet reviews a five year plan. Finance Minister Garbuzov says defenses will be strengthened despite cuts, while Western analysts remain skeptical of official figures.
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