05 Apr 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
1
Fragmentary clipping discusses President Eisenhower and secretary Saries C. planning August vacation timing and potential remarks. Mentions White House, National course, and opening season remarks amid speculation about travel and political context.
New York reports firm grain and provisions with corn at 1.49.45, oats for heavy white and mixed samples, and soybeans around 50.00-51.00. May grains rise to 34.75 with July at 3.43. stock market edges higher on mild gains and price-rise chatter. Poultry and butter markets show steady to unchanged prices amid mixed receipts and wholesale demand.
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a court order halting a campaign related to health audits and sale of items described as ipotapes. Names and clear facts are incomplete, but the fragment notes a state action stopping activities associated with a campaign and health concerns.
A health department confrontation over waxed potatoes. Wholesale Grocery filed a complaint after the department threatened seizure. They argued the wax is harmless and preserves potatoes. the health department contends the wax brightens color, masking old potatoes as new.
Secretary of State Dulles says no immediate Middle East crisis requiring American troops, while Eisenhower would seek Congressional approval before sending forces except in emergencies. The piece recalls Truman’s 1950 action after North Korea attacked, noting congressional endorsement was sought then.
Undersecretary Herbert Hoover Jr. sparred with Senate panels over reports that Nationalist China shipped millions in goods to Communist China, while later statements said no direct trade exists and indirect channels via Hong Kong muddy the picture. A foreign aid record cited $1.3 million of imports from Red China in eight months of 1985, with Hong Kong shipments listed separately.
The article recalls 1952 Republican criticism of Truman’s Korea war powers as overwhelming, with Sen Knowland calling for overwhelming support and Sen Bridges praising the move. Taft supported the decision but said it usurped Congress. Eisenhower sought congressional authority for Formosa defense, insisting actions could be inherent to the commander in chief until Congress acts.
Adlai Stevenson called for a United Nations embargo on arms to Israel and Arab states to curb rising tensions in the Middle East. He urged preventing both U.S. and Soviet arms shipments, restoring balance between Israel and the Arabs, and accused the Eisenhower administration of tolerating force and Arab rearmament. Stevenson spoke in Atlanta en route to Kingsland and planned a Florida campaign stop.
Washington dispatch reports West Virginia's 50 foot Cherry Blossom float burst into flames at parade end destroying it. Cherry Blossom Princess Judith Rice of Clarksburg escaped unharmed as firemen traced the blaze to wiring or an oil generator hidden in the bright float.
The former Illinois governor warns against Russian oil interests and Middle East meddling, urges preventing war and reaffirming friendship with Israel and Arab states while supporting economic development. He also opposes force against the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation, urging obedience to the law and national self improvement.
Arkansas will distribute 2,311,690 in turnback funds from gas, severance, and liquor taxes for the first quarter of 1956. Counties receive 1,740,725 and cities 570,965 with listed city amounts including Blytheville 11,784 Camden 11,006 Fayetteville 11,303 Fort Smith 37,286 Hot Springs 19,408 Jonesboro 10,799 Littleg Rock 71,067 North Little Rock 32,834 Pine Bluff 24,608 Texarkana 13,065 West Memphis 10,445.
In Columbus Ohio, burglars stole about 250 dollars worth of food from the Red Onion restaurant yesterday, including 50 pounds of onions.
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