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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1963
Page
2
Mayor Robert Wagner announced progress in ending the citys newspaper strike after an 18 hour City Hall session. He said several issues had been settled and others appeared solvable but about 134 issues remained. negotiations resume Friday noon with publishers and Local 6 AFL CIO typographers union involved.
A jumble of small hometown vignettes from Arkansas recounts a Murfreesboro father who ferried quadruplets to Nashville for hospital care, tales of longtime residents in Delfore and Monette, and club notices. It notes a Dardanelle agency history, a child drawing a shellfish likeness, and Bay’s senior spelling test progress from 1959 to 1962.
Iceland imposes a half cent per sack cigarette tax earmarked for the Icelandic Cancer Society. Dr Niels Dungal says the scheme could raise about 40 000 dollars yearly, funding screening and research while promoting anti smoking campaigns for teens. The plan, praised by Dungal during a U S visit, is said to be the first such earmarked tobacco tax.
In Washington DC, Mrs. Brooks Hays says she and her husband are very concerned about crimes near Capitol Hill after a robbery attack left her wrist broken and a thief stole $12. Hays had written Rep Basil Whitener urging calm and awareness of dangers and law enforcement issues in the area.
John Farrow film producer director and writer dies Sunday from heart attack at 56. Funeral services set for Thursday in Hollywood. Widow actress Maureen O Sullivan who had been in a New York play Never Too Late returns for services.
Wake Forest College athletic officials said they will actively recruit Negro athletes. The statement followed University of Maryland’s announcement that a Negro player will join next season. Maryland’s Darryl Hill has transferred from the Naval Academy to Maryland and is expected to start. If Hill plays for an ACC major team, he would be the first Negro to do so. South Carolina remains resistant in the conference. Maryland faces South Carolina and Clemson on the schedule next season.
A historical newspaper page fragment shows staff roles including editor and publisher, managing editor, advertising manager, and circulation, plus a list of advertising representatives across U.S. cities. It also notes carrier and mail subscription rates and a note about The Associated Press dating rights for local news.
Two Negro students withdrawn from Dollarway School last week after violence returned to classes for a second straight day with no incident reported. Deputy sheriffs stood by as campus calm appeared to hold, while Pine Bluff Commercial noted tension easing slightly.
WASINGTON AP The Public Housing Administration announced on Wednesday that Gurdon Arkansas received a $356,668 loan to build 32 homes including 10 for the elderly.
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