Ten Die After Gas Fueled Explosion in Virginia Building
A restaurant operator lit a gas heater triggering a blast that gutted a three story brick building in Pulaski Virginia. The site housed a restaurant two shops and a Salvation Army transient home with seven families on upper floors. Officials feared 10 to 12 bodies in the ruins. A National Guard unit was called to duty.
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Virginia
Pulask
Salvation Army
G. E. Bouldin
National Guard
Pulaski-Radford
Lee
Boothe
W J. Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Revenue Chief Goodwin Cited for Contempt
Arkansas IRS director Goodwin cited for contempt of court in Ashley County for failing to appear at a Hamburg hearing related to a government claim against the estate of Howard A. Shutt. Writ of attachment issued. case transferred to Federal Court in El Dorado. Godwin, free on 2000 dollar bond, sent two representatives. no comment.
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Ort Smith
Olin
Goodwin
Arkansas
Internal Revenue Service
Ashley County
2Nd
James Merritt
el Dorado
Godwin
Hamburg
Howard A. Shutt
Jugo Merritt
Godwini
U. S
Godwich
Little Rock
Invisible Mist Haunts Tulsa Officials And Cars
A scented invisible fog in Tulsa is blamed for paint damage to automobiles as officials search for its source. City Boiler Inspector W. B. McKim notes the spray lies just east of the business district and insurance firms rush to assess flood of claims.
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Tulsa
Okla
W. B. McKim
McKim
Benware Jailed Over Alleged Kidnap and Robbery Hoax
Leon G. Benware, 34, of unknown address, was arrested by the FBI and Connecticut State Police on charges of fraud against the government and furnishing a false police complaint. He allegedly claimed kidnapping in Connecticut and forced travel to Hope, Arkansas, with a similar charge in Connecticut. He admitted being with a woman who allegedly took his money. Found by the highway in Hope on April 18, he was treated at a local hospital. Investigation was led by Hope Police, FBI agents from Texarkana, and Arkansas State Police.
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Leon G. Benware
Wnoerwich
Cond
FBI
Connecticut
A. M. Bryant
Little Rock
Benware
Hope, Ark
Hope
Jack Brown
Virginia
Arkansas
Brown
Hope City Halla
Hope Police Department
FBI of
Texarkana
Jack. Brows
Milton Mosier
Arkansas State Police
National Music Week Observance by Friday Club
The Friday Music Club outlines National Music Week starting May 6 with school and civic cooperation. A May 6 recital features Melody Maids at the High School Auditorium and a citywide Hammons Stadium festival follows under the theme Say It With Music. Details to come.
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Melody Maids
Hammons Stadium
Hempstead County Farms Total 1954 Sales Reach $2.86 Million
A preliminary 1954 Census report shows 2,123 Hempstead County farms sold products totaling 2,861,065 dollars. Crops brought 1,380,977 dollars with breakdowns for field crops vegetables fruits and nuts and horticultural specialties. Livestock and products sold totaled 1,313,557 dollars with dairy poultry and other livestock values. Forest products added 166,531 dollars.
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Hempstead
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Arkansas Extended Forecast Signals Warm Southeast
Temperatures near normal in the northwest and 5 to 8 degrees above normal in the southeast. Normal minima range from 54 to 90, with maxima from 71 to 80. No major changes until cooler air moves in from the west and north around Tuesday. Precipitation moderate to locally heavy with showers and thunder showers mainly Monday and Tuesday, especially in northwest portions.
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Arkansas
Senior Class Play Tonight at Hope High School
The Senior Class at Hope High School presents a three act play Curtain Going Up at 8 PM in the school auditorium directed by Mrs. B. B. McPherson. Ginny Herndon plays Joan White a campus figure with multiple club ties and honors. Walter Smithey plays Mr Richard Leveridge with English and Chemistry club memberships. Kay Ray portrays Sylvia Moore a student active in several clubs and activities.
