28 May 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1956
Page
1
In Algiers a police raid yielded hundreds of cartridges and grenades, five cases of explosives, radio duplicating machines, 30 bales of uniforms, and 6000 insignia of the Army of Liberation. About 4,430 people were questioned with 4,430 detained as possible suspects in a sprawling operation.
A fragmentary report references an indecisive commission and a hospital closure in Arkansas. The murky text hints at a convention or a resolution but contains multiple garbled phrases, making exact details unclear. The piece preserves key entities Arkansas and hospital while leaving specifics uncertain.
Prescott news reports American Forest Products Industries will award 12 expense paid trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Washington this year. D K Bemis chairs the push for a constitutional amendment to create a hospital agency akin to the Highway and Game and Fish Commissions. D S Lantrip notes 2067 Arkansas 4-H members engaged in forestry projects last year. Four Ball Golf results from Prescott Country Club list Frank Gilbert and Clyde Hesterly among those announced.
Fragmented sports results show players like Duncan McRae Jr Clive Henry and Bill Teeter facing opponents with names such as Tompkins Griffin Adams and Jim McKenzie. A piano pupil recital is announced by Mrs Esther Huskey for May 20 at First Baptist Church. Many local residents are listed as visitors and guests in Texarkana Magnolia Hope and Fulton.
The U S Supreme Court refused to rule on whether a special three judge court should decide a suit by five Negroes seeking immediate admission to Memphis State College. The plaintiffs argued Judge Marion Boyd lacked authority when he in November approved a gradual desegregation plan.
Washington reports reveal an Air Force memo on global air power prompts sharp Army marginal comments. The Feb 2 document forwards a speech to Air Force commanders, illustrating interservice feuding with quips like the Army's Don’t stop the dollars and Scares the pants off some Allies.
Blood clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots surge this weekend prompting British troops to impose curfews and barrier lines. Turkish leader Fazil Kutchuk warns of uncontrollable Turkish element, Athens reels as Spyros Theotokis resigns over Cyprus policy. Night violence sees a Greek and Turkish fatality, arson and looting in Nicosia. Turkish youths attack Greek districts chanting revenge as authorities fight fires and restore order. Cyprus lies near the Turkish coast as crisis deepens.
Miss Merilyn Lee, Hendrix College student, will serve as youth director of the First Methodist Church in Mena for the summer months. Her parents are Rev and Mrs L O Lee. Mrs Joe A Barley visits her daughter Mrs Walter Mountcastle and family in Columdig Tennessee.
Northwest area broilers 20-22 cents, mostly 22. Floral area steady demand light with broilers 21-22 cents. Wheat and soybeans drop on Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans down 10 cents, corn and oats lower. Cotton, stocks, and live poultry markets report varied moves. pork and cattle at St. Louis yards show steady to lower prices across several weight classes.
Louisiana radar shows considerable cloudiness and warmth this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers. Oklahoma forecast is partly cloudy with little temperature change this afternoon tonight and Tuesday, scattered showers and thunderstorms central and west this afternoon and across most of the state tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight in the 60s, highs Tuesday in the 80s.
Prince Rainier of Monaco and his American princess Grace Kelly wrapped up their Spanish honeymoon in Malaga and departed aboard their yacht for Monte Carlo, concluding a brief tour before official royal duties.
Prices for cattle include good and choice heifers and yearlings at 1750, utility and commercial cows 11.00 to 12.50, canners 8.50 to 11.00, some strong cutters 11.50, bulls 12.50 to 14.50, canner bulls 10.00 to 12.00, high choice and prime dealers 24.00 to 25.00, and general choice 21.00 to 23.00, good and choice 17.00 to 21.00, feed and commercial 11.01 to 18. Sheep numbering about 1,000 steady with good to prime mostly good and choice 23.00 to 25.00, choice and prime 25.50, others not established.
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