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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
2
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Nicely furnished 5 room and bath apartment available for adults at 61 East Third Street. No drinking. Rent notice dated June 22.
President Kennedy plans for 1962 emphasize no surprises and steady policy. He will maintain Truman Eisenhower aid to new nations, stay militarily strong, and work with allies while avoiding major domestic battles with Congress.
Castro paraded new Soviet era arms to mark three years since toppling Batista. He pledged readiness to fight invaders with fierce resolve while denouncing Yankee imperialism. Three MIG-19s and eighteen MIG-15s led the display as Havana cheered and Latin American leaders were targeted in heated rhetoric.
Washington sources say the Organization of American States plans to lift diplomatic and economic sanctions on the Dominican Republic Thursday after a special committee recommended action following personal visits to the Caribbean island since 1960.
Dennis Campbell, an Englishman renting a villa, fights to build a road with his own hands while facing Marquesa's scorn and village feudal tones. Comrade Nelson Shapely praises his grit as Terry Laykin relays urgency. Dennis argues with maids about Surro and workers, while the future of help from the maids' boyfriends hangs in the balance. To Be Continued
AP dispatch from LONDON reports intermittent winter sun across parts of Southern England while much of the British Isles remains under a New Year freeze. Temperature in London reached 83 after a low of 19 above, with forecasters predicting another drop and fog tonight and a thaw hoped for Thursday. Rail crews labored overnight, yet many trains were still laid up, tracks covered by four inches of ice.
The Guenther Bauers of South San Francisco welcomed three newborn sons in a single birth at St Mary's Hospital. Mrs Bauer named Poe as a chosen name for one of the boys, marking a sizeable family milestone as 19K% probability cited in local rumor.
Washington reports say Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko offered no new Kremlin stance on Berlin during a conference with U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson. Officials expect Thompson to be recalled for another briefing soon as Washington keeps diplomatic channels open. Kennedy supports staying in contact with Moscow while assessing Thompson’s dispatch for any shift in Moscow’s approach.
Santa Monica California AP reports Bing Crosby is in the hospital for a general physical examination and checkup. The veteran entertainer entered St John’s Hospital late Tuesday night and will remain hospitalized most of the week according to his doctor.
The U.S. Army announced another movement of combat troops across East Germany on the highway between East and West Germany. Communist officials called the moves provocative, while Soviet officials continued checks. Elements of Company A, 3rd Battle Group, 6th Infantry will depart Berlin Wednesday for training in West Germany, with the rest of the company moving in the coming days.
The annual meeting of the members of Hope Federal Savings and Loan Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. at 209 South Main Street Hope Arkansas on Wednesday January 17 1962 to elect two directors and transact any other business. Fred O Ellis Secretary January 3 10 1962.
MADRID AP The Spanish news weekly SP names Generalissimo Francisco Franco as Spain's man of the year for 1961 citing moral merits and historic constructive works. Soviet Premier Khrushchev is chosen as foreign man of the year reflecting his sad and destructive actions.
Gaither C. Johnston of Dermott was sworn in Tuesday as Arkansas director of the Federal Housing Administration. He succeeds Charles R. Watson of Arkadelphia who resigned to take the federal post after serving as a state senator.
City council adopts Ordinance Number 221 levying an annual franchise tax on gas companies operating in Washington Arkansas. Tax begins December 31 1961 based on average meter counts at $2 per meter with annual filings due by March 1 each year and a 30 day grace period. Emergency clause declares need to fund services and notes repeal of conflicting ordinances with publication January 1962.
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