Franco Spain and the Marshall Plan Debated
A reflective column traces Franco's rise in Spain, U.S. stance shifts on aid, and the House reversal to bar Franco Spain from the Marshall Plan. It discusses the middle ground between fascism and communism, and the risk of war from Soviet influence.
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Spain
Ose
New Republic
Africa
Franco
Russia
Germany
Italy
England
Portugal
Bain
Awho
Carrie
House of Representatives
Europe
Democra
U.S
James Thrasher
Taft
Ahnay
Yalta
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Churchill
The
Taly
France
Indus
20 Years Ago Today Constable Arrests Swindler at Walnut Ridge
Constable Robert Evans went to Walnut Ridge and brought to Hope a man charged with swindling Dr. Champlin Dr. Car digan and J. F Monroe out of 45 cents. He was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Wright but failed to post bond. Judge McCollum and the prosecuting attorney are preparing for the April term of circuit court. C. A. Shipp announced his candidacy for constable of DeRoan Township. Fay Wray and Gary Cooper in Legion of the Condemned play at a local theater.
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Robert Evans
Walnut Ridge
Hope
Chas. A. Champlin
P. B. Cardigan
J. F Monroe
W. G. Wright
Bend
McCollum
C. A. Shipp
Congtable
DeRoan
Fay Wray
Gary Cooper
Legion of the Condemned
Prizes offered in Hempstead for Balanced Farming Contest
Hope Chamber of Commerce hosts a meeting announcing substantial cash prizes for the Arkansas Balanced Farming and Plant-to-Prosper Competition in Hempstead County. County winners gain entry to state prizes up to $200 for best tenant sharecropper, with additional awards for landowners, plantation owners, and home improvements. State campaigns include prizes for negro tenants and homes. Entry deadline is June 1 with the contest closing in early Fall. Sponsors include the Arkansas Press Association and multiple state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Arkansas
Hope Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Hempstead County
Grealer
Hope
Lattarmers
Arkansas Press Association
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Agricultural Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Production Marketing Administration
Vocational Agricultural
W.m.sparks
Pariners Home Administration
Ib. E. McMahon
Oliver L. Adams
Bill Blackwood
Mary Dixon
A. H. WashiBure
The
Charles
Henry Heads Rotary Nominated Hope dentist to lead club
Henry I D, a well known Hope dentist, was nominated today to be the new president of the Rotary club. The nominating committee report was read at the noon luncheon by A B Patten. Oliver L Adan was named for vice president, Charles A Armitage for secretary, Royce Smith for treasurer, and Lasher Hollaman and Jack Cleary for directors. Lut her B Tooley of Radio Station described local operations and audience reach, noting 17 counties fully covered by day service and a 60 percent preference for hillbilly music among listeners.
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I D
Cecil Bittle
George W. Robison
Finley Ward
Luther B. Tooley
Paris
Russellville
Ne Bluff
Arkansas
Ruston
Prescott
Nashville
Lewsville
Blacksand
Kope
Mt Ida
Ark
Tooley
Fire Department Douses Syrup Lumber Blaze on Main Street
A small blaze at 522 North Main Street yesterday evening burned a stack of syrup lumber but was swiftly extinguished by the Fire Department around 6 p.m. No injuries reported, and damage was limited to the stack.
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Main Street
Minor Vehicle Collision at Hazel and Ath Streets
Vehicles driven by Zekiel Williams and C. C. Ellis collided yesterday at Ath and Hazel Streets. No injuries were reported and both cars sustained only minor damage. Police investigated the incident.
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Zekiel Williams
C. C. Ellis
Ath and
Hazel Streets
B 29s Fly 4600 Miles With Five-Ton Load
Air Force Secretary Symington announced two B 29 Superfortress bombers completed a 4606 mile flight last week with a five ton payload under combat conditions and with over 800 gallons of fuel remaining. He said the in flight performance far exceeds original drawings for range and speed, noting no special preparations were used. He declined to reveal flight locations.
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Washington
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
Gas Rationing Feared If Military Boost Hits Gas Supplies
Washington April 2 UP Government and oil officials warn a big military program this year could strain civilian gasoline and fuel oil. A voluntary allocation plan with priority for military public service and essential civilian needs may be ready by May 1. Gas rationing would hinge on military needs and is not certain. A farm equipment fuel shortage already appears in Minnesota.
