02 May 1947
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
1
A new president was sworn in Managua yesterday, the first in ten years, while a Washington dispatch notes war surplus property selling around 80 cents on the dollar. Citizens voice tax-rate anger as they push back at government policy.
A conference speaker warns that 90 percent of medical students aim to specialize, risking neglect of general practice. Rural areas face doctor shortages as young doctors move to cities, leaving communities with fewer general practitioners and less personal care. The piece calls for a modern family doctor to offer reassurance to anxious households.
April receipts totaled 6 544 800 with disbursements of 39 978 453. Treasurer J Vance Clayton said routine bond redemptions school allocations and emergency road aid pushed outgo beyond income for the second straight month. He noted the cash balance fell to 41 048 077 from 44 492 725 and would likely rise slightly later in summer. Including working cash and trust funds total state accounts amount to 53 233 123.
The text notes that modern taxicabs began in Rome before Caesar with a chariot as the vehicle and fares calculated by pebbles dropped into a bowl.
Washington May 2 government conciliators studied a compromise wage plan amid the 26 day Old strike by more than 300000 workers. AT and T long lines and the union representatives discussed a possible immediate wage increase and an arbitration board to decide future raises. The meeting brought no change in positions with strikers seeking 6 a week and AT T offering arbitration only.
Pittsburgh May 2 4 With 25 000 of its members idled by scattered strikes chiefly in non basic steel plants the CIO United Steelworkers Union faced a warning from industry spokesman Miles H Knowles Washington general counsel for the non basic steel coordinating committee that small companies might be driven into mergers by union bargaining tactics. Knowles said the U S Steel settlement April 21 was not based on fabricating plant conditions and warned that unless local competitive fabricators conditions were considered many small plants would merge to counter the wage pattern technique. Some 25 000 idle workers included 12 000 at Inland Steel Corp basic steel plant Indiana Harbor Ind and 13 000 at fabricating plants in Pennsylvania West Virginia New Jersey and Ohio. Strikes stemmed from failed negotiations or bid for retroactive pay for concessions.
French Premier Paul Ramadier demanded a clear confidence vote from the papers as Communist opposition threatens the coalition. He warned he would quit if defeated and cited France’s tight finances and a four month wage freeze agreed with the CGT to resist broader wage rises.
Gov. Fielding L. Wright toured Rankin County's Gold Coast area and said he would use the national guard if needed to shut down nightclubs. No arrests or gambling equipment seizures were reported as officials noted the area remained open to liquor despite dry laws.
The House passed a rent control bill with a local option for cities counties and towns and sent it to the Senate. It allows extensions of controls to late 1948 potential two year leases with 15 percent rent hikes for signed long terms and exempts new housing from ceilings. The measure also ends government material controls except permitting under veterans housing acts.
Mayor Albert Fink told the Hope Rotary Club the city will save about $1,700 a month on four insurance premiums after adjusting the Sixth class rating. He cited delays in an aerial fire truck and said four additional firefighters were added in Little Rock to secure the immediate premium reduction. Fire Chief James Embree accompanied the mayor. Oscar Cantwell of Texarkana outlined scouting work for the region.
Nazi posters praising Adolf Hitler appeared in Munich's Karlsplatz drawing crowds. They urged election of a "people's bloc" and claimed anti Semitism as the basis for the movement. Two posters were removed, one torn, one intact at 9 am.
President Truman in a letter to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress calls navigation and flood control crucial for national prosperity. Senator McClellan urges Congress to fund waterways improvements, warning that underfunding would be national folly. Continued on Page Three.
Max B. Reid, retiring Arkansas Bar Association president, urged a unified court system in Arkansas. He described a plan placing appellate and trial divisions under a single court of justice with a judicial council and 15 member commission revising last year’s draft.
Editors note recounts Hal Boyle at IU delivering the first Ernie Pyle Memorial lecture. The piece recalls Pyle returning to his alma mater after twenty-one years to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, his complex personality, and a poignant final meeting with old friends and a red haired sweetheart from IU days. He faced war with intense sensitivity and never sought wealth from royalties. The tribute frames his life as a blend of bold self confidence and lingering self doubt.
New York report says Britain supports allowing Jews to be heard in UN Palestine debates if hearing is possible but may clash with the United States over representation. Austin favors a voteless seat on the 55 nation committee while Britain favors broader hearings. Arabs push for mandate termination amid a 24 to 15 vote.
Henry Berfield a 26yearold Columbia University law and government student from Puyallup Washington leaped the altar rail during a Catholic service in New York. He knelt beside the priest shouted insults and was arrested by Patrolman Sacco after resisting multiple priests. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct at night court and was held for sentence.
About 600000 copies of the May issue of the International Teamster failed to reach the post office as truck drivers on strike prevented haul from the printing plant. The AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents warehouse workers chauffeurs and helpers.
Northern Arkansas counties faced two damaging windstorms over two days leaving ten dead and thousands of dollars in damage. An eleventh death was reported in neighboring southeast Missouri. At least twenty people were injured across Craighead Mississippi Greene Poinsett and Independence counties.
Washington May 2 Secretary of State George C Marshall headed to Congress to urge restoring 150 million cut from the 350 million general foreign relief program and to strike stricter House amendments. Senate leaders favor full 350 million but some lawmakers want to retain part of the cut.
CIO President Philip Murray sought the best possible offer from AFL President William Green as unity talks on a merger continued into a second day. Both sides discussed embracing CIO programs like political action and World Federation membership, but no final merger plan emerged.
President Truman signed an appropriations bill providing 1.8 billion dollars for the Veterans Administration enabling a return of monthly unemployment and educational payments to 2.78 million veterans. The measure also allocates 2.835 billion for social security grants to states and other relief programs through June 30.
The Labor Department reports that retail living costs reached an all time high between February 15 and March 15 with food clothing house furnishings and miscellaneous items up two percent. March 15 prices were 58 1 2 percent above the August 1939 level and 20 percent above a year ago. Wholesale prices for about 900 commodities slipped 0 3 percent for the week ended April 26 but remained 34 percent higher than the same week in 1946 and 17 percent below last month’s 27 year peak. Gael Sullivan says President Truman orders cabinet members to push basic manufacturers to cut prices while retailers cooperate for overall consumer savings.
At City Hall Mayor William O Dwyer hosted a ceremony as President Aleman and P Miguel ee poe of Mexico spoke on United Nations aims. The leaders stressed hemispheric solidarity and shared institutions linking Mexico and the United States amid praise for UN efforts to abolish war and foster amity.
The Federal Works Administrator Fleming announced four advances to finance local public works. Details include Clerks sanitary sewer and disposal plant estimated at 108 300, water system extensions and improvements at 95 000, Camden sanitary system improvements and sewage disposal plant plans, plus separate sites for the eastern part and Crittenden county. All advances are interest free while projects begin.
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