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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
1
The article highlights Ric Williams as a famed expert in a circus menagerie. It describes a baby Sireus featured as both largest and smallest, with elephants and dramatic acts. rain turns the grounds into a sea for performances. Reserved tickets go on sale at Jacks Newsstand on Main Street.
In 198Q the Regn State football team plans four home games and five away games for the season amid uncertain scheduling. The snippet confirms a road heavy slate and reiterates the program’s ongoing path through the year.
Battle-Tested Marines prepare for shore bombardment and landing craft as U S Marines sail to a South Korean port for what is hoped to be the war’s final battle. The task force is strapped for months of operations, with detailed planning and prayers for success.
The report describes Inchon harbor and its approaches as affected by extreme tides. The channel depth varies from 12 feet at low tide to 40 feet at high tide, restricting vessel time at the wharves and complicating loading of rolling stock machinery and war materiel amid the Inchon area operations near Kimpo airfield.
Five weeks reshaped the crew from cocky to dignified as some wounded stay in hospitals while others never return to Korea. Cards, drills, and careful weapon care fill days and nights aboard the vessel. Secret maps, paperwork, and vital decisions loom over the assault as life hangs in the balance. On deck, rations include cheese and a green salad with mustard and onion julee.
Residents and guests travel between Dallas Fayetteville Conway and Little Rock for visits as students depart for Arkansas colleges in Conway and Henderson. Local club meetings and engagements include the Prescott Garden Club and the Kirby engagement for Bobby Kirby Gary. Several families host relatives from Norman Oklahoma and Illinois as students and locals prepare for autumn events and weddings.
Britain and France resist full American push to arm Germany but agree on a compromise allowing limited German participation in Western Europe defense. Talks among Bevin Schuman Acheson aim to include German troops under NATO with Truman backing rapid reinforcement to Germany before spring. General Clark notes U S troops to reinforce European garrisons will arrive soon.
President Truman selects General George C Marshall for the job created in 1947 with a ten year policy against recent active duty officers. The choice follows the resignation of Secretary Louis Johnson amid accusations that he endangered national security for budget cuts and comes as Marshall is invited to Congress.
Little Rock Sept 18 embattled city lawyers led by T J Gentry will begin cross examination Oct 17 in hearings on higher telephone rates. Southwestern Bell seeks 4 9 million annual return. Testimony centers on monopoly charges, property valuation, fair return and reasonableness. Experts from AT T and Western Electric defend the rate increase.
The nation's largest Indian pageant is staged every August in Gallup New Mexico, drawing participants and visitors from across the region to celebrate indigenous culture and heritage.
At yesterday's news conference President Truman said the Johnson resignation decision was a closed incident and did not discuss it further. No other details were provided about the move or its timing.
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