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| | Faubus sought comeback attempts in 1970, 1974, and 1986, but each time he lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary elections to [[Dale L. Bumpers]], David Hampton Pryor, and [[Bill Clinton]], respectively. | | Faubus sought comeback attempts in 1970, 1974, and 1986, but each time he lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary elections to [[Dale L. Bumpers]], David Hampton Pryor, and [[Bill Clinton]], respectively. |
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| − | In 1981-1982, Faubus served as the state's veterans affairs director under Republican Governor [[Frank D. White]], who served between the first two terms of Bill Clinton. | + | In 1981-1982, Faubus served as the state's veterans affairs director under Republican Governor [[Frank D. White]], who served between the first two terms of Bill Clinton. Democrats and some liberal Republicans strongly criticized White for naming Faubus to the position. |
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| − | Faubus and his first wife, the former Alta Haskins, from whom he was divorced after leaving the governorship, had one son, Farrell Faubus, who died in [[Washington]] State in 1976. | + | Faubus and his first wife, the former Alta Haskins, from whom he was divorced after leaving the governorship, had one son, Farrell Faubus (1939-1976), who died in [[Washington]] State under unusual circumstances. His second wife, the former Elizabeth Westmoreland, was murdered in 1983 in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. His third wife, the former Jan Wittenburg, survived him. |
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| − | In the late 1970s, Faubus penned his "scrapbook" memoirs under the title ''Down from the Hills'', a reference to the highland area of northwestern Arkansas where he was born and reared. Faubus is interred in the hills of Madison County, Arkansas. | + | In the late 1970s, Faubus penned his "scrapbook" memoirs under the title ''Down from the Hills'', a reference to the highland area of northwestern Arkansas where he was born and reared. Faubus is interred at the Combs Cemetery. |
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