First Election in Years for Town on Nov. 8
Indications point to Alexander Arkansas holding its first municipal election in 13 years at the November 8 general election. Alderman R. E. Stancil plans to oppose Mayor Earl D. Miller, who has led the town for more than a decade since the last election in 1942. Police race notes mention two Negro residents filed at $1 but did not submit petitions. Miller cites street surfacing disputes as impetus for opposition and says he has no objection to Negroes serving on the City Council.
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County Election Commission
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Main Street
Language Tales From Native Tongues Echo Across Cultures
The text notes how the Scandinavian maenk became our min while the Choctaw call it toni and Germans nerz, illustrating varied naming for a concept across languages and cultures. This snippet highlights linguistic diversity and cross cultural references without further context.
Chicago police search for slayers of three boys
Fifty officers sweep a six block area in Chicago’s Northwest side hunting clues in garbage cans and vacant lots for the strangling of Robert Peterson 13 John Schuessler 13 and Anton Jr 11. Officials cite possible gang or sex crime motives while bus driver Bruno Mencarini recalls seeing the boys on his Milwaukee Avenue route near Lawrence before their deaths.
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Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton
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Walter McCarron
Argyle
Leland
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Peterson
Schuessler Brothers
Robinson Woods
Bruno Mencarini
Milwaukee Ave
Lawrence
Mencarini
Court moves to dismiss Hoxie school suit
W H Gregory of Little Rock former assistant U S district attorney today filed a motion to dismiss the board suit claiming the judge lacks authority to interfere with defendants rights to free speech peaceable assembly and to enter Hoxie School District premises to persuade parents against integration or to picket or boycott schools.
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Little Rock
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Hoxie
MacArthur Denies Yalta Concessions Fueled by Roosevelt
In a 305 word Waldorf Astoria statement General Douglas MacArthur denies any involvement in postwar Russian concessions at Yalta. He asserts he was never consulted and that Defense Department reports confirm he had no influence on the conference or its secret agreements.
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Yalta
Far East
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Waldorf Astoria
New York
MacArthur
Defense Department
Yalta Conference
One Killed Three Hurt in West Memphis Accident
A car and a truck collided on highway 70 near West Memphis early today killing the car driver and critically injuring his three passengers. Mertz B. Tyler Jr. 21 a Memphis Naval Air Base member was killed. Injured were Artis B. Tyler 24 Leatrice Burrus 22 and an unidentified girl with severe arm injury. Truck driver Nolan Harris 44 of McLeansboro Illinois escaped serious injury.
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Mertz B. Tyler Jr
Memphis Naval Air Base
Artis B. Tyler
Leatrice Burrus
Frayser
Tenn
Nolan Harris
McLeansboro
Ill
Arkansas Weather Forecast Summary By AP
Central, northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest Arkansas see fair skies and warmer conditions. Afternoon highs reach upper 70s to low 80s with tonight lows in the upper 40s to low 50s in most regions and mid 40s in the northwest.
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Adlai Stevenson judged unable to win while coy says backers
Actress Anne Baxter mourns John Hodiak and praises his character as a husband and father. Detroit’s John Noble warns against lying to army officers after prison release. Texas Governor Shivers says Stevenson must show truthfulness to win the nomination. Secretary Dulles expresses confidence in the President’s mandate for Geneva talks.
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United Press
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
John Noble
Detroit
Red Prison
Texas
Allan Shivers
President Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
391 Schools for Practical Nurses in the United States
A report notes that there are 391 schools offering practical nurse programs across the United States. The data highlights the breadth of nursing education options and regional distribution of these schools.
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United States
Weather Snapshot Delivers Warm Day and Cool Night
Forecast calls for noon temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. Nighttime lows drop to the upper 40s to low 50s with clear skies and light winds.
Workers Vote Against Union at Rainfair Plant
Rainfair Inc employees voted 57 to 48 against unionizing in a National Labor Relations Board supervised election. NLRB rulings on 18 challenged ballots could alter the result, with 3 challenged by the CIO Clothing Workers Union and 15 by the company. The plant, opened January 1953, makes men’s trousers.
Says She May Just Need Another Term
Washington. House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. suggests the President may need another term to secure his goals. The remark indicates renewed support for President, signaling continued GOP backing in Washington.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
White House
President Eisner Votes: 70 and campaigning rumors
A fragment discusses President Eisner's potential run next year amid talk of strain. Reportedly, observers wonder if he should seek a second term or retire to farm life in Gettysburg, amid health concerns and alternative campaigns.
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