Road condition report for Ouachita region highways
A concise list of road conditions and construction notes across Arkansas routes. From Dierks to Nash and Montgomery County to Ouachita line, many segments are fair or good with detours around one bridge under construction. Wet weather travel cautions advised for several corridors including Columbus to Washington and Texarkana to Clark County line.
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Dierks
Ounch
Nashall
Nashville
Te Rosston
Ouachita Co
wiHighway
Montgomery Co
lark.Co
Fair Condy
Prescott
Rosstan
Waldo
Lockesburg
Four Year Separate Jap Recovery Plan Sought
Washington April 7 The army sketches a four year Japanese recovery program separate from the European sea enterprise. It would cost a fraction of the 60 000 000 first year outlay in Europe and be led by the army not civilians. Under secretary Wilton H Draper Jr outlined the plan after a three week survey with business officials. The group included Hau G Hoft Juan named by President Truman to direct the European program and he joined Draper in describing the effort as essential to put Japan on her feet. Draper said the proposal has State Department as well as army backing and reporters report a Congress approval would push ahead despite pacific wartime critics.
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Washington
Army
European Sea Enterprise
Europe
Wilton H. Draper, Jr
Japan
Korea
Hau G. Hoft- Juan
Truman
Draper
State Department
Congress
United States
Dewitt MacKenzie
America
Atlantic
Haly
France
Italy
Communist Party
Bevin
Britain
Bidault
Marshall
Western Europe
Washington State Department
Spaak
Prince Charles
U. S. Commerce Department
Russia
Harriman
Department
Madrid
Myron
Taylor
Trusman
Vatican
Genzalissimo Franco
Spain
Franco
Norway
England
Sweden
Maxcow
Finland
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Ukraine
Gromyka
Germany
Road Conditions and Detours Across Arkansas Oklahoma Lines
Road survey lists highway segments with condition notes from good to poor. Detours advised for No. 82 Texarkana to Garland City under construction, and No. 29 detour to Lewisville closed for repairs. Several routes flagged not recommended in wet weather and remaining sections rated fair to poor.
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Hotpring Co
Oklahoma
DeQueen
Kirby
Texarkana
Columbia Co
Garland City
Hope
Lewisville
Columbia Co. Line—Good Condition. Highway No. 84: Kirby To Clark Co
Paul's Spur
Waston
Bradley
Spring Bank Ferry
Signing of Foreign Aid Bill Sets Western Europe Aid In Motion
President Truman signed the aid bill as Marshall Plan programs accelerate. Food shipments to Italy and France race across the Atlantic while Britain and France press for European cooperation. Western Europe defense plans, possible mutual defense ties, and shipments restricted to Russia are under review as NATO and Nordic concerns grow.
Inventor Ends Life Over Compensation Ruling
A Los Angeles inventor blew himself up after a claim dispute with the Suite Industrial Compensation Commission over arm loss benefits. Police say Harry Thinser, a 65 year old, aimed to strike at the commission and himself, with bystanders injured by a coat pocket bomb. He had pressed for a large settlement for years, saying he faced daily denials and resented the weekly $6.57 awarded.
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Los Angeles
Ubly
Suite Industrial Compensation Commission
Harry Thinser
Charles W. Hunter
Gemimission
Hanler
Commission
Ada Runnels
Uranium Rush Draws Prospectors to Flin Flon Manitoba
In Flin Flon Manitoba more than eighty claims were staked in the first week of a uranium rush. Prospectors flock here with devices and geologists, sparked by George Branscombe and John McClelland who said they struck uranium north of town after delaying government disclosure. The boom lifts prices and attracts planes, drillers, and speculators to a town of 12,090 with limited transport and extreme cold.
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Flin Plon
Manitoba
Girpuime With &Reiger
Flin Flon
George Branscombe
John McClelland
Here
Hudson Bay Company
Winnipeg
Blin Flon
Air expansion may take 15 years says air force officials
Washington April officials outlined a plan to expand the Air Force to 70 combat groups. Training for crews and ground staff, unit formation work, and providing aircraft would stretch over years and require about 3,200 new planes annually. Current force totals about 5,500 aircraft with 55 groups.
Bombing at city office leaves chaos and injuries
In a crowded office, a man detonated a device wired to batteries, shattering doors and windows. The blast killed Hunter and scattered body parts while others fled as the building reeled from the explosion. Authorities described the suspect as a mild inventor with a disturbed motive.
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Grattec
Danny Tuferre Benes
Larkinane
Murter
Hunter
Auariants
Huonels
Two Lovers Elopement Sparks Main Street Duel in Maryville
In Maryville Tennessee on April 8 a father and son in law shot at each other on Main Street after a heated argument over a elopement. Vera Adams watched as her husband Araola Ray Adams was wounded by a pistol bullet that passed through his abdomen. Justice and his son in law were involved in the duel. Justice was wounded in the hand and jailed on assault with intent to murder. Sheriff Ken Mays noted Adams in critical condition with slim odds of recovery.
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Maryville
Tenn
Blount Meniial Hospital
Arola Ray Adams
W. H. Justice
Georgia
Florida
Justice
Mays
Vera
Nirses
Adams
Townsend High School
Lee Caylor
Elopement Plan Mentioned Before Shooting Incident
The tall blond son and a pretty high school girl were described as planning marriage or elopement until after the shooting. Justice, taken to hospital by his wife, offered no resistance to arrest. He remained hospitalized after posting bond. The report notes sponges collected from ocean bottoms three miles deep, while most sponges inhabit shallower waters.
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Justice
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Vinso- Prescott
Murfreesboro
Clark Co
Columbus
Red River
Mermie
Dowueen
Horatio
Misouri River
Bodeaw
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Missouri River
Boocan Fale
Mineral Springs
Fulton
City of Hope
Oklahoma Line
BD LY UK
Roy Anderson — & Co. Insurance
KXAR
Church of
Saenger
Universal Jeep
Briver
Jess
Jor
Joon
EED Motor CO
Elton
Fay
Air Force
Air
Bramiaacid
Thornton & Miner
Gibson Drug
Cecil Brown
KOME
the News
Fulton Lewis JR
STAR
Final News
Mutual
Arkansas
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Agers
Earl Clifton
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