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Hope High School
B. B. McPherson
Ginny Herndon
Joan White
Bobrat
Hi-Lights
Library Club
English Club
Richard Leveridge
Walter Smitey
Walter
Kay Ray
Sylvia Moore
Kay
Boycat
Secretaries Club
Rainbow Girls
Melody Maids
F. TA
Sheriff Cook Asks Public for 2nd Term
The Star announces Jimmy Cook seeking a second term as Hempstead County Sheriff. He states two years in office have been efficient and pledges continued effort to perform duties, meet voters, and keep Hempstead steady as sheriff.
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Cook
Star
Jimmy Cook
Hempstead County
Acond
VFW to Install New Officers This Sunday
Veterans of Foreign Wars will install officers for the coming year at a special meeting Sunday April 29 at 2 30 p m. A District 10 meeting will follow the installation. All VFW members are urged to attend.
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VFW
District 10
Most Important Duty: Inflicting Discipline on Offspring
HAL BOYLE reflects on parenting discipline as a key duty and shares a personal, humorous tale of adopting his daughter Tracy Ann after a department store mix up. He critiques conformity, notes a rebellious streak, and describes family experiences during marriage. Continued on Page Three.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Macy's
Ballot Title Okayed by Gentry
Atty. Gen. Tom Gentry approved the home rule ballot title for Arkansas cities. Petitions for November ballot require 33 513 signatures from at least 15 counties by July 6. The measure would grant cities power not denied by their charters, with no effect on state or criminal law.
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Raymond Hedges
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Citizen's Committee For Home Rule
Little Rock
Bigion Robinson
Little Rows
Howard Cockrill
Arkansas
General Assembly
Cockrill
Hiss Speaks Quietly After Long Controversy on Campus
Alger Hiss spoke at Princeton University to a guarded crowd in a peaceful event after weeks of hype. He defended his Yalta role and stated he did not believe Yalta was pernicious, recounting his conviction for perjury in 1950 and his time in prison.
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Relman Morin
Princeton
N. J
Alger Hiss
Princeton University
Hiss
New York City
Yalta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
States Department
Roosevelt
State Department
American Whig-hilosophic Society
Democrats Switch Farm Proposals In Quick Policy Shift
In Washington Democrats abandon cash subsidies to farmers and adopt a two billion dollar farm bill aligned with Eisenhower’s plan. The change follows Republican skepticism of subsidies and centers on the soil bank program and surplus disposal with up to 800 million dollars in advance payments being debated.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Poage
Cooley
Bt For Agriculture Committee
Hisenhower
Farm Hill
Hope
Kansas
Agriculture Committee
Iney
Wisemower
Marciano to Retire From the Ring
New York reports Rocky Marciano, undefeated heavyweight champion, will retire to spend more time with his family. He cites the need for a stable home life and says his physical condition is not the reason for retirement, noting his last fight weighed 210 pounds.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Marciano
Mary Ann
Marciana
Confusion Over Water Level Figures At U S Board Hearing
Reading from a confusing set of water level figures at a U S Board hearing, discussion centered on Millwood Dam storage and potential Corps of Engineers involvement in agricultural municipal unified water storage. Support from Senator Harris and Representative Gilliland highlighted calls for a fair resolution and equitable storage plans.
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U.S
Southwest Arkansas
Boarington
Agricultural Municipal
Millwood
Deloga
Harris
Ter
John - Mee
Congress
Le-Bo Gilliland
Texarkana
Li Samuel D. Sturgis
Chief Corps of Engineers
Negroes Gather in Jackson for Biracial Committee Plan
More than 6,000 Negroes gathered in Jackson for a fifth annual Regional Council of Negro Leadership convention to consider forming a biracial committee to ease Mississippi race tensions. Governor Coleman voiced support if the panel does not challenge segregation, as church groups plan a discussion on the role of the church. Senator Eastland was set to address a Forest rally of Citizens Council supporters backing segregation.
