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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1955
Page
1
Two editorial scraps from Southern papers discuss women smoking pipes and fashion. A Virginia note questions health risk claims and social acceptability of pipe smoking by women, while a Florida note weighs good taste in dress, arguing for appropriate attire and distinguishing formal from informal wear.
Washington officials monitor the stock market as it nears highs with a focus on credit use. They warn that if borrowing to buy stocks grows too large, the Federal Reserve could tighten credit controls. No current sign of imminent collapse, but the risk could change swiftly.
Milly Brinkley Wilingham's lawyer said he is elated by the growing number of witnesses who place Wilingham away from Brinkley at the time Mrs Milton Fuller was killed. Police and state investigators reassessed clues as witnesses place Wilingham in Memphis and Mississippi on Dec 12.
A 34-year-old convicted kidnapper Boyd Scott was stabbed to death in a Kansas State Prison cell house. Warden Charles Edmondson and Dennis White reported the slaying, noting Scott died from a groin stab wound after a fight. Scott had earlier pleaded guilty to kidnapping Homer Butcher near Simperia and to robbing a vehicle.
Sen. Russell and allies press for a full hearing with Gen. Matthew Ridgway before the Senate Armed Services Committee to review defense plans. The panel may explore manpower cuts, including a proposed Army strength reduction to 1,100,000 by June 1936, with additional trimming planned for the following year.
The General Electric Co says it will build the nation’s first radio and television studio complex designed for color telecasting. Costing about two million dollars, the center will house WRGB and WGY and occupy nearly an acre. Location to be selected among local sites. expected occupation mid-1956. WGY has operated since 1922 and WRGB has carried telecasts for 15 years.
President Chiang Kai shek warned of a possible full scale war as Western pocket battles near Que moy and the Tachen Islands threaten Formosa. He urged expelling Communist forces, resisting outside aid, and recovering lost territories through unwavering resolve.
A $4,000 television radio set was presented to Pope Pius by 6000 mothers of St. Francis Osiver and their 15,000 students from 30 U S schools. The white and gold cabinet set was given by the religious order’s St Feriod general Very Rev Brother Oswald and turned over to Msgr Angelo Dell Acqua sub secretary of state.
Marie McDonald and millionaire shoe maker Harry Kerr called off their New Year’s Eve engagement in Beverly Hills after the actress collapsed from nervous exhaustion and a fever. Emergency oxygen was given by a Fire Department inhalator squad and she was ordered to bed. The couple had been divorced last November 23 and plan to remarry when she recovers.
Secretary of State Dulles may reveal plans to meet in Bangkok during the week of February with representatives from Britain France Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand and the Philippines. The Manila Pact for Defense of Southeast Asia signed last September commits members to consult on subversion and to act jointly if needed while preserving constitutional processes.
Sen Murray backs a higher minimum wage than the proposed 90 cents, suggesting $2.00, while Sen Russell warns any raise could lift farm labor costs. President Eisenhower set to propose a substantial wage increase in the State of the Union, likely 90 cents, with Mansfield saying Democrats will push to $1.00.
Jacqueline Berg aged 16 eloped last Oct 4 with a neighborhood boy. A ransom note demanding 25000 dollars prompted a call to her mother Mrs Ros Berg of the Bronx. The girl was found in Manhattan under an assumed name and then returned home with her 17 year old husband Daniel Braceichett. Both said they married about two weeks before the elopment using bogus ages. Bronx officials said the marriage may be legal but voidable.
Pope Pius XII underwent another blood transfusion this morning as doctors reported slow but steady progress in his recovery from a grave illness. The 73 year old pontiff has been weakened by gastritis and a hernia of the diaphragm since a December collapse. Thousands sent New Year greetings to the Vatican while South Korea’s President Syngman Rhee issued a New Year message noting improved military and economic conditions but lamenting delayed Korean unification due to Allied reluctance to use force.
Three Merickel brothers built a deluxe ice fishing shack on Otter Tail Lake. They installed a television, four insulated glass windows, a bed, a stove set, and heating. The floor features a hole for fishing access. Wade Na, Minnesota.
More than six groups among 87 warned by Attorney General Brownell to be labeled subversive plan to oppose the designation. Brownell’s notices state each group was investigated and found dominated by Communists. SACB head Thomas J. Herbert urged branding Jefferson School of Social Science a Communist front, saying it is directed and controlled by the party and serves its programs and tactics.
A 1868 era symposium on pollution at the University of California campus features Lauren B. Hitchesek of the Southern California Foundation blaming welcome byproducts and processing lines for smog. W J Faith deputy director adds central causes and calls for comprehensive solutions, urging resource investment and engineering action.
Light snow lingered in the upper Great Lakes and New England while warm air and clear skies spread across the midwest and eastern third. Snow depth at Caribou Maine reached 30 inches as Northwest rains stayed light. Central Rockies and Northern Plains were the cold spots with subzero temps. Bemidji Minnesota reported low readings. New York noted 41 degrees and cloudy.
New York plans large New Year celebrations as venues set high price tags from 50 to 100 dollars per couple, with many including dinner and some offering breakfast. Expect floor shows music confetti horns and police escorts in major cities as churches and public gatherings draw crowds in Times Square and beyond.
Washington reports Russia proposed a price to release three Americans held since 1938. The note was handed to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and acknowledged by Washington officials who declined to discuss its contents. The prisoners are William Marehuk of Pennsylvania Brackenridge William Dine of Louisiana and H Noble of Detroit.
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