Agnew to Get Big Play in Elections
Vice President Spiro Agnew will be the administration’s big gun in congressional races, says Harry S. Dent. Dent predicts Republicans can gain seven Senate seats while expanding House influence. He argues Nixon is not pursuing a Southern strategy but reintegrating the South with a balanced approach, challenging Democratic rhetoric.
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Margaret Kernodle
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Harry S. Dent
South Carolina
Senate
South
Union
Dent
White House aide calls Agnew key for GOP campaigns
Top aide to Sen. Strom Thurmond described as special counsel in the White House says Agnew will be the prime leader in backing Republican candidates this year. He notes Agnew ranks third in nationwide admiration behind Nixon and Billy Graham and expects active use across the country. Nixon's campaign role remains to be decided as November nears.
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Boaten
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Fort Worth
Helena
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Strom Thurmond
S.C
White House
Oval
Dent
Agnew
Gallup
Nixon
Evangelist Billy Graham
Battle over Bank of Little Rock deposits ends with ouster
Union Nation Bank of Little Rock faces a clash over a 10 million dollar decline in deposits. Former president Donald Couch and Harlin Lane claim mismanagement and seek control with over 100000 proxy votes while current directors defend losses tied to nine transactions and a 1 million loan to LaCo Inc with a 125000 fee.
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Union Nation” Bank of
Little Rock
J. i. Vooeen
Donald P. Couch
Harlin Lane
Couch
Couch-Lane
Bowen
Douglas F. Graves
Oet
Salait
Laco, Inc
Lane
LaCo Inc
LaCo
Two U S Helicopters Shot Down in Delta Fighting
AP dispatch from Saigon reports skirmishes from the Mekong Delta to the Cambodian border. Two U.S. helicopters were shot down. 71 North Vietnamese or Viet Cong soldiers killed. One American killed and 12 wounded. First Infantry Division engaging near border. division to depart Vietnam in April. Three South Vietnamese dead and 11 wounded. Second helicopter down over A Shdu Valley during patrol.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Headquarters Today
Mekong
U.S
Vietnam
Toys
Canepodian
He Niu
A Shdu
Noth Vietnemiese
Eye Mystery in UMD STN Dramatic Tale
A distorted narrative on a dramatic episode in a corridor where a search party, from office boys to executives, crawled wall to wall in a hour long scene. The narrator recalls looking for a disc and finding it tucked behind a eyelid, ending with reflections on vision and embarrassment.
Nixon State of the Union Address Preview
Washington AP summarizes President Nixon's forthcoming State of the Union. Key themes include prioritizing peace, honoring treaty commitments while reducing global involvement, reforming government institutions, overhauling welfare, shifting power to states and the people, and presenting a balanced fiscal 1971 budget. The address urges Congress to join in these reforms to benefit American families.
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Washington
Nixon
State of the Union
Annn
America
Ametiea
Congress
Israeli Bombs Hit Camps Near Cairo Amid Island Raid
Israeli planes struck military camps near Helwan and Huckstep south of Cairo as commandos on the captured Shadwan island dismantled a radar station. Israeli sources put Egyptian casualties at up to 60 killed, 41 captured, with 3 Israelis killed and 6 wounded. Egypt said its planes attacked the island and fierce fighting continued in the Nile area.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Cairo
Helwan
Huckstep
Nile Valley
Suez Canal
Shadwan
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Isr Taeli
Tol Ondhesland
Isand
Israelf
cor +al
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Meeotst
Stinnett Elected President of County Judges Assn
Ouachita County Judge Alfred Stinnett was chosen as president of the Arkansas County Judges Association at its annual meeting in Little Rock. James R. Burchfield and J. Martin Tackett were named vice president and secretary-treasurer. The group urged state funding changes for county revenues and pushed for laws easing county road right of way restrictions.
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Little Rock
Arkansas County Judges Association
Ouachita
Alfred Stinnett
Chicot
James R. Burchfield
Lafayette
J. Martin Tackett
Association
State Highway Commission
Hardin Denied Route to Secede from Dollarway School District
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking Hardin from withdrawing from the Dollarway School District. The ruling bars secession unless circumstances change, upholding desegregation efforts after the 1964 consolidation and noting potential future possibilities if desegregation is fully settled.
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Little Rock
Hardin
Dollarway
A.S. District Court
J. Smith Henley
Henley
Dollarway District
Hnally
Hardin Area
Obituary notices from Hope and Prescott areas
Florence Weisiger 42 formerly of Hope died in Oklahoma City after teaching in Hope and working at the post office. Burial in Spring Hill near Nashville. dau. David P. Davis Jr. to attend. Dr. J B Hesterly 80 of Prescott died. longtime physician, WWI veteran, Rotary, bank director. Niece Mrs. Frank McLarty of Hope. Arn Kee 83 of Trumann died in nursing home. husband Charles Kee 77 died two days earlier in Memphis. The Judge remarks on Dollarway litigation.
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Florence Weisher
Florence K. Weisiger
Hope
Oklahoma City
David P. Davis
Weisiger
Hendersonville
Tenn
Spring Hill Cemetery
Nashville
David P. Davis, Jr
J.B. Hesterly
Prescott
Prescott School Board
Ouachita College
University of Arkansas
Hestery
Rotary Club
Bank of Prescott
First United Methodist Church
Frank McLarty
Trumann, Ark
Arn Kee
Trumann
Charles E. Kee
Memphis
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