Levees Monitor Flood Recovery Amid Receding Waters
Rain swollen rivers in eastern Missouri and western Illinois recede Sunday while flood control officials keep close watch on levees. The Corps notes softened banks after four weeks of inundation as volunteers maintain levee integrity and residents begin cleanup. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers fall, with return hoped by week’s end for island residents. over 1,000 National Guardsmen aid, and commercial traffic to resume on major rivers later in the week.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Ilinois
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Iowa
Jim Peterson
Corps
St. Charles
National Weather Service
Donald Mill
West Alton
Kaskaskia Island
H. B. Malvin
Civil Air Patrol
Malvin
Christopher
Bond
National
Peterson
Alton, al
Dlinois
Weather Service
Pontchartrain Eases Strain At New Orleans
Part of the Mississippi River flowed into Lake Pontchartrain to relieve New Orleans levees as Bonnet Carre Spillway opened. Gen. Noble said additional floodways could be used if needed while crowds watched Sen. Russell Long lift spillway sections. Diversion aims to curb crest and may affect lake ecology but could boost aquatic life later.
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New Orleans
Mississipi
Big Lake
Pontchartrain
Charles C. Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Bonnet Carre
Washington
Russell Long
D-La
Army Corps of Engineers
Gulf of Mexico
Slidell
Weather Bureau
Lake Pontchartrain
Richard L. Hunt
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
St. Louis
Noble
Mississippi River
Gen. Noble
Cason And Taylor Complete Police Course
Two Mexico public safety officers, Frank Cason and William Taylor, completed a three week police officers training session in Columbia. The course was hosted by the Columbia Police Department and funded by the Mid Missouri Law Enforcement Assistants Council with instructors from the FBI Highway Patrol Columbia Police University of Missouri and other agencies.
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Mexico
Columbia
Frank Cason
William Taylor
Columbia Police Department
Mid-Missouri Law Enforcement Assistants Council
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Highway Patrol
Columbia Police
University of Missouri
Community FFA Wins In Sub-District
ScotT'S CORNER reports the Community R-4 FFA chapter won two firsts three seconds and two fourths across eight sub-district contests at North Callaway High School. Book contests dominated with the reporter's scrapbook and completed record books earning first, while secretary treasurer and uncompleted books took seconds. A fourth in public speaking and a Group 3 creed rating completed the results. parliamentary procedures team members included Aston Fairchild Hanson Schafer Duthbert Phears Harris.
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Scott’s Corner
R-4
FFA
North Callaway High School
Monte Hanson
John Aston
Bill Schafer
Steve Goshorn
Hanson
Johnny Freyer
Kenny Fairchild
Norb Duthbert
Daryl Phears
Wayne Harris
Contributors Add To Allen Fund
An additional 158.65 in contributions to the George R. Allen family brings total donations to 4204.65 since the appeal began. Mr. Allen died Saturday morning at home after battling cancer since July. Latest contributors include Mrs L E Crocker, 5. Mr and Mrs Jim Wheaton Paris, 5. Centennial Baptist Church. Mr and Mrs R P Christeson Auxvasse, 25. Mrs Tom Bailey, 5. Molino Homemakers Club 10. Mexico post office employees 16. anonymous 37.
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George R. Allen
The
Ledger
Allen
L.E. Crocker
Jim Wheaton
Paris
Centennial Baptist Church
R.P. Christeson
Auxvasse
Tom Bailey
Molino Homemakers Club
Mexico Post Office
Paul Revere Lantern Legend Challenged by Historian
Boston AP report notes Smithsonian article by Richard W. O'Donnell disputes the Longfellow tale. It asserts Revere did ride but not to Concord and that lanterns were not seen. the piece includes comments from Paul Revere's descendant and Old North Church officials.
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Boston
Paul Revere
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution
Richard W. O‘donnell
Revere
Longfellow
Old North Church
Concord
John Hancock
Barnstable
Massachusetts Historical Society
O‘donnell
Lexington
Sam Adams
Hancock
Robert B. Golledge
Meat Price Ceilings Outpace Boycott Debates
The meat price ceiling signs appear near roasts and chops as the Cost of Living Council orders clear display of ceilings for 25 processed items and top 10 canned meat items. Shoppers weigh buying against possible price rollbacks, while leaders discuss further action.
