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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
2
MINEOLA NY AP Actor James Barton, 71, famed for Tobacco Road, died at Nassau Hospital after a heart attack. He starred for years as Jetter Lester, with tributes noting a long stage and screen career ending in a sudden death.
The Stir announces candidates for public office subject to Democratic elections in July and August. Sheriff Jimmie Griffin, County Treasurer Barry Hawthorne, Circuit Clerk Jim Cole, County Judge Obi 0 Byers, Tax Assessor Carter Sutton are named as contenders.
Senator Fulbright indicated willingness to back half of the $200 million U.N. bond issue if other nations subscribe to their share. He preferred voluntary participation and sought assurances that other countries would buy their portion rather than be compelled. He noted the need to fund U.N. operations in the Congo and Middle East amid payment delays by Russia and others.
Atty Gen Frank Mott distributed copies of a Supreme Court ruling on the right of privacy to members of the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association. The ruling held that evidence from unlawful seizures and searches is not admissible in state courts, reversing prior practices. Arkansas officials and lawyers note states have similar constitutional protections, with past state court tolerance discussed. George Hartje Jr. was elected APAA president in Conway, with Lawson B. Glover as vice president and John Jernigan as secretary-treasurer in Little Rock.
The American Basketball League will vote by telephone on expelling the Cleveland Pipers after a Chicago meeting. Commissioner Abe Saperstein said the vote would decide Cleveland's future, amid charges the team failed to file game statistics and first half playoff records. Teague’s Connie Hawkins led the Pittsburgh Rens to 109-97 over Hawaii for first in the Eastern Division.
Jenny and Hilda recount a skating party incident where a tall stranger saves Jenny from a fall. Hilda’s heel catches in her gown as they converse, and Mr Turner assists, earning a grateful nod from Jenny. Aunt Judith probes Jenny about recent illness, while Matthew introduces Turner to Addie’s mother in a tense, unfolding scene.
Washington AP reports a supply control program operates to keep prices above government supports for rice. 1961 crop average price to producers is 4.97 per hundredweight, 26 cents above the rate, while the 1980 crop is 13 cents above supports. Since 1955, acreage allotments and marketing quotas have stabilized prices and supplies, with a robust export program backing stability. Foreign sales from the 1961 crop are expected at 30 million hundredweight, about 56 percent of the crop, and 32 million hundredweight are forecast for this year’s exports.
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