County Leaders Named for Audrain Cancer Crusade
Audrain County Cancer Society announced county chairmen for the crusade with over 600 volunteers. Last year the county ranked in the state top 15 for per capita collections, totaling 13,360 dollars. Western and eastern rural areas led gains with Vandalia and Laddonia setting new records. District and town chairmen across the county are named, including several new areas and special gifts and memorial roles. The report notes additional volunteers in Mexico area and lists multiple township chairs and co chairs. In Bermuda, the Queen Elizabeth 2 was towed to harbor and slated to sail to New York by week end for an April 16 crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County Cancer Society
Audrain County
Ron Holbrook
Crusade
Mexico
Vandalia
Laddonia
Jim Jungers
James Goodin
Farber
David Poage
Rush Hill
Carl Steelman
Glenn Seale
Benton City
Carl Deimeke
Martinsburg
Robert Ellis
Robert Maxwell
Earl Boyd
Walter Hitz
Prairie Township
George Doebelin
Lin
Nelson Groves
James Wright
Leroy Beatty
Larry Talley
Lewis Wilson
William Allen
Thompson
Ronald Fair
Gary Stowers
Centralia
Robert Lay
Dave Wilmshorts
William Nowell
County Memorial
Kenneth A. Dick
Hamilton
Bermuda
Cunard Line
New York
California Jam Ends Peacefully After Massive Riverside Show
About 200000 fans attended the California Jam rock festival in Ontario and pace to gross around 2 million dollars. Tickets at 100 dollars advanced and 15 dollars at the gate accommodated 167000 plus attendees. Traffic snarls along Interstate 10 were eased as many cars were towed from shoulders. Police said the event went off well with few incidents beyond gatecrashing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Calif
ABC Entertainment
Woodstock
Watkins Glen
New York
Ontario Motor Speedway
Los Angeles
Interstate 10
Speedway
Mitchell Stans Trial Enters Eighth Week In New York
The conspiracy trial of former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and ex-Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans heads into its eighth week. They face charges tied to blocking an SEC fraud probe into Robert Vesco in exchange for Vesco's $200,000 Nixon campaign contribution. Edward C. Nixon testified as the defense's first witness after a judge discarded one obstruction count, shrinking potential sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Securities and Exchange Commission
International Financial Empire
Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
Nixon
Edward C. Nixon
Stans
United States District Court
Lee P. Gagliardi
Mitchell and
Democrats Seek New VA Chief
Washington AP Democrats call for replacing Donald E. Johnson as administrator of the Veterans Administration. Rep Olin E Teague D Texas led a nationwide radio address urging new top VA officials. Teague accused VA of becoming a dumping ground for Nixon campaign staff and said Nixon’s orders to study complaints won’t fix the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Donald FE. Johnson
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Teague
Nixon
Hospital Ship May Be Ended
The SS Hope, world roaming hospital ship for 15 years, may not sail again. Dr. William B. Walsh of Project Hope says a 90 percent chance it will never make another mission due to rising operating costs. Equipment is being transferred to Project Hope's land operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hope
William B. Walsh
Project Hope
Bankers Trust Raises Prime Rate to 10 Percent
Bankers Trust Co of New York, the seventh largest U.S. commercial bank, raises its prime lending rate to 10 percent, linking it to the cost of short term funds. The move follows a 9 percent prime set by most major banks last Friday as short term rates risen sharply.
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New York
Bankers Trust Co
Bankers Trust
Mexico High Student Ostensibly Returns Home After Wreck
Dozen friends escorted Steve Wolf, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wolf of 533 W. Whitley Sr, from Audrain Hospital on Friday. Plans to haul him home in a cart failed. a station wagon was used instead. The junior was injured in a south of Moberly crash weeks earlier. A separate note mentions a misrouted letter mailed in New York in November 919 that arrived April 6, 1974, intended for Missouri but went to Mexico. suggestions include spelling out Missouri to improve delivery.
