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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
3
A New York report accuses Franklin D Roosevelt of lifting passages from Humphrey Jordan’s Mauretanian book for a Roosevelt Sea Breezes piece. The comparison shows multiple wording parallels and altered phrases, with notes attributed to Roosevelt’s secretary cited as sources.
New York December 1974 report from the Thoroughbred Racing Association states there are no known plans to curtail racing in event of war. TRA president Donald F. Rogs says racing will not be singled out and plans to monitor Washington developments to anticipate any restrictions affecting all sports and entertainment. The two day TRA meeting closes with its annual dinner.
New York listings for December 7 outline NBC CBS and ABC schedules. Highlights include Henry Aldrich Dragnet We The People Irene Dunne in My Favorite Wife and Ginger Rogers in Tom Dick and Harry among others with morning to evening time slots and special segments such as California Caravan and Tennessee Jamboree.
East Villanova defeated Tampa 90 to 63 and Oklahoma AM beat DePaul 60 to 53 in overtime. Notre Dame won 67 to 44 over Franklin, while Oklahoma edged Texas 40 to 35. Kansas State topped Purdue 60 to 44 and Kansas routed Utah State 56 to 30. Ohio State won 72 to 50 over Batley, Toledo defeated Michigan 40 to 48, and Navy defeated Virginia 59 to 37. Texas Christian beat Texas Tech 70 to 53.
A collage of past sports notes from the Sports Mirror column recalls events from different years. Highlights include Joe Louis knocking out Pat Valentino in an eight round Chicago bout and various historical sports and political anecdotes from decades ago.
New York dispatch notes college athletics face disruption as draft plans persist. Presidents and athletic leaders seek policies to shield programs while campuses like Virginia and St. Bonaventure wrestle with ROTC and training requirements. Coaches warn that Army service could curb football, with spring schedules already eyed for restrictions and cancellations.
James Marlow notes the rapid four hour, twenty five minute official talks between President Truman and British Prime Minister Attlee over the communist crisis. They met at the White House cabinet room, with aides present, and Attlee joined a Williamsburg lunch with lawmakers as negotiations continued.
Violent and accidental deaths in Arkansas since Monday rose to 12 by Thursday. Henry Thomas, 27, died from burns in a house fire that killed his two children. only his wife survived. Dr. George Brown, 61, died after a motorboat capsize in a floodway near Marked Tree. cause unclear. Herman Garrett, 38, shot and killed Katherine Dorsey Simpson, 19, then killed himself. coroner’s jury verdict cited murder and self-inflicted death. Earlier, six other deaths resulted from traffic accidents, a stabbing, and a fall.
Dr George Brown of Tyronza Ark died when a motorboat dumped four duck hunters into icy floodway water near Marked Tree. Three others, Robert Bradley Paul Shaffer and Bill Wer Nabb, reached safety after the plunge. The incident occurred during a snowstorm and the survivors were treated for shock and exposure.
Rex Carr a minor league veteran becomes playing manager of the Hot Springs Bathers in the Cotton States league for next season. The owner Herbert W. Anderton announced the appointment at the St. Petersburg minor league meeting. Carr previously managed Harlan Kentucky to the Mountain State league pennant and played last season as a champion with the Harland team.
Yoder Manufacturing of Los Angeles will take over the Scott Paper Box plant in Little Rock for fabrication of pins and tight metals including Arkansas aluminum for aura and hardware specialties. The Arkansas Resources and Development commission announced the takeover, describing Yoder as a $300,000-a-year enterprise employing 100 people.
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