08 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1960
Page
1
Burke testified that the Soviet Union has slowed submarine production and may be running a crash program to replace aging subs. He cited gaps in current intelligence and warned Moscow could still field a sizable submarine fleet, though estimates vary and no current strength figure was given.
Wet weather spread across the Pacific Northwest into northern and central California, northern Nevada, and southeastern Idaho while the Northeast saw gusty winds and snow from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic seaboard. Snow flurries expected overnight in parts of the Appalachians and Great Lakes with four inches reported in Syracuse New York and winds over 60 mph in Johnstown and Attontown Pennsylvania.
Renoit born industrialist Mrs Gladys Ellis faces a second charge of obtaining money by false pretenses in Marshall related to a 51500 garment factory loan. A separate 65000 loan for another plant sparked mortgage irregularities. Ellis, free on bond, filed bankruptcy in U S District Court at Joplin listing garment companies in Marshall Calico Rock and other towns across Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Swartz, 53, of Little Rock, intends a 1070 mile walk to Washington DC to publicize Arkansas. The plan involves a publicity writer undertaking the trip to draw attention to Arkansas publicity efforts.
Police hunt a gunman who killed 84 year old grocer Phillip Henry Henson with a shotgun blast fired through the victim's bedroom window in Weiner Arkansas. Henson, found by a relative, lived near his store and may have been robbed as his billfold was missing. A shotgun shell was found in the yard.
Parks Commission notes Swartz will hike from Arkansas to Washington in about 30 days carrying only clothing and bedding. He plans to eat at roadside restaurants and travel roughly 35 miles a day with his wife and 13 year old son accompanying him as he reads religious pamphlets along the route.
Hot Springs area reports former Tax Collector Ray Wen and Mrs. Dorothy Pollas accused in a blackmail case tied to the nearby courthouse. Grand Jury sessions followed rumors of a courthouse shortage and a possible large fix, with investigations extending to the collector’s office and related personnel.
Local brief notes small town observances with service details and community humor. unclear wording limits precise facts but indicates today events in a small municipality attended by residents and officials.
Gov Orval Prubus told a Young Democrats rally in Little Rock that Republican freight data sets favored the North, East and West, hindering Southern development. He claimed reform has begun opening the South to industry and hinted at possible presidential ambitions.
State auditors began a regular annual check of all county records including the collector. The audit remains underway as the Law Enforcement Leena started an investigation after the resignation. Dobbs asked the Grand Jury to review Hot Springs Police Department affairs. On Saturday Lt. Joe Campbell was dismissed for alleged misconduct on Dobbs order and plans to appeal.
A vice president of the Arkansas Tilver Development Association defends a $200,006,000 missile development program. He says the project is a sound investment regardless of who develops the technology and asserts the plan will advance engine and missile development.
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