Plan That May Have Barred Aid Abroad Banned
Washington report on the Foreign Affairs Committee rejecting a provision to bar U S aid to nations shipping strategic goods to the Reds. The panel also nearly cut Ike's foreign aid bill by a billion dollars, postponing final action until next Tuesday. Chairman Richards disclosed the committee’s reversal on Edna Kelly's amendment and moved toward a three billion dollar arms aid request, while capping other aid with strict controls and a restudy commission.
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Washington
U. S
Tisenhower
Richards
D-Sc
America
United States
Edna Kelly
D NY
Great Britain
Mrs Kelly
Eisenhower
Congress
Edna F. Kelly
D-Ny
Hisenhower
Middle East
Asia
Prescott Prom Goes All Night With Hawaii Theme
Prescott students stage an all night junior and senior prom with Hawaii as the theme. Events begin with a 7 30 panquet at the Legion Hut, a dance, a TV interview on Channel 7, and radio broadcast on KXAR. Lighting by Arkansas Power and Light, breakfast at the Methodist Church, worship in the Church Chapel, then home. Haskell Jones hosts the show.
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Prescott
Hawaii
Legion Hut
Channel 7
KXAR
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Haskell Jones
Chester Lester Shaken Up in Truck Train Wreck
Chester Lester was shaken up around 1 p m when his pickup was struck by Missouri Pacific Passenger Train No B at the Louisiana and Division Street crossing. He was northbound as the train moved east, the engine struck the truck and knocked it off the track. He was not believed seriously injured and was taken home. The truck was smashed.
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Chester Lester
Missouri Pacific
Louisiana and Division Street
Lester
Prison Seeks Ringleaders in Florida Riot
RAIFORD Fla UP Frison authorities questioned dozens of convicts to identify riot leaders after a 15 second volley of gunfire from guards killed Casmir J Bonis and wounded 11 others. Warden DeWitt Sinclair and States Attorney Ted Duncan led the probe with Gov LeRoy Collins sending aide Joe Grotegut. The disturbance involved up to three fifths of about 2600 inmates amid claims of disputed food.
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Raiford
Fla
Frison
Casmir J. Bonis
Cross City
Connecticut
New Jersey
DeWitt Sinclair
Sinclairs
Ted Duncan
LeRoy Collins
Joe Grotegut
Tax Cut Possibility Not Certain Says Rayburn
Speaker Rayburn said a 1956 tax cut is a possibility but not a probability as the June 30 federal surplus rises to 1.828 billion dollars from 230 million. House Ways and Means members backed using surplus to reduce debt, while Democrats watch admin moves for any tax reduction plan.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Percival Brundage
Capitol Bill
Arrests in Theft of Secret U S Documents in Newark
FBI arrested three businessmen and an Air Force sergeant in Newark for stealing a secret government document. The sergeant faces theft charges, the others conspiracy. Bond posted. case described as not espionage. Names not provided. document reportedly a personnel list possibly used for mail solicitations. The sergeant, Sgt Harold E Brill, eight years service, stationed at Brooklyn Army Terminal, was arrested at Manhattan Air Force Base.
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Newark
N. 3.M
FBI
U. S
Thomas W. Clohesey
William Furst
Furst
Air Force
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Harold E. Brill
Manhattan Air Force Base
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Terminal
Denies Killing Husband of His Lover
Arthur G. Jackson, 24, testifies before a grand jury in Salem Jail denying involvement in the murder of his lover Lorraine Clark’s husband Melvin Clark. Clark, sentenced to life for murder in the second degree, testified alongside Jackson as new evidence reportedly implicates another person. The Clark case was reopened by Attorney General George Fingold amid ongoing investigations.
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Nwburyport
Mass
Arthur G. Jackson
Jackson
George Karélitz
Salem
Lorraine Clark
Melvin Clark
Innkeeper of North Carolina Hills Says Generation Needs Much More Work
Burnsville North Carolina HAL BOYLE profiles Mrs Julia Wray an 88 year old innkeeper at the Nu-Wray Inn in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She runs the historic hostelry with her son Rush and daughter in law Jane expanding rooms from eight to forty since 1833. Her memories of changing times prices and customs reflect a life of resilience and pride despite needing a cane recently.
