Red River navigation plan spans to Denison Texas
Congressman Brooks and Patman back a project to render Red River navigable up to Denison Texas with a House Public Works survey approval to launch Army Engineers preliminaries though actual construction awaits funding. The idea mirrors ongoing canal plans south of Shreveport and contrasts with a separate dream of a 210 million dollar private conveyor belt system proposed for the Cleveland Pittsburgh steel corridor.
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Brooks
Louisiana
Washington
Patman
Redriver
Denison
Texas
House Public Works Committee
Army Engineers
Hope
Fulton
Keq River
Mississippi
Shreveport
Wall Street Journal
Cleveland
Ohio
Red River
Pittsburgh
Antique Post Office Modernization Still Pending
James Thrash er notes Hoover Commission estimates 200 to 300 million dollars yearly could be saved in the post office through changes and modernization. Lester Velie argues for mobile post offices and automated sorting to relieve weary mail carriers. If adopted, trucks would be more efficient, reduce loading time, and improve service for households and businesses.
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Hoover Commisssion
Post Office Department
Lester Welie
Collier’s Magazine
United States Post Office
Velie
Fetter Carriers' Union
Mobile Post Office
Hoover Commission
Jo Donaldson
Deter Carri
Welle
Washington
Union to Meet Local 2518 at WOW Hall
The Union to Meet United Brothers of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local No 2518 will gather at the WOW hall on Tuesday February 15. The public is invited to attend.
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United Brothers of Carpenters
Joiners of America
Ea Vom
WOW Hall
U S Strives to End Philadelphia Transit Strike
Philadelphia on Feb 12 faced a two day transit worker strike involving 11 000 employees costing business about 10 million daily. CIO TWU leader Michael Quill warned of a long impasse while local president Andrew Kaelin urged mediation. Federal mediator reported no discussion of form and negotiations continued. The wage dispute centers on a 20 cent per hour increase versus a three cent offer from PTC. Absent workers reported 15 to 20 percent absenteeism and 20 percent lateness. Yellow Cab drivers prepared to strike Monday.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Michael Quill
Cio-Transport Workers Union
Andrew J. Kaelin
Kaelin
Willian J. MacReynolds
Philadelphia Transportation Company
PTC
John Murray
U.S. Coniitt Service
Uike
Russians Ban Mercy Food Shipments To Berlin Children
Berlin February 12 Russian officials closed western Berlin borders to mercy food shipments for underfed children brought by the Swedish Red Cross and other agencies. Deputy military governor William T. Babcock said the ban took effect days ago and halted relief for all four sectors.
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Berlin
Red Cross
Wiliam T. Babcock
Actioon
Babécek
Alexei Jelisacov
Bobcats Fall In Twin Bill With Smackover
Bobcats dropped both games to Smackover last night as Hope tonn struggled to score. The Bucks barely edged the Bobcats 33 to 26 and the Japiors were defeated soundly in the second contest.
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Bobcats
Hope Tonn
Smackover
Bucks
Japiors
Spring Hill Five Defeats Blevins 30 23 in Minturn Contest
Spring Hill Independents beat Blevins 30 to 23 last night at Blevins. Turner and Tarpley led Spring Hill with 8 points each while Harris topped Blevins with 14. Spring Hill travels to Guernsey on Monday.
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Spring Hill Independents
Blevins
Turner
Tarpley
Cach
Harris
Spring Hil
Guernsey
Relative of Hope Residents Succumbs
Mrs. Hamilton E. McRae of Jackson Mississippi died at her home last night. Funeral services set for 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Jackson. She is survived by her husband and several children. Mr McRae is brother to Dav sey and KG McRae of Hope and was a former resident of this city.
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Hamilton E. McRae
Jackson
Miss
Mr. McRae
Davsey
KG. McRae
Hope
McMath Considers Joint Session After Highway Bond Vote
Gov. Sid McMath may call a joint session of Arkansas' house and senate next week. Discussion centered on advancing the administration's program for the remainder of the session and scheduling could hinge on the $28 million highway bond election results. Several contentious measures remain on hold, including tax field reinstatement and revenue stabilization revisions.