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Washingtoh
Partcwlarly
Irnterior
J.A. Krug
Zimma
James Brown
National Petroleum Council
Minnesota
Pre-Election Violence Strikes Italy Amid Unrest
Violent clashes rise as a leftwing union leader is slain in Sicily. Two more union officials wounded in an ambush near Trapani. A broader wave of killings and arrests follows, with a national stoppage planned and weapons found near Rome.
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Rame
Catogeri Canglingi
Agricultural Workers Union
Trapani
Sicily
Natione
Tentler
Cangliausi
Vita di Salvo
Vincenzo Liotta
Camporeale
Palermo
Confederation of
Isbor
Plavide Rizzolo
Rizzolo
Ins Sevior
Rome
Frascati
Montenarzio
Colonna
Anzio
Santivio
Carpineto
Tor Marangio
Traveling Nut Tale From 1930s California Coast Incident
A fragment describes a walnut drawn into the water off the California coast in 1932 as a man sought help to gauge how far the drift had moved. A party guest in Southend England found the nut in 1934, tying the tiny object to distant events.
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Califonias
T Pinder
Southend
Ngland
Marines Held Four Months by Russians Say They Were Fired Upon Without Warning
Four U S Marines released by Chinese Communists after about three months in captivity said they were fired on without warning by Reds. Captain Willan G L Polard of Fort Worth Texas described being shot at point blank from 200 yards while in Haiyang. Marine Brayton was mortally wounded. first aid denied. Brig Gen G C Thomas said Brayton’s body would be returned soon.
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Jack Hogan
Associated Press
Tisingtao
China
U. S
Cpt
Willan GL. Polard
Fort Worth
Tex
Ing
Charles 3. Brogtant, Jr
Governor's Island
Haiyang
Here
Polard
Brayton
Strom
Pollard
G. C. Thomas
First Marine
Western Pacific
Marines
Cormunists
Police Crack Down on Communists in India
Bombay reports say Indian police raided Communist offices across several cities including Calcutta Delhi Bombay Madras Poona and Ahmedabad. hundreds were arrested as workers staged strikes and sit downs in central government offices to protest government actions and Nehru warned the movement tied to a global struggle against democracy.
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Bombay
IUP
Communist Party
Calcutta
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Assembly
New Delhi
Delhu
Madras
Poona
Ahaedabad
Nehru
Couley
Drought Casts Shadow Over Key Areas
San Francisco reports drought reducing crops in California Idaho and Nevada while Colorado Utah and the Pacific Northwest show mixed prospects. California faces irrigation water shorts and shifting crop fortunes with livestock losses and machinery shortages. overall outlook varies by state and crop.
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San Francisco
Rocky Mountain
California
Idaho
Nevada
Colorada
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Oregon
Washington
Nome
Caifornia
San Joaquin Valley
Imperial
Palo Verde
Colorado
George A. Scott
State Crew
Love Can Change A Career Bride To Be’s Awakening
HAL BOYLE narrates Adele Beaudette a career woman who plans marriage to Henry Boggie. Friends mock, but Adele grows uneasy as aging, loneliness, and a failed relationship with Hank reveal the price of freedom. A dramatic night ends with Hank easing the bottle cap and Adele accepting a new path.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Adele Beaudeotte
Henry T. Boggie
Adele
Hank Boggle
Joan of Arc
Adele Beaudette
Jadele
Hank
Tim
Rowas
Harke
Drner
House Overrides Veto on Tax Cut Bill in Congress
The House passed a 4.5 million tax cut bill 311 to ? in defiance of President Truman, aiming to reduce 1948 income taxes for 52 million filers and trimming 7.1 million from lower incomes. Leaders suggested the Senate will override to make the cut law, despite Truman’s objection that the move would weaken government finances amid world events.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Aaa
Ivale
Lucas
Winds
George I
Georgia
Legisltors
Lallock
Indiana
Paxe
Congressmen Say Labor Law Is Failure
Four members of the House Senator labor committee condemn the Tait Hartley act as a failure. They warn it prompts government by injunction, spurs industrial unrest, and harms wages while delaying disputes and weakening union rights.
