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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1975
Page
5
A reflective piece by editor Alex H. Washburn on daily bread and small comforts, exploring frugality, simplicity, and the value of steady routines in tough times. Washburn uses concise examples to illustrate how ordinary acts sustain communities and personal resilience.
A skeptical editorial condemns New York City and state leaders for threatening bankruptcy to secure federal relief. It argues self reliance is required as Congress and taxpayers reject such blackmail, blaming city and state voters for years of profligate borrowing. Arkansas forecast: mostly cloudy with showers, cooler north.
Moslem and Christian gunmen battled outside Lebanon's Parliament as deputies were evacuated by armored cars. Fire raged at the Holiday Inn and bullets struck the US Embassy area while American officials and families fled toward safer districts and the airport.
MERCURY Nev AP A high powered underground nuclear blast codenamed Kasseri 4 150 feet deep near Las Vegas sent tremors through the city shaken from sleep. Officials said the 200 kilotons yield was among the highest at the Nevada Test Site this year and the 13th announced test overall.
Madrid reports pressure mounting on the Spanish government to name Prince Juan Carlos as chief of state as Generalissimo Francisco Franco remains gravely ill. Bulletin notes improved heart condition yet ongoing intestinal hemorrhaging, with no sign he can resume control.
Mexico City AP reports Hurricane Olivia killed at least 25 people in Mazatlan and left 25 missing with 500 injured. The 9:20 p.m. Friday strike brought 138 mph winds, destroying palm thatched shacks and displacing over 30,000 residents in Mazatlan and 14 villages. Electrical and water systems were knocked out, three radio towers fell, and communications collapsed as authorities rushed aid to shelters.
The United Fund of Hempstead County expresses gratitude to Citizens National Bank Home Federal Savings and Loan Anderson-Frazier Insurance Company B and B Building Supply Hope Builders Supply Co. David Discowm Balding Maker Te Ua Mey Ba a of Ys worke ip.
Attorneys for President Ford and Lynette Fromme face a courtroom showdown as a federal judge orders Ford to provide video taped testimony for Fromme’s trial. Fromme, 27, is accused of aiming a pistol at Ford near the California Capitol on Sept. 5. Sera Jane Moore, 45, faces charges for firing at Ford in San Francisco on Sept. 22. Ford previously appeared before Congress in 1974 over a separate presidential privilege issue.
Washington reports the Ford administration and Congress scrutinize forced busing as a path to school integration. Senate hearings on amendments to ban busing proceed while President Ford orders Justice and HEW to study feasible alternatives. Judge Tower says Ford agrees busing is counterproductive but offers no specific substitute and declines endorsement.
A shoplifting seminar will be conducted at Hope City Hall auditorium at 7 30 p m on October 28. Lt Jenkins of the Little Rock Police Department will be the guest speaker. Two films will be shown. The entire program lasts about an hour and a half. Open to employers and employes only.
A quotation from Philippians 1 14 notes that many brethren gain courage in the Lord through the writer's imprisonment and speak the word without fear It also cites Edward H Harriman warning that looking to the future with fear is unsafe
Two men fled a mountain cult near Tucson accuse the group of psychological kidnapping. A Pima County prosecutor weighs charges as deprogrammers and court actions reshape custody and mental competency rulings. Participants describe coercive control and “robot” like obedience, with debates on legality and deprogramming legitimacy.
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