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North Carolina Hills
Hal Boyle
Hills
Rush
Jane
Julia
Million in Hempstead road work pushed for Hope to Saratoga
Hope chamber of commerce and County Judge A G Garrett announce a $1 million road program in Hempstead county with six and a half miles of paving on the Hope to Saratoga route. Contracts underway on other farm to town links include Hope-Patmos and Hope-Blevins with multiple miles slated for blacktop this summer.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Millwood
Hope
Saratoga
Ee County
A. G. Garrett
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead County
Garrett
State Highway Department
Crossroad
Columbus
Fulton
Patmos Road
Hope- Patmos
Judge Garrett
Hope Country Club
Patmos
Hope-Patmos
Blevins
Highway
McCaskill-Nashville
Hempstead
Prescott
Roads Committee
Bodcaw
Shover Springs
Funds Granted for Radiation Study by Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation awarded $250,000 to the National Academy of Sciences for a two year study on the possible danger of atomic radiation to present and future generations. The grant was part of $2,377,842 the foundation gave in the first quarter of this year across various fields.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D. C
Fire destroys Mena box plant
Fire destroyed the Badger Manufacturing Co. plant in Mena last night, a one story wooden building used for ammunition boxes for the Army. Estimated loss stood at 20000 dollars. No one was inside when the blaze started. Claude Ray owned the company which had up to 100 workers at the time and recently secured a government contract.
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Badger Manufacturing Co
Badger Company
Claude Ray
Highway 71
Alher
Waterloo man confesses to nine year old burglary
Allen Louis Briggs, 27, walked into the Waterloo police station without pants and confessed to a nine year old burglary. Police established he was the man who stole 70 from a Waterloo store in 1818 while questioning him about missing wrist watch, $200, and pants.
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Wataloo
Iowa
Allen Louis Briggs
Briggs
Waterloo
C of C Names Committees for New Year
Chamber of Commerce President Frank King announced 12 committees with managers to lead and brief members on duties. Committees include Present Industry, Community Development, Contact Club Finance, New Industry, Tourist, Agricultural, Publicity, Livestock Show, Transportation, Safety, Fire Prevention, and National Affairs with named chairs and members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank King
B. N. Holt
Industry Hendrix Spraggins
Ed Ogran
Walter Verhalen
Aubrey Albritton
Gordon Bayless
Paul Klipsch
R. W. DuVal
Chayries J. Cox
Harry Shiver
Buster Barwick
Bill Wray
Paul Churchack Lowe
Paul O'Neal
Fred Gresham
Jess Gilliam
Brack Schenck
Donald Moore
Horace Anthony
Graydon Anthony
Jack Ray
Tom Ed Hays
Dale Jones
A. L. Page
Martin Poole
Jack Fielding
W. H. Gunter Sr
Community Development Council
Roy Anderson
Terrell Cornelius
C. A. Graves
L. B. Tooley
Paul Jones
Virgil Keeley
S. Ac “Whitleit
Bill
Routon
Vance" Smiley
Edwin Stewart
Fred Ellis
C. C. Lewis
Jim James
Lamar Cox
Mike Kelly
H. M. Olsen
James H. Jones
R. le Broach
Thos
J. Compton
Lyle Brown
Homer Beverly
Alex H. Washburn
W. Edwards
George Peck
Bob Franklin
Vincent Foster
George Robison
Earl O'Neal
Nick Jewell
Frank McLarty
Harrell Collier
Harry Phillips
Orval Taylor
Duffie Booth
Carlton King
Carl Johnson
Gene Smith
Kelly Walton
Bud White
Roy Warren
Ed Justus
Raymond Byers
Ben McRae
Grady Burton
Leonard Blood
Hollis Luck
Transportation Committee
Ray Turney
Joe Hawkins
R. L. Broach
Howard Houston
Jud Martindale
Sid Rogers
Henry Watkins
C. V. Nunn, Sr
John Wilson
A. G. Garrett
F.C. Crow
Sam G. Roach
Royce Weisenberger
Gospel Five to Sing Here Sunday Night in Prescott
The Junior Choir of the Church of God sponsors the Gospel Five of Prescott for a Sunday night concert on May 20 at 7 30. The public is invited to attend.
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Gospel Five
Church of God
Prescott
Senate OKs Cutrate Sale of U. S. Wheat
The Senate approved up to 100 million bushels of government wheat for livestock feed at cutrate prices, vote 49 to 81 on Sen. Young’s amendment. Debate highlighted farm bill tensions and potential price effects on corn oats barley rye and sorghums.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Young
R-Nd
H. Alexander Smith
Smith
Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
House
Senate Agriculture Committe
Cancer Fund for Short of Quota Cancer Fund for Short
A 1956 cancer fund drive appeals for Hempstead County to raise 1500 dollars. Finance chairman Sid MacMath notes 891 raised so far. The campaign urges contributions by mail to Cancer Hope, Arkansas, and promotes checkups to protect families and aid others.
