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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
1
The American Legion Hempstead Co. Barracks 458 will hold its monthly meeting Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Committee Center to install officers. Refreshments will follow as the Buddies welcome a new World War I comrade.
Article by Ruth M. Malone describes the Falcon iron ore mine near Falcon, Nevada County, 12 miles northeast of Stamps, entering production with about 900 tons daily capacity. Backers include Arthur and Herbert Russell, Southwest Enterprises Inc. partners W. E. Stock and W. C. Bleister, and an estimated 5 million ton ore deposit with potential for 30 to 35 years of operation.
Schedule lists bookmobile stops from January 29 to January 30 including Willisville School and Willisville Community, with stop times such as 2:15 at Alking Home and 3:15 at Kelly Home. Additional stops include Spring Hill Schools, Ark La Village, Emmet Community, and Rocky Mound, with various residents and institutions like Dearinger, Rogerd Horne, and Experiment Station noted among the venues. The timetable covers multiple days and locations across Willisville area.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testifies as the first witness in a Senate inquiry into Cuba’s military buildup. President Kennedy maintains there has been no new arms buildup, while Republicans press for an independent probe amid skepticism about Castro’s arsenal and recent sea activity claims. The hearing faces questions on exile invasion plans and air support, with Rusk defending the administration’s stance.
Dear Disturbed seeks advice after a $25 check given by an elderly patient’s sister leads to a bitter family dispute over control of a fortune. Helen Worden Erskine advises the nurse to keep the money, noting the older sister’s conscience and warning against further bullying.
AP reports tensions within the Western alliance as De Gaulle and Kennedy clash over European unity and NATO. Kennedy defends Atlantic partnership while De Gaulle pushes for a Europe led by France with a separate atomic program and a veto on Britain's Common Market entry. The exchange highlights strain amid Cold War alliances and U.S. and French positions.
A traffic jam of 23 par busting pros made the San Francisco Open at Harding Park wide open as Art Wall and Jacky Cupit shot 67s to pace the field. Charlie Sifford Phil Rodgers Bobby Nichols Dick Mayer and Terry Dill trailed by one stroke at 68. Nicklaus battled a hip, firing 76, while Gary Player opened with 74 and last year’s champion Gene Lutter toured in under 70.
In a Bombay AP report four teen upper caste Hindus were sentenced to hang and 21 others to life imprisonment for rioting against untouchables near Indore City. The Sept 4 incident saw untouchables attempting temple worship, a right denied for centuries, leaving four untouchables dead and 18 injured.
President Kennedy declares daily aerial scrutiny finds no massive Soviet buildup in Cuba, noting 16,000 to 27,000 Soviet personnel offshore and only one ship possibly carrying arms. He urges Western unity, discusses a three year 13.6 billion tax cut, and clarifies air cover history for the 1961 invasion while addressing nuclear tests and civil rights developments.
Kennedy bluntly rebuked De Gaulle during the conference urging confidence in the United States while Belgium and other Common Market members grow angry over keeping Britain out. The crack in the Western alliance deepens, becoming increasingly unpleasant.
In New York a luncheonette counterman serves hot drinks to patrons freezing outside on Thursday night. A man in a fur cap requests a strawberry ice cream cone to go, joking about his wife possibly being pregnant. The counterman warns him to hurry home before it melts.
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