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Washington
Appil
House-Senate Labor Committee
Sens
James E. Murray
Mont
Claude Pepper
Pla
John Lesinki
Mich
Augstine Kelley
National Labor Relations Board
Reynolds Plane Searches for High Mountain Mystery
Reynolds exposition plane conducted a secret flight to the Armae Machin range with Spenser Milken Reynolds of Chicago at takeoff. Co pilot Carroll Sullue and radio operator Edward Lear accompanied. Dr Bradfold Waush burn of the Boston Museum of Science noted the expedition. Odemy offered no comment after a 14 hour flight and confirmation of scientific equipment aboard.
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Shanghai
Apel
Lodey
Armae Machin Mountains
Spenser Milken Reynolds
Odemy
Bradfold
Waushburn
Boston Museum of Science
Burt
Ile Proust
Pynolds
Polpur
Education bill funds Arkansas schools with 12 billion
A federal education aid bill approved by the Senate would provide 12,390,600 dollars for Arkansas schools. The amount reflects the state's enrollment and expenditures from the prior year as shown in a Senate table. Arkansas senators Me Clellin and Fulbright voted for the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Arkansas
White House to Receive Foreign Aid Bill Today
Washington April 2 A 6 058000000 package of American aid for Europe and China was wrapped for delivery to the White House as Senate and House prepared to act before nightfall on a landmark omnibus foreign aid bill. The measure includes 5 3 0 0 000 000 for a European recovery program, 463 000 000 for China, 275 000 000 for Greece and Turkey, and 60 000 000 for the world children’s fund. The conference group worked nearly 14 hours to resolve differences and send the bill to President Truman for swift approval.
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Washington
Europe
White House
Senate
House
Truman
Germany
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Greece
Turkey
Congress
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dardanelles
International Children’s Emergency Fund
United Nations
Osmsan Senate House
UN to Discuss Future of Palestine Crisis
The United Nations plans an emergency general assembly session on April 16 to revisit Palestine’s future. Secretary General Trygve Lie summoned six members after the Security Council backed a US demand for immediate action. The plan seeks a U N trusteeship and a halt to the partition decision, with May 15 marking Britain’s mandate ending.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
General Assembly
Palestine
Great Britain
Holy Land
U. N
Lie
U. N. Security Council
United
S. Americian
Warren R. Rust
Security Council
Aligisy Lopes
Colomibia
Hioly Tana
Andrei Gromyko
Socum
Austin
Rinsi
Russians Push Vienna Blockade Prospect Into View
Washington officials say Russia may extend its Berlin pressure to Vienna as part of a broader move to isolate Western powers. State and defense officials suggested Moscow aims to embarrass the United States and others, with Berlin and Vienna as likely theaters. Acting Secretary Lovett and Defense Secretary Forrestal pressed Congress on the crisis, while lawmakers urged firmness in Europe.
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Washington
Berlin
Vienna
Cinics
State Department
National’ Defense
Sayle
Auete
A. Lovett
Lucius
U.S
Europe
John D. Lodge Rice
Berlin trains face Soviet checks as Berlin airlift adapts
Western rail and air corridors into Berlin are adjusting to Soviet pressure. British and American officials report trains to the city undergo inspections and border checks while airlift planes continue to supply the western sector. Soviet threats, including possible actions against Berlin's assets, loom as officials vow no evacuation of dependents and maintain U S efforts to sustain daily needs.
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Berlin
U.S
Anay
Seah
Tangliche Rundschan
Bertin
Lusius D. Clay
Conmander
Ameri
Hrde
Frankfurt
Bern
Fremhk
Denmark
U. S
Mobart
Munich
Air Forces
Congress Sends $6,089 Foreign Aid Bill to White House
Washington bulletin reports that Congress approved a foreign aid measure totaling 6,089 dollars and sent it to President Truman for signature. The action marks another step in postwar policy as officials await approval and potential future funding debates.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Henry Heads Rotary
Hunk
Adevle
By Donald J. Gonzales
Bulletin
Atwil
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