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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
2
A night time accident on Highway 67 east of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, killed Stanley 16 of Walnut Ridge and injured four others. Passengers Bill 16 Warner, Hilvurn 16, Burns 18, and Rose sustained multiple injuries including broken neck, fractures, and broken ribs.
Walter Nelson marked his sixth birthday with a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson at their Sawrday afternoon gathering. Guests included Kenny Formay and El Dorado visitors as ice cream and a cowboy motif cake were served. Additional social events included New Year dances at the Broadway and Lawson Hotels with numerous out of town guests and extensive hosting by local families.
A 48-year-old Negro woman identified as Beatrice Dunn was killed when a car and truck collided on Highway 67 north of Loxurkan. Her husband Delbert Dunn, also in the car, survived unharmed. Miller County officers reported the scene.
Tongay, 37, serving an 11 year sentence for his daughter's diving death, fled a passenger train in Mobile. He was recaptured 45 minutes later after a downtown chase. Previously, he escaped in New Orleans last November by blending with restaurant patrons while a guard settled a bill. He later surrendered in Los Angeles. The girl Kathy died of injuries from a 33 foot fall during a show incident.
Sheriff Tom Gulley says he is restudying the death near Little Rock five miles off US 67 to decide if Joseph S Kustelski from Winona Minnesota was murdered or killed himself. Coroner reports a knotted leather strap around the neck. billfold and identification removed but $10.27 found on the body.
Public sale to highest bidder at Hope Court House on January 29 1956 of described real estate in Hempstead County Arkansas per Chancery Court order dated December 12 1955. Terms: credit sale for three months with bond and six percent interest, with deed conditions and retained lien. Garrett Willis, Commissioner.
Federal mediator James Finnegan arranged talks in Philadelphia with Westinghouse officials and union leaders James B. Carey and Al Hartbetl. Negotiations shift from Pittsburgh as violence and picket-line disputes escalate at Columbus plant. One picket died of a heart attack and eight others were injured in the clashes.
President Eisenhower, recovering from a heart attack, completed work on the State of the Union and the budget and will take it easy as doctors urge outdoor exercise. White House says no government sessions were scheduled today. The trip includes hosting Brazil's President-elect Kubitschek at breakfast.
London editorials from the Daily Sketch condemn Prime Minister Eden as weak on foreign policy and inflation. The paper urges him to show decisive leadership or quit, noting Conservative supporters turned against him after eight months in power.
The passage notes Eden failing to act, drifting rather than deciding, as a week of harsh rebuke unfolds. The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, once supportive, turn against Eden, marking a shift in conservative press sentiment.
A police crackdown reports burglars raided a honky tonk and took a juke box and pinball machines while Sheriff Fred Walters raided a tavern in an effort to curb illegal liquor operations.
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