Trade potential between US and Soviet Union grows
Washington AP US Soviet trade could reach significant amounts within five years Commerce Secretary Maurice H Stans says the talks opened the door to almost as much trade as the United States wants He notes Soviet eagerness for most favored nation status credit from Eximbank and a liberalized goods list and urges political improvements before bigger deals arrive Kosygin expects further progress by Nixon's Moscow visit in May
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Washington
US S
Soviet Union
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Russia
Alexei Kosygin
United States
Nixon
China
Congress
Kosygin
Berlin
Moscow
Navy Bars Girls From Naval Academy Admission
Washington AP report says Secretary of the Navy John J. Chaffee announced that two female nominees to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis will not be welcome there next fall The announcement follows plans to open ROTC to women and mirrors broader moves to expand opportunities in the services Barbara Jo Brimmer 17 Staatsburg NY and Valeria Shoen 16 University of Michigan are named as the two nominees facing the decision Javits and McDonald say they will pursue legislation to override the policy and place the nominees in the academy
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Washington
Navy
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
John J. Chaffee
Naval Academy
Jacob K. Javits
Jacksonville University
Florida
Astrological Puzzle Card From February 9 1972
The page lays out a horoscope grid for Taurus and Sagittarius with letter pairs and dates. It explains matching letters under your sign to ASTROXGRAPH and notes intuition guidance for romantic matters. The fragmented format shows alien letter codes and date ranges without a clear single reading.
Arkansas AM and N merger blocked in special session ruling
The Arkansas special session ruling prevents considering Rep George Davis’s bill to repeal the AM and N merger set for July 1. House Speaker Ray Smith said the measure is outside the session call, requiring action on all listed items before extending the session. Davis, a gubernatorial candidate, proposed extending the session.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Am&n College-University of Arkansas
House
Ray S. Smith Jr
Rep
George Davis
Horatio
Smith
Dale Bumpers
Davis
Pine Bluff College
Bumpers
Am&n
Senate
Joe Lee Anderson
Helena
State Board of Higher Education
Arkansas
Refinery Fire at El Dorado Arkansas
An explosion at the American Oil Co refinery in El Dorado touched off a blaze that engulfed two large gasoline storage tanks. Firemen said the fire remained out of control but likely contained to the two tanks, with no injuries reported. The cause was unknown and refining had largely halted. fire crews planned to let the fire burn out while cooling adjacent tanks.
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EL Dorado, Ark
American Oil Co
Joe Finney
American Oil
Finney
el Dorado
Nixon cites grim U S ties with Cuba and Chile
President Nixon delivered a mostly grim annual foreign policy report. He condemned Cuba as a direct hemispheric threat citing military ties with the Soviet Union and ongoing support for revolutionary and terrorist groups. He criticized Chile for expropriation actions and noted its international obligations while stressing that bilateral ties depend on conduct toward the outside world.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Cuba
Chile
Soviet Union
Salvador Allende
Light Rain Expected Across Arkansas Tonight
Light rain is forecast for Arkansas with a chance of snow in the far north as a cold air surge moves southward. A slow cold front extends from near Jonesboro to Fort Smith, with clouds likely across the north half and little temperature impact. Highs range from the 40s north to near 60 in the south. overnight lows mid 20s to near 40. No precipitation was recorded in the prior 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Texarkana
el Dorado
Harrison
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Urges Passage of Drug Bill in Arkansas
Arkansas Attorney General Ray Thornton urged passage of Governor Dale Bumpers proposed revision of the 1971 drug control law. He told the Little Rock Optimist Club the current law has major flaws that could render it unenforceable defenses could argue acts of drug abuse were not penalized. The note adds a Britannica statistic that triplets occur in one in 6,400 births.
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Little Rock
Ray Thornton
Dale Bumpers
Thornton
Little Rock Optimist Club
Longshoremen Terms in Race to End Coast Dock Strike
San Francisco AP reports negotiators refining details of a tentative settlement as the 124th day of the West Coast dock strike nears end. Congress moved a bill to reinstate 13,000 longshoremen within 40 days of compulsory arbitration, contingent on labor secretary certification that an agreement exists. Mediator Sam Kagel leads talks.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Congress
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Sam Kagel
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Maritime Association
Kagel
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Apportionment Challenge Opens in U S District Court
Testimony begins Monday in a federal suit challenging Arkansas redistricting by the Board of Apportionment. A three judge panel will hear the case with Judge J Smith Henley presiding. full panel to convene March 3 for oral arguments. The suit cites the one man one vote rule and seeks a ruling on multi member districts.
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Little Rock
U. S
State Board of Apportionment
J. Smith Henley
Oren Harris
el Dorado
Roy L. Stephenson
Des Moines
Iowa
Henley
William T. Kelly
Pulaski County
Republican Committee
Supreme Court
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U of Arkansas
Boyce Alford
Alford
HOPE
Hempstead County
Perry Henley
Wayne Ward
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rio de Janeiro
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Hwy
North Hope
Ark
Apple Records
Wild Life
Paul
Linda McCartney
WINGS
Denny Seiwell
Denny Laine
Badfinger
Anne Murray
Glen Campbell
Phoenix
Freddie Hart
Merle Haggard
the Strangers
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