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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
1
A 23-year-old Denver man identified as Robert R. Gatsuudt backed away from a one hour long suicide threat from a high downtown building ledge. Police, a priest, and friends urged him to live as traffic was halted and searchlights illuminated the scene. The Korean War veteran, heartbroken over a romance, finally yielded to detectives.
A historical note places a second manganese mining record in the Batesville area of Arkansas, dated between 150 and 1852. The fragmentary reference suggests early mineral exploration activity in this region during the specified period.
The columnist reflects on lifelong marriage and learning from his wife Frances. He praises women as a heartening, helpful sex who keep life from spiraling into mess, admire their willingness to challenge corporations, and note his wife’s practical stance on what is good for her, including General Motors.
Arkansas Senate passed measures granting Oaklawn Jockey Club a perpetual race track franchise at Hot Springs and doubling driver license fees. The bills, championed by Sen. Q Byrum Hurst, would allow long term planning but remain subject to state laws and future legislative change. The race track measure passed 27 to 4, with opposition from Sen. Yingling and others, and moves to the House. The driver license increase to 2 dollars and related policing budget plans were approved 33 to 0, with Gov. Faubus expected to sign.
The Arkansas House approved a Senate bill to create a state board of tax review and sent it to the governor. A nudism misdemeanor bill passed 87 to 0, after a nudist camp near Forrest City was disclosed. The House also approved Sunday gasoline sales, regional vocational schools with federal funds, and voter officials’ pay increases from four to eight dollars.
Moscow staged a televised three hour Foreign Ministry briefing alleging a sweeping U S espionage campaign. L F Tlyichev showcased alleged spy schools in West Germany and smuggled agents, with four supposed defectors named Nikolai I Yakuzа, Mikhail P Kudrayavtsev, Adam L Novikov and Konstantin I Khmelitsky describing coercion and wartime ties to American intelligence.
The Army National Guard opposes a policy requiring six fifths of basic training for all recruits, pushing instead for an 11 week regime for those under 18. Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson told lawmakers the Guard would incur a 2,050 enlistment loss through Dec 31, 1956, versus 14,681 in 1955, as head of the Defense Department’s National Guard Bureau.
NortH Little Rock al derman Harold Lb. Gwatney chosen by the Junior Chamber of Commerce as the city's Outstanding Young Man of 1956. The Arkansas Junior Chamber will select a statewide Outstanding Young Man later this year. MAGNOLIA Mrs. Virginia Chaffin, with a 40 year schoolteaching career in Columbia County, announces retirement at the close of the spring term. LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas Dairy Products Association will hold its annual meeting here February 14-15.
Ottinger Construction Co of Fort Worth Texas submitted the apparent low bid of 186391 for a bridge superstructure project on Table Rock. U S Engineers announced the bid amid government hearings on oil shipments and domestic effects of an emergency program. Rep Harris of Arkansas said the House Commerce Committee will begin hearings on newsprint supply and prices in Tuesday sessions continuing from last year.
The article notes Arkans claims the most navigable rivers in the Union with about 3000 miles of waterways, highlighting the state as a major inland water route. It emphasizes potential trade and transport advantages from extensive river access.
Probate Clerk Arnold J Middlebrooks Hempstead County Arkansas announces Mrs Odeal G West Administratrix of Willie H West deceased filed Final Settlement January 7 1957 with sixty days to file exceptions. All interested parties must appear or be forever barred by the court. Arthur C Anderson D C February.
Secretary Benson will unveil staff lists of farm price support rates for 1957 aiming to reduce the government's role in backing farmers markets. Rates likely to ease for livestock, feed grains and oilseeds, with little change for milk, dairy, and cotton. The move would shrink the Commodity Credit Corporation's ability to back price commitments and curb incentives for heavy production, as corn support is set at a $1.31 per bushel under a soil bank plan, vs $1.60 last year.
A San Diego Marine recruit depot drill instructor was reduced from corporal to private first class relieved of duties and ordered transferred after striking a recruit twice in the stomach during a January 26 interview. The spokesman cited prior instances of drill instructors being demoted and fined for mistreatment of recruits, including other similar cases in Marine operations.
Stuttgart Arkansas is touted as the duck and dice capital of the world in a local claim highlighting the town's branding and playful title.
The article lists prices as per hundred pounds for barley and oats around 65 cents, rising to 1.97 dollars for grain sorghums. It notes that this year's price rates are expected to be set between 65 and 70 percent of parity for these grains, indicating policy guidance for farmers.
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