Talks to Continue China US Dialogue at UN Site
Spencer Davis reports that U S and China may keep Sino dialogue at United Nations headquarters in New York, with George Bush likely meeting Ambassador Huang Hua. Kissinger says a contact point will be set up soon for cultural and trade discussions, while Barnett notes Peking’s nonrecognition of the U S envoy and Taiwan's status.
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Robert Barnett
United States
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United Nations
Peking
Nixon
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Barnett
George Bush
U.S
Huang Hua
The
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State Department
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Warsaw
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Taiwan
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New York
Nixon Defends Taiwan Pact While Explaining Peking Visit
President Nixon, amid a large welcome-home crowd, publicly reaffirmed U.S. commitments to defend Taiwan while noting no secret deals were made with China. He defended his Peking visit as advancing a gradual troop withdrawal and not yielding peace guarantees.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
China
U.S
Taiwan
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Three Seek Re election in Arkansas Senate House Races
Three Arkansas Democrats announced plans to seek re election to the Senate with W E Rainwater in District 10 and George Locke in District 25 pledging second terms while Frank Hensell in District 52 also runs again. Rep Paul Henry of Batesville declared he will not seek another term in District 46 citing business duties. Michael K Wilson of Jacksonville runs for vacant House District 1. Heat from the sun keeps the earth warm past December 21, winter’s start.
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Greenwood
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Sevier
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Batesville
Independence County
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Hamburg
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Pine Bluff
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Jacksonville
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Tucker to run for Arkansas attorney general
James Guy Tucker Jr. announced his candidacy for Arkansas attorney general, seeking to continue reforms from his 14 months as Pulaski and Perry counties prosecutor. He aims to keep Thornton era programs, push drug and pollution prosecutions, and press for consumer protection and court reforms. Tucker is a Harvard Law grad and Vietnam veteran.
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Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
Judith Rogers
John Harmon
North Little Rock
Roger Glasgow
Nash
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Pulaski
Perry
Thornton
Vietnam
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University of Arkansas
Weather summary for Arkansas region forecast update
Experiment Station report covers 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday with high 78 and low 36. Sunny and warm today with increasing cloudiness tonight. Widely scattered thunder showers expected Wednesday with a general cooling trend, turning colder northwest late Wednesday. Highs today mid 70s to mid 80s, lows tonight mainly in the 50s. Wednesday highs mid 60s northwest to low 80s southeast.
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Arkansas
Electric Rate Hike Sought by Southwest Arkansas Coop
The Arkansas Public Service Commission heard Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp request a rate increase. The Texarkana based utility serves 13,600 people across eight counties and would raise gross revenues about 235,392 dollars annually, with an average residential bill up about 12 percent.
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State Public Service Commission
Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp
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Texarkana
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Howard
Lafayette
Little River
Miller
Polk
Sevier
Kelley Presswood
Warmer Weather Is Predicted In Arkansas With Showers
Weather outlook for Arkansas shows warmer temperatures continue with increasing clouds. Showers and a few thunderstorms likely tonight across the state and into Wednesday as Gulf moisture grows. Monday highs reach 70s and 80s in places like Texarkana. cooler later in the week as a low pressure system brings a cold front. In Mount Ida, 23 year old Jimmy Loudermilk of Black Springs is charged with second degree murder.
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Gulf Area
South Arkansas
Texarkana
Mount Ida, Ark
Jimmy Loudermilk
Black Springs
Montgomery County
Atty
Gayle Ford
Tillman George Jones dies at 69 in Lewisville
Tillman George Jones 69 died Monday at a Lewisville hospital. He was a retired Hempstead County resident and Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife Zula Jones four sons four daughters three sisters and several in laws. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at North Lewisville Baptist Church with two ministers officiating. Burial Wilson Cemetery. Body lies in state 5 30 p.m. Tuesday at Oakcrest Funeral Home prior to the service.
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Neenah
Wisc
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Leary
Texas
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Little Rock
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San Francisco
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Malvern
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Bossier City
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Bison
Seebelle Moses
Patmos
Ocie Anderson
Hope
Ola Jenkins
Texarkana
North Lewisville Baptist Church
Kenneth Bobo
Woody Sanders
Wilson Cemetery
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Earthquake Shakes Tokyo and Japan coast
A long rolling quake shook Tokyo and nearby areas with no casualties reported in the city. Hachijyo Island saw cracked roads and collapsed walls. The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale there, with the focus 62 miles east of Hachijyo. Washington seismographs recorded 7 on the Richter scale.
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Hachijyo
Washington, D.C
Chaplain of Senate Dies in Arkansas at 74
Little Rock AP reports Dr. R. D. Adams, chaplain of the Arkansas Senate, died Monday aged 74. He served as state chaplain and was a respected religious and civic figure in Arkansas politics. His death marks the loss of a longtime spiritual adviser to lawmakers and public servants.
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R. D. Adams
The
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Davis murder trial set amid debate over communism
In San Jose AP reports the Angela Davis trial opens with juror bias questions as a prospective juror cites her avowed Communism. Judge Aronson weighs a defense bid to remove the juror while two students and a woman are excused for hardship or beliefs about Davis. Davis, 28, faces murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges tied to the Marin County Civic Center shootout on August 7 1970 in which four died.
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Calif
Angela Davis
William Hotaling
Miss Davis
Hotaling
Superior Court
Richard J. Aronson
Marin County Civic Center
Catholic Informer Testifies in Berrigan Trial In Harrisburg
Boyd Douglas Jr testifies as the government star witness, saying his Catholic faith and parole hopes spurred his FBI cooperation against Rev. Philip Berrigan and six co defendants accused of plotting to kidnap Kissinger and to damage draft records. He recounted Berrigan masterminding prison cell plots to speed Vietnam pullout and plans to blow heating tunnels in Washington. Douglas, a felon with a history of prison time, describes how he was recruited in 1970 to pass letters and intruded on Berrigan’s inner circle, amid broader Catholic ties among the defendants. In separate notes, Hill Burton Act grants $25,000 aid Warner Brown Hospital in El Dorado to fund bed replacement and modernization.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Boyd Douglas Jr
FBI
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Douglas
Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Lewisburg
United States
Washington
Bucknell University
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D-Ark
Tennessee Leads in Rabies Across State
Tennessee tops the nation with confirmed rabies in seven animals as fox poisoning teams rush to curb fox populations before summer. Kentucky follows with 54 cases. most infections affect foxes, with dogs also affected. Officials warn vaccines for pets remain crucial and note about 1,500 foxes were killed in Rutherford and DeKalb counties as teams expand to Cannon and Warren counties.
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Fredrickson
Game and Fish Commission
Fox Control
Rutherford
DeKalb
Cannon County
Warren County
Saroyan Finds Majestic Loneliness Fuels Writing
Fresno born author William Saroyan, 63, advocates a life of isolation and intense focus as essential to artistry. In a rare interview he speaks of loneliness as a benevolent force guiding creation, cites The Time of Your Life’s six day burst, and notes his 60 plus works span Paris and Fresno memories. His orphanage time at age three and Armenian heritage shape his autobiographical fiction and plays.
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Calif
William Saroyan
Saroyan
Washington, D.C
Varaz Samuelian
Paris
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