Two Term Limit Debate Divides lawmakers and press
A Baton Rouge meeting of the Louisiana Milk Commission ends in a fist fight as critics like Louis Graves of the Texarkana Gazette reprint a February piece opposing state funding for a Little Rock war memorial stadium. The Senate judiciary subcommittee backs a bill banning portal-to-portal back pay except where labor contracts cover it. James Thrasher reflects on the two term question for the presidency, noting partisan divides and arguing for a constitutional amendment decided by legislatures and voters rather than mood.
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Fayetteville
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Hospital Fund and Teachers Pay Hike Approved
Little Rock February 21 A 2 000 000 appropriation from the public institutions fund for new facilities at the State Hospital was approved by the Arkansas House 89 to 0 completing action on a joint budget committee bill. The measure funds an infirmary at Benton, a 400 bed unit at Benton, new 300 bed tubercular units at an un specified site, and expansion of laundry and cold storage at here and Benton. An emergency clause makes it effective upon the governor's signature. Other Senate bills on the roll include a safety code for coal mines, extra deputy prosecutor for Phillips County, forest service fees for private landowners, fee basis for Jefferson County treasury, and birth certificates for adopted children with the legal address of adoptive parents. A bill boosting the statutory salary scale for teachers passed 79 to 7. A bill increasing salaries for 31 county judges won final approval and goes to Governor Laney. Divorce laws would be liberalized in insanity cases permitting medical proof as grounds after three years, with spousal support conditions. The Senate also designated the University of Arkansas Library as the official depository for state documents. Senate passed House bills permitting foreign insurance companies. Continued on Page Two.
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Craighead
University of Arkansas Library
Taft calls Senate showdown over military cut
Senator Taft R Ohio urged a Senate showdown on whether to authorize spending $33 billion for government needs, challenging the House cut of $6 billion from Truman’s budget. Senate Republicans and Democrats split over aiming for a $31.5 to $33 billion ceiling, with Bridges seeking a deeper reduction and Millikin proposing $33 billion for the year beginning July 1.
King George Opens South African Parliament
King George VI opened the ninth Parliamentary session of the Union of South Africa in Capetown urging a peace based on freedom and justice. He and Queen Elizabeth rode with an escort to the Senate chamber as guns boomed and bands sounded.
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South Africa
George VI
Union of South Africa
Elizabeth
Senate
Blast felt like quake at OConnor plating plant
Survivors recall a blast that shook like an earthquake and an atomic bomb in Los Angeles. Still dazed witnesses describe bricks, flames, pens of blood and a canary in a disrupted home while rescue workers pull bodies and bodies’ belongings from the leveled plant area.
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O'Connor
Alice Lopez
Norman Scott
Olive Wafer
Eldo Krutz
Russell E. Nicholson
Refugio Aragon
Charles Batye
Sousa Receives Six Foot Brass Horn at 1893 World’s Fair
During the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago John Philip Sousa was presented with a massive brass horn six feet tall and weighing 90 pounds in a ceremony spotlighting American musical talent and innovation.
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Chicago
John Philip Sousa
Snowstorm in East Triggers 27 Deaths Across States
A major East Coast snowstorm caused at least 27 deaths as 27 inches buried Dickenson county Virginia and widespread closures shut schools in 28 Virginia counties. Overexertion and traffic accidents led to fatalities while interstate travel slowed and UN sessions were postponed. Warmth and heavy snow disrupted Washington DC and New York City.
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Security Council
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Snowstorm Bogs Eastern U S Halted Travel And Flights
A heavy northeaster blankets the Atlantic seaboard as officials warn of the season's heaviest snows. The Weather Bureau expects the storm to subside by morning as it moves seaward north of Boston. Snow depths vary from several inches in western Virginia coalfields to about an inch in northern New York and New England, with at least four deaths attributed to the storm.
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Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Weather Bureau
Boston
Virginia
New York
New England
Texarkana Youth Shot by State Policeman Tackett
Texarkana Ark Feb 21 Truett Aaron 17 was wounded slightly by a shotgun blast from State Policeman Max Tackett who said the boy tried to flee a stolen car. Aaron was taken to a Texarkana hospital in what officials deemed not a serious injury. Tackett said he identified the car as stolen and fired after the youth fled after five warnings.
