Deadlock Over School Bill Sets House Debate
The Rules Committee deadlock on the school construction bill ends with plan to bring the measure to the House floor next week. Rep McConnell predicts a hot debate on federal aid to schools, including a ban on funds for segregated districts, amid ongoing action from Speaker Rayburn and committee members.
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Martha Cole Washington
Rep
McConnell
Pennsylvania
House
Rules Committee
Y House
Rayburn
Burned Out Three Times in 17 Months
Denver man Thomas, a truck driver and father of five, has endured three home fires, 31 months in hospitals, 13 operations, and multiple auto accidents in five years. His left foot is paralyzed from a pinched nerve, and he faces months before possible return to work amid dwindling funds and medical bills.
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Denver
Yowre
Thomas
University of Arkansas Seeks Source of $5000 Shortage
University officials disclosed a mystery shortage of about $5000 in a university bank account. Legislative Auditor Johnson read a Caldwell letter noting a $2095 accretion rather than a $4844 shortage in one account and said unrecorded transfers caused the discrepancy. Further review of current and former accounts was ordered.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Legislative
Orvel M. J. Johnson
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Johnson
John T. Caldwell
Caldwell
John T. Kane
University
Weather outlook for Arkansas Jan 20 23
Extended forecast notes colder conditions across northwest Arkansas with temperatures 6 to 10 degrees below normal. Readings near 29 to 39 in north and central regions and 39 to 49 in the far south, with normal highs 60 to 64. Colder trend Saturday and Sunday, warmer Tuesday, and cooler Wednesday with moderate to heavy precipitation potential.
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Arkansas
Newbern to Retire From School Board as LaGrossa Seeks Post
Newbern will retire from School Board after nine years. Jim LaGrossa has filed to run for Post No. 2 in the Hempstead district election on March 17. Albert Graves seeks re-election to Post No. 1. The board re-elected James H. Jones as superintendent for two more years.
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Hempstead
George Newbern
Albert Graves
Newbern
Jim LaGrossa
Graves
James H. Jones
Eisenhower May Face Strong GOP Primaries
President Eisenhower invited Republican hopefuls to enter state primaries, but a GOP leader warned they would be clobbered by the President. The White House said Eisenhower has no objection to placing his name in New Hampshire while his health remains a question.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
California
Ohio
Wisconsin
James C. iHagerty
Esenhower
Senate
William F Knowland
Congress
Probe of Sale of U S Owned Plant to Goodrich-Gulf
The Senate Banking Committee will investigate the proposed sale of a government owned synthetic rubber plant to Goodrich Gulf Chemicals Inc. Chair Fulbright said FTC antitrust charges against rubber firms serve as a warning signal. The plant at Institute West Virginia is involved.
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Washington
Goodrich- Gulf Chemicals, Inc
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals, Inc
Red Technicians Said To Be In Egypt Now
Washington reports suggest 150 Soviet bloc technicians are in Egypt to assemble arms from Czechoslovakia. The figure, five times Nasser’s original estimate, raises U S concern over Soviet influence in the Middle East as Egypt continues military deals and arms deliveries. Officials warned Nasser of possible Soviet spy recruitment but say no political activity by the technicians has yet been observed.
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Washington
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Nasser
U. S
Middle East
Red Czechoslovakia
Israel
Red
Hammons vs Capitol Transportation enters second day in court
The civil suit in Hempstead Circuit Court continued with more witnesses heard in the case of Mr. and Mrs. Foy Hammons against Capitol Transportation Co of Little Rock. Judge Lyle Brown presiding as the Hammons seek forty thousand dollars in personal damages for injuries alleged from a CTC bus accident.