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Jackson
Miss. U
Mississippi
Council of Negro Leadership
J. P. Coleman
R. L. Drew
Forest
Sen. Eastland
Dmiss
Citizens Council
Citiznes Councils
Experiment Funds for Atom Ships Fails
Washington House Appropriations Committee rejected a $37.2 million request to build three experimental merchant ships including an atomic tanker. The panel cut the overall Commerce Department budget to about $1.382 billion from $1.523 billion, questioning Maritime Administration authority. Other cuts followed in federal programs, with highway funding slightly increased and radar construction prioritized.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eizenhower
Commerce Department
House Merchant Marine Committee
Maritime Administration
Congress
Census Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Russians say five seamen returned to USSR of own will
The United Nations says five Russian seamen who renounced U S asylum and returned to Russia did so of their own freely expressed will. The State Department demanded recall of two low rank Soviet delegation members and warned Sobolev to adhere to his U N functions. A Soviet statement said the return arrangements were made by a Soviet consular official in Washington and that U S immigration officials found the sailors left of their own will after interviews at Idlewild Airport.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
U.S
Russia
U. N
Arkady A. Sobolev
State Department
Aleksandr K. Guryanov
Nikolai Turkin
Sobolev
United States
Washington
New York
Idlewild
L. M. Zamyatin
Lion Oil offers wage increase to striking workers
Lion Oil Co. offered its striking employees a 15 cent an hour raise and a 10 cent increase on the 30 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift plus overnight differential. President T. M. Martin said the proposal would be reviewed at the next union meeting. The plant, idle since March 2, has resumed with supervisory staff. organizers fear full operation with inexperienced workers due to safety concerns. Wages under the old contract ranged from $1.49 to $2.58 an hour as the dispute centers on wage scales and pay rates at another refinery.
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EL Dorado
Lion Oil Co
McCullin
Pee 381 International Union of Operating Engineers
Jocal
Lion
T. M. Martin
Martin
McCullar
Pedron 76 Dies in Texarkana Service in Rose Hill Church of Christ
Mrs L T Pedron aged 76 resident of Texarkana died at home early Thursday night. She leaves six sons Leon Paul Theodore Pedron Texarkana Ray Pedron Nashville Frank Spring Hill La and Raymond Pedron Hope and three daughters Gigays Pedron Texarkana J C Wicker Dickson Mrs Robert Weston San Antonio Texas. Funerally 2 30 p m Saturday at Rose Hill Church of Christ Texarkana with burial in Memory Gardens Texarkana.
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L. T. Pedron
Texarkana
Leon
Paul
Theodore Pedron
Ray Pedron
Nashville
Frank
Spring Hil
Raymond Pedron
Hope
Gigays Pedron
J. C. Wicker
Dicrks
Robert Weston
San Antonio
Texas
Hempstead Health Council Meet Set For Monday Night
Dr Frances C Robert state health director will speak at 7:30 pm in the Hempstead Health Council meeting held in the courtroom. Crescent Drug Store ads praised in a Christian Science Monitor. Crescent Co. promotes local clubs and groups. Two area girls contest Queen of Reddie Day at Henderson State Teachers College on May aca Mey are Duane Cox of Emmet and Charlene Rogers of Hope. Ouachita College Rha Sigma banquet honors senior class. Richard Dubbie of Hope among attendees. Marine duty for Wille J Stephens of Hope April 17 begins a 1 month tour with the Third Marine Division.
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Frances C. Robert
Division of Maternal and Child Care
The
Health Department
Hempstead Health Council
Henderson State Teachers College
Mayaca
Mey
Duane Cox
Ouachita College
Rha Sigma
Richard Dubbie
Hope
Marine Pyi
Wille J. Stephens
Hope Route Threes
Japan
Third
Maxine Division
Mya. Quie Stephens
Ftd
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Paul Chambbers
Helena, Ark
Revenue
Swifton
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Cecil Andrus
Highway 67
Bill Manes
Eugene Osborne
St. Louis
Gentry
U. L. Livingstone
Christian Science Monster
Crescent Drug Store
Crescent Co
Emmet and
Charlene Rogers
O Hope
Sianager
Veterans and Shelter
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