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Truett Aaron
Téxarkana
Ark
Max Tackett
Reporter at thirty six finds life’s edges sharpened by memory
HAL BOYLE reflects on turning thirty six, noting his half life ahead and past, and recalls vivid scenes from a journalist’s path. He sketches meeting Dick Rendell a Miami Herald copy boy who aspires to be a reporter, and recalls grim memories of executions and tragedies that shaped his view of news work. He argues reporting meets life’s strange corners and that travel through human stories matters more than mere journeys.
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Miami
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Uncle Sammy
Germany
Miami Herald
University of Miami
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St. Louis
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Charles Dickens
Ernest Hemingway
Education discussion draws Hope Hempstead business leaders
Nearly sixty businessmen and educators from Hope and Hempstead counties gathered at Hope City Hall for a discussion on education and its role in regional economic welfare. Principal speaker was H. J. Dollinger, assistant manager of the southwest division of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
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H. J. Dollinger
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Senate backs Memorial Bridge name over Mississippi
The Arkansas Senate and House approve naming the new Arkansas Tennessee bridge at West Memphis Memorial Bridge to honor Arkansans and Tennesseans who died in the world wars. The measure urges the Bridge Commission to assign the span a wartime memory name.
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Tennessee
Opinions Differ On Legality Of Enabling Act In Arkansas
A trio of figures including W. F. Rector and E. Goss offered divergent views on act 101 of 1947, the enabling measure tied to the 1944 anti closed shop amendment. They addressed contracts, enforcement, and conflicts with other labor laws, with views ranging from constitutional support to potential interstate commerce conflicts and questions about enforcement in circuit versus local courts.
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Little Rock
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Billy) Rector
Little Rocks
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Fort Smith
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Circuit Court
Usua
Circuit
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Supreme Court of the United States
Arkansas
Columbian Head Given 3 Year Sentence
Atlanta February 21 Georgia Superior Court sentenced Columbian President Emory Burke to three years imprisonment for usurping police powers in directing a white area patrol to keep Negroes out. Burke received 12 months on each of three counts to run consecutively. a new trial motion was filed.
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Coe
Carl Crow
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Loomis
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James H. Sheldon
Anti-Nazi League
New York
Homer Loomis, Jr
Georgia
Fred Patten Plays Monk at Columbia University
Fred Patten son of Mr and Mrs A B Patten of Hope Arkansas appeared last week in a special production of T S Eliots Murder in the Cathedral at Columbia College New York He played the role of a monk in the tragedy recounting the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket Patten a junior at Columbia prepared for college at Hope High School
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A. B. Patten
East 14Th Street
Hope
Arkansas
T. S. Eliot
Columbia College
Columbia University
New York
Patten
Archbishophomas Becket
Canterbury Cathedral
Columbia
Hope High School
No Bar to Justice Forgery Jury Verdict Prompted Gaffe
Hamilton Texas February 21 a district court jury retried a forgery case and found the defendant guilty with a two year punishment verdict after a judge noted the word penitentiary was missing a juror joked about spelling the term while the judge suggested amending the verdict to include the state.
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R. B. Cross
Los Angeles Blast Worst in 37 Years
Los Angeles February 21 A catastrophic explosion at the J. J. O Connor electroplating plant on East Pico Boulevard caused mass casualties. Perchloric acid detonation left 16 hospitalized and deaths feared as firefighters battled fires and crowds swarmed the scene. Authorities noted the plant worked on government contracts, while victims included workers and nearby residents with a lengthy death toll list released later.
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Bikini
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Group Told U. S. Industry Must Raise Wages
U S Senate Labor Committee hearing features Walter Reuther urging higher wages to protect purchasing power. Reuther argues wage gains are needed despite opposition from Senator Ball who accuses him of advocating socialism. Taft presses to keep prices down while addressing strikes and peace in labor relations. Reuther calls for minimum wage increases, expanded health and social security, and a broad program to address root causes of industrial unrest.
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Ohio
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hog prices climb at Chicago stockyards reach new highs
Farmers see hogs bring top prices as the Chicago Union Stock Yards report a record high 27.50 a hundredweight with an average near 26.50, spurred by small receipts and strong pork demand. Traders warn prices depend on consumer pork costs before the May market arrival of the new crop.
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Chicago
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Union Stockyards
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Stochyanian
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