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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1950
Page
3
Ten educators receive larger grants to support Southern culture study and outreach, aiming to enhance understanding and preservation of regional heritage through expanded education programs and on earth.
On a deathbed, a father names his heir, while family intrigue swirls around Hamilton Grieve and Ede as Jenn contemplates marriage. Frey & Company encounters loom with Morn-Glo Soap as Jeff and Reagan clash over power, love, and control in a tense social web.
Washington Sept 11 The senate battle over curbing the homefront becomes final today as rivals exchange sharp claims on the McCarran Kilgore bills. Kilgore calls the McCarran measure a step toward dictatorship while McCarran argues the Kilgore bill is unconstitutional and weak on national security. President Truman has not pledged support and voting begins tomorrow.
Heidelberg report says US Army investigations are underway at headquarters into alleged irregularities in financial matters. The extent is unknown and no charges have been filed. In Washington a Defense Department spokesman confirms an order to question an officer, but no charges are announced.
Washington reports under a new draft law doctors and dentists up to age 50 can be drafted. The first selections will target those who trained at government expense during World War II but saw little military service. The AST and Y-12 programs funded medical training with a draft payoff later.
A new bill gives the President power to call doctors and dentists up to age 50. Priority goes to those with AST or V-12, then those with service, then veterans. Registrations start soon with two paths: voluntary service earns a $100 monthly bonus and commission, while drafted service offers no bonus. Reserve members are exempt from registration but can be called to active duty with the same $100 bonus if they volunteer.
Civilian defense was studied by representatives from 15 states at the southern regional conferences of the council of state governments. Paul Larsen of Washington could not attend, but copies of a proposed state civil defense act were distributed for study and a panel discussed state defense measures.
Pretoria reports the death of Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts at 80. Funeral planned Friday at Groote Kerk with burial likely at Doornkloof farm. He led Boer War raids, helped found the League of Nations and United Nations, and influenced the British Commonwealth amidst decades of service and political shifts.
Primaries in seven states drew attention beyond the results in Maine where Republicans swept eight straight since the war. Maine re-elected Governor Frederick G. Payne and three GOP House members. New Hampshire featured a tight Senate race with Tobey opposed by Powell. Several states listed unopposed and contested GOP and Democratic nominations, with no senate seats at stake in Michigan and Minnesota.
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