AP Members Elect New Directors At Annual Meeting
The Associated Press reselected three incumbents and elected three new directors at a Monday meeting. Incumbents Richard L. Jones Jr Eugene C. Pulliam and William Dwight led with votes of 8412 8088 and 8070 respectively. New directors are D Ten hent Bryan and Richard H Amberg with 6939 and 6364 votes. Other nominees and results are listed with varying tallies.
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NEW York
Mameers
Associated Press
Worldwide Cooperative News Organization
Richard L. Jones Jr
Tulsa Okla
Tribune
Jones
Eugene C. Pulliam
The
Phoenix
Ariz
Gagette
Ieliam Dwight
D. Tenhant Bryan
Richmond
News Leader
Times-Dispatch
Richard H. Amberg
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Stanley H. Stauffer
Topeka
Kan
Dally Capital
Thomas Vail
Cleveland Plain Dealer
J. Kelly Sisk
Grenville
8.C
Dally Piedmont
J.W. Gallivan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Loring C. Merwin
Bloomington
Daily Pantograph
Fred A. Seaton
Hastings
Neb
Daily Tribune
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Lawrence Can. Journal-World
Leukemia Takes Life of B29 Raider
Detroit native M. Sgt. Robert R. Shumard, 46, a crew member of the B29 Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, dies of acute leukemia at Veterans Hospital in Dearborn after falling ill three weeks earlier. Doctors note possible radiation link but a delayed effect remains unproven.
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Detroit
Robert R. Shumard
Hiroshima
Veterans Hospital
Dearborn
Shumard
Alan W. Chadwick
Veterans Administration
Chadwick
Fourteen 4 H members compete in Hope chicken barbecue
Fourteen 4 H members participated in an annual chicken barbecue in Hope Arkansas. The event, sponsored by the Sears Roebuck Foundation and run by the county Extension Service, featured winners Don Middlebrooks first place Winston Conway second and Mark Sparks third with Patricia Watts fifth. Additional participants were listed and the top five will advance to the district 4 H poultry contest. Judges were Marguerite Williams from Little Rock Harry Shiver and Jerry Alexander from Hope.
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Sears&Roebuck Foundation
County Extension Service
Calvin Caldwell
Donald Rhodes
Sears
Don Middlebrooks
Winston Conway
Mark Sparks
Hershel Wilson
Patricia Watts
Freida Middlebrooks
Brenda Embry
Lanette Arrington
Wayne Hen
Bethel YPD Meeting and Cotillion Dance Tonight
Calendar notes announce Bethel A M E Church YPD meeting Thursday April 27 at 5 30 p m with junior choir rehearsal to follow. Also the Cotillion Club spring dance begins at 8 30 p m in Harris Gymnasium advance tickets 1 00 at door 1 25. Sgt Isiah Reliford discharged from U S Army after three years including a year in Vietnam. He plans to reside in Kansas City Missouri. Mary Flenery hospitalized in Little Rock cards to room 13 Dallas Texas. Life from Little Rock re elected to Trans Continental Bus System board. authorized common stock increased from 4 million to 10 million shares.
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Bethel A, M. E
Cotillion Club
Harris Gymnasium
Isiah Reliford
Emma Lee Reliford
Melvine White
East Hayward Street
U. S. Army
Vietnam
Kansas City
Missouri
Dallas
Tex
A. Life
Little Rock
Transcontinental Bus System, Inc
Contential Tradeways
Miss American Beauty Contest Fields Narrowed in Long Beach
In Long Beach California 38 contestants compete for Miss American Beauty title with semifinals at the Long Beach Convention Center as judges trim field to 15 before the final Wednesday night decision for Miss International Beauty.
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Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Convention Center
Viet Cong Will Get Some U S Items
Washington AP The second ranking AID official Rutherford Pontes told Congress some U S commodities will reach the Viet Cong through normal markets. He urged special measures to curb diversions to Viet Cong and noted ongoing Senate hearings on U S aid to Vietnam amid opposition to his nomination.
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Washington
U.S
Rutherford M. Pontes
Congress
Agency For International Development
AID
Vietnam
Senate Permanent Subcommittee On
Poates
Brezhnev urges end to U S bases in Europe
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev called on European nations to demand withdrawal of the U S 6th Fleet from the Mediterranean and to dismantle foreign bases and Western anti socialist centers. He urged neutrality for some European countries and offered to discuss bilateral peace treaties while promoting disarmament of the North Atlantic and Warsaw blocs.
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Gene Kramer
Karlovy Vary
Czechoslovakia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Europe
Mediterranean
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
West Germany
North Atlantic
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Moscow
Coppolino Defense Uses Wife's Letter in Trial
In Naples Florida Dr. Carl Coppolino, charged with murdering his wife Carmela, presents a defense claiming no murder occurred. A letter he wrote to a New Jersey friend describes bitterness and fear and hints at marriage for stability. The defense questions autopsy findings and argues the drug traces are unreliable.
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Don North
Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
New Jersey
Carmela
Coppolino
Mary Gibson
Ford
Bert LaDu
New York University
LaDu
Sarasota
Johnson Savary
Savary
Monica
Lisa
Edsmund Webb
Percy Could Carry the GOP Banner in 1968 White House Race
Senate Republican Charles H. Percy of Illinois emerges as a potential 1968 White House contender with a peace campaign stance. He opposes broad bombing of North Vietnam and calls for intensified peace efforts and urban renewal legislation backed by 35 GOP colleagues. Percy says he is not a candidate but has not ruled out the run.
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Washington
Charles H. Percy
Dinois
Vietnam
White House
Percy
Johnson
North Vietnam
Associated Press
U.S
Senate
George Romney
Williamsburg
Romney
Llinois
Presidential nesting season weighs on potential GOP nominees
AP News Analyst James Marlow notes the presidential nesting season as candidates flirt with openness while avoiding firm commitments. Gen William Westmoreland says he will remain in Vietnam, while Richard Nixon’s worldwide tour keeps him in the mix with backers insisting a decision has been made: Nixon will run, despite no explicit yes.
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James Marlow
Washington
Uufe
William C,osterhofeland
U.S
Vietnam
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Talpe
White House
Robert C. Kill
Mexico
Nixon
Sanon
Michigan
Prince Charles Leads Windsor Polo Match Victory
Prince Charles and Prince Philip starred for Windsor Park in a win over Bucket Hill as Charles impressed in the polo outing. Elsewhere, George Romney opened a Washington headquarters as speculation swirls about a 1968 presidential bid while Illinois Senator Charles H. Percy gains attention with balanced views on Vietnam and political future questions.
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Windsor
England
Prince Charles
Prince Philip
Windsor Park
Bucket Hill
Charles
Democrats Fear War Hurts Johnson Reelection in 1968
An AP poll finds many Democrats fear the Vietnam conflict extending into 1968 could hurt President Johnson and party chances. Some lawmakers think voters will penalize him, while others doubt public dissatisfaction will cost reelection. A mix of views on war impact and Republican strategy is noted. Thieves cut one mile of irrigation power cable in India, halting wells and harming farm output.
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Washington
Johnson
Associated Press
House
Senate
Congress
Ray J. Madden
D-Ind
Tom Bevill
D-Ala
Johnnson
Landshahr
India
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