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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
6
The narrator argues diaries and journals fuel realness and success, citing Mrs. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Eisenhower as examples. They note many famous figures kept day by day records, while contrasting a personal resolve not to start such a diary. The piece reflects on the allure and risk of private writings.
About 400 Arkansas Valley United Mine Workers formed a picket line around the Ozark Valley-Philpott Coal company strip mine eight miles north of here. The new mine, one of the largest of its kind, shut down until after Christmas and the picket line withdrew. Mine Supt. Merle Busy said about 100 workers were told not to report for work until after Christmas. A Sunday meeting in which UMW district head Dave Fowler announced the mine pays union scale but has not signed a contract with UMW. Members from Spadra, Clarksville, Hartman, Greenwood and other area towns joined the line.
Adelaide Kerr profiles Alva Myrdal the Swedish sociologist and author who became principal director of the UN department of Social Affairs and the first woman to act as UN assistant secretary general. Her career spans Europe based work on human rights and social programs, shaping childcare and welfare reforms.
Little Rock December 22 Morley revenue commissioner Dean K Morley said he may use a mimeograph machine to produce the new state automobile license registration certificates. He cited assurances from sprinting firm representatives about ink suitable for mimeograph copy. The state auditor’s office refused to issue a warrant for a multigraph machine Morley ordered for printing the forms Deputy Auditor B E Friday said the machine is a printing device and the state constitution requires state printing to be done under contract to the lowest bidder.
A writer plans a new journal to capture amusing remarks from people he meets and to copy gossip column items. He notes a past diary filled with climate notes, initials, and bank-balancing doodles, admitting such material could trouble others and seeking a safer path to posterity.
New York December 22 United Mine Workers and anthracite operators met again today with little change toward a contract for hard coal miners. Both sides indicated a possible recess until Tuesday if no agreement is reached today after nearly three weeks of talks on a 95 cent daily pay raise and a 20 cent per ton welfare fund contribution.
The youngest players can join family games this Christmas with new techniques letting kindergartners compete alongside older siblings. Games translate gardening, football, hockey and other activities into family play with obstacles, rewards, and safety themes. A new crime-detection game from England named Clue adds miniature weapons and six suspects to solve the murder.
Paris, formerly known for gang violence, is touted as among the world's safest cities by Police Chief Roger Leonard. He explains upgrades in organization, mobility, and communication, including radio cars and a private network linking commissariats, contributing to a decline in crime amid youth delinquency. Leonard, 50, a Resistance veteran, leads 20,000 officers and 2,500 detectives guarding 6 million residents.
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