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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1962
Page
5
London AP reports actress Nancy Kwan says she is expecting a baby next April. The 28 year old star of Suzy Wong is married to Peter Pack, a 92 year old Austrian hotel keeper.
Washington card reports escalating strike threats across major aerospace producers including Convair North American and Ryaneleariy as unions push for a contractor shop rule that would require all their more than 100000 workers to be union members. Kennedy advocates labor board findings as basis to avoid strikes but talks appear halted with negotiators having left Washington.
The Senate voted 54 to 1 to confirm Thurgood Marshall as a judge on the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after weeks of hearings and debate. Marshall, praised by supporters and opposed by Southern Democrats, pledged to live up to expectations during the confirmation at his New York home.
Ashley County voters approved a $10,000 bond to finance a garment factory plant in Hamburg. Unofficial returns show 826 in favor to 998 against from 260 boxes. The plant would be built for lease to Bernstein & Son Mfg. Co. Repayment in 20 years with a one mill tax if default occurs. The firm plans to employ about 300 people, mostly women.
Memphis planners approve a revised tower design by Panseal for a tall mixed use building. The structure will feature a revolving rooftop restaurant and a panoramic city view platform atop a five million dollar project by Toomfield Building Industries. Construction start date not set. site clearing expected next week.
Arthur Gavshon reports Britain's Conservative government faces a commonwealth revolt over Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's plan to join the European common market. Eight commonwealth leaders criticize safeguards, with Canada, Pakistan, Ceylon, New Zealand, India, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Australia denouncing the terms and warning that the move could destabilize his government.
Calvin Caldwell county agent notes fall vegetable crops attract insects. Fall beans and southern peas commonly suffer worm infestations that can destroy pods. Garwormn, Levin, and dust or spray control are advised starting pod formation with weekly applications. Greens are attacked by aphids and caterpillars as aphids multiply on leaf undersides.
Dr. Ben N. Saltzman, president of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Association, urged Monday that all persons with lung ailments be vaccinated against influenza. He cited Public Health Service warnings of a potential widespread flu outbreak this winter and warned these individuals could suffer serious respiratory illness if infected.
The Soviet nuclear warning appears designed to lift Cuban morale rather than threaten the United States. The White House offered no immediate comment, while Moscow signals show Khrushchev’s aim to keep tensions local and tied to the Berlin dispute. Castro and his followers may fear a new invasion with Soviet military aid.
Five persons allegedly involved in the killing of a malformed baby girl in May will face Liege jury trial. The Investigative Wing court said the trial should open on November 1. The baby's mother testified she used thalidomide during pregnancy and is willing to testify. The report also mentions U.S. Soviet talks and vaccine pauses amid political signaling and invitations to a dinner.
The Arkansas Medical Society will kick off a statewide Sabin oral polio vaccine drive Friday night in Little Rock. Clinics begin Sept 30 with sugar lumps as dose carriers. Donations of 25 cents per of the three doses are requested, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Dr Albert Sabin, who invented the vaccine, is noted.
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