Three Dead in Harrisonville Terror Spree
A 24 year old man, Charles R. Simpson, opened fire in Harrisonville Missouri using an M 1 rifle, killing two police officers, injuring a sheriff and three others before killing himself. The attack prompted a city curfew as FBI and local officers searched for wider involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Charles R. Simpson
Holden
Donald Marler
Francis Wirt
Vietnam
Wirt
Simpson
Gough
Casa County
FBI
Kansas City
Nelson Allen
Cason Threatens Rule to-Reclaim Quorum for Budget Work
Jefferson City Missouri lawmakers rush to finish major appropriations as Senate leader Sen William B Cason vows to summon wandering senators by police escort to assure a quorum for budget bills. Conference report stanched by tight deadline with about 5 million restored in Medicaid and mental health funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
William B. Cason
Clinton
Senate
Donald Manford
Kansas City
House
Cason
Manford
Senate Appropriations Committee
E.J
Lucky” Cantrell
Doverland
State Agriculture Department
Lee
Spill Costs Thousands at Miami Airport Cleanup
Eastern Airlines is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to drain a 34 acre lake of Varsol diesel oil that has seeped from underground pipes and drains under Miami International Airport. Officials say up to four years may be needed to clean the leak, with about 250000 gallons pumped out in six months. The spill poses no current danger to the city’s water supply, though the source remains under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Eastern Airlines
Miami International Airport
John Hurst
EAL
Miami River Restoration Committee
Jamies Redford
State Pollution Control Board
Peer Baljet
Dade County
Antique Show On Today Tomorrow at National Guard Armory
The Jaycee Wives 10th Annual Antique Show and Sale runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to ? tomorrow at the National Guard Armory with 20 dealers from Missouri Illinois and Iowa. Chairmen are Mrs. Fred Hemlin Mrs. Jack Creason and Mrs. Carriel Douglas. Also noted is the birth of Samuel Robert Liston at Audrain Medical Center Friday at 6 13 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces.
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National Guard
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Fred Hemlin
Jack Creason
Carriel Douglas
Wives Project
James A. Liston
Guthrie St
Audrain Medical Center
Samuel Robert Liston
Teresa Ivenee
Liston
Veteran Foods, Inc
Helen Price
Elkhart
Ruth Liston
Jefferson City
Deadline Near For Candidates
Prospective candidates face a three day window with filing due by 5 p.m. Tuesday. In Audrain County no candidates yet for county judge western district coroner or surveyor. Democrats and Republicans seek sheriff and county committee posts. several named contenders for sheriff and other offices. State legislators file with Jefferson City. party receipt proof of a $5 filing fee required.
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Audrain
Glenn M. Barnes
Don St. Clair
Jim Littrell
Art Riley
Floyd Lewis
Thomas I. Osborne
Holloway Neill
Jane Farnen
Charles H. Dickey Jr
Jefferson City
Police Arrest in Missouri Burglary Ring
David Green, 20 Lakeside Pl., arrested by Mexico police in connection with a string of burglaries totaling more than $1,000 in stolen money and goods over four months. He is held in Audrain County Jail. One juvenile arrest had been made with warrants pending. names of juveniles are protected by law.
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David Green
Lakeside Pl
Mexico
Green
Audrain
Missouri
Kin Bequeaths $400000 To Newport Dog Charity
Eva Tranter died at 85 on September 2 1970 in Newport Kentucky leaving $400000 to the Campbell County Animal Protective Association. Relatives received lamps dolls wigs. The will probated in Campbell County Circuit Court directs use of funds for shelter addition while noting her devotion to dogs and stray care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport. Ky
Eva Tranter
Campbell County Animal Protective Association
Oscar Hondell
Fort Thomas
Miss Tranter
Cincinnati
Paul Steer
Campbell County
Hondell
Bickey
Gloria
Apollo 16 Moon Car Ventures Toward Stone Mountain
Apollo 16 crew John Young and Charles Duke planned a second lunar drive up Stone Mountain to collect rocks from various terrace levels. They reported seven hours sleep, described the moon as dynamic, and noted two white rocks potentially from ancient volcanic flows or anorthosite. Mission control postponed the second surface excursion to 11 44 a m EST after late night bed, while Thomas Mattingly orbited conducting experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
John
Young
Descartes Plateau
Stone Mountain
Thomas K. Mattingly
Earth
Young and
Mission Control
Howard Wilshire
U.S. Geological Survey
Rock
Craters
Flag
Spook
Plum
Buster
Slaughter of Montagnard civilians in Dak Pek village
AP reports South Vietnamese 2nd Corps says about 100 Montagnard civilians, including women and children, were killed in a revenge attack by North Vietnamese and Montagnard forces after Thai Dak Pek Camp border hamlets were driven from by Saigon troops. Reports vary on civilian deaths.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
2Nd Corps
Dak Pek
Laos
Pleiku
U.S
Kantun
Kontum
Binh Dinh
Delta
An Loc
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Delta South
Arnett
Protests Move From Campuses To Streets Nationwide
Antiwar demonstrations spread from college campuses to city streets across the United States. Major actions were planned in New York and California with clashes at several campuses including Stanford University and the University of Michigan. Police and National Guardsmen dispersed crowds. arrests were reported at Boise State and Syracuse, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Boudreaux
Associated Press
U.S
North Vietnam
New York
California
Columbia University
New York City
National Peace Action Coalition
Federal Building
Provo
Utah
Guerila
Ohio
Hollywood Beach
Fla
Jacksonville
Fisa
Moscow
Idaho
Stanford University
University of Michigan
University of Texas
Syracuse University
Air Force
University of Maryland
National
Boise State College
Princeton University
Boston University
Colby College
Waterville
Maine
el Paso
Tex
William C. Westmoreland
Army Chief of Staff
Chicopee
Mays
Navy
San Diego
Veterans Administration Building
New Orleans
Tulane University
U.N
George Bush
United States
Vietnam
Missouri
Kansas
Columbia
Mall
University of Missouri- Columbia
Columbia Chapter
Vietnam Veterans Against
Jesse Hall
Herbert Schooling
Schooling
Rolla
MU Board of Curators
Clifton Cornwell
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Allen Bank & Trust Co
Deborah Reach
Mary Stewart
Orville Allen
Allen
Bill Gough
Marler
Albert
Wakeman
Apollo Moon
Lawrence
Strong Hall
University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Kansas Relays
EK. Laurence Chalmers
St. Louis
Wash
Ington University
Barry Commoner
Center For the Biology of Natural Systems
Kevin J. Dougherty
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