Board Urges veto on Missouri optometry school funding
Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education urged Gov. Bond to veto a $6.2 million emergency appropriation for an optometry school at the University of Missouri St Louis. The board alleges bypass and lack of master plan alignment, while a 6-4 advisory vote opposed taking a stand on the proposal. The panel also examined nursing accreditation and Harris Teachers College funding amid reorganizational debates.
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Kansas City
Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Christopher S. Bond
The
Kansas City Star
Eugene Strauss
Richard Blank
Boonville
General Assembly
Marrilac College
St. Louis
Missouri
School of Optometry
Henry Mandro
Health Manpower Planning Office
Jefferson City
Mandro
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Nursing
Harris Teachers College
St. Louis Board of Education
Tent Colony Jammed For Viet Airlift
Clark Air Base in the Philippines hosts a rapid evacuation as airlift operations move to round the clock. About 3,000 evacuees, including Americans and Vietnamese dependents, are due to land in intervals of 30 to 45 minutes, bringing total South Vietnam evacuees to 6,500 since April 4. Authorities report overcrowding and tents replacing gymnasiums, with four chartered aircraft carrying 1,200 seats to depart Clark for the United States.
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Clark Air Base
The
Philippines
South Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Southietnam
trAuthorities
Col
Paul Wragg
Tampa
Fla
Col. Wragg
Hearnes Seeks Symington Senate Win After Probe
Former Missouri governor Warren Hearnes, challenging Sen. Stuart Symington for the 1976 Democratic nomination, says a federal probe into his administration hurts his credibility and must be repaired to gain votes. Symington faced a probe in 1952 but won the Senate seat, Hearnes notes.
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Senate
Hearnes
Bert C. Hurn
Inn
Thieu Prep To Leave Palace As Power Shifts In Saigon
Thieu and successor Tran Van Huong began talks at Independence Palace amid reports Thieu and his wife will depart soon. U S missiles and civilians evacuated as troops retreat from Xuan Loc and pathways to Saigon see heavy fighting on Highway 4 and Route 22.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh
U.S
Philippines
Thieu
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Taiwan
Tran van Huong
Ford
Cbs-Tv
U. S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Radio
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan
Samphan
Camodia
Thailand
Laos
Sisouk Na Champassak
Pathet Lao
Phou Koun
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Visitors Say Life Normal In Da Nang
Paris AP reports two Europeans returning from Da Nang say life has returned to normal after the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese control. Claude Gaignaire notes no bloodbath and compares conditions to Saigon regime chaos. Alex Casella cites open restaurants and public services despite curfew and warns of looming food shortages.
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Paris
da Nang
South Vietnam
Claude Gaignaire
jin'Da Nang
Saigon
Alex Casella
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
Geneva
Casella
Gaignaire
Hanoi
Palmer Highlights High Quality at Mexico Public Schools
Mexico superintendent Donald M. Palmer reported on 117 Mexico High School seniors last year, with 62 percent above Missouri average. He noted 149 courses, 350 district employees, a $4.1 million annual budget, $3.485 million in bonds since 1961, and 55 masters degree holders among 55 teachers. Guests included executives from United States Gypsum and several regional figures.
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Donald M. Palmer
Mexico
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Missouri
Palmer
Massillon
Ohio
Bill Nowell
John Lazier
Morris, al
Harold Denham
Fulton
Ray Stanford
Bessemer
Ala
Dwight Miller
Oak Hill
Postal Union Negotiates For Pay Hike
Washington AP unions negotiate with the U S Postal Service seeking higher wages plus improved working conditions for 600000 members. Postmaster General Bailey warns against an excessive package risking higher mail rates and job losses. Key demands include cost of living protections, 35 hour week, paid benefits, and greater union input on work rules.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailer
Bailer
Opposition Mild On Hathaway Nominations Faces Little Senate Resistance
Washington AP reports limited Senate opposition to former Wyoming Governor Stanley K. Hathaway securing Interior secretary nomination. Sources say critics have not yet mobilized and expect no bloc to block the bid to succeed Rogers Morton. Also noted is the birth of a nine pound 11 ounce son to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Baird of Vandalia at 5 10 p.m. Monday at Audrain Medical Center.
