06 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
1
A group of friends discusses wartime hardships and the balance between duty and normal life. They question rationing, wages, and the impact on loved ones, with reflections on editorial responsibility and community sentiment. The scene builds toward a drumbeat signal, hinting at a wartime cliffhanger.
Federal jury clears defendant on all counts in a case tied to the national transportation of stolen automobiles. Key government witness Robert Bruce Wyer, once a News press room employee, testified that he and Coughlin were conspirators in a scheme to sell stolen vehicles. Coughlin did not testify.
Northwest front in Korea reports the 38th parallel halting refugees fleeing the Chinese advance. Thousands endure freezing, crowded train holds near Sariwon as South Korea’s lines retreat toward Seoul. Many Pyongyang refugees lose hope as Kammon and Sariwon present bleak closures with no further rails south.
In New York a federal appeals court reversed Judith Copson and Valentina Gublichev convictions for conspiring to transmit secret defense information. The court ordered a new trial citing illegal arrest without a warrant and FBI wiretap issues while upholding that both defendants remained guilty on the indictment.
Prime Minister Attlee told a National Press Club luncheon there would be no appeasement of Communist China to halt the Korean fighting. He rejected reports Britain planned to appease the Chinese Communists and affirmed Britain will stand by the United States in Korea.
The sugar beets and sugar cane are not chemically related yet yield identical sugar. Marconi received the first wireless signal across the Atlantic at St John’s Newfoundland in 1901.
Seoul, the nearest thing Korea offers to Paris for Allied soldiers, is a war scarred capital where hunger and fear prevail. Many troops fear a new Red advance, while a black market in dollars and yen sprouts as sections plan escape to Pusan or Japan. Soldiers face tight currency limits and scarce pleasures as jitters rise among government circles and civilians.
Prices for rough and milled rice held fairly steady in the southern belt as trading slowed. No material change in prices. light marketings of rough rice as new crop is largely out of farmers' hands. Millers reported less urgent demand, with ample long grain supplies and higher long grain stocks than short grain. Major regional quotes included Bluebonnet and Zenith varieties in Texas Louisiana and Arkansas.
Santa Claus continues from page one and participates in a gala during the week of December 13 and the following week. Hope stores will stay open until 8 o clock on Wednesday and Thursday, December 13 and 14 for Shoppers' convenience. In World War II the Armed Forces used more forest products than steel.
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