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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1954
Page
4
Here Is Text of Stipulation Made by Alex H. Wathburn outlines terms and conditions. The document lists obligations, deadlines, and parties bound by the agreement. It emphasizes clarity of responsibilities and financial arrangements.
Red River Valley association plans to urge $250,000 for a comprehensive basin survey of Millwood dam and upstream sites before a Senate committee. Col Burdick and supporters push for a full engineers study to determine feasibility and possible alternative dams in the Little River basin.
Moscow outlines 36th anniversary with new blasts at the United States and vows sharpened skill with modern weapons. Vassily Sokolovsky warns of American imperialist plans for a new war. Nilathi Bulgan urges vigilance and preparedness. Kuznetsov notes arms superiority. Chistyakov attacks Western delays on a second front. Large national celebrations, sports, meetings, and media programs accompany the day.
Washington report says Republican leaders seek President Eisenhower's support to fend off Democratic attacks on the tax program. Democrats propose increasing individual exemptions to shift tax cuts toward low income and large families, potentially widening the federal deficit. GOP lawmakers privately admit restiveness but seek to preserve the administration’s balanced approach that cuts taxes for individuals and business while boosting consumer buying.
The Wh ield Masonic Lodge No 238 plans to confer an Entered Apprentice degree tonight at 7:36. A re survey confirms Millwood dam location 10 miles northwest of Fulton, amid ongoing opposition from Dierks Lumber & Coal Co despite stipulations. Col Herbert D Vogel of the Corps of Engineers, Dallas, notes Dierks owns about 14,000 acres to be covered by the conservation pool and about 43,000 acres by the dam area.
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean told a Helena Korean Honor Day program that Communists are convinced they will achieve world communism. He outlined three methods they pursue in the United States: psychological warfare, economic pressure, and military aggression, warning they will strike when Americans let their guard down.
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII, nearly 78, has fatigue and overwork signs, requiring a long period of steady treatment. Observatore Romano notes slow progress, with continuance of work feeding hopes for quicker convalescence but urges ongoing, lengthy care due to his infirmity and general condition.
The forecast indicates above normal temperatures across regions. Average temperatures run six degrees above normal for Feb 23 to Feb 27, with Arkangsa showing 2 to 5 degrees above normal. Normal values are roughly 30 to 41 degrees.
The House Appropriations Committee released testimony showing 11 State Department employees were suspected loyalists and 291 found jobs in other federal agencies after 1953 dismissals. The record covers 2,220 federal firings or resignations under Eisenhower security programs, with 671,500 total federal employees.
Revival campaign led by Rev. Jimmy Brown of Mobile enters its third week at Hope Gospel Tabernacle with large nightly crowds. He speaks on The Evidence of Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Wednesday discusses How to Receive the Holy Spirit. Public invited.
Mrs Flora Colton Holmes aged 45 former county health nurse at Hempstead for several years died Monday at her Fort Smith home Funeral arrangements are incomplete
Anni Lee Moss a 48 year old Black widow testified in Senate hearings that she never was a Communist or red sympathizer and denied ever working in a Pentagon secret coding room. She said she started as a router two weeks ago in a Pentagon message center and was moved to clerical work in a supply room on February 4, a promotion claimed by her superiors. She was removed from her post 110 days ago due to an infection threat. Senator McCarthy accused the army of shielding a known Communist in a secret Pentagon role and pledged further action at the subcommittee hearing. Continued on page two.
Japanese workers, about 250, salvage tools and junk from Iwo Jima battle sites under an agreement among U S and Japanese firms. The operation, near Surabachi, aims to ship materials to Japan for factories, despite high scrap prices and the island’s storied battlefield legacy.
There is a good chance to save the eye of WIL White, 15-year old Negro, a bystander hit by a soft drink bottle during a fight on North Hezel Street. Involved were Robert Laudermilk and Augusta Collins, the latter suffered a broken leg. The youth was taken to a specialist in Texarkana. Negroes of the North Hazel Street area raised 50 dollars to help pay for treatment. Josha Prather, who suffered a deep stab in the chest during another fight on North Hezel Street, has been released from the hospital.
The Rev. Thomas Hubb of Atlanta Texas will start a revival at Bell's Chapel Church of the Nazarene two miles east of Blevins. The meeting runs from Wednesday February 24 to February 28 with services at 7 p m nightly. The public is invited.
Brig Gen W H Kelly travels from New York to Hope to visit his father W E B Kelly. Hendrix College Dean’s list names El Gennty and Sydney McMath of Hope. Degnts list at Southern State features C Jerry Bowden Paimes Clara Hamm Stamps Jean MacFaddin Lewisville Bie Ann Stephens Vedra Glendene Zumwalt Blevins. Gill Buchanan Prescott to edit 1955 Razorback. Air Force instructors Maye N Hobriette and twin daughters of M C Bruce Hope serve at Lackland AFB. Sam H McBroom, Hope native, among 164 aboard USS Wasp visiting Hong Kong.
A House testimony on the State Department budget claims the Chinese Communist regime has killed about 15 million of its own people since 1949 through liquidations and famine. Robertson warns of U S aims to deter Red China with nationalist forces and notes unrest in the mainland, Japan trade needs, and a large army in Formosa and Korea as a financial burden for allies.
The New York Yankees announced the sale of pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and several minor league players. General manager George Weiss cited considerable cash as part of the deal, though exact figures and names were not disclosed. Raschi had 320 wins and 50 losses, a long Yankee career with 13 wins last season and a 16-8 mark the year before.
Bill Jenkins today asked federal courts to stay his death by electric chair at Tucker Prison Farm Friday morning. Attorneys filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging violations of constitutional rights in the murder conviction for the February 17, 1953 shooting of 10 year old Cleo Jones near Hot Springs. U S District Judge Thomas Trimble scheduled an eight page hearing for 10:30 a m tomorrow to consider the petition and possible stay.
Washington secretary of state outlines a second phase of explaining Berlin talks. He plans to meet the House Foreign Affairs Committee to brief Democratic and Republican leaders on the U S agreement to extend talks with Red Chinese delegates, with Geneva Asia discussions looming.
Washington speakers clashed over recession fears and economic optimism. Ferguson, former Hoover aide, dismissed a deep downturn while Democratic leaders warned of a lagging pocketbook. Hoover told the American Good Government Society that no major depression looms, urging steadier policy signals.
Vernie Goynes, 58, injured when his car overturned on Rocky Mound Road Sunday, is described as much better by Dr Jin Mare Hindale. He is expected to be dismissed from the hospital. The wreck left him pinned beneath his seat, with neck and facial injuries, initially feared more serious.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at 816 West Street yesterday. The incident caused minor damage with no injuries reported. Investigators are clarifying the cause as crews secured the scene.
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