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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
3
On Rosston highway a three bedroom home with carport built ins and landscaped yard is offered for 9500 dollars. Leonard Ellis Real Estate Insurance Loans 108 East Second Avenue, contact via phone 7 2221.
Alpena must remove its Highway 62 traffic light within 90 days. Chancellor Ernie Wright announced the ruling after a motorist appealed a $10 fine for running the light. The story also notes actions by the Supreme Court and highway department.
The grand jury urged countywide election for Municipal Judge and demanded bonds from County Judges to protect the county against misused funds. They praised James II Pilkinton and a Citizens’ Committee. In other action Judge Lyle Brown revoked suspended sentences in several cases including Elvin R. Lamb for grand larceny and Robert Hickman for forgery.
Jackson eyed return to Arkansas with a budget ceiling of 18000 yearly while Jackson earns 25000 in Kansas. Hendrix notes the salary gap won't deter a young professional on the ground floor of a new institution. A 6 million dollar facilities appropriation followed a special session. Jackson, in New York for a meeting, would like to finish a long started project. Jones Wee, former Williamsburg VA hospital head, returns to Arkansas as a homecoming with Ark. Medical School ties and early service at the State Hospital.
Washington AP reports Rep Oren Harris D Ark introduces a constitutional amendment enabling state law backed racial segregation for Interstate Commerce Commission bus travel rules prompt the move. The measure, introduced Saturday, would allow citizens to segregate by state law if approved, needing ratification by 38 states to take effect.
Weather arc shows warmer tonight and Wednesday except cooler northwest portion late Wednesday. Highs quoted as 70s to 80s, lows 50s to mid 60s tonight. In Louisiana, clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with little temperature change, nights near 62 to 72 and highs 85 to 90.
Washington AP report notes Senate debate on a one billion dollar supplemental appropriation as Congress inches toward adjournment while foreign aid funding remains stalled. House Senate conferees had not agreed or scheduled a new meeting as of opening of the session with a $3.9 billion public works bill passed, aligning closer to the Senate figure than the House version.
SANTA MONICA AP Frank Fay 63 former Broadway comedian and radio star died Monday night at St John’s Hospital.
About 200 members of Local 559 of the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphide and Paper Mill Workers walked out at Chase Bag Co in Crossett Arkansas. A hospital spokesman, Fayager John Bender, said a rupture of the abdominal aorta caused death at 11:55 am while a doctor or nurse attended. Local officers resigned after strikes were deemed not authorized by the international. Pay services were conducted with last rites of the Roman Catholic Church.
State Treasurer L A Clayton said Arkansas teachers approved adding Social Security benefits to their retirement system after counting 9124 ballots in a mail vote started Sept 20. About 7750 of 15500 eligible votes favored the proposal, with results likely certified to Gov Faubus later this week and then federal officials notified.
President Kennedy named Paul Geren of El Dorado Arkansas to be deputy director of the Peace Corps. A career foreign service officer, he previously led the State Department Office for International Financial and Development Affairs.
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