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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
1
A deadly blaze trapped workers in a garment shop as 25 persons perished in the smoke. Survivors included a man and a woman who escaped after more than hours as fire crews fought the five alarms. Authorities investigated fire prevention violations and questioned neighborhood safety as the building endured the blaze and rescue efforts.
A six radar station network, claimed as the first of its kind in the world, will cover Hamburg Harbor with a central plotting terminal. Six stations will beam signals into the harbor, aiding navigation in fog or storms. The Telefanken Company will operate the system.
US Army District Engineer says about 190000 acres around Stuttgart face severe water scarcity. Artesian wells are exhausted as underground recharge runs at one third of yearly demand. Plans to recharge by pumping water back into ground and flood control levees around the Mississippi Arkansas river area are under review. Local officials caution against overdevelopment jeopardizing rice agriculture and wildlife resources amid growing hunting and fisheries activity.
Four governors urged Defense Secretary McElroy to place more defense contracts in high unemployment areas. They protested the 10 percent cut in National Guard strength. Governors Stratton Edmund Muskie and others met McElroy at the White House and later in Miami, seeking advance notice of policy changes affecting the guard. They are part of the Governors Conference executive committee, meeting as Eisenhower discussed unemployment compensation extensions.
Gov. Edmund S. Muskie opened campaign activity for the U S Senate seat in Maine. He announced on Wednesday night that he would seek the June 16 primary nomination, deflating speculation about a private move. Muskie, Maine’s first Democratic governor elected years ago, faces Republican Senator Predopiek G Payne in the race.
Survivors recount a deadly Monarch Underwear Co factory fire with screams, smoke, and a chaotic escape. Firefighters from Engine Company 13 aided terrified workers including Dolores Coleman and Carmen Vorres, while others leaped from windows as the building shook from the blast.
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