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Foy Hammons
Capitol Transportation Co. of
Little Rock
Hempstead Circuit Court
Lyle Brown
Hammons
CTC Us
Briefs in Race Track Case Submitted
Briefs from both sides in the West Memphis dog racing case have been filed with Chancellor W Leon Smith who set today as the filing deadline He has not yet studied the briefs and cannot estimate when a decision will come Southland Racing Corp filed its brief arguing Crittenden Chancery Court has jurisdiction Gentry for the Racing Commission argues a constitutional conflict over an appeals provision The commission denied a permit last month saying the denial was in the public interest Southland sued in Crittenden court arguing the commission must grant a franchise if moral and financial qualifications are met
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Blytheville
West Memphis
W. Leon Smith
Smith
Southland Racing Corps
Tom Gentry
State Racing Commission
Southland
Crittenden Chancery Court
Gentry
Chancery
Racing Commission
Southlands
Arkansas
Crittenden Court
Commission
Guinness on craft not a fixed formula in acting
Alec Guinness, praised for his chameleon roles, says success came from hunger and disappointment. He dislikes formulas, argues acting should entertain first and deliver no single life message, and notes his career spans stage and film with varied disguises from Macbeth to Hamlet. He adds he still feels he has not mastered the profession after 22 years.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Alec Guinness
Guinness
Lon Chaney
Alge
Alec
Gonkinged
Police Spread Search for a Mad Dog Killer
Evansville police and state authorities hunted Leslie Irvin as a “mad dog” killer who escaped jail while under death sentence for one murder and charged in five others. Guards were posted for witnesses in his trial as a nationwide alert spread to Kentucky and Illinois after reports of sightings in Watseka Tavern. He had been held in Princeton jail during appeals and was due for transfer to Michigan City to face execution June 12. The escape followed unlocked doors amid heavy winter snowfall that masked his tracks.
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Evansville
Ind
Leslie Irvin
Kentucky
Ilinois
Illinois
Irvin
Watseka
Indiana
Michigan City
Princeton
Gibson Circuit Court
Earl Hollen
Arkansas Braces For Warmer Air After Snowstorm
Snow and ice from a January storm linger across Arkansas with subfreezing temperatures. Roads were slick but gradually clearing as four major highways reopened and state police reported travel safe. One death linked to icy roads and a shed collapse caused losses estimated at ten thousand dollars. Schools, including Oberman Garment Co. plant in Harrison, faced closures. most expected to reopen soon. The January rainfall remains well below normal after 17 days.
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Lit- Isle Rock
U.S. Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Gilbert
Flipping
Walnut Ridge
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Texarkana
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
State Highway Department
Perryville
Batesville
Harrison
Jasper
Gateway
Andrew Hebert
North Little Rock
Clarksville
Russellville
Leon Satterfield
Oberman Garment Co
Arkansas Retail Sales Hit 1.4 Billion in 1954
Arkansas total retail sales for 1954 reached 1.399 billion dollars as reported by the Arkansas Economic Council State Chamber of Commerce. Food stores led with 299.083 million, followed by automotive at 280.949 million, general merchandise at 148.854 million, and furniture and appliances at 50.083 million.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Economic Council-State Chamber of Commerce
Plan Addition to Baptist Hospital
Plans for a new two story addition to Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Little Rock were announced by administrator John A. Gilbreath. The $368000 building would sit across the street, connect via overhead passage, and add 30 beds with operating rooms, labs, X-ray, outpatient clinic, emergency rooms and a recovery room. Construction awaits board approval and could proceed without a fund drive.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Baptist Hospital
John A. Gilbreah
Baptist Medical Arts
Gilbreath
Board of Trustees
Eastern Snowstorm Drifts Across the U.S. Midwest and East
The season’s heaviest snowstorm swept from the Southern Plains and Midwest into the Atlantic Coast, dumping up to 10 inches in some areas and disrupting traffic. Baltimore reported 4 inches while Philadelphia saw 3. Missouri recorded four deaths, and drouth relief came as snow blessed dry farmlands in the Midwest and South.
