Kennedy Wills Probate Reveal Debts and Theater Shares
New York AP reports three Kennedys probated wills show half of Robert F. Kennedy's $1.5 million estate allotted to debts and expenses. John F. Kennedy held 12.5 shares in a Broadway theater, while Joseph P. Kennedy's details appear incomplete in the excerpt.
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Florida
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Manhattan
Ethel
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Massachusetts
Patricia
Peter Lawford
Ken Industries Corp
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Rose
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Nine Americans Killed in Battle in Indochina War
AP reports the second week of 1972 saw five Americans killed and 26 wounded in action with eight dying in nonhostile causes. South Vietnamese losses rose, while allied commands reported 1,034 enemy killed. Total U S casualties stood at 45,637 killed in action and 302,519 wounded. Estates of Joseph and Robert Kennedy discussed. Joseph Kennedy’s Florida probate ongoing and Robert Kennedy’s estate tallied at $1.49 million in New York with debts. President Nixon’s joint session speech stressed cautious proposals and urged staying engaged internationally while building peace and maintaining deterrence.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Hurricanes named after Senators instead of Women
A Miami feminist urged top weather officials to rename storms after U.S. senators, arguing women’s names stigmatize the storms. Roxey Bolton joked about dubbing storms “him-icanes” to replace “hurricane” and criticized lines about “Cheryl” or “Betsy” being blamed for devastation.
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Tad Bartimus
Associated Press
MIAMI
U.S
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Icanes
Icane
Cheryl
Betsy
Mrs. Bolton
Blacks Riot in Rhodesia Sparks Citywide Unrest
In Salisbury police regained control before dawn after rioters stoned vehicles and shops and set buildings ablaze through the night. Tear gas limited the violence. 13 people were treated for injuries at a local hospital. Sporadic clashes also reported in Victoria and Gwelo amid a British commission visit.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Victoria
Gwelo
Rockefeller Has Beard at News Conference in Little Rock
Former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller appeared with a short beard at a news conference in Little Rock. He said the beard began in a bearded contest with his son Winthrop Paul and tied to ongoing political and defense budget discussions. He noted upcoming budget details to be released with Nixon's 1973 plan. NOW criticized naming hurricanes after people as downgrading women. Dr. Karl Johannessen and others addressed hurricane season planning amid mixed reception.
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Congress
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Little Rock
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Weather Summary for Arkansas Region
Weather station report covers 24 hours to 7 am Thursday. High 73, low 53.8, precipitation .16 inch. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness today through Friday with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly south and east. Temperatures: highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s, lows mostly in the 50s.
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Weather officials debate storm naming with gender alternating plan
The director of the National Weather Service told Mrs Bolton that naming deadly storms after women was not personal. He balked at naming storms after senators. He suggested alternating male and female names by year. Mrs Bolton noted the long tradition of 18 years and pressed for change.
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Death notices and obituaries from Hope and major cities
Obituary notices list Galene Hale Gummeson of Hope, Verne Gummeson husband, Ben Gummeson son, services in Atlanta. Also reported are John A. Chapman drama critic of New York Daily News, A Rhett du Pont retired banker, violinist Michael Rabin, and Stephen Arlen of Sadler’s Wells Opera, all with brief biographical details and dates.
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Floral Hills Memory Gardens
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Sadler's Wells Opera
Arkansas counties eligible for emergency farm loans
Secretary of Agriculture Ear L. Butz announced that 14 Arkansas counties have qualifying crop losses due to adverse weather, making them eligible for emergency loans from the Farmers Home Administration. The counties listed include Crittenden Desha Independence Jackson Lafayette Lawrence Lee Miller Monroue Phillips Poinsett Randolph St. Francis and White.
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Ear L. Butz
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Full-employment Budget Is Spending Without Lid
Washington AP report outlines Nixon’s full employment budget concept as deficit spending with a theoretical lid. It argues the plan ties spending to what the government deems it should be earning and forecasts a large fiscal 1972 deficit, about 40 billion dollars, highest since 1945. It notes economists’ debate over 4 percent unemployment as the target and criticizes using the mechanism in practice. It contrasts Nixon with Johnson on deficits and inflation attribution.
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United States
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Johnson
Districting Plan Challenge in Arkansas Federal Suit
U S District Court Judge J Smith Henley indicated he would likely hear a district court suit challenging Arkansas legislative apportionment. Atty Gen Ray Thornton urged a three judge panel, arguing it would delay proceedings but prevent later retrial. William T Kelly of Pulaski County GOP filed the suit August 20 asserting constitutional flaws in the July 19 Board of Apportionment plan with cross county Senate districts and 26 multimember House districts.
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J. Smith Henley
Atty
Ray Thornton
Henley
U.S
William T. Kelly
Pulaski County
Mrs. Onassis Drops Case Over Photog Galella
Jacqueline Onassis plans to withdraw her counterclaim for monetary damages against freelance photographer Ronald Galella. Galella had sued for 1.3 million claiming harassment by Secret Service agents who broke his camera, while Onassis sought 1.5 million. A pretrial hearing set a potential trial date in February. Galella remains subject to proximity restrictions around Onassis and her family's Fifth Avenue residence.
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Jacqueline Onassis
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