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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1961

Page

4

Kennedy Macmillan seek nuclear partnership alliance unity

AP report from Washington details President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan aiming to form a broader partnership in nuclear and conventional weapons. They stress allied unity amid concerns over France under De Gaulle pursuing an independent nuclear force, with NATO meetings in Oslo and Paris on the horizon and talks with Adenauer and Fanfani planned.

John M. Hightower Washington Kennedy Harold Macmillan Cambridge Mass U.S Kenney Charles de Gaulle France West Germany Macmillan NATO Oslo Norway Mso de Gaulle Paris Konrad Adenauer Berlin White House Amintore Fanfani Italy

Posters Emphasize Library Week at Hope School

Hope school children create posters for National Library Week activities April 16 22 under Operation Library of Hope Jaycettes chair Mrs Charles Wilhite. Contests span three divisions junior high elementary and primary with judges awarding prizes. Winning posters from the first two divisions advance to the Arkansas Book Fair state contest in Little Rock April 30 May 6, held with the Festival of Arts.

Hope School National Library Charles Wilhite Operation Library of Hope Jaycettes Little Rack Aris

AST Retains Department Head

CONWAY ARK AP Jeff Farris Jr 34 has been named to head the Physical Education Department at Arkansas State Teachers College succeeding his late father. The elder Farris died in February after 31 years on the ASTC faculty.

Conway, Ark Jeff Farris Arkansas State Teachers College Jeff Farris Jr State Health Department ASC Othe Elder Farris ASTC

Weather Update Clouds and Showers Increase Tonight

Partly cloudy and cool today give way to increasing cloudiness. Warmer conditions bring scattered showers in the western portion tonight as a new weather system moves through.

Instinct or Reason in a Difficult Situation

In a survey, residents weighed instinct versus reason when facing tough choices. Most favored reason, with several noting instinct for fast decisions, while others highlighted prayer, analysis, and consulting others as aids to judgment. The piece invites readers to consider their own approach.

Jlape S. A. Westbrook Oaklhaven Frances Sue Som Imerville S. Elm Ralph Saunders Rocky Mound Road Jack Fountain S. Winn Dale Dunn Patmos-Shover Springs Road P. O'Neal North Ralph Bailey Highway 57 East K. E. Ambrose S. Main

Haiti Proposes Mole St Nicolas Harbor as U S Naval Base

Rep. Victor Anfuso says Haiti’s President Duvalier offered Mole St Nicolas harbor at the northwest tip of Haiti, 40 miles from Cuba, for a U S naval base. The base would not threaten Cuba but bolster the OAS role in the Caribbean and could host a satellite tracking station replacing Cuba’s.

Port AU Prince Maiti Haiti Mole St. Nicolas Cuba United States Victor L. Anfuso D-N.y Francois Duevalier Kennedy Anfuso Duvalier Eisenhower Brooklyn U.S Organization of American States Caribbean Jsie

Easter Seal Drive Reaches $1193 Total Warms Arkansas Helpers

The Easter Seal drive raised 1193.57 with 122.14 from the Easter Lily Sale last Saturday. Receipts: Easter parade 503.40, Lily sale 122.14, Seal letters 568.03. Drive chairman Haskell Jones thanks Mrs. Haskell Jones and workers across Easter parade, Victory, DeAnn, Shovey Springs, Spring Hill, and Patmos.

Lheaster Lily Sale Lily Sale Haskell Jones Find Drive DeAnn Shovey Springs Spring Hill Patmos Jane Beyers Arkansas

Cotton stalk destruction deadline set for April 15

State Plant Board mandates complete destruction of cotton stalks by April 15. Landowners, operators, and tenants share responsibility. deadline moved from January 31 to allow participation in cover crop program and reduce erosion. Early destruction aids pest control. any non compliance may trigger criminal action, with stalks possibly destroyed at owner’s expense and lists shared with gins.

State Plant Board ASC Phin’ Board USDA

Diet Seeks More U S Aid to Stem Viet Nam Terror

President Ngo Dinh Diem says he needs increased U S financial support to combat rising Communist terrorism in South Viet Nam. He notes current aid of 150 million dollars annually and argues for expansion of the army. The remarks came in an interview published today.

Saigon South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diet U.S United States Lorlay

Arkansas Law Change Redistricting Sparks Run-at-Large Threats

Rep Al vis W Stokes of Pike County denounces a referendum plan to elect U S representatives at large next year and threatens a counter move to require state senators and representatives to be elected at large. He notes funds and timing concerns as Arkansas loses two House seats after the 1960 Census.

Deught. Ark Alvis W. Stokes Pike County U.S Stokes Tom Tyler Little Rock Pulaski County Soo Arkansas

Prison Gates Open Soon for Axis Sally

AP reports parole board chair Richard A. Chappell granted parole to Mildred Gillars effective July 30 after 12 years of a 200-30 year treason sentence. The former Axis Sally will live in a convent and work after release, reporting to a parole officer until a 30 year term ends in 1979. Gillars, born Mildred Sisk in Portland, studied piano in Germany and became the Nazi radio network’s highest paid performer.

Washington Richard A. Chappell U.S. Parole Board Mildred Elizabeth Gillars Women’s Reformatory Alderson W.va Miss Gillars Germany

Torso Murder Trial Is Set in Arkansas Case

Norma MacDonald Young a 50 year old widow will face first degree murder charges in the dismemberment death of her former husband K B MacDonald 73. The state seeks the death penalty. Circuit Judge Bobby Steel fixed May 29 for trial and defense counsel Nabors Shaw and Joe Hardegree were appointed after Young said she could not afford counsel. Parts of MacDonald were found in a well near Mena while other remains were found in a Covington Louisiana shed where she had rented a home. Police say she helped dispose of the body but not the killing. No other arrests have been made.

