Nixon spends two thirds of year away from White House
AP report notes President Nixon spent 121 days away from Washington in the first half of 1972, with Aspen Lodge at Camp David and Key Biscayne as major retreats. Grand Cay island and neighbors Robert Abplanalp and Bebe Rebozo figure in his orbit, while he dodges on‑the‑road campaigning ahead of the Republican convention.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Washington
Aspen Lodge
Camp David
Navy Marine Base
Key Biscayne
Fla
Grand Cay
New York
Robert Abplanalp
Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo
Pat
Chicago
Oceanside
California
Peking
Moscow
Ottawa
Philadelphia
Floresville
Tex
Treasury
John B. Connally
Four Die in State Mishaps During July Holiday
Four people died in Arkansas during the Fourth of July holiday period in separate mishaps. Francis Anderson, 35, of Milwaukee, was killed when a Missouri Pacific freight train collided with the car she rode in near Pine Bluff. Amos Anderson, 35, also of Milwaukee, drove the car, which skidded 145 feet and burned after the crash. Luella Peden, 6, of Green Forest, died when the car she rode in collided with another on U S 62 east of Green Forest. Melissa Bednar, 7, of near Slocum in Prairie County, was killed when her bicycle was struck by a pickup on Arkansas 86. Daniel Rex Parrish, 18, of near Corning, died when his motorcycle overturned in McDougal.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
J.C. Stiles
Francis Anderson
Milwaukee
Wis
Pine Bluff
Missouri Pacific Lines
U.S. 65
Stiles
Amos Anderson
Luella Peden
Green Forest
U.S. 62
Melissa Bednar
Slocack
Prairie County
Arkansas 86
John T. Cartar
Stuttgart
Daniel Rex Parrish
Corning
McDougal
Truman hospitalized for routine exams after fall
Former President Harry S Truman entered Research Medical Center for routine examinations after a fall at his Kansas City home. Dr. Wallace H. Graham called his condition satisfactory and noted the intestinal ailment is related to a prior illness that kept him in hospital in 1971.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Medical Center
Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Graham
Blue Cross Blue Shield names new president
Robert P. Taylor has been named president of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He will assume the role on August 1 after serving as Senior VP of Worthen Bank and Trust and EVP and Director of FABCO. Taylor, born in Paragould and educated in Little Rock, holds a BS in Marketing and MS in Economics from the University of Arkansas. He is active in civic affairs and community organizations in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Robert P. Taylor
Arkansas Blue Cross
Blue Shield
John P. Price
M.D
Health Care Plan
Worthen Bank and Trust Company
First Arkansas Bankstock Corporation
FABCO
Taylor
Paragould
Worthen
First United Methodist Church
Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club
War Memorial Stadium Commission
University of Arkansas Foundation
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Quapaw Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Junior League of Little Rock
University of Arkansas Alumni Association
Little Rock University
U.A.L.R
Marie Scott
Winslow Drive
Sam M. Butler
Arkansas
Sixth and
Gaines
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Hot Springs
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
West Memphis
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