Faubus declines debate challenge in Arkansas race
Former Gov Orval Faubus told a Jonesboro audience he would not appear on television to debate five issues with Hayes McClerkin as both seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He promised a written response on the issues and outlined plans for highways, casino veto stance, and funding for roads. He criticized Gov Winthrop Rockefeller and warned of a tough general election, pledging higher teachers salaries welfare grants and child colony improvements.
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Hayes McClerkin
Texarkana
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Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Vatican and Slavs Back on Good Terms
The Vatican and Yugoslavia resumed full diplomatic relations with simultaneous announcements in Vatican City and Belgrade. Ambassadors will be exchanged again, restoring ties after a 14-year gap since Yugoslavia and the Holy See renewed relations in 1966, with Cuba as the only other Communist nation maintaining embassy links.
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Vatican
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Holy See
Cuba
Smedley Named Sales Manager at Meyer's Bakery
Meyer's Bakery of Hope announces Fred E. Smedley has become sales manager for the Southwest. Director of Personnel Leo C. Harmon issues the notice. Smedley has lifelong baking experience with travels to France, Germany, Denmark, Russia, Austria and Switzerland. He and wife Ruby Smedley will live at 622 Elm and attend the Methodist Church.
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Meyer’s Bakery of Hope
Fred E. Smedley
Southwest
Leo C. Harmon
Smedley
France
Germany
Denmark
Russia
Austria
Switzerland
Meyer's
Ruby Smedley
Methodist Church
Calley Trial Postponed Indefinitely
The military trial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. over the 1968 My Lai massacre was postponed indefinitely, with a pretrial hearing set to consider defense motions. The hearing will be closed to media and public as Calley’s lawyers seek to compel disclosure of case documents and pursue a civilian trial if the charges are dismissed.
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My Lai
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Washington
Miami
Fla
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Brownsville
Tex
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San Jose
Calif
Witness in Tate Case Freed After Immunity Granted
Linda Kasabian left Los Angeles Hall of Justice under guard after murder conspiracy charges against her were dropped. She testified in the Sharon Tate case as the star witness and will attend court daily until her testimony ends. Kasabian said she feels free only in a legal sense, not personally, while Manson and three women remain on trial for murder conspiracy.
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Associated Press
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Leslie van Houten
Kasabian
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Aaron Stovitz
Stovitz
California
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Tanya
Angel
Ronald Goldman
Inmates Escape From Arkansas State Hospital
Two inmates Jerry Monroe Cash and Randy Thomas Jones escaped early today from the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock where they were receiving treatment. The release by prison officials noted the men were from state penal farms.
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Nixon Urges Voluntary Desegregation Strategy for South
President Nixon visits New Orleans with seven state advisory councils to bolster desegregation efforts. Aims include strengthening council effectiveness and pushing voluntary integration this fall. Key aides accompany him as the Supreme Court edge of North segregation action looms.
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TV Campaign Touches Off Bitter Fight
A House Senate conference panel backed a bill to curb broadcast campaign spending for major public offices in this year’s general election. The measure faces GOP opposition and a House vote before a recess. The bill sets a spending ceiling, excludes presidential campaigns, and lets states extend coverage with law. A separate suit seeks to overturn FCC limits on party airtime. Ralph Grant, once billed as the world’s fattest man, now appears thinner at 470 pounds in Johannesburg.
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Associated Press
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Senate
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R-Pa
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U.S
Weather Summary for Arkansas Friday Forecast
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday notes a high of 90 and a low of 67. Arkansas forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures through Saturday. A few afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible both days, with widely scattered activity in the northwest portion Saturday. High today expected in the upper 80s to mid 90s with tonight’s low in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
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Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Military pulls U S units from Cambodian border
All American combat units except one brigade have withdrawn from the Cambodian border. Most relocated to the northeast and east of Saigon, inland from the South China Sea. South Vietnamese forces now block infiltration along the border west and northwest of Saigon. Tay Ninh base camp, 55 miles northwest of the capital, turned over to the 18th Infantry Division with only a few hundred U S support troops remaining. Territorial Forces and People's Self-Defense units take on village protection duties for 3.5 million residents in the region.
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South China Sea
Tay Ninh
18Th Infantry Division
U.S
Kiwanis Club Hosts Thomas Lavin at Family Reunion Day
Kiwanis Club in Hope staged a special meeting on Tuesday with Thomas Lavin, a former Hope resident now living in Atlanta Texas, presenting humorous tales and singing. The event tied to Family Reunion Day sponsored by Freedoms Foundation and Kiwanis, with Lavin described as a humorist and musician and a past Hope High School Band director.
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Hope
Kiwanis Club
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Avlanta
Texas
United States
Kiwanis
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Kiwanis International
Family Affair
Bach Kiwanian
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