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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1954
Page
1
Debts, cattle prices and feed items show steady prices with mixed demand. New York stock market edges higher on rail declines, while Chicago poultry and produce list unchanged wholesale prices. cotton futures drift and grains firm on weather and crop outlook.
In a U S Air Force in Europe announcement the second airlift of French troops to Indochina began. Giant C 124 Globemasters departed Istres Leclerc airfield Marselle loaded with reinforcements for Indochina. The move follows an April 20 first transport from Orly Field near Paris under U S policy and the military assistance program at France's request.
The Small Business Administration announced eligibility for disaster loans in eight Arkansas counties Crawford Garland Hot Spring Howard Logan Mills Sebastian and Washington to repair damages from recent tornadoes and windstorms. Direct loans up to $10,000 are available to individuals or businesses with damaged property and applications should be filed through the regional SBA officer in Dallas.
Former President Truman said the McCarthy Army hearings are a disgrace to the Senate and he was sorry to see it. He declined further comment on the investigation as he arrived for a two day Democratic National Committee meeting. He noted that foreign policy matters, like Indochina, require full armed facts and emphasized no intent to embarrass the President.
Dr Frances Harwich, originator of the Chicago TV program Ding Dong School, educates preschoolers coast to coast and has earned 29 awards including Associated Press Woman of the Year in Education. She holds degrees from Chicago, Columbia, and Northwestern and has advised NBC on a show for children 3 to 6.
In San Antonio, a civilian lawyer argues Cpl. Claude Batchelor’s case differs from Capt. Edward Diekenson’s. Diekenson was convicted of collaborating with Communists, receiving 10 years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. Batchelor’s defense plans to call six Army witnesses to testify, citing the distinct nature of his case.
Cold air hung over the Midwest spreading chill to the East and South. Another night of frost was expected in the central plains before general warming. The Southwest and southern Florida saw summer temps. A sharp contrast appeared between the North and South with notable readings at Houston and El Paso.
A stretched range extends from North Dakota toward Atlantia, Georgia and the Ohio River Valley. Warmer air is moving in from the west as fair weather is expected along the edge of the estalt region, with changes crossing the area tomorrow.
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