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Audrain Hospital
Mexico
Steve Wolf
Steve
Fred Wolf
W. Whitley Sr
Moberly
New York
Missouri
Warlocks Cyclists Trying Good Deeds
Warlocks motorcycle gang members seek better image by aiding motorists on highways. Each good deed earns a card noting the outlaw helper and a slogan about right deeds. Attorney Frank J. Marcone estimates about 300 Warlocks aged 18 to 45 operate in the Philadelphia area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Warlocks
Frank J. Marcone
Israel Seeks More Shrike Missiles From U S
Israel has asked the United States for additional Shrike air-to-ground missiles to strike Syrian air defenses on the Golan Heights front. Pentagon sources note the move signals rising tension while civilian officials expect limited action unless Syria mounts a major offensive. Officials cite evolving diplomacy with Saudi ties as a stabilizing factor amid the arms request.
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Washington
Israel
U.S
Pentagon
Golan Heights
Damascus
Syria
United States
Congress
Nixon
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Hearst Family Heads to Mexico to Think Over Crisis
Randolph Hearst flies with Catherine and two daughters to La Paz Mexico to regroup and decide next steps amid Patricia Hearst kidnapping. Dennis Banks says AIM may approach SLA to arrange a brief reunion with Patty, possible passes for limited contact before return or further action.
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Hillsborough
Calif
Randolph A. Hearst
Mexico
William Randolph Hearst III
American Indian Movement
Dennis Banks
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hearsts
Patricia
Randolph Hearst
SLA
AIM
Patty
Banks
St. Paul
Minn
Hearst
Catherine
Virginia Bosworth
Anne Hearst
San Francisco
la Paz
Baja California
Randy
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
David Miller
Acapulco
Mexico City
Miller
San Jose
Costa Rica
Gulf of California
Mazatlan
Monterey
Ira Walsh
New York
Hearst Corp
California
United States
Mexico High Latin Students In Contests
The Missouri State Latin Club marked its 25th anniversary in Columbia with about 50 Mexico High School students entering grammar mythology and history contests. Their Latin teacher Mrs Sue Ann Moore and sponsor accompanied them, with Mrs Paul Smith and Tammy Isgrig elected state vice president. Several students earned I II and III ratings with winners named for grammar vocabulary Roman history mythology and a centaur costume entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Latin Club
Columbia
Mexico
Sue Ann Moore
Paul Smith
Tammy Isgrig
Dan Hagan
Mexico Club
Artificial Heart Calf Dies After 36 Days At Utah Lab
Tony the Holstein calf with an experimental artificial heart died after 36 days, living 863 hours on the device at the Utah Artificial Organs Division. The 210-pound calf beat nearly five million times, part of a program using more than 60 calves to study future human artificial hearts. An autopsy was planned to determine the death cause.
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Salt Lake City
Tony
Utah Artificial Organs Division
Don Olsen
University of Utah
Artificial Organs Center
Unusual Cadillac Sale Prompts Tow Firm Probes
In St Louis the FBI flagged an unusual sale of a 1971 Cadillac for $100, triggering investigations by Missouri Revenue and the city into auto sales by St. Louis Towing Co. The probe centers on unclaimed towed cars sold to Jay's Auto Parts, owned by Jasper Cillo, for unusually low prices. The city contract pays per vehicle, and officials warn such deals, especially within related entities, raise suspicions.
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ST. Louis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
St. Louis Towing Co
Missouri
James Spradling
City Police Board
Theodore D. McNeal
Jay
Jasper Cillo
Sixty Attend Lenten Breakfast at Mexico United Methodist
Sixty men attended the first of a week-long lent en breakfast series at Mexico United Methodist Church sponsored by the Mexico Jaycees. Rev. Robert Collins gave the invocation, Lewis Brooks Jr. read scripture, Nelson Willinham was lay speaker, and Rev. John Harmon delivered benediction. Tomorrow at 7 the second service will feature Invocation by Rev. J C Montgomery, scripture by Rodney Nebel, lay speaker Jerome Seigfreid, and benediction by Rev. Richard Wohlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Rodney Nebel
Jerome Seigfreid
Richard Wohlers
St. John’s Lutheran Church
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Elmer Martin
Western Audrain County
Clifford Powell
Paul Koelling
Mexico Residential
Eastern Audrain County
Richard Vance
Cancer Fund
Mitchell-Stans
Liberty
Lidsville
Hearnes
Ledger
Cadillac
Kelly
Kelly’s
Relly Aifte
Kelly Furniture
Highway
Mexico, Missouri
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