Indiana primary issues and Negro population shifts noted
The article discusses Indiana voting dynamics with Branigin aligning on Vietnam while courting Republican crossovers, and notes Indiana's nonpartisan ballots, a 1968 census snapshot showing 6.7 percent Negro population with concentrations in Gary and Indianapolis. It also profiles Miss Hope Pageant contestant Rachel Batson, a 1968 graduate pursuing drama and speech, with rodeo credentials and pageant talents.
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House
Branigin
Indiana
Gary
Indianapoli
Kennedy
Whitbeck Praised Harkey in December Letter
In a letter dated December R Whitbeck praised Harkey for strengthening insurance supervision and credited him with much accomplished that year. Whitbeck, a Little Rock insurer, has criticized Harkey's handling of the department, saying reforms harmed the industry while correcting certain infractions.
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Little Rock
John Norman Harkey
Frank Whitbeck
Whitbeck
Harkey
Little Rock Insurance
Insurance Department
State Commerce Commission
Whitback
Miss Hope Pageant Contestants Gather in Hope
Miss Vicki Ellen Bruce daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Bruce a Hope High grad plans Henderson State College study with eight years piano one year voice and self taught guitar She will sing and guitar as her talent Vicki 5 7 123 red hair green eyes 35 24 36 Miss Gayle Williams daughter of Mrs Lucy Mae Williams a 1966 Hope High grad junior at Southern State College trains voice and music plays flute piccolo tenor and alto sax aims to finish at Southern State and attend University Medical Center in Little Rock She is a SSC beauty first runner up Miss SSC 1967 Hempstead County Forest Queen and DeCapo Music fraternity member Her talent will be a vocal solo Gayle 5 4 115 brown hair brown eyes 4 23 34 None
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Hope High School
Rachel Batson
Charles F. Batson
Rachel
Hope High
Henderson State College
Texoma
Texoma Rodeo Queen, Is A Member of the Fha, Fta, Fna, Babettes
FFA
Vicki Ellen Bruce
F. J. Bruce
Anderson’s Business College
Vicki
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Miss Hope Pageant Contestant Danna King Highlight
Miss Danna Frances King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strother, is a 1968 Hope High graduate and contestant in the May 18 Miss Hope Pageant at Hope High School Auditorium. She has piano and dancing training and aims for Southern State College, with a dramatic reading talent and roles as Sweetheart and Class Beauty.
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Dora
Ann King
Frank King
Hope High School
Danna Frances King
Frank Strother
Danna
Hope High
Southern State College
Career Girls
FHA
FNC
Donna
Boycott at Spa Stores Planned by NAACP Group
Hot Springs Arkansas NAACP president Rev Thomas McVeigh Steith announced a selective buying boycott against Cooley's Stores No 1 and 2 for refusing to hire Black workers and to talk. The move followed meetings with NAACP members and Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce representatives. The Balearic Islands became a Spanish province after the 1802 Treaty of Amiens.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Couley
Hot Springs
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thomas McVeigh Steith
Cooley's
Smith
NAACP
Balearic Islands
Amiens
Koreans Claim U.S. Agents Are Captured
North Korea's KCNA said a group described as U.S. agents slipped across the DMZ before dawn to commit murder and subversion. The agency claimed the band was armed with various weapons but gave no number of captives.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
White
Dora Ann King
Rachel Andress Batson
Says Whitbeck
Miss Hope
South Ko- Tobago
United Land
Daniel Defoe
Robin
Son Crusoe
Gayle Williams
G&s Mfg. CO
West A
Hope
B.T.U
Hamm Tire & Appliance
Walnut ST
Hope, Ark
Spa
Texaco
Washington
Barry
Mr. Purtle
Olds
Mobile Squin
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