Nixon Nixon Nixon: Year for a Nixon Agnew Ticket
The Star endorses Richard M. Nixon for president in 1968 with Spiro Agnew for vice president, arguing a Nixon victory would steer government toward deficit reduction, inflation control, and a more conservative Supreme Court. It notes Nixon has reshaped policy and urges support to sustain his administration through congressional alignment and committee leadership.
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Halloween Get-Together Draws Centerville Crowd
The Centerville Community held its annual Halloween gathering last Saturday with over 200 attendees. A ghoulish performer and staged stunts such as a hanging witch and a ghoul springing from the ground entertained guests, including a girl shown at left who stayed up past bedtime.
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Peace talks aimed at cease-fire in Indochina set to resume
Diplomatic sources say the United States and North Vietnam will restart negotiations that could yield a cease-fire by Sunday. Officials noted parts of South Vietnam’s press and cited ongoing unsettled issues as talks continued, with remarks from Dent in Atlanta signaling cautious optimism.
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Candidates Focus On Personalities In 1972 Campaign
In the final stretch of the 1972 race, voters and campaigns spotlight the candidates themselves. The Nixon and McGovern camps frame the race around character and leadership style, with debates over corruption, economic plans, and the Vietnam war shaping closing arguments. The Eagleton episode marked a decisive turning point for McGovern’s ticket.
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Tax-relief pledge scaled down by Nixon
Nixon scaled back his plan for across the board property tax relief, signaling that if re elected one of his top aims would be relief for older citizens. He spoke in a nationwide radio address while noting a Social Security bill that would raise benefits for the elderly and disabled by 98 billion.
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Hope High Band Earns Superior at Henderson Contest
The Hope High School marching band, with 72 members directed by Gary Wells and Byron Holt, placed first division superior for the second time this year at an invitational contest at Henderson State College Arkadelphia. They will compete next at an invitational regional in Camden Saturday. Also noting two Ouachita Baptists students from Hope, Joanne Reynolds and Randy O'Steen, were omitted from a prior story. A film for election judges and clerks will be shown Thursday at Hope City Hall Auditorium to prepare for the November 7 general election polls.
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Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Press Coastal Fronts
Fighting widens across Que Son Da NangDa Nang air base shelled as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese push across Saigon region Mekong Delta and central highlands. Saigon outskirts report highway strikes while U S air and naval raids persist above the 20th parallel with heavy B 52 strikes on southern targets.
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