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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
2
Tell everyone what you have to sell with Star Want Ads. Furniture appliances TVs lawn mowers and more offered at steep discounts to clear storage. Various items including vinyl records tools paint and mattresses offered at bargain prices with unusually low per item rates.
Community notes list school plays at Lincoln High School May 4 with the Ghosts Go West, 29 and 35 cents admission. 4-H Club events May 5 on Verger High campus include Tractor Driving and seat identification for boys, dress and cooking contests for girls, with winners advancing to the State 4-H Club at Pine Bluff July 16–20. Also mentions football game, church services, senior play Mariaing Before Midnight May 4, and various club meetings and church programs with dates in May.
Niagara Falls, NY AP: Rachel Perkins, a woman bus driver, defies city objections to cut out a 10 foot curb section with a hammer and chisel to build a driveway. Public Works Director David Mann said curb work requires a competent stonecutter. Perkins notes she has a permit and says if she can drive a bus and build two houses, she can cut curbs.
James Marlow notes Kennedy's push for government-influenced settlement in steel negotiations. A White House advisory panel proposes a board to study disputes and set terms, expanding Taft Hartley powers to protect the public welfare. Henry Ford opposes the plan, calling for free bargaining, while the committee argues for public responsibility and limited freedom.
JFK to receive advisory board recommendations on a large rail wage case affecting 450000 workers. Unions seek raises and job layoff notice. carriers push for wage cuts or inflation defenses. Board findings target nonoperating workers and operating unions amid looming talks before a strike deadline.
In San Jose California Sam Bozzi Jr stopped a pistol from firing during a Wednesday holdup at his grocery counter. The robber fled with twenty dollars. Bozzi claimed the gun had not fired since 1929 when his father bought it. Police arrested 33 year old Glen Olan Reeves on suspicion of the robbery.
Lancaster police department’s K nine corps ended after Patrolman Herman Simms quit. He cited dog Shadow’s chewing of his car upholstery and neighbor complaints as factors. Chief Al Farkas said the resignation left only one handler and two were needed.
F R Oliver, head of the state Highway Commission, said the commission will appoint a successor to Harry Parkin, who resigned to avoid a conflict of interest over state printing contracts. Gov Faubus reportedly had 30 days to replace Parkin. the period has elapsed. The item also notes Marshall & Isley Bank in Milwaukee purchased a new automobile and received a form letter from the auto maker’s president signed to Mr and Mrs Bank.
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