Arkansas Road Graft Fight Shapes 1952 Campaign
A critique of Arkansas politics contrasts Governor Cherry with Orval Faubus over highway graft exposure. The piece traces Highway Audit Commission findings in 1952, detailing $2,961 diverted to a campaign fund, inflated material prices, and critiques of the Faubus faction. It concludes Cherry's administration reduced graft and advanced road projects statewide.
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Arkansas
Francis’ Story
Audit Commission
Cherry
Secio
State
Orval Faubus
Highway Com‘mission
Highway
Sherry
Highway Department
Highway Audit Commission
Faubus
Associated Press
Monroe County
Charles Adams
Hughes
Indian Bay Road
McMath
Adams
Henry Woods
Faminion
Farm Prices Drop Reported By House Agriculture Panel
The House Agriculture Committee today released a statistical study on farm and food costs. It notes farm prices and livestock input costs have declined while retail grocery prices remain near record highs. Analysts expect limited relief for housewives as marketing and feeder costs influence prices through the year.
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House Agriculture Committee
18 Hempstead Youths Attend State 4-H Club Meet
Eighteen Hempstead county 4-H Club members and leaders left early this morning for the state 4-H Club Week at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. About 1000 club members from across Arkansas will attend the twenty third annual meeting. Hempstead’s outstanding members include Marshall Rowe, Charles Beck, Joseph Rowe, Wanzell Powell, Martha Reilly, Chris Petre, Mary Ida Adams, Evelyn Adams, Thomas Burke, Jack Ruggles, Janette Finchay, Sandra Burke, Carolyn Hicks, and Larry Allen. Leaders include Billy Jack Coffee, Mrs Arlis Adams, Mrs Monroe Stuart, the county extension stenographer, Mrs Lorraine Wylie, Home Demonstration Agent.
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Hempstead
Hope
University of Arkansas
Payetteville
Arkansas
Marshall Rowe
Charles Beck
County Council
Joseph Rowe
Wanzell Powell
Martha Reilly
Chris Petre
Mary Ida Adama
Evelyn Adams
Thomas ‘Burke
Jack Ruggles
Janette Finchay
Sandra Burke
Carolyn Sue Hicks
Larry Allen
Billy Jack Coffee
Arlis Adams
Monroe Stuart
County Extension
M's. Lorraie Wylie
Home Damolistrations
Morse Says Truman Gave Him Date Revealed
Senate hearing heard Ben Wayne Morse claim President Truman provided a top secret document during the 1952 campaign to answer a speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Morse disclosed the detail in response to a question from Republican Leader William Knowland.
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Washington
LLP
Ben Wayne L. Morse
Ingore
Senate Today
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Morse
Senate
William
Hope Family Survives Texas Accident En Route to New Mexico
Lawrence Sparks and family escaped serious injury after their auto skidded on wet pavement and overturned down a 20 foot embankment northwest of Fort Worth near Decatur Texas while en route to visit relatives in New Mexico. Mrs Sparks, driving, was blinded by muddy spray from a passing car and the brakes failed. All occupants suffered only minor bruises as the car was badly damaged.
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Lawrence Sparks
Ft. Worth
Decatur
Texas
Hope
New Mexico
Sparks
Leo Harrsfield
Highway
Country Club Road
Prescott
Igor ‘Fregory Gray
Shreveport
Nathalie
Poland
Henry Ae
Guy Powning
Turkey Visitor Entertained at Park Picnic
Miss Fahiye Ozek of Bursa Turkey was honored at a Fair Park picnic. Mrs. Patterson presided as council president. a bus charter to the State Home Demonstration was approved. Members were urged to deposit for seats by August 15. Plans for a Coliseum event in October and a Harvest Festival in November were announced.
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Fahiye Ozek
Bursa
Turkey
Fair Park
Ozel
H. &. Faitterson
Nevettoyille
HDC
Patterson
Ecoliseum
William
Schoolay
Victory Hdc
Aldersgate
Rock
Earnest Cobb
Green Laster Hdc
Little Rock
Fhene Workers Get Increase
Chicago PLA reports Mindy Bell Telephone Co and the CIO Communications Workers of America reached a new contract Sunday. It covers about 8,000 operators, clerks, and supervisors with a wage rise of 4.6 cents per hour. The agreement is subject to employee approval.
