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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
1
A rough, OCR damaged memo describes an all-night beauty parlor in an upper New York State resort hotel. It notes late-night clients including show people and dancers, with chatter about prices, wigs, hair washing, and a plan to open two shifts all night this summer.
Weather forecast reports scattered showers across Arkansas with reports from Pike County and towns including Glenwood Morrilton Walnut Ridge Burden Perryville Hope Devil's Knob. The Weather Bureau predicts showers continue this afternoon tonight and more widespread showers tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies and thunderstorms possible.
Hogs active and mostly lower with 230 to 280 lb best. sows down. several loads 240-270 lb around 25.00-26.00. Cattle trade slow with steady front. cows 12.00-14.50, cutters 9.00-14.50. vealers steady 14.00-24.00. Sheep sharply declined. top around 25.50-26.00 with large lots. New York stocks mixed. grain and soy futures mixed with July soybeans down. Chicago grain largely steady to lower on light moisture. Poultry and butter markets steady with modest price ranges. eggs firm. Cotton futures steady amid rains in the central belt.
Washington dispatch discusses Guatemala where fewer than 1,000 Communist party members shaped events, citing a Senate foreign relations subcommittee report. It criticizes the State Department and Congress for inaction amid a 1983 arms shipment and alleged government kidnappings, framing it as a defeat for American policy.
Albuquerque hosts a nationwide amateur radio relay effort planned for weekend across two meters. A. David Middleton leads participants from the Two Meter and Down Club of Los Angeles and local clubs to relay messages from west to east and back, crossing Arizona New Mexico Texas panhandle terrain.
London reports that eight Labour Party leaders including Aneurin Bevan and Wilfred Burke will travel to Communist China in August and September after an invitation from the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs. The delegation also features Morgan Phillips, Harry Earnshaw, Henry Franklin, Edit Summerskill, and Sam Watson. The party views the invitation as the strongest yet from the Red regime.
Sen Sparkman and Sen Russell assailed the White House for claiming Democrats block Eisenhower’s agenda. They said the administration rides the president’s coattails while pushing limited social security and housing extensions. Russell cited a clash over voting age and states’ rights, as Shanley named Taft Hartley revisions and tax proposals.
A GOP senator, asking not to be named, says Maybank spoke for Southern Democrats on Eisenhower's public housing plan. Senator Sparkman says he must study Maybank's statement before weighing any stance. Also mentions a misnomer about the purple finch, noting the male is old-rose and the female resembles a sparrow.
Sparkman credited Democratic efforts for staving off defeat on key items amid a tight Senate fight. He warned that Taft-Hartley revision and a 1Byear-old vote failed, while Democrats would back social security extension housing and foreign aid in this Congress.
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