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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1953
Page
3
A local Prescott column reports on a highway related meeting at the Rotary Club in Prescott. Mentions of civic leaders, a planning group, and various attendees from Mestingy and Peppercorn areas indicate a community briefing with remarks on development and public service.
Demonstrations at a Hawaiian base disrupt operations as labor action halts essential work on Army facilities. Two thousand stevedores and pineapple workers pause duties after verdict, with unions led by Harry Bridges warning delays will cost employers money. Pay demands rise pending negotiations.
The final nationwide casualty tallies for World War II show 234,874 military deaths and 100,993 captured. Navy losses reached 100,993 with 36,050 battle deaths, Marines suffered 88,718 casualties, while British and Greek figures were cited as larger than some other nations. The figures followed a three year review and reflected a lower total than earlier estimates.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy asserts that refusals to answer questions about Communist ties indicate fear of being labeled a Communist. He chairs the Senate subcommittee probing communism and defends probing as constitutional, while a critic on a TV show challenges his stance and warns of chilling effects on free speech and employment.
New York amid funeral turmoil after Julius and Ethel Rosenberg burial crowd. Police, mourners clash as supporters denounce executions, while speakers condemn alleged barbarism. Attorny Emanuel Bloch rebukes anti communists as crowds gather at Long Island cemetery.
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson rejected Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg’s cutrate Air Force expansion plan. He told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the proposal is not substantiated and questioned whether the Air Force could operate on less money. Wilson argued for trimming new authorizations to a reasonable level for fiscal 1954 amid debates on defense budgeting and future aircraft funding.
Mrs Rosa Lee Waters 61 died after being struck by a car in Ft Smith while walking home from church. Her husband David Waters 70 was seriously injured and died at a hospital. Driver Harvey Apperson of Ft Smith was held on negligent homicide charges after claiming he was blinded by approaching headlights.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission awarded Reynolds and Williams of Little Rock a contract to build a reservoir for a public fishing grounds at Elm Springs near Springdale. The low bid was 102,481 dollars. Eight other bids were received. The project will encompass more than 200 acres deeded to the commission by nearby landowners.
In Little Rock the Arkansas Public Service Commission hearings opened on Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's bid for a 2.35 million annual rate rise. Cross examination focused on witnesses from Arkansas cities backing the proposed increase. Bell seeks PSC approval of the boost it already collects under bond and an extra half million dollars annually.
Some homes in Greece on 432 3., C resemble modern ranch style houses. The concise note sketches local housing trends and architectural influence in the area.
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