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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
1
Indian cholera disaster worsens as Nadia district in West Bengal reports 1078 deaths in hospitals and along roads. District magistrate D K Ghosh cites bodies being buried quickly and appeals for 29 police battalions from other states. Krishnagar reports 511 bodies buried in a pit as hospitals treat about 75 new victims daily.
A water district approves a loan of £100,000 at 5 percent interest from the Farmer's Home Administration, Department of Agriculture. Gay Pas Trine.
Cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 began a Sunday morning flight to boost the space lab into a higher earth orbit. The craft circled the globe for over 36 hours, with on board systems normal per Tass. Orbit high point reached about 1646 miles and low point near 146.5 miles. The crew tested the station’s equipment as they drifted upward.
Forty two residents request repairs to the bridge over Brush Creek in Catt Terai and Feopen. The petition cites safety concerns and calls for immediate action from local authorities.
The Missouri Senate approved a proposal Tuesday to legalize pari mutuel betting at horse racing tracks by a vote of 18 to 15. The measure, altered from House versions, would also allow track dog racing, charitable bingo, and other games of chance, while rejecting a state lottery. A constitutional item would ban state officials from owning stakes in tracks. The bill goes back to the House for reconsideration and requires voter approval later. Meanwhile another bill to create ambulance districts, with taxing power and bonds, passed and moves to the governor for signature.
Legislation to create a second Cole County Circuit Court judge cleared the Senate and would take effect with an election in 1972 and office in January 1973. Two divisions would be formed, each with a six year term, and space in the courthouse must be found. Local welfare offices may move to rented quarters as space is freed for the new court.
Boy Scout Troop 28 of Centertown spotted a brush fire on the railroad right of way one mile east of McGirk during a Saturday cleanup. Firefighters controlled it within about 30 minutes with no property damage reported.
Four area residents named to a Mik Miscouti Extension Committee include L. AB. Leslie of Rusvelville Mn and Mrs. Dampf of Sedleraan City. Also listed are 1. Rehr Tha Files and others.
NASA official William A. McGowan reports a feasible fog dispersal system for busy airports using a kerosene jet and burner to heat air above runways. Estimated cost around $1,000 per hour for 2,000 feet, with equipment costs potentially from three to ten million dollars. Experimental work continues with alternatives like helicopter downwash and hygroscopic seeding to reduce humidity and evaporate fog.
In New York City traffic improved as seven of 25 drawbridges to Manhattan reopened after overnight work. Meanwhile 1,500 sewage treatment workers joined a citywide strike, potentially halting waste disposal, with 11 of 13 plants shut and raw sewage feared to be dumped into rivers. Mayor Lindsay toured by helicopter as unions warned of National Guard consideration.
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