Governors Weigh Rockefeller Draft In 1968 Race
AP dispatch reports Republican governors contemplate uniting behind Nelson Rockefeller to curb Nixon strength. With Romney out, moderates fringe behind a Rockefeller bid, hoping to mobilize votes from industrial states and offer an alternative to Johnson’s Vietnam policies.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Nel A. Rockefeller
New York
Michigan
George Rolly
GOP
Rockefellérn
Nin
Romney
Johnson
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Oregon
Rockefeller
Nix
MindiPenoughs
Lef
Paragould Vietnam Vet dies after train truck collision
Jerry Wayne Dunn 21 of Paragould died in a hospital Wednesday night from injuries from a train truck collision earlier the same day. Dunn a Vietnam veteran discharged Friday, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dunno. Police noted New York politicians’ past stance on Vietnam and national issues amid the crash context.
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Paragould
Ark
Jerry Wayne Dunn
Army
Dunn
Vietnam
J. M. Dunno
Group Forms to Build Greyhound Track in Little Rock
Two Hot Springs men Clyde O Halk and Harold Land filed articles of incorporation on February 15 with the secretary of state's office to establish a greyhound race track in Little Rock. The group, which includes Lang's wife, aims to build a modern greyhound racing plant in Little Rock if Hot Springs shows insufficient interest in Garland County.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
Secretary of State
Clyde
O. Halk
Harold Land
Lang
Garland County
Court Briefs Question Governor Power Over G F Board
In Arkansas the state Supreme Court heard a brief arguing Gov Rockefeller can remove Game and Fish Commission members in specific cases. A lower judge ruled removal hearings require enabling legislation, while the governor’s side contends Section 5 of Amendment 35 is self executing and limits are set by law.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Game and Fish Commission
Rockefeller
John T. Jernigan
Game and Fish Commission
Jernigan
Rockefeler
First Negro elected to Arkansas GOP Committee
Mire Minnie Pearl Rose of North Little Rock became the first Black person elected to the state Republican Committee. Mrs. Rose, mother of 12, was chosen as Pulaski County state Republican committee woman on Tuesday night.
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Liptle Rock
Minnie Pearl Rose
North Litetle Rock
State
Republican Committee
Ross
Pulaski County
Republican
Nixon Waiting for Other Shoe to Drop in New Hampshire
Nixon aides signal Rockefeller may enter the Republican race after Romney quits. Nixon and Romney had battled for the state primary as ballots remain prepared. Rockefeller's potential entry prompts Nixon's team to watch for shifts, with Buchanan stating they welcomed Rockefeller as an opponent.
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Belman Morin
Manchester
N.H
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Fed
Rockefeller
Romney
New Hampshire
Republian
Michigan
America
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
Gov
Romny
Robert Stark
McMath urges firm stand amid Tonkin review
Former Arkansas governor Sid McMath told a Pine Bluff civic club that the nation must stand firm now as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reviews the Tonkin Gulf incident. He warned the Vietnam War is at a critical stage and criticized linking the attack to broader provocations.
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Tonkin
Foreign Relations Committee
McMath
Air War Intensifies Around Khe Sanh Amid Siege
A Associated Press report from Khe Sanh details massive air strikes ringed by heavy bombardment as North Vietnamese forces close in on the Marine base. Air power is described as the largest single day effort, with thousands of bombs dropped by B-52s and jets.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Deep Theia Command
David BE. Lownds
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Kho Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Probation System Is Proposed In Arkansas
Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas AP Prison Board Chair John Haley said a second special session will introduce a bill to create a statewide probation system. Few counties can afford a probation officer now. May session likely to seek changes removing juries from sentencing except in capital cases, assigning power to circuit judges. Haley spoke during a Prison Board meeting at Tucker Prison Farm focusing on farm drainage issues.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Prison Board
John Haley
Haley
Arkansas
State Prison Board
Marshall Rush
Pine Bluff
Soil Conservation Service Office
Tucker
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