11 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1973
Page
1
Thundershowers scattered across the Rocky Mountain region central high Plains Gulf and south Atlantic coasts and an isolated area in the day marred an otherwise fair scene. The Associated Press reports more showers are expected as a broader wet spell develops.
A weather summary from the Hope Star notes a flash flood watch in Southeast Texas, with heavy rains and up to 3 inches in Victoria. Fog blankets a large region from the Gulf coast to the Ohio Valley. North, cooler air brings 40s to the northern Plains. Arkansas forecast calls scattered showers south through Wednesday, highs near 80s and lows in the 60s to low 70s. An experiment station report records a high of 91 and low of 68 in 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Public notices list pricing for subscriptions and advertising across Hope and nearby towns. Rates include weekly, monthly, and yearly options by carrier and mail, with separate Arkansas and out-of-state pricing plus a college student bargain.
Crossett Georgia Pacific Corp division awards 5000 grant to Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges bringing total gifts to 100000 over 20 years. Jack E Meadows says donation honors AFAC work and its seven nonprofit member colleges across Arkansas. Member schools include Arkansas College of Balesville College of the Ozarks Harding Hendrix John Brown University Ouachita Baptist Souther Baptist College.
The Union Singers of Fulton will sing at New Bethel Baptist Church 40 miles south of Hope on September 16 at 2 30 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Mission Band with Pearl Washington as president and Rev. O Z Walker as pastor. A Mt C M E Church Hope program follows at 6 p.m. hosted by Rev. A Walton and Wyne Chapel C M E Church members.
AP reports Robert F Drinan the first priest elected to Congress was refused a Soviet visa amid unanswered reasons. Groucho Marx, released from hospital, quips he is as good as ever. Henry Aaron nears Babe Ruths home run record with 710 in career. Pam Henry, polio survivor, now an award winning TV reporter and Oklahoma Handicapped Citizen of the Year. Dr George Duke Humphrey, former University of Wyoming president, dies at 76.
AP report notes University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock remains severely undersized seventeen years after completion. Dr James L Dennis cites growth limits, parking shortage, and aging facilities as barriers to expansion. He urges long range planning to 50 years ahead to preserve education opportunities, warning of funding gaps and federal matching funds cuts.
Nobel laureate dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn blasts U.S. Democratic leaders as hypocritical in a 3000 word article in Aftenposten. He accuses the West of double standards over Soviet and Western events and targets Watergate in a critique aimed at nominating Andrei Sakharov for the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize.
Evangelist Jack Hazlewood preached at First Baptist Church during a week-long revival, quoting Corinthians on lasting love and John 3 16 on eternal life. He linked Calvary to enduring love as Eddie Smith Trio performed before his sermon Tell It Like It Is. He spoke to Yerger Junior High School and the Hope Kiwanis club.
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