De Gaulle Boycott Shakes WEU Ahead of Nixon Visit
France withdraws from the WEU council in a bid to pressure Britain over European integration. The move heightens East West tensions as Britain seeks entry to the Common Market while Paris asserts leadership. About 50 British groups plan protests during President Nixon’s London visit. security teams ready.
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Associated Press
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Arkansas Weather Station Report 24-Hour Outlook
Weather briefing notes fair through tonight with little temperature change. Increasing cloudiness and not so cold on Wednesday. North highs in the 40s to low 50s southern areas. Overnight lows in the 20s to low 30s.
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Lum and Abner star highlights Hope Rotary Ladies Night
Chester H. Lauck Lum will headline the Hope Rotary Club Ladies Night on February 21 at 7 p.m. in the Town and Country Restaurant.
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Chester H. Lauck
Lum
Abner
Hope Rotary Club
Temperatures to Rise Wednesday in Arkansas
The Associated Press reports warm air from a southerly flow will move into Arkansas, lifting high temperatures above 60 degrees on Wednesday as a high pressure system shifts east. Clear nights give way to increasing clouds Wednesday with overnight lows from 18 to 31 degrees across Fayetteville Texarkana and Memphis. No rain was recorded in the 24 hours ending 6 am.
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Rail Wreck Blasts Leave Seven Dead in Crete Neb
A pre dawn derailment caused an anhydrous ammonia tank car to explode in Crete Nebraska. Seven deaths were confirmed with authorities cautioning the toll could rise as residents were evacuated amid poisonous gas. Dozens were treated for exposure. gas masked responders aided evacuations as a Lincoln helicopter dispersed the cloud.
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Jamees Stevenson
Associated Press
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Nebraska
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John Cooney
Crete Municipal Hospital
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Undersea Experiment Suspended After Tragic Seizure
Navy seals and scientists halted Sealab 3 after a 33-year-old electronics engineer, Berry L. Cannon, died 610 feet down during a maintenance dive off San Clemente Island. Four divers were exposed to 19 times surface pressure in decompression after Cannon suffered a cardiac arrest during a second dive. The body was flown to San Diego for autopsy. preliminary tests were inconclusive.
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Ralph Dighton
Long Beach
Calif
Berry L. Cannon
San Clemente Island
Cannon
11Th Naval District
San Diego
W. T. Souza
Howev
Navy
Panama City
Fla
Robert Barth
Barth
Elk River
Bliss Quits as Chairman of the GOP
Ray C. Bliss resigns as Republican national chairman effective mid April per White House letter exchange. Nixon accepts the decision, praising Bliss for a job extraordinarily well done. No public explanation given. Bliss had focused on organization rather than policy during his four years.
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Jack Bell
Washington
White House
Ray C. Bliss
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bliss
Nixon
Ziegler
New York
Buss
GOP
Nixon budget director signals extension of surcharge and outlay cuts
Washington AP Nixon budget director Robert Mayo told Congress the administration supports a one year extension of the 10 percent surcharge and foresees a smaller fiscal 1969 surplus and possible 1970 deficit. He urged disciplined outlay reductions while Johnson's 1970 budget of 195.3 billion is reviewed.
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Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
S. Robert P. Mayo
Senate
House Economic Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mayo
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Committee
Sen
William Proxmire
Wis
Proxmire
Whan
Proximire
Arkansas House rejects repeal of Fair Trade Liquor Law
The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee recommended defeat of a bill to repeal the Fair Trade Liquor Law by a 7-3 vote led by Rep. Cecil Alexander. The panel also urged defeat of repealing sales tax exemptions on advertising and rejected an amendment to preserve radio exemptions. It backed defeat of a bill to repeal all sales and use tax exemptions, and gave unfavorable reports to two bills on privilege taxes for vending machines.
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Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Cecil Alexander
Heather Springs
Jimmie Don McKissack
Star City
Bennie Ryburn
Monticello
Ryburn
House
Allan Dishough
Confirmation of Nuclear Treaty Urged
Senate Armed Services plans hearings on the nuclear nonproliferation pact after the Foreign Relations inquiry. Secretary Rogers leads testimony. Defense Secretary Laird to appear later. The treaty seeks to ban weapons among nonnuclear states while allowing peaceful uses. Approval requires 67 votes. Critics cite inspection and withdrawal concerns. Stennis said hearings would be brief.
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Robert T. Gray
Associated Press
Washington
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Senate
John Stennis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Armed Services
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Red
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Why Are You A Poor Talker A Chicago Publisher Teaches
A Chicago publisher promotes a self training method to improve everyday conversation. The ad promises poise, confidence, and social advantage, offering a free book titled Adventures in Conversation by mail with no obligation. Readers are asked to send name, address, and zip code to a Chicago address for a postcard.
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