Reagan aides and Rockefeller vie for GOP 1968 nomination
Long excerpt shows Clifton White backing Reagan help for governors as Nixon's grip on the party faces contest at primaries. Rockefeller and Reagan backers plot to open the convention, while moderates favor Rockefeller as nominee. In Florida, Deborah Dene Barnes, Miss America 1968, loses wardrobe shipments en route to pageant duties.
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Garl P. Leabsdory
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Renson
Clifton White
Republican National Committee
Caliifornia
Ronald Reagan
GOP
White
Barry Goldwiter
Callefornia
Reagan
Pennsylvania
Raymond 2. Shafer
Hig
Affort
Senate Republica
Everett M Dirksen
Ealther
Michigan
George Romney
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Wisconsin
Melvin R. Laird
Rockefeller
Haupahite
Nebraska
Gesuining
Rockies
Rockafeller
Raagia
Miami Beach
Rotkafeller
Rhode Island
John H. Chaffee
Romney
Oregon
Orlando
Fla
Deborah “Dene Barnes
Florida
Barnes
Britain set to approve Asian migration bill amid guilt and debate
In London MPs prepare for the second reading of a Labor bill to limit migration by British citizens born abroad. Conservatives back the measure but not mandatorily, while lawmakers voice guilt over restricting Asians from Kenya seeking British citizenship amid Kenya’s push to Africanize.
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Ronald Thomson
Associated Press
London
Britain
House of Commons
Labor
Kenya
United States
Daily Mail
Self Defense Ruled in Shooting at Harrisburg Jail Break
In Trumann Arkansas a coroner's jury ruled police chief Marvin Cook fired in self defense when he killed Hamlet A. Hayley 34 of Wichita Kansas during a jail break at Poinsett County Jail Harrisburg. Hayley and Larry Hutcherson 22 of Trumann fled after overpowering a jail employee with knives. Hutcherson surrendered after a 10 to 15 minute gun battle with about 20 officers in a field six miles southwest of Trumann. The suspects fled in a patrol car. weapons included a sawed off shotgun and a .357 magnum pistol. Hutcherson faced burglary grand larceny and assault with intent to kill. Hayley faced burglary and grand larceny charges.
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Trumann
Ark
Marvin Cook
Poinsett County
Harrisburg
Hamlet A. Hayley
Wichita
Kaw
Forrest City
Hayley
Larry Hutcherson
Trusmann
Knifes Point
Hutcherson
Child Perishes in House Fire Near Conway Ark
Lawrence Piggee, age two, son of Lennie Mae Pigge, died in a dawn house fire that destroyed four small frame houses about four miles west of Conway. Mother and twin brother Len S00, grandfather Leonex Piggee, and others were injured, with 11 people in the home. cause undetermined.
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Conway, Ark
Lawrence Piggee
Lennie Mae Pigges
Len
Leonex Piggee
Piggee
Compromise Rights Terms Under Wraps
Washington AP reports bipartisan sponsors guard compromise terms for civil rights legislation led by Dirksen. Votes show broad support for protections for Negroes and civil rights workers, with debate cutoffs failing by margins. Negotiations continue as amendments and open housing proposals surface.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Evgerett M. Dirksen
Wiinels
Buth
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
Ren.y
Phillip A. Hart
D.mich
Dirksen
Javits
Memorial Service at C M E Church Featured Guests
Ester Hicks presents a Negro Community page note and a memorial service announcement. The Ushar Lord of Suche Memorial C M E Church, with Mr and Mrs Atris Perry, will sponsor a special service March 3 at 3 00 pm with Rev G H Jones of First Baptist Okiona Arkansas and his choir as guests. Also mentions Nevada Williams Dahlouy inviting her parents to 91316 North Greenwood street. Obituary notes King B Cheatham of Mee Nab Arkansas died February 26 1968. Funeral arrangements forthcoming. The Pentagon in Washington DC covers 34 acres.
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Ushar Lord of
Nevada Williams Dahlouy
Los Angeles
California
Lawrences McFadden
North
Greenwood Street
King
Cheatham
Mee Nab
Arkansas
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
U S Officials Weigh Vietnam Pace as Bell and Kelley Debate
Senate figures including Richard B. Russell and Mike Mansfield voiced unease over U S military positions in Vietnam predicting more ground troops and possible pacification program revivals while warning Congress should be consulted before expanding troop commitments Senator Wheeler returned from Vietnam with recommendations for troop increases and General Westmoreland praised the operations during attacks by the Viet Cong on South Vietnam, in Honolulu and Washington discussions. Meanwhile Arkansas officials moved to raise beer permit fees for Oak Lawn Jockey Club caterers and canceled a Chicago firm permit, with adjustments allowing refiled permits under Leon Hugh Werebaugh Hot Springs.
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Republians
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Senate
Jack Miller
Iowa
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Jack Bell
Pras
Washington (Ap
Richard B. Ragsell
Senate Agred
U.S
Georgia Democrat
Russell
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
South Vietnam
Subcommittee
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
Honolulu
Sette Foreale Relations Committee
Robert W. Roemer
Gratio Fren
Ffomt
Saigon
Johnson
Washington
Stephan
Ma Young’ DeOhie
J. Wi Fulbright
Ark
Senate Foreigh
Collleagues
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
Russell B. Long
D-La
Ui Won
Harrel Hughes
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Hughes
Ben Koppel
Turf Catering Corp
Chicago
Arkansas
Leon Hugh Werebaugh
Hot Springs
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