Massell and Cook Face Atlanta Mayoral Runoff
In Atlanta two candidates, Democrat and vice mayor Massell and Republican alderman Cook, race to succeed retiring Mayor Allen amid charges of campaign irregularities. Black voters, nearly 40 percent of eligible voters, are pivotal as Massell led Cook in the initial ballot but failed to win a majority.
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Horace E. Tate
First Bank Holding Co. plan in Hot Springs Arkansas
FABCO and Arkansas First National Bank of Hot Springs announce a plan to form Arkansas first registered bank holding company. Federal Reserve approval required. Stone to join FABCO board. no other personnel changes planned. Judsonia builds own water system funded by 400000 bond for 4000 customers. Okinawa defense duties shift to Japan after 1970 treaty terms, with U S base governed under existing security pact.
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FABCO
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Arkansas First National Bank
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Judsonia, Ark
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Searcy
Bald Knob
Jimmy Miller
Okinawa
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Pacific
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Weather Station Report for 24 Hours
Report from Experiment Station for 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday notes mixed cloudiness and cooler changes. Highs around 5 and 748 with varying conditions today tonight. cooler trend continues into Wednesday with unsettled skies and light winds.
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Arkansas
Vietnam War Protest Sparks Political Debate
The article notes demonstrators urging peaceful expression while Republicans clash over Nixon era endgame. Rogers cites concern for peace as Morton calls critics sound officers. Agnew brands protest leaders as hard core and impudent snobs, drawing cross-party reactions amid ongoing Vietnam hearings led by Fulbright.
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Agnew
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New Orleans
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Chappaquiddick incident cited in testimony
Dr Spelman testified that three months after Miss Kopechne’s burial in Larksville observations could still yield valid conclusions. He noted finding a body in a car underwater raises the possibility of a significant injury, in connection with Kennedy’s car drive into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island Massachusetts.
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Spelman
U.S. Merchant Shipping Faces Labor and Subsidy Struggles
The article compares U S and Soviet maritime strength, noting labor costs and shortages during Korea and Vietnam eras. It cites a $300 million annual subsidy, high U S shipbuilding costs, and limited domestic fleet growth, with emphasis on the St Lawrence Seaway’s impact and Great Lakes shipping capacity.
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Ship Building Council of America
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Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
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Sault St. Marie
Panama Canal
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Lakes
Infant Killed in Wreck near Russellville Arkansas
A two car crash on U S 64 about three miles west of Russellville claimed the life of one month old Joseph Lemoyne Nowell of London. Seven others were injured when a car driven by 19 year old Robert Honake of London attempted to pass and collided head on with a car driven by 24 year old Margaret S Nowell of London. The child was a passenger in the latter vehicle. Two drivers and five passengers in the Honake car were injured.
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Russellville
Ark
U.S
Here
Joseph Lemoyne Nowell
London
Robert Honake
Margaret S. Nowell
Army recalls general amid Senate graft probe hearings
Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole is recalled from Europe to Washington in connection with Senate investigations into irregularities in noncommissioned officers clubs. He may be questioned about his Vietnam tour overseeing NCO clubs and possible ties to figures linked to a Hong Kong firm selling slot machines to enlisted men.
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Washington
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Senate
Army
Earl F. Cole
Pentagon
Cole
Abraham
Ribcoff
D-Conn
Madison County
Neb
Ribicoff
Carl C. Turner
Vietnam
William Higdon
Higdon
Long Binh
Sgt
William C. Wooldridge
William Crum
Sarl Electronics
Police Cast Wide Net in Zodiac Killer Hunt
A meeting of seven area police agencies outlines a general strategy to identify and capture the Zodiac killer while admitting no clear progress. Handwriting, ballistics, and fingerprint work tie the same man to five Bay Area slayings since December. Investigators focus on a 9 mm pistol used in four killings, with gun permits being checked against Zodiac handwriting notes. The threat to schoolchildren and the large Mobile task force aim to sharpen the pursuit, as officials call the suspect a madman.
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Martin Lee
San Francisco
Lee
San Francisco Bay Area
Walt the
San Francisco Crime Laboratory
Lae
Somali military seizes power after president's assassination
Somali radio reports army and police took control of Mogadishu at 3 a.m. after President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was killed by a police guard during a drought area tour. Frontiers and airports closed as the junta promises to continue Shermarke policies and a new regime forms replacing Prime Minister Egal.
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French Somaliland
Mogadishu Radio
Somalia
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
Shermarke
Mogadishu
Ant
Muktar Mohamed Hussein
Hussein
National Assembly
Nairobi
Mohamed Ibrahim Egal
Somali Youth League
East Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Skies Clear Over Most of Arkansas
The Associated Press report notes cooler weather as a rejuvenated cold front moved southeast across Arkansas. Showers occurred along and ahead of the front with only small rainfall, the largest at 0.166 inches in El Dorado. Highs ranged from 90 at Texarkana to 75 at Fayetteville. overnight lows reached 35 in Fayetteville and 46 in Harrison.
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Lake Michigan
New Mexico
EL Dorado
Puyetteville
Harrison
Pine Riff
Texarkana
Little Rock
Texarkan
Payettesville
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Boundary Dispute to U.S. Court
Supreme Court received and ordered filed a special masters report favoring Tennessee in a boundary dispute with Arkansas over Armstrong's Bar on the Mississippi near Memphis. Nordbye recommended Tennessee boundary along the river drift and avulsion rules and a survey to decree the border with costs split.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
Arkansas
U. S. District Court
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Minnesota
Mississippi River
Memphis
Armstrong's Bar
High Court
Tennessea
Mississippi
Jiddge Nordbye
Nordbye
Cow Islands Weadway
Cow Islands Weadway Channel
Scanlan’s Chute
Frog Chute
Ike Chute
96 Chute
Suvey
Fort Smith residents vote on 3.85 mill tax increase
Fort Smith Arkansas residents cast a vote today on a 3.85 mill tax increase to fund Westark Junior College. The measure seeks to support the college's operations and facilities amid ongoing discussions with local officials and residents.
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Associated Press
Fort Smith, Ark
Fort Smith
Westark Junior College
Senators Silent on Haynsworth confirmation vote
President Nixon defended Judge Clement F. Haynsworth but more than 20 key Senators remained undecided on his Supreme Court nomination. Senator Aiken and Williams still undecided while Hruska, the ranking Republican, suggested a two week vote window. Nixon said he would not withdraw the nomination despite calls to do so.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth
Haynsworth
Supreme Court
George D. Aiken
Vermont
John J. Williams
Delaware
Aiken
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Senate
U.S. Court of Appeals
Bayh
Obituaries and political clash over Haynsworth nomination
Obituaries note services for Clarence F. Gilbert 66 of Washington Rt 1 at Herndon Chapel with burial in Westmoreland Cemetery. Also listed are services for Thomas S. McKee and Roy L. Yarberry. Separately President Nixon supports Haynsworth’s Supreme Court nomination amid Senate confirmation controversy over stock holdings and potential impropriety.
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Washington
Herndon Chapel
Everett Vinson
Westmoreland Cemetery
Nola D. Gilbert
Samuel D. Barnett
Minden
Charles W. Gilbert
Washington Rt
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Wade
Willie Gilbert
Sam Gilbert
Fulton
Alton Gilbert
Hope
Ernestine Peace
Camden
Carrie Edwards
Thomas S. McKee
New Hope Baptist Church
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Roy L. Yarberry
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Herndon Funeral Chapel
Gerald Trussell
Columbus Cemetery
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