03 Apr 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1956
Page
1
The article notes both Stevenson and Kefauver downplaying earlier optimism while angling for the underdog position. It suggests Republican leaders may gain leverage as the race tightens, with campaign mood shifting toward cautious, nonfavorite positioning.
Markets show weak demand in Northwest and Batesville areas with broilers and fryers around 21 cents. New York cotton futures drift. old crop buying seen amid regulatory uncertainty. Chicago poultry and produce largely steady with price floors firming slightly. hogs, cattle, and sheep open slow to steady in wholesale markets.
A fragmented quote discusses chances in an election race. Ike injures his jaw in spring training, undermining hopes. Paul Butter mentions the Democrats’ goal of winning more than four or five states, noting the rivals’ presidential edge and experience in reversals.
The Highway Department began the 1956-57 bond year with 17,294,438 in the Treasury, slightly above last year. Federal aid covers construction, with state and federal sources totaling about 35 million annually. Gas tax yielded 33,025,785 while motor vehicle license fees added 11,077,170. Deductions for county turnback, State Police, and general revenue amounted to 5,415,602, with 1,303,706 going to General Revenue. County aid reached 6,050,436 including gas tax refunds and allocations. Municipal Aid was 1,000,000. Debt service used 9,175,000, surplus reserved for bond purchases. State Police and weighing crews deduction totaled 424,468 under a 1953 act.
Reports from Algiers to Casablanca describe bombings, shootings, and knifings worsening unrest in North Africa. French troops press assault on nationalist rebels, while demonstrations by Algerians in Metz signal further tension within France’s industrial regions.
A congressional speaker urged backing a Compromise Plan for water resources affecting Arkansas and Oklahoma. He warned that rejecting it could block Millwood and future projects, while supporting it would aid all. He cited April 28 conference plans and the need for unified action among states and local leaders. Lloyd Spencer of Hope was introduced and applauded.
More than 260 leading physicists from the United States and 17 foreign countries including Russia gathered in Rochester for the University of Rochester's sixth annual High Energy Nuclear Physics Conference. Dr Sten Friesen of Sweden said the meeting would be unhindered by security.
Seven persons in the southeast Miami area caused scattered damage as the National Guard aided rescue workers. The tornado swept just south of Quapaw into Baxter Springs, demolishing a tavern and a residence on the south ridge. Lon and Mrs. Jones were injured in Baxter Springs when their two story home was hit. The storm also struck Quapaw Oklahoma and hit several Kansas towns including Attica Maple City Oho Florence Strong City Fredonia Howard Radium and Ellinwood. In Drumright about 8 30 p m an estimated 100 horses were destroyed or severely damaged in a 26 block area as the First Christian Church front library and Salvation Army hut were leveled or collapsed.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. resigns as General Motors board chairman after a 38 year career guiding the firm through the Depression and growth into the world’s leading auto maker and largest industrial corporation. Harlow Curtice remains GM president and praises Sloan's forward view.
The University of Rochester hosts a seminar on perception and science, with co sponsors National Science Foundation Atomic Energy Commission and U S Air Force Research and Development Command. Experts note the eye contributes about 83 percent of knowledge and discuss long term changes in Earth's rotation.
Three men charged as the silk stocking robbers pleaded not guilty in Garland Circuit Court. Edward Bryant, 38, restaurant chief, was beaten and robbed of $460 in his driveway. Earlier, Elbert Rasdon, 53, grocer, was robbed of $2,300 in Hoxie while a getaway car waited. Defendants are John Edward Crook, 32, of Superior Wisconsin. Wiel éing Martin Comancha, 26, of Denver. and Laurance Ortiz, 26, of Lincoln Nebraska. Bond set at $10,000 each.
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