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Cost of Living Council
Council
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Benjamin Rosenthal
Dn.y
Washington
Consumer Federation of California
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
NBC
Meet the Press
Compromise Ends Row Over Bi-State Board
ST LOUIS AP A compromise settlement ends a dispute over the Bi State Development agency. Missouri Governor Christopher Bond says five Missouri commissioners will resign over six months to avoid harming transit aid. Replacements join as advisory members during the transition. The deal averts a court fight and frees about 150000 dollars from the St Louis County Municipal League for the bus system.
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ST. Louis
Christopher
Bond
Missouri
Bi-State Development Agency
St. Louis Lambert Airport
Owen Funderburg
Jefferson City
Equitable
Munro Roberts Jr
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Bi-State
Alaska Pushes Reindeer Herd Development Program
Alaska lawmakers approved a near eighty thousand dollar one year pilot program to develop the reindeer industry. The Senate voted nineteen to one to fund the initiative aimed at boosting reindeer herds under the Department of Economic Development.
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Juneau
Alaska
Senate
State Department of Economic Development
OConnor Elected Head of Law Class
Jeffrey O Connor has been elected president of the Student Bar Assn at UMKC School of Law for the 1973 74 year He is son of Mr and Mrs Edward O Connor of 1404 S West St He earned a BA at the university in Columbia and will be a senior this fall at UMKC
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Jeffrey O’connor
Papal Audience Amid Vatican Demonstrations
Pope Paul VI and South Vietnam President Thieu met in private at St. Peter's as riot police clashed with demonstrators outside. The Vatican described the visit as private while Thieu's party arrived by helicopter to avoid street protests. The talks focused on political prisoners and Vietnam peace efforts, with Thieu outlining Saigon plans for national reconciliation.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
St. Peter's Square
Thieu
Vatican
Paul
Xuan Thuy
Vatican Gardens
Via Della Conciliazione
St. Peter’s
Vietnam
Saigon
South
Giovanni Leone
Italy
Rome
Mitchell Denies McCord Story As False Report
New York AP Newsweek cites an unnamed source claiming Watergate witness James W. McCord will allege Mitchell ordered the June 17 raid after seeing photos taken at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Mitchell rejects the charge, calling it false and urging responsible press coverage.
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New York
Newsweek
John N. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
James W. McCord
Mitchell
McCord
G. Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Watergate
Democratic Party
Sen
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau
Then It Stopped, Now It Starts
Tacoma AP report describes Patrolman James Jensen who on Feb 5 was thrown from his motorcycle when its transmission locked while he chased a speeder. He suffered a dislocated elbow but returned to duty Thursday and watched his bike mysteriously start and roll away by itself.
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Tacoma
Wash
James Jensen
Jensen
Kirby Allen Set to Speak at School Banquet
Kirby Allen will be the guest speaker at the annual Mother Daughter banquet in the cafeteria at 3:30 p.m. The event, themed Mothers Make the World Go Round, will also award Miss Spirit Outstanding Varsity and Junior Varsity.
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Kirby Allen
MHS
Tech
State Hospital
Fulton
Viola. Halpin
Macmurray College
Jacksonville
Gerald Valet
Mennen E Deodorant Dropped After Skin Irritation Reports
The FDA announced Mennen Co will stop distributing the deodorant Mennen E due to a relatively large number of skin irritation complaints. No conclusive link to Vitamin E is proven, but distribution will pause for further testing while existing stocks will be sold.
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Washington
Mennen Co
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Mennen
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Nixon
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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Dudley Lehew
Associated Press
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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Afl-Cio
Pat Gorman
Waterville
Maine
Madison Avenue
Robin Phillips
Leo Deema
Deema's Market
Pittsburgh
Frank Welton
Georgia Agribusiness Council
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Foodland
Bernard A. Goldberg
Colchester Packing Co
Hartford, Conn
O'Connor
St. Peter's
Pina Ross AS
Billie Holiday
Kelly Furniture
Kelly's
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Hampton House
Coil
Simmons
Kelly’s
Thomasville
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Tell City
Alexander Smith
Kelly Furniture & Carpet
Mexico, Missouri
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