11 Sep 1974
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1974
Page
1
The National Weather Service forecast calls for scattered showers and a few thunder showers today. Rain becomes less likely tonight then likely again Thursday. precipitation chances run about 60 percent statewide, 30 percent in the southeast portion.
The Hope Star reports a 30 percent chance of rain tonight with higher chances Thursday across the state as a cold front approaches. Temperatures are to fall 10 to 15 degrees by the weekend. highs in the 80s and overnight lows around 70. Also listed are rainfall totals from the prior 24 hours, station by station, plus assorted circulation, staff, and advertising contacts and subscription rates for Hope, Hempstead, Nevada, Lafayette, Howard, Pike, Clark counties and other Arkansas mailings.
Parents are reminded that school insurance can be purchased at the child’s school. All parents are urged to take full advantage of this coverage. The policy will be available until Friday September 20.
Hope Police Sergeant Reid Clark spoke to the Lions Club at the Town and Country restaurant. He completed a three month course at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia, the 97th session with 249 graduates from the United States and eighteen from foreign nations.
President Ford is not actively considering pardons for all Watergate figures but will weigh any pardon request reaching his desk, as clarified after a White House meeting with House and Senate minority leaders. Lawmakers cited mixed views while Ford noted that a recent study of presidential clemency applies to any individual case.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church of Prescott for Mrs Florine Buchanan 83 of Prescott who died Tuesday. Burial followed in DeAnn Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Paul Buchanan of El Dorado Arkansas and Donell Buchanan of Tulsa Oklahoma a daughter Mrs Archie Johnson of Prescott two sisters Mrs Lucille Freeland of Hillsborough California and Mrs Bernice Garreth of Santee California and four grandchildren.
A cold front sweeps the upper Mississippi Valley and central Plains with gusts to 30 mph. Temperatures fall to the 40s behind the front while the lower Missouri Valley and west central Plains see seasonable 70s. Light snow dusts northern Rockies. showers and thunderstorms affect Nebraska and parts of the Atlantic Coast and lower Mississippi Valley. Dense fog covers southern New England to the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley. much of the South Coast remains foggy. For the rest, skies are clear and mild with varied readings from 36 at Cut Bank Montana to 94 at Needles California.
Boswell challenges the effort for a proposed usury amendment while the committee approves opposing the 10 percent rate rise. McLarty says he would only address party endorsed or officially before issues if elected chair. He warns about credit access and sees potential in the amendment for public evaluation.
Kiwanis speaker Charles Mitchell district engineer of the Arkansas Highway Department shared good and bad news on Tuesday at Town and Country Restaurant. Main Street project should finish this year while Highway 29 South construction will not. Once 29 South advances to a point construction will begin on the next section southward. Mitchell described the department with about 4000 employees including 33 resident engineers across eight counties in the third district. A state highway film was shown. Kiwanis president Gordon Renshaw announced 642 plates served at the pancake supper last Friday and apologized for slow service. The club will improve lines. George Wright Jr inducted Bobby Embry. guests included Jim Hayes Tommy Russell Tom Flores Tim Boyd and new members Sweeney Copeland and Freddie Verser.
Sheriff Billy Joe Holder of Searcy County faces a federal indictment charged with filing fraudulent income taxes. He is to be tried October 7 in Harrison after posting a $1,000 bond. The indictment cites 1969 income of 6148 vs 15838 and back taxes of 2243, plus 1970 income of 7931 vs 18602.
All Around Town lists requests for address information for five 1954 Hope High School graduates and notes contact numbers. Other items include a Red River Vocational plea for old Fair pictures, a Keystone Lodge fish fry, a First Christian Church chicken spaghetti supper with proceeds for a study trip, Judy Bright named social services representative in Nashville, and moves and events at the Urban Renewal office, a charity drawing at Red River Vocational, G E D class plans, and student teachers from University of Arkansas in eight schools.
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