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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1950
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a death investigation tied to rope restraint and a car incident. The text mentions an autopsy, a suspect named George, and a troubled scene with possible missing persons and disarray in a vehicle. No clear dates, places, or confirmed outcomes are present.
Prescott Sunday church schedules list services and meetings across First Presbyterian First Baptist Central Baptist and other groups with youth fellowships and radio broadcasts on WOAI. Monday programs include WMS meetings with community missions, a bridge gathering hosted by Mrs Vernon Buchanan and local visits by students from Texas A and M and the University of Arkansas.
Minnesota will offer Arkansas highway bonds for sale on February 9 with bids opening then. J C Lancaster of Memphis bid over five million two hundred forty three thousand for a block bought last summer and over three million five hundred seventy nine thousand for a 1941 block. The investment board expects multiple bids and Gov. Youngdahl notes a prior bid sparked controversy with the council.
Washington reports a Senate approved plan to reform presidential elections with proportional electoral votes. Lodge's amendment would award electoral votes in line with a state's popular vote share, requiring House approval and three-fourths state ratification. Critics note existing totals stay the same overall.
Lauritz Melchoir bids farewell to the Metropolitan Opera citing differences with manager Rudolf Bing. He declares his Wagner Loge nrin performance last night his final appearance and will not return next season. The report notes his long tenure and unconfirmed contract discussions with Bing.
Carlsbad New Mexico February 1 A company spokesman announced a new contract ends a 73 day strike against three Carlsbad potash firms Mines near here produce 85 percent of the nations potash supply The pact runs to May 31 1950 and includes minor non economic rule changes The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and Potash Company of America and International Minerals and Chemical Corp were involved Union sought a 25 cent wage increase and better conditions while companies said average earnings were about $2 an hour Potash used in fertilizers
Washington moves to flatly reject Moscow's call to try the Japanese emperor for germ warfare. Officials say the United States will oppose an international court trial and uphold the 1949 Far Eastern Commission decision. The note to Secretary Acheson cites that the proposal serves communist propaganda aims and could affect war prisoner issues. Ambs Panushkin submitted the demand. translation awaited.
Senator McKellar urged the senate appropriations committee to cut more than 25 percent from European recovery funds this year, aiming to trim at least $800 million from the $3.1 billion program. He hinted support from others may waver, signaling a tough fight for the ECA third-year plan.
The article cites senators wary of more billions as Europe falters in trade and currency convertibility. It notes friction over Great Britain's push for world trade and keeping American oil out of the sterling area, with Chairman Connally signaling the issue will be explored when the ECA seeks authority for year three recovery. Connally states several senators will want to know Britain’s use of ECA dollars to boost oil production.
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