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Little Rock
Sid McMath
Arkansas House
Senate
United Press
McMath
Pope Warns of Conspiracy Against Lord Cardinal Mindszenty Excommunicated
Vatican warns of a conspiracy against the Lord and excommunicates all linked to the arrest trial and sentencing of Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary. Pope Pius XII urges special Masses on April 10 to expiate the crimes against God amid a Catholic church crackdown in Communist states.
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Pius XII
Vaticans
Ing
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Vatican
Cardinal Mindszenty
Expiore
God
Mindszenty
Priumaic
American Pleads Innocent to Illegal Entry in Germany
Ed ward J. Lada of Newark New Jersey pleaded innocent at military government court in Berlin to seven charges linked to his unlawful entry into Germany. Judge T. T. Nayre denied a jury trial and ruled the court could try him despite entry via another occupation zone. Lada, a former paratrooper, returned to Germany without authorization to marry the German mother of his two year old daughter Nancy, who witnessed most proceedings before being removed after repeatedly calling out for her father.
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Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Newark
N. 5
Mme
Germany
T. T. Nayre
Lada
Mayee
Nancy
Daddy
Axis Sally Sues Mrs. Hearst Over Contempt Claim
Axis Sally, real name Mildred Gillars, filed a $100000 libel suit against columnist Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr. and moved to cite Hearst for contempt over paragraphs in These Charming People. The case, tied to wartime Berlin broadcasts, has been under way three weeks and may conclude next week.
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Washington
William
Randolph Hearst
James J. Gaughain
Fay Miss Mildred BE
Asis Sally
Bet
Nis Thool
Miss Gillavs
Berlin
America
Muskogee Sheriff Guilty on Liquor Conspiracy Charges
A federal jury in Muskogee County convicted Sheriff Kiddirk Briggs and several co-defendants of conspiring to violate federal revenue laws in a whisky case. Several others were acquitted. Sentences could reach two years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars for Briggs and seventeen years and twenty six thousand dollars for others. Following the verdict, questions arose about Briggs’s status as sheriff despite reelection in July.
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Muskoge
Okla
Kiddirk
Briggs
Muskoge County
U. S
Harley Grenwood
Payne
Guy Pstory
Vella Peters
Sherif
Gene Andrews
Negro AME Pastor Is Acquitted in Kentucky Trial
The Rev. J. H. Clayborn bishop of the Kentucky Tennessee district of the AME church was acquitted in a legal trial at Toursiville Kentucky. Charges listed include alleged maladministration and unfair conduct. The trial concluded late yesterday after a 41 stical proceedings.
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Toursiville
J. H. Clayborn
Little Rock
Tavern operator complies with robbery vow in Brooklyn hold up
New York report says Lilian Wolfe, tavern manager in Brooklyn, promised to turn over every cent in a hold up. A gunman demanded cash, she surrendered a bag containing 800 dollars, and the two robbers fled.
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New York
Lillian Wolfe
Brooklyn
Housewives Paying Less for Groceries
Arkansas housewives report 10 to 15 percent lower prices on many grocery and meat items since January 1, with fats, oils, soaps, and dairy showing declines. Eggs, margarine, shortening, and pork products also cheaper. fresh fruits and certain vegetables mostly steady or a bit higher due to citrus freezes. Grocers expect gradual declines to continue though a full recovery may occur as seasonal trends ease.
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William W. Hughes
Little Rock
Arkansas
United Press
Bat
Archery
Amie
Hawver
Pine Bluff
Don Green
Arkansas Retail Grocers Association
Green
Russia Excludes Yugoslavia From Soviet Plan
Journal reports Moscow notes Yugoslavia protested being left out of ECMA and accuses Yugoslavia of discrimination. Cominform chatter and Prague and Warsaw dispatches hint at regional shifts. Tito cites equality among socialist states as the dispute’s principle while Yugoslavia counters Soviet alignment with the U.S.S.R. and eastern bloc. A separate field report notes clover pollinators found mostly bees.
