05 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
1
Readers transmit garbled notes on France Algeria policy amid parliamentary debates. Reports mention votes on separate ballots for major phases, possible shifts involving Morocco, and a broader clash over the government line. Police report 25,000 people involved in protests. two suspects arrested in a rebel incident.
Archaeologists report a buried Mediterranean seaport near Tartus Syria dated to the second millennium BCE. Officials say the site dubbed Semira shows signs of ancient trade with Egypt and major regional powers, with pottery and tools dating from Assyrian Greek eras. Digging continues under Abdul Hak's direction.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Southeastern Arkansas, a big event tonight, and vague references to a person or station. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable. The text is too garbled to extract definite entities or specifics.
Livestock prices at Louisville stockyards show mixed hogs and steady cattle demand with strong weighs. calves and vealers active, cows and bulls steady to firm. New York cotton and stock markets soften with slow trading. wheat and corn mixed in Chicago amid favorable weather reports and refined crop prospects. grains mixed, soybeans up slightly.
In Hempstead County Arkansas Charles Richardson sues Johnny Pay Van Richardson in a Chancery Court warning order. Defendant must appear within thirty days and answer the complaint. Witness Garrett Willis Clerk and Louis E Crain attorney for plaintiff with ad litem Tune 6 12 19 26 entries June 4 1956.
USDA live poultry prices steady with receipts in coops at 37 dollars per hundredweight. Light hens 16 to 19 cents, broilers 24 to 24.5, old roasters 15 to 16. Capons 27 to 28, under 4.5 pounds 23.5. Northwest area demand up for broilers and fryers 16 to 20 cents, mostly 19. Batesville Floral area reports improved demand with broilers and fryers 18 to 20 cents. All prices f. o. b. farm.
The eastern third enjoyed mild, pleasant conditions while the West faced wet windy and cool weather. Strong westerly winds gusting to 40 mph chilled western Montana Idaho and Nevada as cold air moved in. Mullan Pass Idaho recorded below freezing with new snow. Boise Idaho stood at 42 while yesterday morning was 68. Rainfall in the cold belt continued.
Senator McClellan of Arkansas, head of the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, denounces Britain's decision to allow colonies to consider rubber and other strategic goods sales to Communist China. He calls the move an inconsistent position amid Western trade with the Communist bloc.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were reported in the central Rockies and Southern Plains. Severe storms moved through north central Oklahoma into Kansas. Light showers touched parts of the lower Great Lakes. Hot conditions persisted from Texas to the southwest desert with highs in the 80s and over 100, including a 109 at Presidio, Texas.
McClellan tells a reporter that selling arms to Europe to counter Communist aggression is inconsistent. He cites Britain’s planned use of an exception provision to resell goods, and notes a general shift in East West trade policy. The piece mentions beef price cuts and Nobel Prize funds. It also notes Boulder Colorado’s water source via Arapaho Blader.
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