30 May 1955
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1955
Page
1
The piece contrasts Memorial Day grief with the living memory of the fallen. It recalls personal loss and collective duty as a Coast Guard Memorial dedicates May 30 in Battery Park New York City. Cast in bronze and set on Maine granite it symbolizes the humanitarian side of the Coast Guard’s mission.
The readable parts indicate a broken note about authorized pension benefits and a threatened walkout related to workers. No clear names dates or places are extractable from the fragment.
Americans today honor soldiers who died for their country with parades grave side services and national observances. Vice President Nixon and President Eisenhower place wreaths at Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as governors and communities hold ceremonies from New Hampshire to Oregon. Floral tributes are planned for ships at sea and memorials worldwide.
Washington sources report Western leaders proposed holding the Big Four summit in Lausanne Switzerland with a July 18 to 21 window once agreed by President Eisenhower and French Prime Minister Pinay. Senate leaders questioned Soviet heads while U S officials weighed Vienna as a site amid travel concerns in Soviet controlled areas.
The State Department hailed the Chinese communists release of four American fliers as a sign they may swiftly free additional prisoners. Negotiations led by India's V R Krishna Menon in New Delhi produced the plan for release within a day. Eleven other fliers remain jailed on what the U S calls trumped up charges. The Red Cross said it delivered food packages to 44 imprisoned Americans via Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
Sarah May Ore Thompson to wed John Carroll Hall as announced by Mr and Mrs William McKinny Thompson of Emmet. Thompson a Emmet High School graduate attended Southern State College. Hall is son of Mr and Mrs John Hall of Camden and attended Fairview High School and Louislane Tech. Wedding set for June 18 at First Baptist Church in Emmet.
In Ocala, Edward Lindley, 73, and Bertha Lindley, 70, planned to be arraigned today on first degree murder charges for a 90 minute gun battle Saturday that killed Sheriff Deputies Bob Wooten and Curtis Youngblood and Assistant Police Chief M G Tuck. About 25 guns were found at their fortified home after they surrendered.
Official reports describe China stepping up air base rebuilding and signaling a concerted effort to challenge U S air strength in the Far East. The text notes Beijing's continued campaign of soft failures and its impact on regional balance.
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled against the estate of James A. Alphin and in favor of J. Alphin, reversing a lower court. The decision upheld that an oral contract to will a half share could be valid only if the testimony was clear and convincing, which the court found lacking after excluding portions of evidence. Chief Justice Seamster and Justice Robinson dissented, supporting the chancery court ruling.
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