Inbwwa Ark Norma MacDonald Young Ben Core Bobby Steel Nabors Shaw Joe Hardegree Young Covington K. B. MacDonald Mena MacDonald

Castro Raves Again About Invasion

In Havana Prime Minister Fidel Castro claimed the United States directs plots to invade Cuba and backs terrorists and counterrevolutionary bands. He warned rationing may be needed as open economic aggression continues and predicted a May Day display of workers readiness while exiled Cuban leaders push for a government in exile.

Havana Cuba Fidel Castro Castro U.S. Central Intelligence Agency United States Cubar New York Jose Miro Cardona Cubany Revolutionary Council Miami Minami Herald U.S Herald Eisenhower

More Folks Can Get Social Security Benefits

Otis A. Blackwood, district manager of the Texarkana social security office, says recent changes ease work credit requirements and may restore benefits for retirees and survivors denied in the last six years. In Hope area, officials seek those affected and urge visits to the Texarkana office at 402 Federal Building, Texarkana, Arkansas.

Otis A. Blackwood Exurbana Hope Area Texarkana Federal Building Arkansas

Region Oratorical Contest Monday in Conway Arkansas

Four state winners compete in regional American Legion high school oratorical contest. Jimmie Eddleman Marianna Mississippi Jerrynne M Lott Jackson Mississippi John Whatmas Cox Jr Springhill Louisiana Land Barksdale Arlington Kentucky contend 10 to 12 minute prepared speeches and six minute extemporaneous talks. Nat Robbins Conway High principal will judge. Winner advances to national semi finals in Plant City Florida as guest of the American Legion seeking a $4000 college scholarship.

Conway Ark American Legion Plant City Fla

Kennedy Calls for New Laws to Curb Organized Crime

Attorney General Robert Kennedy urged Congress to pass eight bills to curb organized crime. He proposed five year prison terms and up to 50000 fines for traveling to advance illegal activities and called for harsher penalties to protect federal witnesses and expand federal powers against rackets. He noted reform ideas include tighter firearms rules and measures to halt gambling information flow across state lines.

Washington Robert Kennedy Congr Justice Department Kennedy Raonadi New Orleans Jobs Birch Society PBL Congress William P. Rogers

Claim Filed on TB Sanatorium in Booneville

APSA filed for 52400 against the Arkansas tuberculosis sanatorium at Booneville over a death involving a girl scalded in a bathtub. Former Gov. Phil McStathane led the suit naming the boy’s and girl’s guardians as James Henderson of Alexander and Martha Maxine Henderson, parents of the deceased.

Littlig Rock APSHA Arkansas ‘Tuberculosis Sanatoria Booneville Phil McStathane TX Howell Gin Oeliweid Dren Mes James Henderson Alexander Pauents Martha Maxine Tlonderson

A Few Facts in the Field of Science

A collection of science notes covers carbon-14 half life updates, submarine fishing concepts, garden grass growth aids, and rocket fueled lighters. It notes radon and carbon dating in archeology, future underwater trawlers, golf course grass growth compounds, and rocket package emergency devices for planes.

Record Finds Beer in Parcel Mail Mix Up

A chaotic parcel mix up at Clarendon Ya reveals a boxed beer shipment and loose dares as clerks search for the intended contents. Police and postal staff review the irregular package to determine the correct delivery and any safety concerns.

Clarendon

Congo Peace Talks Stir Congo Tensions

Peace talks between the central government and rebel forces begin as negotiators plan meetings near the Oriental provincial border. Leopoldville aims to ease months of sporadic fighting, while Katanga and other regions weigh political moves amid mixed signals and prior economic blockades.

Joseph Kashewihu Gizenga Ted Val Kamridata Kaniilatu Genpoldville Stanleys Willy Woestlly Oriental Candiya Cizenga Leopoldville Katana Unita Nations Mliscbothville

Five hundred rescued from British ship Dara after abandonment

London based owners said five hundred were rescued from the Dara after it was abandoned in storms and heavy seas. Fifty remained unaccounted for and one life was reported lost in the incident aboard the 5040-ton vessel en route between Bombay and Basra with 440 passengers and 19 European officers among a crowd of 10.

London

Bookmobile Schedule For Next Week

Schedule lists multiple stops by times and locations including April Wy KOU Jammel Community and Daughe urly s Gro with many garbled names. It mentions April 12 Badean Schools Texas Meashern Camp Patmos Community Pankey s Home Columbus Seiuuly Colimbus Commur iby and many imperfect entries such as Cross Roads Byers Home LiW0 Days Home Amure v s Gro Bob s Gro Corral Pallet Home Luck s Ranch and Oakhaven.

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AST Freddy Schaver Arkansas Library Commission Line Rock Mary F. Kennon Amercan Library Alsn Chicago Almon Faught Jonesboro Karl Neal Arkansas Library’ Commission Howard Prichard Hope Merle Moore Prescott Sarler Plaza Regional Library Board U. S By Richard Valeriani Club For Aged Golden Age Club Grou Fair Park Hope Club Eugene C. Cox Lan Coats Paul Cobb Trensurer J. B. Coarley Kiwanis Club THE Associated Press National Bureau Ofds Earth Ke. Meus Bureau of Commercial Bishcris Slams American Chenical Society Chemical Industry Gulf Aun Air’ Voree Hocket Aaeh Tan Congo Bulletin
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