Ex Official of Radio TV Defies House Probers
Tony Kraber, a former top radio and television executive, resisted questions from the House Un-American Activities subcommittee about his alleged Communist past. Kraber, 50, held senior roles at Dumont and Columbia Broadcasting, with prior CBS posts, appearing as the 19th witness in a four day hearing led by Rep. Francis E. Walter at a federal courthouse. Walter planned to wrap up the hearings that day.
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New York
Tony Kraber
Dumont Television Network
Columbia Broadcasting System
Dumont Network
Kraber
CBS
Francis E. Walter
Federal
Walter
Debate on 30 mill limit for school taxes in Arkansas
The Arkansas Public Opinions Council hosts a wide panel debating a proposed 30 mills per dollar assessed valuation cap on school millage. Sen. James P. Baker Jr. argues the limit would boost revenue with reforms. Forrest Rozzell counters it would cut funds and delay reform, harming financially strained schools. The event features Sen. John McClellan and four representatives as guests. new APEC officers and board members are elected, including Dr. George S. Benson re-elected president.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Public
B5 Council
James P
Doc) Baker Jr
West Helena
Forrest Rozzell
Arkansas Education Association
Council
John McClellen
Wilbur Mills
Oren Harris
W. F. Norrell
Brooks Hays
Baker
Rozzell
AEA
George S. Benson
Searcy
Harding College
Pinchback Taylor Jr
Pine Bluff
Henry McKinney
el Dorado
Hal Douglas
Fayetteville
Conway Hale Sr
Batesville
H. F. Utley
Blevins to Set Up C of C Building
Blevins residents will meet at 7 oclock Friday night at the school auditorium to organize a Chamber of Commerce. Officers will be elected a board of directors set up and a manager selected. Also up for discussion will be a water and sewer system for Blevins. Everyone is urged to attend.
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Blevins
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas man killed in Bertrand panel truck crash
Harvey Jolly a 25 year old transient died when the panel truck he rode in turned on a curve near Bertrand L H Edwards of Russellville Ark the driver escaped injury.
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Arkansan
Bertrand
Harvey Jolly
Bertrand L. H. Edwards
Russellville
Ark
Faubus Orders Stay of Execution for Tippett
Governor Faubus ordered that Le Roy Tippett, a Helena man sentenced to die for killing his wife, undergo a 30 day sanity test at the state hospital. The move aligns with Faubus policy of 30 day observations for capital cases. Turner’s commutation was cited in context of Tippett’s case.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Leroy Tippett
Helena Negro
Faubus
Tippet
State Hospital
Tippett
M.L
Bill) Turner
Turner
Camden
Lloyd Squire
North Little Rock
Hurricane Diane Pounds East With Floods and Rain
The tropical storm Diane dumped heavy rain across eastern states causing floods in North Carolina and West Virginia and rockslides in Vermont. Flooding forced evacuations as rescuers aided hundreds. deaths were reported in New England amid a desert Southwest heatwave and Mojave cloudburst.
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Diane
North Carolina
West Virginia
California
Virginia
Washington
N. C
Franklin
South Branch
Petersburg
Moorfield
New England
Bolton
David Cutter
U. S
Cutter
Patricia
Burlington
Ariz
Mojave Desert
Jury Hears Testimony of Union Chief
In Little Rock the Arkansas Federation of Labor president testified before the Pulaski County Grand Jury probing local strike violence. Odell Smith and James H. Harrison spoke as AFL Teamsters Union locals on strike against Terry Dairy Co. Harrison resigned from the Grand Jury as the probe started. The panel also weighs ties to Capitol Transit Co. tensions as Wade McKnight reported for the AFL drivers on strike. Both unions deny strikers caused violence and say firms operate with nonunion personnel.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Federation of Labor
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
Odell Smith
I Ra
James H. Harrison
Smith
AFL Teamsters Union
Terry Diary Co
Harrison
Ween Grand Snd
Petit Jury
Pulaski Circuit Court
Ona
Terry
Manly
Otho Cook
Capitol Transit Co
Wade McKnight
AFL
CTC
McKnight
Littl Rock Trades Council
Welfare fund grows over ten percent to $102.6 million
United Mine Workers chief Jonn L. Lewis reports the UMW welfare and retirement fund rose more than 10 percent in the past year, ending June 30 1955 with a cash balance of $102,607,911, up from $93,565,044 on June 30, 1954.