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London
Russia
Yugoslavia
Tass
Economic Council of Mutual Aid
ECMA
Marshal Tito
Warsaw
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Russian
Marshal ‘Fito
Communist Party
Corinforum
Moscow
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
Romania
jTuss
So-oviet Monitor
Belgrade
U. S
Kate Smith’s Big Heart and Big Era On Radio Fame
Kate Smith, famed for singing and talk, dominates radio with 18 years at the mic and a $1.5 billion career. She uses her platform for Red Cross, Army Nursing Corps, and veterans causes while resisting industry snobbery. Despite weight, she thrives, writes columns, records, and runs a busy life in a Park Avenue apartment with her spaniel freckles.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Kate Smith
Katie
Ved Collins
al Football
Kale
Times
Ellie
Sheamy
Red Cross
Army Nursing Corps
Kate
Dorothy Thompson
Enruch
Jower Park Avenue
T van Vook
New Manager for Hope District Named by Arkansas Louisiana Gas
Fred Gresham, longtime manager at Morrilton for Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., is appointed manager of the Hope district. He will assume duties after his Morrilton successor is named. Gresham, a Louisiana Tech graduate, served in the U S Navy 1943 to 1945, with Pacific duty, and rejoined the company after discharge in 1946.
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Fred Gresham
Morrilton
Ark
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Hope
A. H. Weyland
Louisiana Tech
Gresham
Warren
Hope Chamber Board Backs Delivered Pricing Legislation
The Hope Chamber of Commerce board unanimously urged Congress to clarify and legalize delivered pricing. They warned that without action, many Hope industries could lay off two thirds of workers, harming payrolls and local economy while forcing shifts to nearer markets and affecting Arkansas development. The board also asked the Arkansas delegation to support a national policy aligned with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on this issue.
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Hope
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Supreme Court
Hope's
Ting
Steddies
St. Louis
St. Lauis
Beick
Arkansas
Guard of Directors
Slope Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
County Girls Tournament First Round Results
In the junior and senior girls basketball tournament, Spring Hill leads 25 to 45 over Blevins while Washington 23 trailed Guernsey 27 to Patmos 18. Junior results show Guernsey 24 to Patmos 26 as Sprow Hill 32 beat Columbus B.
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Spring Hill
Blevins
Washington
Guernsey
Patmos
Sprow Hill
Columbus
School Plans Special Program on Monday
Crowning queen of Meas Mary Alice Llogars will headline the Valentines Dey program at 1 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium. The National Minor Society sponsors the event. Gyron Denson Hefner and Nolan Volton Jr. attend, Boo Hyatt crowns the queen. NHS members conduct songs and readings. Valentines public invited.
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Mary Alice Llogars
St. Valentine’s Dey
National Minor Society
Gyron Denson Hefner
Nolan Volton, Jr
Boo Hyatt
NHS
Eisenhower Recalled to Advise on Military Policy
Washington February 12 1977 United States calls Gen Dwight D Eisenhower back to help answer questions about future military policy The White House says his return is temporary and will be short in duration The move follows reports that Defense Secretary Forrestal proposed naming an overall chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to supervise top commanders from Army Air Navy and other services The proposal would place Eisenhower above Omar Bradley Harold Vandenberg and Lojlis Denfeld in the chain of command
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Washington
United States
Dwiz D. Eisenhower
Sery
White House
Sinia
Peenes
Defense
Forrestal
William BD
Leah
Cpermat Chalyman
Jo Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Army
Omar Bradley
Genera Vandenberg
Navy
Lojlis EB. Denfeld
Leahy
Operati West
Plaga
Lawmakers discuss Morse Ives draft tied to Taft Hartley bill
Senators Morse and Ives outlined a reform bill linking to the Taft Hartley framework. The plan would limit court orders against strikes and preserve Wagner Act elements, proposing a 30 day cooling off period and emergency boards with limited advisory power, then possible congressional action if needed.
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Morse
Ore
Tait
Ohio
Critheal
Ives
Ional
Senate Labor
Coh Ymittee
Morg and Ives
Boe
Congress
Congres
Werrey
Churchill to Visit the United States in March
London reports former prime minister Winston Churchill will sail aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a visit to the United States. He plans to address a meeting in Massachusetts and may visit Washington during the trip as part of a conservative party engagement and March schedule.
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London
Wiz Churchill
Elizabeth Mj
United Ste Wii
Massachusetts
Pnd
Einbs
Prime Jans
Washington
Conservative Party
Chanying
Bernard
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