Meanful Clues in Bathtub Murder
SAN FRANCISCO AP Police said few meaningful clues have been found in the bathtub murder of Martha Coates 24 a former Helena Ark resident. A missing key a gold wedding band and a bloody handprint are the only clues to date. She was pregnant and strangled with a necktie and silk stocking March 16. Her husband David 26 a stockbroker found the body. He is the son of U S Commissioner James Coates and she was the daughter of J J White bank president in Helena.
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San Francisco
Martha Coates
Helena, Ark
Arthur’ Christiansen
Christiansen
Coates
David
James Coates
U.S
Little Rock
J. J. White
Phillips National Bank
Helena
Liberty Telephone seeks $373000 loan for expansion plan
The Associated Press reports Liberty Telephone and Communications Corp. of Hardy filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission on Tuesday seeking approval to borrow up to 373000 dollars for expansion and modernization. The company operates in Ash Flat Viola Harmony Salem Evening Shade and Cherokee Village.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Liberty Telephone and Communications Corp
Hardy
State Public Service Commission
Ash Flat
Viola
Harmony
Salem
Evening Shade
Cherokee Village
Impatient Khrushchev Visit Reflects Global Communist Rift
A restless mood surrounds Khrushchev’s Hungary visit as communists split over Moscow’s cautious path to world revolution. Pro Chinese factions gain in Asia Africa and Latin America while Red Flag and others warn Moscow of expulsion threats and the push for a world meeting.
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Asia
Moscow
Africa
Latin America
India
Viet Nam
Ho Chih Minh
North Korea
Red China
Ex-Convict Will Keep Warden Job
Ex convict Lard F Gooding will remain warden at the Richmond County prison camp after the State Pardon and Parole Board commuted his life sentence to the time served and granted a pardon to restore civil rights. Gooding, 46, was convicted about 20 years ago on two robberies with sentences of life and 20 years, paroled after seven years, and the county commissioners voted to retain him.
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Lard F. Gooding
Richmond County
Gooding
State Pardon and Parole Board
Suggests a Cigarette Tax Hike
LITTLE ROCK AP Revenue Commissioner J Orville Cheney predicted today that tax collections in the current fiscal year will exceed earlier projections by 1 million dollars. Six months ago Cheney forecast revenues would rise from 181 million last year to 193 million this year an increase of 12 million. He based the rise on March figures showing total revenues up 1 673 276 to 15 244 081. General revenues 1 141 728 and special revenues 531 248 of the increase. First nine months total 140 030 590 an increase of 10 890 229.
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Little Rock
J. Orville Cheney
Cheney
Revolution Funding Sparks French Periodical Movement
The report notes a new French periodical Revolution opposing Soviet policies within the world movement. In Belgium Jacques Grippa’s wing of the People’s Voice issues a broadside against Moscow. Scandinavian parties split, while Italy sees a vocal pro-Chinese wing troubling Palmira Togliatti. The piece cites a rapid spread of Chinese influence and speculative Kremlin remedies. Tax data show March sales up 740 396 to 5 673 126 and income up 264 515 to 1 682 434. Cheney predicts Hot Springs gambling closure will not immediately hit Arkansas economy as tourists likely still visit.
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France
Belgium
Jacques Grippa
Cheney
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hope Star Rate Card and Publisher Details
Honor credits the Hope Star as a weekday publication with listed staff including President Mrs. G E Palmer and Editor Alex M H Washburn. The notice outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail, and mentions the Associated Press rights for local Jews and AP dispatches. Local and regional pricing categories include Hope, Mempstead, Nevada, LaFayette, Howard and Miller Counties, with payables in advance.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Secy-Treas
Star Building
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Walnut Street Hope
Arkansas
Associated Press
Hope
Mempstead
Nevada
LaFayette
Howard
Miller
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