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Washington
dJonn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
This Is Season of Amateur Photographers
Washington columnist ED CREAGH warns of the pervasive season of amateur photographers who chase iconic views from the Grand Canyon to Niagara Falls. he notes shutterbugs flood public spaces, cluttering scenes with costly equipment while families travel, danger on highways, and arguments over pit stops, previewing continued coverage on page three.
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ED Creagh
Halhoyle
Washington
Grand Canyon
Niagara Falls
Venice
St. Mark’s Square
Lawyer Seeks to Restore Segregation in Hoxie School
Attorney Amis Guthridge acting for a pro segregation group said he may launch a legal move early next week to reverse the integration of Hoxie schools. The five member board had agreed to integrate and about 25 Negro students joined 800 to 1,000 white students amid petitions calling the board to resign.
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HOXIE
Little Rock
Amis Guthridge
Capitol
the America Inc
Guthridge
Herbert Brewer
Hoxie Farmer
Citizens
Brewer
Termite Solution Flash Fire Burns Two Men
Two Black workers were severely burned yesterday when fumes from termite solution ignited under Fred Scott’s house on 8th Street. An unprotected light bulb extension sparked the blaze, trapping both men under the structure. Scott and Charles Edward Brown were hospitalized with serious burns to the body and face. Firemen reported minor house damage.
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Fred Scott
Charles Edward Brown
Scott
8Th Street
Melon weighed 143 pounds. Middlebrooks brings in prize
O D Middlebrooks, famed for a world champion watermelon, brought in a 143 pound melon today. Aubrey Goodwin recently introduced a 136 pound fruit. Hope Chamber of Commerce will ship the melon to Dwight Havens at the U S Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC.
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O. D. Middlebrooks
Aubrey Aubrey Goodwin
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Dwight Havens
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Hope
Weather watch on far eastern tropical wave off Puerto Rico
Weather observers tracked a suspected area about 1500 miles east of San Juan with the easterly wave around 2500 miles east southeast of Miami. So far there is no sign of a tropical storm formation though about 1 in 10 such waves develop into storms.
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Miami
Fla
San Juan
P. R
Peronist campaign revived amid renewed street clashes in Argentina
In Buenos Aires a semi official Peronist statement signals a return to active recruitment and a renewed vigor in the party after a three day outbreak of street violence. Justice Minister Albrieu accuses seven priests of inciting disobedience while promising continued pacification and a government crackdown on church leaders.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Peronistas
Democracia
Peronista
Peron
Justice and Interior
Oscar Albrieu
Riots End After Prison Uprising Hits New York and Beyond
A nationwide spate of prison riots ended as guards and state troopers broke up sitdown strikes at several facilities. In New York 248 officers quashed a 15 minute melee at Great Meadows State Prison injuring 17 inmates and wounding guards. In Nebraska and Massachusetts other disturbances were ended with shoot on sight orders and targeted force. Thomas J. McHugh ordered the attacks ending the 10 hour siege.
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United Press
New York State
Nebraska
Farmingham
Mass
Great Meadows State
Comstock
N. Y
Thomas J. McHugh
Fight on Third Street Leads to Arrests at Grocery Store
Two women identified as Alma Hill and Dorothy Nichols were arrested on assault and battery charges after a downtown brawl on Third Street. A plate glass window at Lewis' Grocery Store was broken during the incident.
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Third Street
Lewis’ Grocery
Alma Hill
Dorothy Nichols
Runaway tank kills four at British camp in Tilshire
A runaway tank rolled through a tent line at a British camp in Tilshire, killing four soldiers and injuring four others as dawn broke. Military officials investigated the incident and assessed the danger posed by the vehicle.
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Tilsheal
England
Trigger Happy Reds Down U N Air Force Plane in Korea
United Nations charges Communist forces with a barbarous attack after a T6 trainer with two Americans aboard was shot down near the demilitarized zone. A second US aircraft searching for wreckage was fired upon inside U N territory. No parachutes seen. The UN protests cite nine such incidents in ten months.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command Today
U. S. Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Korea
U. N
U. S
Harlan C. Park
Military Armistice Commission
U. N. Command
Tokyo
U. S. Far Eastern Air Force
Seoul
Air Force
Hhere
Man Held for Window Peeping in Patmos
Alfred L. Vines of Patmos was arrested on South Elm Street last night by Officers Rowe and Compton and charged with window peeping. Deputy Prosecutor C. V. Nunn Jr. filed the charge this morning. Vines posted a $250 bond pending a hearing after the incident near the scene.
