Newport visitors impressed by Hope Urban Renewal tour
Eight residents from Newport Arkansas visited Hope to study its downtown Urban Renewal project now phased out and replaced by Community Development. They noted Hope’s improved alleys and storefronts and said they were inspired to explore a similar mall concept for Newport.
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Newport
Ark
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
The
Hope Star
Little Rock
AIDC
Guy Grigg
Man wounded after Batesville armory break in
A Melbourne man, 47, was shot and in fair condition in Batesville hospital after a night outside the National Guard Armory in Batesville. Prosecutor Leroy Blankenship said he would charge Jack L. Gustafson Sr. with burglary attempted theft and solicitation to commit capital murder for allegedly breaking into the armory to steal automatic weapons. Seven ATF agents aided the investigation. Gustafson was shot by deputy Everett St Clair when fleeing after an alarm. The armory vault held a large quantity of automatic weapons. Gustafson had been free on bond after August arrest on burglary and theft charges.
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Batesville
Ark
Melbourne
National Guard
Leroy Blankenship
Jack L. Gustafson Sr
Gustafson
Independence County
Noel Baldridge
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Everett St. Clair
Miss your paper City subscribers page alert
City subscribers are reminded to call 777-8841 at specified times if the Star is not delivered. Leave a message with your address and delivery details for prompt service.
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Times
Adair to try explosive stop on Elk Hills geyser
Red Adair and one assistant head to Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve near Taft California to blast the wellhead and cut off oxygen to a massive oil and gas fire that killed three workers. The explosion at 2 40 pm Tuesday sent flames over 100 feet high and threatens a billion barrels of oil underground. Oil is burning at about 12000 barrels a day as crews cool the area and attempt to free a packer stuck in the 7000 foot well. The three victims were George Vanhoozen Mark Morvant and Bobby Fuqua all from Louisiana.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Adair
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Here
Dan
Houston
Stinct
Navy
Roger Martin
Elk Hills
Kern County Fire Department
Martin
Elk Hill
Alaska
Texas
Kern County
Charles Connor
Hope Board Meets Illegally Says FOI Act Notice Flub
In an apparently illegally called meeting, the Hope Board of Directors discussed city development projects with minimum quorum. Officials said press notice was a slip up, as FOI requirements demanded two hours notice for emergencies. The board approved a 19000 settlement for Brown property and authorized continued engineering for the incinerator CD program.
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Hope Board of Directors
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
Sally Andrews
September traffic deaths report from Arkansas State Police
The Arkansas State Police monthly review records 34 traffic fatalities in September, down 14 from a year ago. Captain M A Mosier of the Hope troop notes 3 deaths on Arkansas highways in September within 95 investigated accidents across counties Miller Pike Sevier and others.
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Arkansas State Police
M.A. Mosier
Hope
Arkansas
Miller
Pike
Sevier
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Little River
Lafayette
Nevada
Mosier
Pneumonia vaccine could be ready by year end
UCSF researchers report a pneumonia vaccine showing 100 percent protection in 71 sickle cell children and safety in elderly and spleen-deficient patients. If FDA approves by December, the vaccine from Merck would target 14 pneumococcal types and extend to high risk groups nationwide.
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San Francisco
America
Federal Food and Drug Administration
San Francisco Bay Area
University of California At
Arthur Ammann
UCSF
United States
FDA
Merck, Sharpe and Dohme
Ammann
Decentober
House Moves Toward Passage of Social Security Bill
The House nears final passage of a bill to overhaul Social Security with a major tax hike for workers and employers. A key vote allowed two years before extending coverage to federal state local and nonprofit workers, amid arguments about fairness and double dipping while current federal pension plans complicate full integration.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Joseph L. Fisher
D-Va
Fisher
United States splits on embargo against South Africa at UN
At the United Nations in New York the United States and key allies clash over backing an immediate arms embargo on South Africa or a threatened ban if Pretoria does not ease racial policies by a set date. Ambassador Andrew Young presses for Western unity with black African nations on an immediate embargo. Britain and France resist, joining the permanent veto quartet with the Soviet Union and China.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
U.S
Andrew Young
Britain
France
Soviet Union
China
Stevens man among three killed in Arkansas crashes
Three people died in separate Arkansas traffic accidents. George Murphy, 25, of Norman was killed near Mount Ida when his car left the highway and struck a tree on US 270. Early Watson, 72, of Stevens died in a two vehicle crash at US 82 and AR 19 in Columbia County. James Morrow, 24, of Filppin died when his station wagon ran off AR 178 and overturned, injuring others.
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George Murphy
Norman
Mount Ida
U.S. Highway 270
Early Watson
Stevens
U.S. Highway 82
Columbia County
Bull Shoals
James Morrow
Filppin
Public Hearing on Aging Plan in Prescott Arkansas
A public hearing will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday November 2 at the Prescott Senior Citizens Center to outline aging service objectives and funding levels for the 12 county district. A draft plan is available in Magnolia and comments should be sent to David Sneed at P O Box 767 Magnolia Arkansas.
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Prescott Senior Citizens Center
Community Center
East Second North
Area Agency On Aging
Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District
Magnolia
Arkansas
David Sneed
P.O. Box
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George
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Jessie Duckett
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Austin Hutson
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