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Hempstead
Sid MacMath
Hope
Arkansas
Arkansas Extended Forecast May 18 22 period
Extended forecast for Arkansas from May 18 to May 22 shows temperatures 2 to 1 degrees above normal with normal minima 55 to 68 and normal maxima 7 to 84. Little or no precipitation is indicated and no significant temperature changes are expected.
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Arkansas
Students Told to Resist Pressure
U S senator J Fulbright urged University of Arkansas honors students to resist conformity and excel in every task. He warned that press television and radio are controlled by a few powerful men and that any different idea may be suspect or invite investigation by Congress.
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Fayettevill
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
University of Arkansas
Mother of Slayer Tells of Boy Life in Galveston Trial
In Galveston Texas the mother of convicted triple slayer Ellis E Lauhon Jr testified about his troubled boyhood. She described a dreamlike, docile child prone to trembling spells and blackouts while Lauhon’s father Ellis Lauhon and sister Patricia Morton corroborated incidents from his past as the defense sought to prove insanity in the murder case. The witness list included the accused’s father and sister, with more testimony expected.
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Galveston
Tex
Ellis
E. Lauhon Jr
Ty Span Pear E
Lauhon
Ellis , Lauhon
Ozark
Ark
Patricia Morton
Landon
Ruby McPherson
George
Zola Norman
Young Chevrolet Enters Mammoth Sales Campaign
In Memphis Tennessee this week E P Young Sr announced participation in the company's Mammoth Sales Campaign during May and June. The local dealer faces a rival of equal size in the region. The highlight is an invite for winning dealers and wives to the Masters' Ball at the Peabody Hotel on July 23 1956 with mink stoles awarded to the top ten dealer wives.
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Archevrolet Motor Uvision
Memphis
Tennessee
All Around the Town News from Hope Area
Woodmen of the World moved into a new building across from Hope City Hall last night. The mayor's advisory council and Lloyd Spencer were named president with George Peck as vice president. Six postmaster candidates were named in Arkansas including Dorothy Moses of McCaskill. Southern State will grant 68 degrees on May 25 with local graduates Bass Downs, Mattye Faye Petre, and Sue Willig earning bachelor of science in education. Local students at Henderson State Teachers College are active in campus affairs. John Payer tler named reporter by Future Farmers of America chapter. Business Education Division members contributed teaching cases by Juanita Cox Emmet, Martha Mitchell Prescott, and Nina Thompson Okay. Madrigal Singers present spring concert tonight at 8 in Caddo Center dining hall. Pauls Raley of Hope is a member. College Chemistry Club elected officers for 1956-57. Don Browning of Hope named president. Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority named Koslosky of Prescott treasurer. Baseball players for the American Legion asked to meet for practice at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Pan-Am golf meet set for Sunday at Kaone Clik park in El BOSE.
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Southern State
Hope
Bass D. Downs
Mattye Faye Petre
Sue Willig
Future Farmers Chapter
Juanita Cox
Emmet
Sigma Sigma, Sigma Sorority
Koslosky of
Prescott
Arkansas Hospital Board seeks joint meet with Legislative Council
ALC asks state for joint meeting with Hospital Board of Control amid cash fund worries and looming July 1 shifts. Sen. Byrum Hurst urged action after Hot Springs talks. Board plans June 15 session with Legislative Council to discuss cash funds and control changes affecting the state hospital system.
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ALC
Little Rock
Legislative Council
Ospita
Subcommittee vote on appropriations and Dardai remark
Fragmentary report notes a discussion of appropriations in a Public Works committee. Rep Brooks Hays mentions Dardai submitting a proposal and an effort to have the subcommittee reconsider. If reconsideration fails, the issue may move to the full committee.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Monda
Arkansas
Oklahomsrerstaen
Brooks Hays
Dardai
Drives Car Onto Lawn Charges Filed in Local Incident
A driver allegedly entered a yard yesterday, damaging shrubs and a lawn area. Police report the vehicle struck a bagel shop sign and a wreath, withGrace Wub Feeble and others cited as witnesses.
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Tyre
Bagel
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