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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
1
The Star Publishing Co announces daily weekday publication with offices in Memphis Chicago New York Detroit and Oklahoma City. The paper notes AP membership and exclusive rights to use local news and AP dispatches.
A Boeing 707 jet from New York crashed at Orly Field near Paris killing 130 aboard and injuring many. Witnesses said engine trouble and brake skids preceded the descent as the plane plunged across a village, ignited fuel explosions, and demolished homes. Air France and investigators review flight recorders while noting the 707’s long service history and prior crashes.
Outer Mongolia is divided into Somons or Counties each with its own schools and first aid stations. Frane occupied Tunisia in 1881. That country gained independence in 1956. The Pacific Ocean could contain all the soukjeets within its 53,800,000 square miles.
Former Secretary of the Navy John Connally won the Texas Democratic runoff for governor with 54,652 votes, defeating Don Yarborough by 2,074. He will face Republican Jack Cox in the November general election, amid theories on party realignment and Texas political rifts.
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a Pulaski Chancery Court injunction banning Local 298 of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from picketing a contract dispute with Price Powell Inc. The decision found the union sought a hiring hall in violation of the state right to work law. The ruling also affirmed Benton and Sebastian County decisions involving Dan Simpson Lowrance and others and awarded attorney fees in a workers compensation case, noting the need to satisfy a federal tax lien.
The past week brought widespread rain ending a drought, with May the second driest on record. Ju ne is shaping to be normal or wetter, as El Dorado led rainfall with 6.18 inches and other towns logged varied totals across the state. The report notes May 1918 and 1924 as notably dry years, while rainfall totals at Little Rock and other stations are listed. a final line oddly notes the largest elephant on record at about 14 feet shoulder height and 12 tons.
Washington APJ The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear the appeal of Lee Mode of Conway who is serving a 21 year second degree murder conviction.
A high altitude nuclear test near Johnston Island failed when a Thor missile malfunctioned during tracking. The warhead fell harmlessly into the Pacific 160 seconds before detonation. officials said no danger to personnel or the test area, while investigators seek answers from Washington.
Hot Springs Arkansas AP report: Harold Hicks of Paragould, Greene County Agent, was named president of the Arkansas County Agents Association at a Saturday meeting. John Shelton of Harrison was named vice president and D M Vautht of Carlisle secretary treasurer. Honors went to J C Hill Conway Traydus James Nashville and Dallas Hollomlis Arkadelphia for outstanding work.
A promotional claim touts a new healing substance Bla-Dyne from 48 institutes, available as suppository or ointment under the name Preparation H. It promises to shrink hemorrhoids, stop itching, and relieve pain without surgery with a money back guarantee.
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