No decision on mass firing of White House aides
President Nixon has made no decision on firing top aides amid the Watergate affair. Spokesmen denied Rogers head a post-Watergate White House shakeup or any candidacy for clemency offers. The Post reported campaign spending on a publicity drive to shape support for mining Haiphong harbor.
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More Showers Forecast Across Arkansas Amid Flood Damages
The Associated Press reports continued showers through Thursday as Arkansas faces flood damage totaling 11.5 million dollars across five counties. Seventeen roads stay closed and many streets and highways are flooded. Levee District president Lester Warrick Sr. urges staying away from river levees as 10,000 sandbags rush to Jacksonport.
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Floods, floods, governor warns Arkansas faces historic damage
Gov. Dale Bumpers says Arkansas endures possibly the state’s worst natural disasters, with floods and tornadoes. He notes tens of thousands cannot plant cotton or soybeans, highways may cost millions in damage, and the entire state is declared a disaster area with National Guard aiding levees and evacuations. Rivers rise, towns become islands, and evacuations continue as fronts move through.
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Clean-up Day at Snell Cemetery and Postal Week Events
All Around Town notes the Snell Cemetery Clean-up Day on Thursday May 3 at 10 a.m. in Emmet. Fulton Post Office joins 31 000 offices in Postal Week April 29 May 5 with a Post Office event April 30 at 1 15 p m featuring ten special stamps for postal employees and free souvenir envelopes during open house.
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US training Cambodians in Thailand to fly and repair planes
The United States is training about 400 Cambodian military personnel and a smaller number of Laos in Thailand for three to six months to operate and maintain cargo and fighter aircraft and armed helicopters. Training covers logistics and radar, with C123 cargo planes AU24 helicopters and T28 trainers used. The effort accompanies a diplomatic push to curb Hanoi’s infiltration into South Vietnam.
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Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Wednesday
Experiment station reports 24 hour period ending 7 am Wednesday with high 66 and low 60 inches rain 0.87. Forecast notes cloudy cooler conditions across Arkansas with a chance of light rain or drizzle in the north portion. Thursday will be mostly cloudy and cooler with tonight lows in the 50s and Thursday highs upper 50s north to near 70 south.
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Jacksonport
North Little Rock
Tennessee
Arkansas
AIM Seeks Peace Talks as Wounded Knee Standoff Persists
In Wounded Knee South Dakota government and AIM leaders weigh a peace proposal to restart negotiations ending the 57 day occupation. Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard Hellstern warns force remains a possibility while Pine Ridge tribal council president Richard Wilson warns the roadblock could trigger a confrontation.
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