Bischof seeks GOP nomination for 9th District race
Milton J. Bischof Jr., 44, announces bid for the Republican nomination in the 9th District Congressional race held by William Hungate. He cites Watergate backlash and his St. Louis County County Council record, noting his engineering background, church membership, Army service, and family in St. Louis County.
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Milton J. Bischof Jr
William L. Hungate
Troy
Bischof
Congress
St. Louis
9Th
St. Louis County
Family survives tornado trawling a mobile home in Missouri
HOLTS SUMMIT Mo AP We were just sitting in the front room when we heard the loud roar Bill McMillan described being trapped in a mobile home struck by tornadic winds The trailer lifted and turned over slowly Bill dived for his wife and daughter and they escaped after breaking a window The family survived injuries with Carol needing stitches and the baby hospitalized The McMillans credited luck and planned trailer anchors for future safety and said they will not buy another trailer
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Holts Summit
Bill McMillan
McMillan
Carol
Bill
McMillans
McMillen
State Loses Suit On Travel Costs
Jefferson City Missouri judge ruled the state cannot recover more than six thousand dollars in travel expenses charged by Ruben A Schapeler former dairy division chief. The court ordered the state to pay court costs. Schapeler a former Missouri House member claimed his home office was not officially defined and stated expenses were approved by his supervisor.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Agriculture Department
Dairy Division
James T. Riley
Cole County
Ruben A. Schapeler
Butler
Riley
Schapeler
Missouri House of Representatives
Attorney General's Office
Moon Couple Welcome Daughter at Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Ivan H Moon of Fulton announce the birth of a daughter at 1220 AM at Audrain Medical Center weighing seven pounds ten ounces Mr Moon is employed at the Illinois State Hospital.
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Ivan H. Moon
Fulton
Audrain Medical Center
Moon
Ulus State Hospital
Settlements Sought For Crash Deaths
An English law firm hired by McDonnell Douglas announced it will pursue out of court settlements for 175 British families of victims from the March 3 Turkish Airlines DC10 crash near Paris. It aims to talks with the airline to avoid formal suits while noting 346 people died in the worst aviation disaster. The crash is blamed on an improperly latched rear cargo door, with McDonnell Douglas charging Paris ground crew failed to latch it securely.
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ST. Louis
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Paris
Macy withdraws from 7th District congressional race
Neosho area rancher J D Sonny Macy says he is quitting the race for the Democratic nomination in Missouri 7th District for health reasons. Macy announced his withdrawal yesterday noting his health as the deciding factor.
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Neosho
Potatoes to be pricier as spring supplies shrink
Washington reports say fresh vegetable acreage falls 4 percent this spring with overall production possibly 5 percent below last year. Fresh imports from Mexico stay near record levels while onions remain plentiful. Potatoes will remain costly as stockpiles on April 1 are down 9 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Mexico
Senate leaders push tax cut amid inflation pressure
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield backs a substantial tax cut to ease the burden of rising prices, citing inflation over 10 percent. Fed Chair Arthur Burns opposes the cut, preferring monetary tools, while Republicans voice caution and talk about balancing the budget. Several senators and House leaders indicate support if economy fails to rebound.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Mansfield
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Carl Curtis
Senate Finance Committee
Curtis
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Walter F. Mondale
League of Women Voters Council Meets in Missouri
The Missouri League of Women Voters biennial state council starts a two day session at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville with about 100 delegates. Topics include taxes education juvenile justice and the environment as chapters send up to three representatives to set the next year's budget and program.
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Kirksville
Missouri League of Women Voters
League
Northeast Missouri State University
Mark Twain Lake Cannon Dam project timeline details
The December 1978 completion date for Cannon Dam and Reservoir marks a milestone in a 143 year effort begun with early Salt River improvements. From 1831 acts declaring navigability to 1965 funding and October 1962 congress authorization, the project aims for flood control, power, water supply, recreation, and wildlife benefits. Current plans include 285 miles of shoreline, a 21 mile long lake, and expansion of Mark Twain Park with construction costs around 152 million dollars projected by completion.
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Cannon
Salt River
Missouri
Florida
Monroe County
Monroe
Forks
Salt River Navigation Co
Ralls
Pike
Cincinnati Landing
Joanna
Mark Twain
Congress
Missouri Recreation Association
Corps of Engineers
Army
Clarence Cannon
Joanna Dam Association
Monroe City
Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative
Joanna Association
Missouri Water Resources Board
House
Senate
Perry
Mark Twain Park
Conspiracy Testimony Completed in Nixon-Era Case
The criminal conspiracy trial of John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans, once top aides to President Nixon, nears its end as nine jurors hear final summations. Delays arose over a prosecution exhibit listing calls and meetings. jury deliberations are planned to begin after the judge charges the panel on applicable law. The case echoes Teapot Dome era trials of cabinet officials.
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NEW York
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
Mitchell
Stans
Commerce
Teapot Dome
Albert Fal
Warren G. Harding
Harry Daugherty
Court Won't Rule On Racial Preference Case
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court declined this term to rule on the constitutionality of giving preferred treatment to racial minorities in compensation for past discrimination. The case centered on minority student preferences at the University of Washington Law School and its potential impact on affirmative action policies.
