Government eyes farm safety as OSHA rules loom
Washington AP reports the federal government deepens farm safety efforts after Labor Department officials told a House panel that farming leads to high fatality and injury rates. OSHA actions include field toilets near work sites and roll over bars on tractors, with ongoing public comment extended to August 16.
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Morton Corn
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John A. Knebel
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Tremendous 8.2 Quake Hits Peking Tientsin Area
Tokyo dispatch reports the strongest quake in 12 years striking the Peking Tientsin corridor in northeast China. The U S information service measured 8.2 on the Richter scale with heavy damage and numerous casualties feared near the epicenter about 90 miles east southeast of Peking and 40 miles north of Tientsin.
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Bank robbery suspect caught in St. Louis case
A East St. Louis man Clark Jordan Jr. was arrested in St. Louis after an attempt to rob Union National Bank of East St. Louis on April 23. Federal officials said the Springfield FBI office detained him and he was to appear before a U.S. magistrate in Belleville.
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Record vote forecast in Missouri primary election
Jefferson City AP reports Missouri faces a record 1.25 million voters in the state primary led by a heated U S Senate Democratic contest and a debate over aid to private schools. Secretary of State James Kirkpatrick predicts 52 percent of registered voters casting ballots. The turnout would be 37 percent of the voting age population, higher than 1972 but below perfect participation.
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James Kirkpatrick
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Inmate Knox Bound Over for Murder Trial
Tommy Lee Knox, a 20 year old Algoa inmate, bound over for trial in Circuit Court after a Tuesday magistrate hearing. He faces second degree murder charges for the July beating death of fellow inmate Elijah Smith at Algoa Reformatory.
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Algoa
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