Agnew renomination supported by GOP leaders survey
In Denver a cross section of Republican state chairmen and national committee members signaled broad support for Vice President Spiro Agnew’s renomination with Nixon, while a minority urged change. Some suggested Connally as a possible No. 2, others called for dropping Agnew. Prince Charles joins the Ten Ton Club after supersonic flight training and nearing wing promotion.
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AP Political Weiter
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Arkansas Weather Forecast 24 Hours Ahead
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 am Thursday notes high 89 and low 62 with precipitation possible. Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with modest cooling tonight and little temperature change Friday. Widely scattered showers and thunder showers start in west and south Friday, spreading across the state. Night lows expected in the upper 60s to low 70s, Friday highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
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Nixon retreat fuels questions on politics and press
In a rare quiet period at the Old Executive Office Building aides and reporters watch for hints of a political stance as President Nixon meets with advisers on China Vietnam and the budget. Press secretary Ziegler says no public speech is planned and no campaign talk is expected. The president is described as focused on governing rather than campaigning amid ongoing farm labor turmoil and economic concerns.
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National Review hoax on Vietnam papers exposed
William F Buckley Jr editor of National Review disclosed a hoax printing fictional Vietnam documents to test plausibility and media acceptance The stunt aimed to show that such forgeries could be believed if content seemed authentic The Times noted some items echoed real Times pieces and editors admitted authorship was invented.
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West Memphis City approves utility raises after wage dispute
West Memphis Mayor Tildon Rogers announced a pay increase for the West Memphis Utility Department workers. The raises total 23800 dollars, excluding fringe benefits, and align salaries with or above the Arkansas Power and Light scale. Final council action is set for August 9.
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Robbery at McClellan aide's Senate office
Washington AP report states Jeannine Ragland the personal secretary to Sen John L McClellan was tied up with a telephone cord and robbed at gunpoint in the New Senate Office Building Two men entered the room demanded money and fled after taking 10 from her wallet The incident adds to a pattern of criminal activity reported around Capitol Hill with mentions of past bombings rapes and robberies near the Senate building by McClellan who condemned the ongoing crime wave.
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Extradition Papers Are Sent To Arkansas For Graham
Extradition papers to extradite Daniel Lon Graham from Michigan to Arkansas on an escape charge were mailed to Governor Milliken in Lansing. Graham, 31, escaped May 31 from Cummins Prison Farm while serving a life term for the 1969 abduction of a banker's wife at DeValls Bluff. Springdale authorities seek to question him regarding a June 18 supermarket robbery in which two employees were killed and one wounded. He was arrested this month in Judington, Michigan.
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