23 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1948
Page
1
UMW leaders rejected a government plan to form a fact finding board over miners pensions. John L. Lewis did not sign the rejection. Operators resisted pension payouts and accused the union chief of trying to fund token pensions for nonentitled miners. The committee urged honoring the existing contract and warned of a welfare fund dispute.
Reports on Capitol Hill discuss whether President Truman will run again. He reportedly remains exuberant after a Palestine policy reversal and plans to forget politics, while colleagues note the shift may reflect a broader nonpartisan approach. Justice Douglas cautions against defining policy by anti-Communism and urges focus on reform and helping the underprivileged.
The piece argues that radio is a mature, competitive industry over 21 years old and capable of responsible practice. It challenges fears of radio poisoning the public mind, saying listeners can verify truth with newspapers and choose opinions, while radio deserves constitutional protection of free expression.
Chicago reports live poultry firm with roasters and fryers up a cent per pound inside markets 43-45 and 41-43 FOB. Butter receipts and prices stable. gas irregular. St Louis Stockyards hogs and cattle mostly lower with varied weights and price drops. chickens and sows show declines. Cotton futures in New York slipped after early gains as liquidation spread through May positions and textile demand weakness. Grain and provisions in Chicago show selling pressure with mixed results and CCC activity on wheat. New Orleans cotton prices declined early, then recovered later in the session.
The Hope Star Star Publishing Company details its publication schedule and staff including Palmer as president Ajax HM Washburn as secretary treasurer and Washburn as editor and publisher. It notes Associated Press membership and lists various advertising and distribution notes. Closing prices show bale market fluctuations with highs and lows and daily bid figures.
Two U S Army sergeants were convicted of misappropriation of government property after stealing a B 17 and taking a 1000 mile joyride from the Galapagos to Venezuela. M Sgt Glen D Woods of Muncie Ind and S Sgt Theodore S Havens Jr of Washington N J received a court martial verdict pending higher review. Woods piloted the mission claiming it was easy and patterned after pilots’ actions.
London report states actress Paulette Goddard and her husband Burgess Meredith accepted today an apology from the Sunday Fictorial in full settlement of libel action. Frederic Mullally, a columnist, had accused Miss Goddard of buying antique furniture with money earned on a film in England and sending the goods to a location.
Strength remained in today's trading despite scattered losses as forenoon quiet gave way to a busier afternoon. Declines recovered to fractional gains with strength in coppers, steels, oils and rails. Transfers totaled about 11.1 million shares, far above last April’s levels, with leaders including Kennecott at year highs and Pacific Western Oil among top gainers.
Miss Goddard and Meredith claim they were paid in the United States with collars for their work and that the wares bought were purchased with dali lars sent from the U S, arguing the transactions aimed to evade exchange control rules.
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