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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
1
February timing hints at a Plymouth rollout detailing streamlined designs and new price points. Officials claim higher manufacturing efficiency and tougher taxes affecting Deluxe and XE models, with several body styles available from two to five doors.
An unclear OCR fragment references a Pravda like stance, a desire for peace, and a historian noting three recent measures under a headline advocating aid. It mentions the President meeting a failure, optimistic rhetoric on prosperity, and rising concerns about the United States economy and domestic issues.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee set February 23 as the date for a general election to decide whether Britain will continue with socialism. The dissolution of Parliament was scheduled for February 2, with observers predicting a bitter campaign between Labour and the Conservatives over social security, industry, and enterprise. The new Parliament will meet March 1 and be opened by King George VI. Attlee will resign once results are declared.
Malvern January 11 Circuit Judge Roy E Danhuser announced he will not seek election as prosecuting attorney. The Arkansas youngest circuit judge at 31 said he is not eligible to succeed.
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the China crisis must not distract from the grave India Pakistan standoff. He notes long disputes over Kashmir, economic strain, and currency devaluations fueling mistrust, with Patel and Nehru urging diplomacy but no quick agreement. He warns that without closer ties the region faces potentially disastrous consequences.
The Arkansas Democrat reports a figure holding office by appointment will not seek the current prosecutor post held by W. H. McClellan. Speculation swirls about a Supreme Court or U.S. Congress run, though a close ally of W. B. Noprel in the district would stay clear if Norvell seeks re election. Malvern attorney Jon W. McCoy announced candidacy for circuit judge of the seventh district, encompassing Hot Spring, Grant and Bling counties, as Judge Darnhuser fills a vacancy after the death of Judge Thomas E. Toler.
Governor Forrest Smith stated in his weekly rural press letter that the threatened strike by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees will be settled. He cited ongoing talks and noted parallel streetcar and bus strike actions in Kansas City and St. Louis as context for his remarks.
Washington reporters note a split among dairy state senators over removing wartime excise taxes on oleomargarine. Key figures Humphrey Maznugon oppose repeal while Wheeler Wiley pushes a substitute plan aligning tax cuts with broader reforms. The dispute centers on yellow oleomargarine taxed at 101 cents per pound versus uncolored at a quarter, with additional occupational levies on makers wholesalers and retailers.
The debate centers on a substitute to reduce excise taxes on oleomargarine with Humphrey and Magnuson accusing opponents of political maneuvering. No civil rights amendments were offered, but discussions persist of potential amendments. A heart specialist cited if breathing stops, brain activity ends within minutes and various organs follow in hours.
An Argentine congressional committee ordered 46 newspapers to close for failing to print the phrase year of the liberator General San Martin on their mastheads during 1959 the centennial of his death. The crackdown also shuttered La Hora and Orientacion with La Prensa condemning the move.
The new 197000 governor's mansion at Eighteenth and Spring streets opened for public inspection in Little Rock. More than 1800 people passed through in the first 30 minutes as state policemen managed visitors and souvenir seekers. Reactions varied from playful remarks about a spiraling staircase to unease about eviction notices moving quickly.
Louis voices indicate averted strike risk as talks proceed between company and employee representatives in three cases. He predicts settlements will be reached and the public will be spared walkouts.
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