18 May 1950
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a jagged note on a murder case involving a youth and a father with a guru reference. Disjointed mentions include Daniel Monroe and a light/fiend motif, with no clear date or location.
The government plans fair labor practice charges against Mine Workers and Hinds Coal over Lloyd Sidener 45 being ousted as UMW Canton local president. Sidener says he was fired for complying with a federal back to work order, while state officers cite his attempt to form a rival union.
Testimony recounts the June 8 shooting of 50 year old W B Scott by his son on a farm. The defendant Scott claims he acted in fear as his father operated a tractor, with no date set for the second trial.
Washington on May 18 Rep Forand proposes an amnesty plan to let tax dodgers settle up with payments of owed taxes plus 50 percent penalty and interest before investigations. He estimates tax evasion at about 5 million dollars yearly and says the measure would deter prosecutions while raising millions. Also reported is a National Labor Relations Board complaint against Canton UMW local and Sidener case for alleged interference with a worker’s right to employment during a coal strike. The hearing is set for June 20 in Canton.
The Associated Press reports overall fair weather with pockets of wetness in places. Temperatures vary from below freezing in Michigan to the low 30s in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, with a 108 degree high in Presidio Texas and 43 in Duluth Minnesota. Winnipeg and southern Manitoba face serious floods on Red River, with 90,000 displaced and flood stages around 32 feet for over 90 hours. About a quarter-million gasoline stations exist in the United States.
Washington May 1 UP Arkansas Power and Light Company Little Rock Arkansas has requested Securities and Exchange Commission permission to sell 6,000,000 of first mortgage bonds and 50,000 shares of $100 par value preferred stock. Mayor recalls a Christian past, but current population is predominantly Muslim.
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