Dems vote in doubleheader primaries in PA and MA
Democrats in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts vote in a doubleheader presidential primary, with Hubert H. Humphrey and George McGovern predicting victories. Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie faces crosswinds as the high-stakes primary month opens.
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Walter R. Mears
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Maine
Hig
White House
Pittsburgh
Humphrey
McGovern
Minnesota
South Dakota
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Milton J. Shapp
Boston
Kevin H. White
Miami Beach
Fla
Sen
Edmund
Healy Wins State Farmer FFA Degree
Delbert Healy of Mexico Ate received the State Farmer degree at the Missouri State FFA Convention in Columbia, one of 258 recipients statewide. Delegates from the Mexico FFA Chapter and advisor John Peeper attended, with Jeff Rudasill’s book cited as top in the district.
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Delbert Healy
Cecil Healy
Mexico
FFA
Columbia
State
Future Farmers of America Organization
Missouri
Jeff Rudasill
Viet Nam retreat slows as bases fall in highlands
South Vietnamese forces abandon two bases under fire in the central highlands while U S bombers reportedly destroy a highway bridge. the North Vietnamese drive toward Kontum City continues on its 27th day. Ten Americans die in a U S helicopter crash and shootdowns during the retreat north of Kontum. Apollo 16 returns toward lunar splashdown after a likely but disputed volcanic rock find.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Kontum
Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
Charles M. Duke Jr
Lunar
Pacific Ocean
Missouri Military Academy gears up for GI inspection week
Cadets at Missouri Military Academy prepare for Government Inspection on Friday. Army inspectors will conduct a full day including a sham battle on the back campus led by cadet officers, with weather warnings possible. The program features a battalion review, facility checks, drills, and a tactics contest followed by the first dress parade, aiming to maintain the academy’s 43rd honor rating. Major Valentine Kijek leads the ROTC unit during this pivotal review year.
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Missouri Military Academy
Department of the Army
Charles Stribling III
Academy
Army
Valentine Kijek
MMA
Interior Design Class Thursday Session Three at Mexico Church
Session three of a four part Interior Design Short Course will be held Thursday April 27 from 1 00 to 3 00 p m in the Add A Member classroom at the Mexico Methodist Church. Miss Pat Klobe from the University of Missouri Extension Division will discuss color and accessories. No enrollment fee. For information contact University Extension Center at 58 3231.
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Mexico Methodist Church
Pat Klobe
University of Missouri Extension Division
Columbia
University of Missouri Extension Division Council
University Extension Center
Behr Bill Bars Bought Bears In California
Sacramento AP reports a bill outlawing commercial use of bear skins passed the Senate 30 to 0. Sponsor Peter Behr, a Tiburon Republican, led the measure in the legislature.
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Behr’s Bill
Sacramento
Calif
Senate
Tiburon
Peter Behr
Open Meeting Petitions Drive Aims At Ballot
Citizens Lobby launches campaign to gather nearly 95000 signatures to place an open meetings law on the November ballot. Petition drive funded with over 3500 pledged. 1500 more needed. July 6 deadline. Steering committee includes Carol Berry Rory Ellinger Max Skidmore and Mary Ann Yeats.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Raymond Appleton
Carol Berry
Womens Political Caucus
Rory Ellinger
Missouri New Democratic Coalition
Max Skidmore
Missouri Political Science Association
Mary Ann Yeats
Missouri League of Women Voters
Senators Demand Kleindienst Hearings Over ITT Case
Two Senate Judiciary Committee members urge recalling Acting Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst and aide Peter Flanigan for questioning about statements on ITT antitrust settlement. They cite Flanigan’s June 29 1971 talk with ITT director Felix Rohatyn and Kleindienst’s denial of discussing antitrust matters with White House officials.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Peter M. Flanigan
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
John V. Tunney
California
Flanigan
Kleindienst
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Justice Department
Felix G. Rohatyn
ITT
Mexico City Hosts Annual Edger Page Trasday
April 25, 1972 report from Mexico MO notes Edger Page Trasday events in local calendar. Officials, vendors, and residents participate in a civic observance with community activities and announcements.
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Mexico
Edger
Mexico Schools Plan Spring Bicycle Safety Poster Contest
Mexico public schools grades 1-6 prepare spring safety programs including a bike poster contest and annual bicycle registration. The Mexico Police Dept will conduct registration at each school for 60 cents, on Wednesday at Hawthorne 9 am and Garfield 1 pm, and Friday at Eugene Field 9:90 and McMillan 1 pm.
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Mexico Public
PTA
Mexico Police Dept
Hawthorne
Garfield
Eugene Field
McMillan
MMA Grad Files For Congress In Missouri District Ten
MMA alumnus David R. Countie of Ballwin filed Monday for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Richard Schord in Missouri's 10th district. Countie, a St. Louis County businessman and real estate broker, attended Missouri Military Academy from 1951 to 1956, joined the army reserve, and later studied at Saint Louis University.
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Missouri Military Academy
Missouri
David R. Countie
St. Louis County
Richard Schord
Countie
Ballwin
Army Reserve Program
St. Louis University
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Showtime
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