Rockefeller says he could have beaten Bumpers with two weeks
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller told Associated Press he could have won the general election against any Democrat except Dale Bumpers, and with two extra weeks could have defeated Bumpers. He cited over 35 million dollars invested in Arkansas over 10 to 15 years across four areas including good government, Winrock Enterprises, and education. He defended his long campaign expenditures and argued Bumpers’ decisive primary win and indecisiveness contributed to his loss.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Republican Party
GOP
Winrock Farms
Carlisle
Tower
Winrock Enterprises
Faubus
Orval E. Faubus
Rockefeller Says Bumpers Will Prove Himself in 90 Days
Former Arkansas governor James Danforth Rockefeller reflected on the gubernatorial race and said the real test for governor-elect Dale Bumpers would come in the next 90 days. He commended advisers Ben Allen and Calvin Ledbetter Jr. and noted that post election shifts within the Democratic Party could bear on future legislation and tax policy. Rockefeller stressed he does not feel bitterness about the defeat and attributed Bumpers’s victory to a climate of restiveness and a desire to reunite the party, not to national political issues.
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Bumpers
Sen
Ben Allen
Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr
Little Rock
Old Guard
Democratic Party
Arkansas
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Fort Smith
Agnew
Prisoners of War Held In Twilight World At Hanoi Hilton
A report on American POWs in North Vietnam describes a twilight existence of isolation and routine that crushes initiative. Nine prisoners have been released. estimates place 378 to possibly 500 held among about 1,500 missing in Indochina. Hanoi labels POWs as war criminals, denying Geneva protections.
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Jules Loh
Associated Press
North Vietnam
Pavlov
Hanoi Hilton
Air Force
Norris M. Overly
National War College
Washington, D.C
Navy
Robert Frishman
Frishman
San Diego
Wesley Rumble
George Air Force Base
Calif
Rumble
Hanoi
United States
Indochina
Nixon orders safeguards after Coast Guard defector incident
The White House announced new guidelines to protect asylum seekers and prevent repeat incidents after a Soviet sailor defected from a Coast Guard cutter off Martha's Vineyard. Congress seeks full facts on what happened and possible Coast Guard policy role while officials delay discussing details. Russia postpones visiting vessel Akademik Kurchatov amid tension, officials say not a retaliation.
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Nixon
Macomber
Capitol Hill
White House
Washington
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Coast Guard
House
State Department
Hays
Committee
Congress
Rep
F. Bradford Morse
Rmass
Ronald L. Zingler
United States
Ziegler
John F. King
Russia
Akademik Kurchatov
Boston
Hanoi Hilton described as three identical prisons in downtown Hanoi
Overly recalled the Hanoi Hilton as three nearly identical prisons in downtown Hanoi with 24 hour light, no day or night, and tight bunks. Prisoners took turns pacing due to space limits as interrogation sessions and beatings disrupted routine, underscoring mental anguish from enforced inactivity.
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Hanoi Hilton
Hanoi
Overly
Badfinger LP No Dice earns Beatles-esque praise
Apple Records launches 1970s season with Badfinger. The group’s No Dice, led by Pete Ham and with Mike Gibbons Joe Molland and Tom Evans, is praised for pure rock without gimmicks. Hit No Matter What draws comparisons to early Beatles. Also notes Pan Am student credit card and Omaha Declaration signing prank. ends with excerpts on POW experiences and Hanoi Hannah broadcasts.
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Apple Records
John
Paul
George
Ringo
Apple
Beatles
Badfinger
Mike Gibbons
Joe Molland
Pete Ham
Tom Evans
Blodwyn
Midnight Caller
Pan Am
Omaha
Vietnam
Senate votes to kill SST funding amid environmental fears
The 1970 Senate debate in Washington featured Senator Magnussen and Senator Jackson leading opposition to the SST. Proxmire framed the contract with Boeing and GE as a costly boondoggle. Supporters argued against halting the project, citing potential jobs and tech leadership. A separate 77 to 6 bill was approved to ban sonic booms nationwide and require environmental impact reports before full production.
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Earth
Proxmire
Boeing
General Electric Corp
Jackson
Senate
Gordon Allott
Rcorp
House
Henry Reuss
Dwis
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Transportation Department
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Southern Grain & Elevator Corporation of
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Joe Hampton
Rt. 4
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Texas
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Germany
Denmark
Holland
France
Townsend
Doris Worthey
Sue Askew
Ark
STAR
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Melba Doyle
The
Arkansas Power and Light Co
the National Report
By Roger Doughty
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
America
Page
Warren G. Magnugan
Henry M. Jackson
Boeing Aircraft Company
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