17 Feb 1954
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1954
Page
1
Radio listings show RK selecting Pro night, quiz, Growl Fibber and Molly with LaRosa at 7 30, Crime Classics, nes Ranger at 6 30 and Perry Como at 7 30. The fragment notes program times and hosts among the evening radio schedule.
The fragmentary text mentions restrictions on access to atomic related information and hints at a policy or law prohibiting certain disclosures. It references learning opportunities and a status note, but the overall meaning is unclear and contains garbled phrases.
Officer testimony highlights bravery of defendant Clyde Bros as a three ring indoor circus opens Wednesday February 24 at 3 and 8 pm in Livestock Show Collycurn sponsored by Hope Lions Club. Pictured Dixie the elephant and Ruth Claudeen headline with performances by Rey troxd trio and many acts. In Washington, court of inquiry hears Marine Col Frank H Schwable’s contested germ warfare confession and praises from Maj Gen Clayton Jerme as inquiry weighs punishment and route details amid weather and combat testimony.
Postmaster General Summerfield urged Congress to approve a new pay schedule to raise wages for more than 400000 postal workers, costing about 80 million dollars annually starting July. The plan would lift top supervisory pay while lowering lows but protect current lowest earners from cuts, and would not yet apply to postmasters or Washington employees or rural carriers. Automatic increases would raise the minimum from 3480 to 3480 or higher, with many city carriers set to gain.
Commodities supervisor J H Carrier announced 9 200 pounds of surplus foodstuffs were en route to Poinsett County to feed destitute farm workers. The shipment included butter cheese and shortening from government stores and departed yesterday from Little Rock.
President Eisenhower pushes for allied access to restricted data on atomic energy and fissionable materials for industrial and research use. He seeks amendments to laws and safeguards requiring assurances from foreign nations that materials will not be used militarily, aligning with United Nations atoms for peace efforts.
About 6,000 pounds were consigned for Lepanto to aid 1,988 people. The rest went to market for 1,045 applicants driven near destitution by drought and unemployment. Carter sold a cargo of nonfat dry quill for relief, en route from Nashville to Poinsett County. County Judges Craighead, Crittenden, and St. Francis had signed up for relief but had not completed requisitions.
The Justice Department said the FBI will investigate Chief Justice Earl Warren for a Senate Judiciary subcommittee examining his nomination. The panel gave critics until midnight to file objections and plans to meet to consider complaints, many from California, as it seeks an FBI report on Warren.
Washington Senate backed a 72 to 16 amendment for roll call votes on treaty ratifications. Arkansas brief notes a murder case in Fort Smith and a state hospital observation order for 18 year old Notha Newman's newborn death. Arkansas cattle on January 1 valued at 107.382 million, down from 142.793 million, calf numbers up to 1.406 million as producers set new state records.
Harold Sherman outlined a plan for a "Land of the Cross-Bow" kingdom in Stone County near Blanchard Springs. The Tourist Committee of the Arkansas Economic Council-State Chamber of Commerce discussed creating draw with castles inns and residents in medieval costume to attract visitors from across the United States.
George Hatc bin of El Dorado pleaded innocent at arraignment for the fatal shooting of Wayne Barnes, 32, during a night of brawl. Circuit Judge Gis W Jones set trial for March 8 as prosecutors label the killing first degree murder and seek a strict timetable.
Livestock at National Stockyards shows 180 lb hogs up 25 cents from yesterday with lighter weights steady, sows mixed. cattle and calves steady with steers 22.50 to 23.00, cows 9.00 to 12.50, bulls and vealers steady. Cotton futures ease in New York with March near 34.23, May 34.37, July 34.19. Chicago poultry steady, butter firm, eggs weak, wholesale prices mixed. wheat gains on mill buying while Minneapolis shows strength in flour sales amid price shifts.
Washington report cites Len Watkins who says Secretary Benson’s changes boost GOP standing in agriculture. He notes Eisenhower remains popular in the West despite criticism of farm price support plans. Watkins backs replacement of Howard Gordon at the Commodity Stabilization Service as a positive move for party control.
Spring wheat and rye rise with higher March prices while corn and oats advance moderately. Soybeans gain state wide with modest support. Cash market shows limited activity as No 1 yellow corn and No 2 yellow wheat quotes appear alongside variable barley and field seed prices.
Philadelphia oil industry labor leaders discussed uniting the many oil workers unions into a single 212 member body and potentially expanding to petroleum gas chemical and allied industries. Delegates meeting to consider forming a merged union.
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