Artillery Rages On Mt Hermon Front Across Golan Heights
Artillery pounded Mt Hermon and fighting extended along the Golan Heights. Syria claims heavy losses on Israeli bases. Israel reports renewed shelling and air activity near the peak as both sides trade strikes. Sadat signals openness to arms talks as U.S. aid plans loom.
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Mt. Hermon
Associated Press
Golan Heights
Israel
Lebanon
Shahar
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Libya
Syria
People's Council of the Federation of Arab Republics
Cairo
al Akhbar
New York Times Today
Anwar Sadat
United States
Sadat
The
Times
Washington
State Department
Israeli Panhandle
Damascus
Budget Action By Council Tonight
Final approval of the 1974-75 budget is the major item for consideration by the city council at tonight 7:30 meeting. The $1,989,296 budget keeps the tax levy at $1.80 per $100 assessed value. Other items include personnel code amendments with a 5 percent anniversary raise, a residential property tax fee increase to 2.75 a month, a 10 percent hike in commercial fees, and removing small amounts of taxes from the records due to assessment errors. A separate anecdote recalls a doctor quip about pregnancy curing hiccups.
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Mexico
Hail Touts Varying Damage Across Counties
Hail and heavy rain hit the area with spotty impact. Mexico saw little rainfall but the southern town area faced hail, up to inch sizes, and rural zones reported substantial damage to cars and homes. Vandalia recorded more hail with several damage calls this morning, while Monroe City area suffered heavier past storm losses.
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Mexico
Smokey Woods
Karro Hillebrand
Monroe City
Tornado Deadly in Oshkosh Wisconsin
A deadly tornado strike in Oshkosh Wisconsin damaged more than 400 homes and prompted the acting governor to declare a state of emergency. An elderly woman and an infant were killed as twisters hit a 35 mile stretch across four counties from Oshkosh to Lomba. Tornadoes also touched down in Texas and Illinois on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Oshkosh
Wis
Lomba
Texas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fire Destroys 1500 Bushels Beans At MFA Mill
Fire at MFA Grain Division Soybean Mill 400 E. Bolt St. destroyed about 1500 bushels of soybeans and damaged the bean dryer. The loss assessed by general manager Kermit Head affects operations until a new dryer, under construction, is finished in a couple of weeks. Smoke covered the area as Mexico firefighters responded. the cause is under investigation. An April 13 fire previously damaged the bean dryer.
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Richard Vance
MFA Grain Division
E. Bolt St
Kermit Head
Head
Mexico
Rural Fire Association
Centralia
Cannon Dam projected completion moved to December 1978
Col Thorwold Roger Peterson of the US Corps of Engineers announced the Cannon Dam and Reservoir now slated for December 1978. Speaking to about 500 in Hannibal, he cited progress on a $152 million project 26 percent finished, with land rights 83 percent acquired and rail relocations 35 percent done.
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Cannon Dam
Thorwold
Roger Peterson
US Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Col. Rogers
Mark Twain Lake and Cannon Dam
Mexico
Ralls
Monroe
Corps
Congress
Norfolk and Western Railroad
State Highway Department
Nixon debates subpoena content amid impeachment probe
President Nixon has not decided how to respond to the House Judiciary Committee subpoena seeking 42 taped conversations. A White House spokesman said a decision will come this week, with potential public statements on Watergate planned. Nixon may also publicly appear in Mississippi and Arizona within two weeks as part of a broader PR push.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
James D. St. Clair
St. Clair
Mississippi
Arizona
Regional Economic Council
Jackson
Miss
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
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Doe
MFA Wade
Ralls County Road EE
Matthew Wayne McCann
Gary McCann
Route 1
Audrain Medical Center
Matthew Wayne
David McCann
Mary Roe
Guy McCann
Christina
McCann
Ilinois, Central, Gulf Railroad
Michael William Booska
Robert A. Booska
E. Love St
Michael William
Clarence Denning
Goldsboro
N. C
Allen R. Booska
Booska
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Julie Jo Eckley
Joe Eckley
Julie Jo
Mee
W. C. Riggs
Fulton
Leona Eckley
Lloyd Clavell
Hannibal
Eckley
Reinhardt Co
Phillips Nursing Home
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