24 Apr 1957
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1957
Page
1
Hal Boyle recalls Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd as comedy kings of their generation while recounting the rise and fall of Buster Keaton. Keaton traded acting for writing after a career downturn and reflects on peers like Red Skelton. He lists favorites in classic film comedy and praises Lucille Ball as the funniest woman in the business.
State Labor Department hearings prepare to test seasonal classifications for cotton mills refineries and other seasonal employers under the unemployment compensation system. Officials warn that fully funding benefits could drain reserve credits and raise taxes for remaining firms while benefiting temporary workers during short-term employment peaks.
A long Soviet letter to Prime Minister Macmillan on disarmament, Middle East, and European peace drew muted British interest. It urges a ban on atomic and hydrogen tests and separate talks on disarmament, revisiting Eden era demilitarized zones in Europe, with calls for joint Russian proposals and a 1000 mile aerial survey.
Jordan faces escalating turmoil as stone throwing mobs confront police amid protests against pro-Western Premier Hussein Khalidi. The Arab Legion moves toward major cities, while the U S Embassy warns of possible evacuation as strikes and demonstrations paralyze the desert nation.
Zone centered on the Iron Curtain details Bulganin’s eight steps toward a reflective security framework to replace NATO and Warsaw pacts. It calls for great powers to denounce force in Middle East disputes and urges British Soviet talks to expand trade cultural and scientific exchanges.
A gambler Charles F. Womack filed a suit against Circuit Judge Ernest Maner of Benton alleging he paid protection money. The Arkansas Supreme Court criticized Maner after bar committee inquiry and suggested impeachment procedures, but the Legislature took no action.
Technical papers on medical topics open the Arkansas Medical Salty convention in Little Rock with sessions continuing through Thursday. Speakers include Hans G SchlumBerger of Ohio State University pathology, Robert B Glover of Thracie and Cardiovascular Restored Laboratory in Philadelphia, William Kroger of Chicago Medical School, and Hivelg Martin of St Francis Hospital Hartford.
The Arkansas Medical Board revoked the license of Dennie Bothmah of West Memphis after a hearing. An attorney for the respondent presented arguments during the proceedings.
The board found evidence that Jin Bockman did not graduate from a Kansas City college and that his license was obtained by fraud. He did not attend the hearing and operates a clinic in West Memphis. Exhibits indicate long records and questions about past actions. California expenditures reportedly rose from 300 million to 860,000,000 since 844.
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