21 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1960
Page
1
The census begins April 1 and continues through the month with questionnaires delivered to all households. About 38 000 forms issued to post offices for distribution via the Post Office Department at a cost of roughly 1280 dollars. Postal workers, including postmen, will visit most homes in the first two weeks of April to collect data.
Members and guests attended the Ras luncheon at the Lee Motel where JL Robertson spoke on international finance and investments. Brownie Troop No 2 and No 4 held meetings, daffodil tea celebrated by Prescott Garden Club discussed narcissus classification, and local families visited Dallas for naval academy exams while others traveled to Longview and Texarkana for hospital and family events.
A Br era butcherker Kerstein hosts a reunion of former Auschwitz Buna inmates many of whom wore number tattoos on their left forearms. Ernest W Michael chairs a dinner that honors victims and plans a scholarship fund for children of former inmates. Nearly 1,000 attendees and spouses attended as they recall years of deprivation and push for education.
A single engine plane crashed in a field near Annapolis Maryland killing a 5 year old boy. Pilot Virgil Chadbourne 41 and two others aged about 40 and 60 from Greenville Maine were seriously injured. Two other adults, including the pilot, survived with serious injuries. The unnamed 40s and 60s were residents of Greenville Maine and Randallstown near Baltimore. The crash occurred Sunday in a farm area near the Davidson home, with several passengers identified in the report.
Former Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake told Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke he is ready to form a new government for Ceylon as his United National party claimed the largest share with 80 seats in the 151 member House. The election left the leftists beaten and marked notable gains for the UNP amid a politically tense post election atmosphere.
AP reports a televised wedding in progress drawing bids from BBC and a commercial network for exclusive rights. The ceremony involves a prominent public figure and is expected to set broadcasting precedents as negotiations continue.
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