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Alfred L. Vines
Patmos
South Elm Street
Rowe and Compton
C. V. Nunn Jr
Vines
Hope
Hunger strike at Goa colony doorstep by honeymooning couple
An Indian couple on honeymoon staged a hunger strike on the doorstep of the Portuguese colony of Goa. An embassy attache said the protest would be ignored.
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London
India
Goa
Miss Football of 1955 to Be Picked Tonight
17 senior class members compete in the High School Stadium to choose Miss Football of 1955. Town folks, coaches, and players will meet, new uniforms shown, ticket plans discussed, and Joe Roper and His Melody Boys perform. Admission is free.
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Joe Roper
Melody Boys
Radiation Remedy Gets Attention
Dr. Alexander Hollaender of the Oak Ridge AEC laboratory described a three step treatment for radiation injuries. A pill of thiuronium would be taken at warning sounds, followed by a bone marrow injection and then streptomycin to curb infection. In mice the regimen doubled survival, but human use remains years away.
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Frank Carey
Geneva
United States
Alexander Hollaender
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Hollaender
Cop Killer Wounds Rookie in Theater Shootout
Chicago reports a 26 year old ex convict who killed Detective William J Murphy earlier in a subway battle wounded rookie officer Clarence Kerr in a theater gunfight. Police seek Richard Carpenter after a blood trail via the rear exit.
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Chicago
Richard Carpenter
William J. Murphy
Baltimore
Clarence Kerr
Carpenter
Philip Breitzke
Farm Bureau barbecue draws crowd. governor tours Hempstead
A Farm Bureau barbecue at the Experiment Station drew about 1 200 people with seven pitmen cooking 669 pounds of beef led by J F Stuart of Oran and helpers Garland Kidd Richard Arnold Monroe Stuart K P Brockman Oliver Adams Jess Collins. Governor Faubus visited the Hempstead County hospital and plans a return in late September for its formal opening as he continues to attend local events.
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Farm Bureau
Experiment Station
J. F. Stuart
Oran
Garland Kidd
Richard Arnold
Monroe Stuart
K. P. Brockman
Oliver Adams
Jess Collins
Faubus
Hempstead County Hospital
Blevins
Farm Bureau Barbecue Draws About 1200 In Hempstead
About 1,200 persons attended the Hempstead Farm Bureau family barbecue and program at the Experiment Station last night. Orville Faubus spoke on farming changes and policy with a local hospita visit by the governor earlier. The event featured songs, solos, a hambone sketch, and remarks by Farm Bureau officers including N B Coleman and Jack Timmons.
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Hempstead Farm Bureau
Orville Faubus
Hempstead County
Report
Marvin Vines
Little Rock
Mr. Purtle
Od Farm Bureau
N. B. Coleman
Robert
Claud Self
South Korea Severs Trade With Japan
South Korea announces a blanket ban on trade with Japan effective immediately amid rising tensions and a broader severing of relations. Officials from multiple government offices confirm the policy while Tokyo officials refrain from comment pending official clarification.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Office of Information
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Flomantic Mission
District Optometry Meet Held Here
Dr. Harold M. Brents and Lloyd Guerin hosted a Southwestern Optometric Society meeting last night. Attendees included optometrists from Prescott, Arkadelphia, Magnolia, Fordyce, El Dorado, Crossett and Texarkana. Visitors praised the design and arrangement of the Brents Guerin offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Brents
Lloyd Guerin
Southwestern Tometric Society
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Magnolia
Fordyce
el Crossett
Texarkana
Drs. Brents Guerin
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C. of C
Palo Alto
Calif
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Blythe Calif
Bismarck
N. D
Mowbridge
S. D
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Dizzy
Union
Weatherman
Argentina
By Bruce Henderson
Hempstead
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Rebecca Plumley
Frederick Moberg
School of Music
Nevada County
Bluff City
Texarkana College
Jim LaGrossa
Western Auto
Syers Drug Store
Spring Hill Township
Ira Brooks
Wallaceburg
Jim Wilson
Saline
Berlin Jones
Bodcaw
Roy Garland
Andrew Avery
Nel Nelson Frazier
Ozan
J. S.amour
Bois d’ Arc
W. B. Pfield
Redland
N. B. Water Creek
DeRoan
Key
Bill Schooley
Howard
Ros Cecil Wyatt
Robert Garrett
Ea Dudley
Mi Creek
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