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Washington
Supreme Court
University of Washington Law School
Elderly Get Physicals For $1 In Iowa Town
In Waukon Iowa more than 200 elderly residents received full physical examinations for the nominal price of one dollar The program named Operation Health Saving was led by Pastor Arlin Adams at Veterans Memorial Hospital It highlighted Medicare Medicaid gaps and the barrier of the first 84 dollars in charges for seniors on fixed incomes.
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Waukon
Iowa
Arlin Adams
Pastor Adams
Veterans Mermorial Hospital
Donald Dunn
Iowa Hospital Association
Dunn
Johnson Leaves VA Amid Fire Over Five Years
Donald E. Johnson announces resignation as head of the Veterans Administration after five years of service drawing bipartisan criticism over inefficiency and alleged bungling. He plans to depart June 23, with administration sources denying he is being fired and naming potential successors such as Fred Rhodes, Richard Roudebush, Gordon Allott, and Olin Teague.
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Washington
Donald E. Johnson
Capitol Hill
Veterans Administration
Johnson
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Congressional Veterans Affairs Committee
American Legion
Iowa
Fred B. Rhodes
Richard L. Roudebush
Indiana
Rhodes
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Olin E. Teague
Texas
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Dollar Slump Follows Inflation Fears and Nixon Woes
The dollar slumped sharply in European exchanges amid fears of higher U.S. inflation and expectations of a stronger West German mark. Dealers attributed the move to heavy dollar sales in New York and to low mood among London bankers over President Nixon's Watergate troubles.
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London
New York
Nixon
Boone Firms Seek Liens On Chevy Chase
Four Boone County firms file mechanic's liens against the Chevy Chase project in Audrain County Circuit Court. Causes include Best Drywall, Emery Sapp and Sons, Fewell and Cook Masonry, and Chapman Heating and Air. Total lien amounts sum to 99,716.53 with separate claims for labor and materials.
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Boone County
Chevy Chase
Audrain County
Buster Caudle
Best Drywall Co
Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc
Wesley Fewell
Jerry Cook
Fewell and Cook Masonry Co
George Chapman
Chapman Heating and Air Conditioning
Caudle
Sapp
Fewell
Cook
Chapman
Bear, Hines and Thomas
Chevy Chase Project
Chevy Chase Project 10
Havelkas and
Chevy Chase Investments, Inc
Russell C. Murphy
Lomas and Nettleton Co
Adams
White Reelected To AP Board
Kath arine Graham publisher of the Washington Post becomes the first woman elected to the 18 member AP board. Incumbents J Kelly Sisk Richard C Steele and Robert M White II were returned. New directors are Mrs Graham James F Chambers Jr and William H Cowles III.
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New York
Katharine Graham
Washington Post
Associated Press
J. Kelly Sisk
Greenville
S.C
Piedmont
Richard C. Steele
Worcester
Mass
Telegram and Evening Gazette
Robert M. White II
Mexico
Ledger
White
Graham
James F. Chambers Jr
Dallas Times Herald
William H. Cowles III
Spokane, Wash
Spokesman-Review
Rep Litton Files For Reelection
JiEPFERSON CITY Mo AP Rep Jerry Litton Chillicothe Democrat has filed for reelection from the northwestern Missouri seat with eight days left in the filing period. Fellow Democrats Bill Burligan Cape Girardeau William Hungate Troy and Senator Thomas F Eagleton still must file.
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Jiepferson City
Jerry Litton
Chillicothe Democrat
Missouri
Bill Burligan
Cape Girardeau
William Hungate
Troy
Thomas F. Eagleton
Fred Bremerkamp to Retire From Missouri Power
Fred P. Bremerkamp, equipment man for Missouri Power and Light Co. in the Mexico District, retires May 1 after a career beginning in 1949 as a miscellaneous worker. He served as ditch pipefitter, ditch foreman, yardman, and fireman before taking his present role in 1971. He and his wife Hazel live in Wellsville with two daughters. Bremerkamp attended St. Mary Elementary School in St. Louis and Beaumont High School and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He has been active in MPL safety programs.
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Fred P. Bremerkarmip
Missouri Power and Light Co
Mexico District
Bremerkamp
MPL
Hazel
Wellsville
James Earl Ray In Prison Hospital
James Earl Ray, confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is in the hospital section of the Tennessee State Prison after a fainting spell. Ray had been on a four day hunger strike to protest his solitary confinement when moved to the hospital Sunday. warden James Rose questioned whether he truly passed out.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee State Prison
Ray
James Rose
Alimony Must Continue Until Ex-Wife Finalizes Vows
In Chicago a judge ruled ex-wife Sister Mary must receive $250 monthly alimony from James A. Lane until she completes final vows as a Dominican novice in Milwaukee. Lane argues limited income but cites new wife’s earnings and child support. ex-wife says alimony covers medical and incidental expenses during novitiate.
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Chicago
James A. Lane
Milwaukee
Sister Mary
Lane
Circuit Court
Robert L. Hunter
Hunter
Togin
Lanes
Mary
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