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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1960
Page
3
A brief AP dispatch notes crossings by refugees fleeing the DRE and Inilin front, with numbers indicating 26 refugees reaching India’s Sikkim region since November. The total since last March rises to 18,400 across the border, as Indian authorities track the inflow.
Ola Dayton, 65, was bound and robbed by two teenagers who forced him inside his home in Englewood, Ohio. They took his 1951 car worth $7 and his late wife’s rings, leaving him severely malnourished before rescue by William Terry after a missing-person call. Doctors warn only hours saved him from fatal dehydration and exhaustion.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said he would decide this week whether to enter Wisconsin's April 5 presidential primary. He told reporters in Milwaukee he planned a quick session with state GOP leaders before returning to Washington after tonight's speech.
Washington AP report says R Th Thaitpson of Eureka Springs Arkansas urged a plan to limit flood risks from the Arkansas and Ozark Railway by building a 10 mile spur from Harrison to Bergman to connect with the Missouri Pacific Line. Army Engineers would pay damages only to salvage value for 2.8 miles, with total plan under one million dollars. Attending Arkansas lawmakers included Senators McClellan and Pope, and Representatives Trimble Harris Norrell and Gathings.
President Eisenhower asked Congress for an additional 950 million dollars for the current fiscal year. Most funds would cover executive branch and mandatory expenses including state grants ship subsidies and Commodity Credit Corp costs. Unforeseen needs include Yellowstone earthquake repairs. The White House said the request is in the budget revision. For the 1956 fiscal year he proposed cutting about 80 million for the Veterans Administration due to GI Bill trainee reductions and lower general costs. The plan also includes continued push for NASA funding to advance the Sailey project for a high thrust booster pocket.
Orrin is tasked by Madam Janeway to visit Mr. Horatio Dewitt at his bank in Albany, deliver a package and obtain a signed receipt plus a sealed envelope. She hints the mission is of high importance and pressures him about safes and possible investigations, while rumors tie her to a New York gentleman.
A conversation reveals a woman's preference to be known as the daughter of a man rather than his mistress. She claims only honesty matters and demands a receipt for a secured packet from Mr. Dewitt as instructions are given. The scene closes with the narrator traveling toward a depot named for Vanderbilt.
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Harvey G. Combs announced a projected reduction of about one million dollars in automobile collision and comprehensive coverage costs for the year. The cut comes from improved claim experience and a shift toward liability insurance, which pays for damages to others rather than the vehicle owner. The expected reduction is about 10.8 percent, though liability rate increases are being considered.
Washington AP The nine year old son of Rep J Barnard Roush refused to donate a penny a day to the church fund saying his father would need every cent for his election campaign. The remark came after a Sunday School teacher asked how many children would contribute.
Washington report says a House Public Works subcommittee will summon defense and public roads officials for the first phase of an investigation into spending and defects in the 1 000 mile interstate system. Rep Wright warns that undisclosed facts could reveal larger payola style irregularities as costs soar from 500 600 a mile to over a million. The federal share stands at 90 percent with states paying 10 percent and completion remains about three years away.
The Senate confirmed President Eisenhower's nomination of Brooks Hays to a nine year term on the Tennessee Valley Authority board. Hays had been named last year to fill an unexpired term after the former Arkansas Fifth District representative was defeated in the November 1958 election by Rep. Dale Alford.
Detroit AP report quotes Attorney General William P. Rogers urging voluntary grant of equal voting rights to eligible Black citizens across states. He says such good faith efforts would remove need for federal action, calling racial discrimination at the polls a national problem brushed aside for years.
An API trawl reports a powerful storm striking Northern California and Sierra Nevada regions. At least three killed and 1,000 people forced from homes as floods swamp highways, topple power lines, and close rural schools. In the Eel River Canyon near Weott, Pepperwood, and Myers Flat, water depths reach six to seven feet, prompting mass evacuations.
The data show eastern Gyo Ubirds of Avangas give Tlamidily between 55 and 60 percent, while the western third of the state shows support from AG to 55 percent, indicating regional variation in backing for the candidate.
A fragmented report hints at issues with city utilities in Washington downtown. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but suggest service delays or failures affecting residents and businesses. Further readable text needed for precise facts and entities.
District Judge Robert L. Taylor of Knoxville ordered the Knoxville School Board to submit by April 8 a plan to desegregate city schools. The board’s lawyer, S. Frank Fowler, argued the board would comply only if ordered by the court, and Fowler stated the board would follow the directive.
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