Arkansas GOP gains gov loses Senate leader
The Arkansas GOP shifts scene after Gov. Jim Guy Tucker faces mail fraud conviction and resignation, prompting Lt. Gov. Mike Huckabee to bow out of the Senate race. The Democratic runoff between Winston Bryant and Lu Hardin gains new significance as Pryor’s seat looms open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Whitewater
Jim Guy Tucker
Tucker
Huckabee
David Pryor
Winston Bryant
Malvern
Lu Hardin
Russellville
LG press secretary quits amid accusations of lies
Roxanne Robertson resigned as press secretary to Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross claiming she was asked to lie to reporters on multiple occasions. She left a letter noting her credibility would suffer if she stayed. The resignation comes amid tense relations with Gov. George Pataki and other officials and McCaughey Ross alleging McCarthyism by aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
New York
Roxanne Robertson
New York Post
Betsy McCaughey Ross
McCaughey Ross
George Pataki
Dole Packs Up Congress Career for Archival Storage
Washington AP wields a portrait of Sen. Bob Dole as his archive heads to the National Archives awaiting a potential presidential library. More than 23,000 files, 15,000 photos, 11,500 press releases, and 4,800 bills trace Dole’s 1961 onward tenure with honors for Social Security and the 1990 ADA. The final home awaits election results. archives may shelter the collection or it becomes private property unless a library forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Dole
Capitol
National Archives
Dole
Senate
Kansas
Brian Culp
Congressional
Kenny
University of Kansas
Fort Benning
Arthur Capper
University of Arizona
Doran Dole
Russell
Hampar Kelikian
Chicago Tribune
Kelikian
Culp
Reagan
Bush
Cule
Cole
Kansas State Historical Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Brian Kulp
G P Dole
Capitol Hill
Dad
Professora Priue
J&m Paint & Wallcovering
Hattie
Southwest Kansas
Carla Richmeier
Rosie & Charity
Saddl Electronics
N. Main
Garden City
Siew
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!