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Washington
Senate
Wyoming
Stanley K. Hathaway
Hathaway
Rogers ©. B. Morton
Commerce
Bobby L. Baird
Vandalia
Audrain Medical Center
Low Jet Flights Over Area Soon
Pilots of the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group Illinois Air National Guard will fly F-4C Phantom jets over and near the area at 1000 feet altitude and 360 to 600 mph. Flights will occur during daylight hours only and are not daily. The training route runs from Warsaw to Hannibal in Missouri and north to Jacksonville Illinois as part of readiness for combat duty.
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183Rd Tactical Fighter Group
Ilinois
United States Air Force
Warsaw
Columbia
Moberly
Hannibal
Missouri
Jacksonville
Veto Fight Shapes Farm Bill Debate In Congress
House opponents seek 160 votes to sustain a veto of the farm bill raising price supports. Key figures include Rep. Foley predicting a substantial win but not enough for the two thirds needed to override. The administration estimates costs and consumer impacts. measure would lift target prices for corn wheat and cotton and raise dairy supports. Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs David Edward Knipp in Auxvasse weighed 5 10 and 5 7 pounds.
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Washington
House
Ford
Congress
Thomass. Foley
House Agriculture Committee
Foley
Farm Editors of America
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
House-Senate
Senate
Butz
Ford Administration
White House
Knipps
David Edward Knipp
Auxvasse
Knipp
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Buyers Add More Extras To Small Cars In 1975
DETROIT AP Consumers are buying smaller cars but ordering more optional equipment than ever. Air conditioning, power brakes, vinyl tops, larger engines and power windows are driving up costs and profits, with options adding 20 to 50 percent to sticker prices.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
John B. Naughton
Court rulings could lead to busing in desegregation cases
The Supreme Court declined to review Louisville Kentucky and Indianapolis cases, leaving cross district remedies intact. A Chicago appeals court ruling in the Indianapolis suburb dispute and a Cincinnati appeals ruling in Louisville upheld desegregation plans that may extend across district lines.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisville
Indianapolis
Louisville-Jefferson County
U.S. Appeals Court
Cincinnati
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Chicago
Portugal Conservative Party Under Attack
In Lisbon and Braga, leftist attacks on the leading conservative party worsened during the final campaigning days for Friday’s constitutional assembly election. Thousands clashed as leftists broke up a march and forced Center Social Democratic supporters toward the party’s headquarters under a hail of rocks and bottles.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Constitutional Assembly
Braga
Center
Social Democratic Party
Fire Kills Girl In Parked Car In Kennett Mo
An infant girl Tammy Jackson about three months old died from burns when a fire of undetermined origin gutted a parked car while her mother Mary Ann Jackson and grandmother shopped. Three siblings Rick Hamlett Theresa Jackson and Patti Jackson were airlifted to the University of Missouri Medical Center with burns and smoke inhalation. State fire marshal to investigate the cause.
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Kennett
Sara
Dunklin County Memorial Hospital
Tammy Jackson
Ricky Hamlett
Theresa Jackson
Patti Jackson
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Gary Parr
Mary Ann Jackson
Senath
Gowan
IGA
Parr
Forrest Busch
University Medical Center
Street Masters Car Club Plans Activities
Street Masters Car Club outlined plans at its Friday night meeting in the First National Bank Show-Me Room. 90 percent of members are set to attend the National Street Rodders Association meeting in Memphis July 30 to Aug 2. The club, formed this January, has 10 members with Jim C. Deardorff as president, Richard Alexander as vice president, and Bernard Steinkamp as secretary. The group, open to those with later model vehicles as well, meets monthly and will hold the next meeting May 18 at Lakeview Park. A club project includes a car wash Saturday at Ray’s Sinclair station.
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Street Masters Car Club
First National Bank
National Street Rodders Association
Memphis
Tenn
Jim C. Deardorff
Richard Alexander
Bernard Steinkamp
Mexico
Lakeview Park
Ray
Sinclair
AMA Health Bill Is Introduced
Washington AP reports the American Medical Association backs a national health insurance plan with voluntary employer participation. Employers must provide comprehensive and catastrophic coverage, paying at least 65 percent of costs, while self employed and unemployed may buy private insurance through pools at up to 125 percent of group-plan costs.
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Washington
American Medical Association
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