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Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Mid- Atlantic
West Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
New England
Gulf
Ohio Valley
Mid-Atlantic States
Carolinas
Virginia
Texas
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
U.S. Report: Living Costs Dip in December
The government reported a 0.3 percent drop in living costs from November to December, led by declines in food, transportation, and housing. The December cost index stood at 114.7 versus the 1947-49 base, with earnings and spendable pay reaching new highs and purchasing power rising markedly for factory workers.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sagitta rammed radar isle off Texas coast during unload
SAGITTA, a Military Transport Service ship, struck a radar installation off Cape Cod while unloading fuel and water. Four to seven foot seas and northeast winds hampered visibility as crew of 42 waited by lifeboats. The ship listed seriously but no injuries reported among officers and crew. Sagitta headed toward Boston under tow with Evergreen cutter and El Sol tug assigned.
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Sagitta
Military Transport Service
Texas
Cape Cod
Air Defense
Atlantic
Coast Guard
George's Bank
Boston
Evergreen
el Sol
Raymond de Long Co
Air’ Force
Air Force
Truro
Douglas Starts Long Speech on Gas Bill
Senator Douglas opens a multi day Senate speech opposing the natural gas bill. He argues the measure would exempt producers from Federal Power Commission regulation and could cost consumers billions while boosting known gas reserves value. He says his staff spent six months assembling figures and studied 1500 producer contracts for analysis.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Ii
Senate
Federal Power Commission
House
Grant Made to Arkansas College by Southern Presbyterian Body
The Southern Presbyterian Church's Board of Christian Education, based in Richmond, Virginia, has granted Arkansas Presbyterian College at Batesville funds for a study of the college's future program and its link to Arkansas church work. Dr Hubter B Blakely announced the grant, following a request by James H Pilkinton of Hope, the Arkansas Synod moderator. Local Presbyterians welcomed the decision.
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Board of Christian Education
The
Southern Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Virginia
Arkansas Presbyterian College
Batesville
Arkansas
Hubter B. Blakely
Division of Higher Education
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
Synod of Arkansas, Presbyterian Church
United States
Friends of Arkansas College
Monroney Blames Chevrolet Ford Race for Auto Woes
Sen. Monroney says the White-hot Chevrolet Ford sales race fuels widespread abuses in auto selling. He cites dealer bootlegging and punitive letters from zone managers to deter competition, as hearings on car dealer abuses proceed.
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Washington
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
Ality
Chevrolet
Ford
Commerce Subcommittee On Automobile Marketing
Oklahoma
Ward to Enlarge Conway Firm Ward to Enlarge Conway Firm
Conway Ward Body Works plans two new Conway firms to create over 100 jobs. C. & Sash Inc will produce aluminum bus window sashes with eight to ten workers. Ward School Furniture Inc will manufacture steel school chairs desks and tables employing about 100. Dave H Ward says equipment from the original firm will be reused.
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Conway
Ward Body Works, Inc
C. & Sash, Inc
Ward School Furniture, Inc
Dave H. Ward
Echool
All Around the Town Notes From The Star Staff
A miscellaneous town roundup notes April events in Hot Springs and local educators. The piece references a AP meeting date, a Hope School System contract for Jimmy Jones, Betty Cook of Badcaw High, Betty Crocker Homemaker contest, Girls State representation, and Thad Walker earning a Master of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Don L. Westbrooks announces a Cadillac sedan purchase for funeral home use.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Hal Boyle
Jimmy Jones
Hope
Hope High
Betty Cook
Badcaw High
Hergehood
Betty Crocker
Betty
Badcaw
Shool
Thomas Thad Walker
L. A. Walker
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of
Fort Worth
Texas
Arkansas
A&m
Budget News From Washington Disclosed Today
Washington dispatch reports new budget details and questions raised in Congress with brief notes on vice and related topics. The account mentions figures tied to Twining and Ali edges, reflecting evolving political discourse.
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Washington
Bitwon
Ali
unclear fragmentary historical note about musicians and stage
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a history of music and stage dealings. Mentions musicians, piano, a political dinner, and an audit. unreadable names and locations limit clarity. The item reads as a damaged clipping with scattered phrases about Senhower, Arkangas, and a stage performance.
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By Raymond Lahr
Akkansas
Baptist Hospital
U.S
Radar Isle
Arkansas College
Pilkinson
Star
Don L. Westbrooks
Qakerest Chapel
A A. S6venpasas Engey
Cadillac
Charles Cord Day
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