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Chicago
Pla
Mindy Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communication Workers of Amerigt
Gome
McClellan Pushes Drafting Charges Against McCarthy
Sen. McClellan proposed creating a special Senate committee to draft formal charges against Sen. McCarthy with a vote before adjournment. He called the plan a better procedure than current ideas and said he would support it if a superior option exists, stressing the need for specific, testable charges rather than a general censure resolution.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
R-Wis
Con
Gress
Senate
Flsnders
Wisconsin
Flanders
McClelan
Mca
McGrean
French Reds Battle in River Delta
Indochina dispatch reports clashes between French troops and Communist Indochinese supporters in the Red River Delta. Unarmed patrols met resistance, with both sides using fists and bamboo sticks. Authorities fear deeper turmoil as locals display Red banners and archways in delta highways.
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Louis” Guilbert Anol
Indochina
Red River
Mem
China
Russia
Hanoi
Derstroy
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Midwest States and Kansas Tornado
United Press reports thunderstorms and a twister struck the nation midsection, injuring two in Burke South Dakota area, with damage estimated between 73,000 and 100,000. Power and communications disrupted. a firing station and a motel were destroyed. Winds 15 to 90 mph swept Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri as temperatures fell nationwide.
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United Press
Burke
Betwen
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missaouri
Concordia
Kan
Columbia
Eight Arkansans Die in Weekend Accidents
Eight persons died in Arkansas over the weekend, raising weekly toll to nine. Traffic caused six deaths, two others perished in other incidents. Robert Lee Roberts, 81, of Prattville, died after being caught between his parked truck and a passing car on Highway 279 near Malvern. Virgil Southerland of Makvern was charged with negligent homicide after saying he did not see the truck. Tommy Lee Hall, 30, of Parkin, killed when a car overturned near Wynne where he was a passenger. Ronald Charles Falther, 32, of Arkadelphia, killed in an overturned car. A 50-year-old Motor plane pilot died at a cotton field plant landing near Racer Breton.
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Arkansas
Totel
Aransas
Robert Lee Roberts
Prattville
Ark
Malvern
Berks
Colli‘sion
Virgil Southerland
Makvern
Tommy Lee Hall
Ronald Charles Falther
Arkadelphia
Hall
Contro
Arta
Breton Manend
AP&L Rate Hike Hearing In Progress
Complainants at an Arkansas Power and Light rate increase hearing argued the utility’s proposed higher charges are unfair. Chairman Lewis Robinson said the Public Service Commission will open hearings and review AP&L’s pending rate request amid disputed figures and an Arkansas law allowing public utilities to seek interim rate increases during pending cases.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power %& Light Co
Utlily
Lewis Robinson
State Public Service Comission
Ap&l
APS
Strike Idles Three Major Airlines Across Nation
Strikes halt operations at American Airlines and Reynolds Metals effects, grounding flights nationwide. ALPA pilots threaten action against Trans World and United, with no immediate strikes planned. West Coast Airlines delay postponed as negotiations resume. about 1,200 workers affected.
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Pracar
American Airlines
Threalieé
Reynolds Metals Co
Cincinna
APL Air Line
Alsn
New York
Los Angeles
ALPA
Trans World
Airlines
United Air Lines
Nt Pines
Airine
West Coast Airlines
AFL Air Line
Jail and FBI Warrants Issued in Communist Party Case
Preliminary hearing set for Aug. 16 as FBI Director Hoover mentions warrants tied to violations of the Smith Act. Mrs. Patri Angeles and others named in connections with charges under the 25 Communist Party laws. Authorities say the actions relate to alleged activities deemed criminal under the act.
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Patri Angeles
FBI
Hoover
A. Kelley
Communist Party
Attorneys Seek Release of Slo Bls and Court Notes
Attorneys argued for the release of a defendant, contending the arrest was illegal due to a warrant not properly signed by Bay Village authorities. The proceedings referenced Comyn Pleas Judge Pronk Merrick Corrigan and a writ with signatures, with defense urged for writ validity.
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Willia
Pronk
Merrick
Corrigan
Sheppard
Bay. Villag
Gershom
MyMotre
Egedel Ho
Dunwyer
Fishermen report growing interest on Little River catch
Reported by Bar Vid Waddle and Reece Chambless. A gigantic seven footer was hauled in, estimated at 150 to 170 pounds near Alice Bayin Brown and Elizabeth Hope, with local folks noting rising activity at Spencer hotel and New York site cultural events.
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Barvid Waddle
Reece’ Chambless
Alice Bayin Brown
Elizabeth
Weaponry Hope
Spencer
New York
Reso
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Honest Roads
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the Star
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Treadwell
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Sweet Home
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HAC
Alf Johnson
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William M. Spann
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P G. Wilson
St. Louis
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U. S. 67
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