Ky Kicks Off Campaign to Replace Thieu
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky started his bid to unseat President Nguyen Van Thieu accusing him of breaking campaign promises and ruling dictatorial. Ky said he will run in the October 3 election and urged unity while criticizing Thieu’s leadership and political actions. The Supreme Court ruled Thieu backed electoral law changes constitutional, while Ky warned of press and opposition suppression amid the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Eller Today
Thieu
Supreme Court
Congress
National
Kiwanis Club hears Hendrix on Revenue Sharing plan
Arkansas Senator Olen Hendrix spoke at the Kiwanis meeting about a Washington trip with President Nixon and Cabinet members to discuss revenue sharing. Nixon urged sharing funds with debt-free states, Arkansas skeptical it benefits. Guests included Wirskye Washburn Brock and McLarty. Also recapped Little League games with Sheriff’s, Lions, and James Motor Co. results.
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Arkansas Senate
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Kiwanis Club
Mike Kelly
Hendrix
Washington D.C
Nixon
White House
Washington
George Romney
HUD
the Treasury
John Connally
Arkansas
Bill Wirskye
Richardson
Texas
David Washburn
Boston
Ray Brock
Delight
Mack McLarty
Hope
Jim Tate
Hope Kiwanis Club
Navy Exemption Granted for Drug Users Who Cooperate
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee ordered a one time exemption from disciplinary action or less than honorable discharge for drug users who cooperate with their own rehabilitation. The directive covers the Navy and Marine Corps and stresses voluntariness and sincerity in seeking to eliminate dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chafee
Chafee
Navy
Marine Corps
Naval Service
Vietnam
Fish Fry Coalition Rally Draws Young and Old Support
A Washington fish fry drew over 1,300 attendees as Rep. David Pryor touted a rare coalition between generations. Funds from the $5 meal supported Pryor’s aging programs and a summer study on federal benefits for seniors conducted by his House Trailer Committee for the Aging. Notables and lawmakers mingled, and Pryor noted about 20 college volunteers will aid data collection on aging programs.
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Washington
David Pryor
S. America
Pryor
House
Arkansas Democrat
Congress
Joe’s Gulf Station
Capitol
James Symington
D-Ma
Hubert H. Humphrey
House Trailer Committee
Whitlam says China open to Geneva style Vietnam talks
Australian Labor leader Gough Whitlam returned from Beijing saying Communist China is willing to join a revived Geneva style conference on Vietnam. He met Premier Zhou Enlai and discussed Asian framework for conference arrangements with Chou. Whitlam emphasized only one Asian IC C member and noted Britain and the Soviet Union led the 1954 process.
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Mong Kong
China
Vietnam
Geneva
France
Indochina
Australian Labor Party
Peking
Gough Whitlam
Chou En-lai
Chou
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Whitlam
Nixon veto fight over 5.6B public works bill heats up
Republicans claim Senate votes to sustain President Nixon's veto of the 5.6 billion public works bill, arguing the measure fails to accelerate jobs. Democrats doubt they can reach two thirds in both chambers. President sought development aid and extended acts, while GOP predicts few lawmakers break with him. The clash centers on unemployment relief and job creation in construction nationwide. Babe Ruth League All Star teams named with players from Citizens Bank, Corn Belt Hatcheries, and other local clubs. games set for Sheridan with a caravan to depart Friday.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-Nor
House
White House
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Public Works Committee
Theodore Stevens
Alaska
Appalachian
Williams
Senate Labor Committee
Gary Banks
Clay O'Steen
Jim Rhodes
James Staggers
Citizens Bank
Robin Lee
Mike McCorkle
Artis Perry
James Robinson
Corn Belt Hatcheries
Mike Butler
Terry Smith
Anderson- Frazier
Dave Bramlett
Mark Harris
First National Bank
Gerald Muldrew
Merchants
Tim Gregory
John Yates
Blevins
Tom Waters
Bobby Joe Lee
Wayne Russell
Steven Russell
Steve Allen
Randy Banks
Donnie Hughes
Gary Rhodes
Donnie Joyce
Billy McCorkle
Ricky White
Jimmy Williams
Gordon Bates
Ricky Brown
David Huddleston
Bill Atterbury
Mike Newton
Anderson-Frazier
Edward Bilbo
Luther Wright
Tim Hogan
Jimmy Smith
A.J. Rhodes
Cecil O'Steen
Don Robinson
Scott Hughes
Sheridan
Malvern
Legion Field
Executions in Morocco a Mystery
Morocco faced unanswered questions after a failed coup and the execution of its ringleaders. Ten of the twelve leaders were executed, two died in the palace attack, and doubts linger about motives, loyalties, and the fate of the king and interior minister. The Libyan radio saluted the coup and nine leaders were listed with property holdings including farms and villages.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan I
People's Revolutionary Committee
Mohamed Oufkir
Mafia Leaders Seized Across Sicily in Police Sweep
In a wide operation, police rounded up dozens of Mafia suspects in Sicily and on the Italian peninsula led by Palermo police chief Ferdinando Lid Donne and Col. Carlo Alberto della Chiesa. The arrestsfollow a seven year probe that named 13 kingpins and accused officials of political protection for the Mafia.
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Rome
Sicily
Palermo
Ferdinando Lid Donne
Carlo Alberto Della Chiesa
Sardinia
Christian Democrats
Italy
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Bruce Huddleston
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Lions
James Motor Co
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Richard Fuller
Carl Lindsey
Henry Haynes
Says Fish Fry
Moles Qate
Hope Federal Savings & Loan Association
ARK
al Robbn
Abe Ruth
Mohamed Medbouh
Hassan Said
Medbouh
Johannesburg
South Africa
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New Yorker
Ion
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