Missouri ad drive surprises officials as inquiries rise
In Jefferson City Missouri officials say a 24000 dollar regional ad campaign inviting new industries to Missouri has yielded more than two dozen responses. Six prospects are noted with expectations of rising inquiries in the coming weeks. Governor Bond and CID officials emphasize staying focused on economic growth and job creation.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Jack Butler
State Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
Chicago Tribune
Wall Street Journal
Butler
CID
Scott R. Allen
The
Journal
Chicago
Umcago Tribune
Allen
Bond
Nixon testifies before grand jury in California
Former President Richard Nixon broke silence on Watergate by voluntary sworn testimony to two grand jurors in San Clemente California. The session occurred over 11 hours spanning Monday and Tuesday with no subpoenas, and details remain confidential.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Watergate
California
Nixon
Library ‘of Congress
Columbia
Henry S. Ruth
U.S. Coast Guard
San Clemente
Attor
FBI hunts killers of two agents at Pine Ridge
FBI launched a systematic search of Pine Ridge Reservation using aircraft armored personnel carriers and helicopters after agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed near a remote house. About 100 to 150 FBI agents and 20 to 40 Bureau of Indian Affairs officers combed wooded hills while residents were interviewed. No arrests were made as 16 people in the house fled during the gunfire.
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Pine Ridge
5.D
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Thomas Coll
Coll
Coler
Williams
Gregory Spinelli
Charlotte
N. C
Spinelli
Delaware
Minneapolis
Minn
Oglala
Jack R. Coler
Ronald A. Williams
Special FBI
Joseph Trimbach
Wheat Suffering Damage From Heavy Kansas Rainfalls
In Kansas the wheat belt suffered heavy rain with Lyons recording 4% inches in 2 hours and Hutchinson area seeing three inches in three hours. Rain threatens harvest quality as test weight and protein drop and most grain trends toward yellow berry. Flash flood warnings cover McPherson Lyons Hutchinson Wichita and Newton while prior wet weather already constrained fields and damaged windswept crops.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Rex Cozad
The
Kansas. Wheat. Commission
Lyons
McPherson
Wichita
Newton
Wheat Country
Cozad
Oklahoma
Dodge City
Guide to selecting fresh fruits and vegetables
The article outlines USDA efforts to standardize many fruit and vegetable grades and provides shopper tips. It lists current top grades for apples and lemons, explains the complexity of 152 standards for 82 commodities, and offers practical buying guidance for onions, tomatoes, carrots, corn, and melons to help consumers judge ripeness and quality.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Agriculture Department
Missouri curators veto student fee hike at MU
The University of Missouri curators rejected a general student fee increase while approving a large rise for medical dental and veterinary school supplemental fees. They also ordered a study of the banks holding university funds amid disclosed board conflicts and fiscal concerns for 1975 76. John Hall Dalton became board president succeeding John Sam Williamson as term ended. The panel approved 7.7 million in budget changes across four campuses to cover higher utility costs malpractice insurance premiums and the new medical school class in Kansas City.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
John Hall Dalton
Kelmett
Missouri
John Sam Williamson
Rolla
Kansas City
St. Louis
New Medical School
Irvin Fane
Christopher 3. Bond
First National Bank of St. Louis
First National Bank
First Union Group
Farm prices rise for third straight month in mid June
U S farmers received higher prices in the month ending June 15 rising 2 percent from mid May, led by cattle, potatoes, tomatoes, cantaloupe and peaches. Beef cattle and hogs boosted totals while meat animal returns stayed strong, though wheat and barley prices fell.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Painting contest off limits to girls
In Hannibal Missouri the Jaycees bar girls aged 10 from entering the National Tom Sawyer Days Fence Painting Contest, a 19 year old boys only event. Jill Quattrocchi and Janine Range filed applications sparking a debate on tradition versus parity. The board tabled the applications but a July decision could be late for the girls.
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Hannibal, Mo
Becky Thatcher
Hannibal Jaycees
Jill Quattrocchi
Janine Range
The
Jaycees
Jill
Bill Quattrocchi
Quattrocchi
Dirk Sauer
Sauer
Dave Ebbing
Janine
Missouri
Mississippi River
Tom Sawyer
Linda Clark
Marine convicted in two slayings
A Marine, James A. Love, 25, was found guilty of two counts of second degree murder in the slayings of 2 1/2 year old Jeffery Berger and his 14 year old babysitter Sheila Cartright in Lee's Summit. The Jackson County jury sentenced him to 300 years in prison, with judge Tom J. Stubbs not immediately imposing the sentence.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
James A. Love
Tom J. Stubbs
Love
Jeffery Berger
Sheila Cartright
Jaycees
Lee's Summit
Bergers
Laurina McWilliams
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Stemmier, Fisher and Associates
Fortune
Madison, Wis
Henry Vilas
Cozard
Tuka
Pratt County
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