North Korea builds up armor near the DMZ
Washington sources report a large North Korean armored concentration near the DMZ, about 250 tanks and 100 armored troop carriers, signaling a potential test of U.S. commitment. Pentagon officials remain cautious, noting no alert for U.S. troops in South Korea.
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Washington
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Pentagon
North Koreans
Indochina
Dmz
Kok San
GAR Member Seeks Deed for Permanent Hall Lodging
Boone County GAR member Esther Artman pressed at a meeting for a deed proving ownership of the GAR Room at the Courthouse complex. She warned removal could imperil family owned artifacts and trophy keepsakes. Officials noted remodeling plans for the old Junior High may relocate county offices by July 1 and offered GAR space on the ground floor if needed.
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Boone County Grand Army of the Republic
Esther Artman
GAR
Boone
Hansen
Jones' Men's Wear Closes After 50 Years in Lebanon
Holloman Jones announces the closing of Jones' Men's Wear at 119 West Main Street after five decades in business. Rising costs and oil-linked clothing prices prompted the decision, with liquidation underway through the month’s end. The store, founded in the early 1920s by Crooks and Jones, has employed up to four people and also housed a Boy Scout department on the second floor.
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Jones’ Men’s Wear
West Main Street
Holloman Jones
Stanley E. Jones
Jones
Claude Crooks
Crooks
Jones Men’s Wear
Crook
Johnny Carson
Beau Brummel
Arrow and
Career Club
Manpower funding in Boone County uncertain
Boone County faces possible loss of Title II and VI funding as federal decisions delay renewal. Manpower coordinator Jack Mossman travels to Indianapolis after Congress failed to override President Ford's veto on a $5.3 billion job bill, risking 34 Title VI workers and 11 in Title VI. Unemployment rate in Boone County fell to 4.5 percent with 43 new claims.
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Jack Mossman
Indianapolis
Boone County
Congress
Ford
House
Mossman
White House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Stewart-Warner Recalls Workers for Defense Contract
Stewart-Warner has begun recalling furloughed employees as it gears up operations for a new defense contract valued at more than two million dollars awarded by the U.S. government. The move signals expansion and hopeful restoration of earlier staffing levels amid ongoing contract work.
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Stewart-Warner
U.S
Ronald Eubanks
Eubanks
Department of the Army
Army
Stewart- Warner
County Sanitarian Demands Clean Up At Humane Shelter
County Sanitarian Greta Hawvermale gives the Humane Society 90 days to install a disposal system at the new shelter to address sewage, waste, and rodent concerns. She also calls for cleaning a burned trash area and cites compliance with state and local ordinances.
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Boone
Greta Hawvermale
The
County Humane Society
Miss Hawvermale
Hawvermale
Harold Howe
Humane Society
Boone County Humane Society
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