Fourth bank robbery suspect hunted in Columbia
Three men are jailed on bonds of 140000 each while police pursue a fourth suspect in the First Bank of Commerce holdup. Six students were wounded by bullets during a chase. an elderly couple was beaten. Adrian Gibson Basil Hatten and Robert Bryant face armed robbery and eight counts of assault with intent to kill. Gibson was captured at Maybelle Ray's basement. The crime recalls a February 8 manhunt and a 1932 Columbia bank robbery with no recoveries.
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Columbia, Mo
First Bank of Commerce
Adrian Gibson
Basil X. Hatten
Kansas City
Robert Bryant
Columbia
Albert
Josephine Hiesrodt
Hiesrodt
Gibson
Maybelle Ray
Modern Army speaker for Loyalty Day dinner program
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary will host Loyalty Day May 1 at the VFW Hall on Route J. A carry-in dinner starts 4:30 p.m. with a program at 7:30 p.m. Capt. James Fletcher of Ft. Leonard Wood will discuss The Modern Army. Also speaking is Mrs. Clyde Kotsenburg and pianist Elrene Black. The Optimist Club bicycle rodeo winners are announced with multiple age groups and sponsors including Montgomery Ward and Wal-Mart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Rte. J
James Fletcher
Ft. Leonard Wood
Clyde Kotsenburg
Benton City
Elrene Black
License Bureau To Close Early This Friday
The automobile license bureau in the courthouse will close at noon Friday and reopen at 9 a.m. Monday. Deputy clerk Mrs. Billie Potts announced the change. The vision tester's office will also close at noon Friday and reopen on its usual schedule.
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Automobile License Bureau
Billie Potts
Nixon Pays Most Of Tax Owed, IRS Says
The Baltimore Sun reports President Nixon has paid most of the 432787 dollars plus interest the IRS says he owes for back income taxes. The source did not reveal how much was paid. Gerald L. Warren declined to comment. The White House had said Nixon would pay the total assessed for underpaid taxes from 1969 to 1972.
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Baltimore
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Baltimore Sun
The
Sun
Washington
Gerald L. Warren
White House
IRS
Impeachment parade banned in Spokane Expo visit
Spokane city denied parade permits for two groups planning a Nixon impeachment march during Expo 74 opening. City Manager F. Sylvia Fulwhler cited a 30 day notice rule, denying to Georgia Lackman who led Spokane chapters of the Washington Democratic Council and the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Spokane
Wash
Nixon
F. Sylvia Fulwhler
Georgia Lackman
Washington Democratic Council
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Twenty Million Dollar Art Heist Stuns Dublin
Dublin AP report details the theft of nineteen paintings valued at about 20.4 million dollars from Beit’s Georgian mansion near Blessington. The insured value was about a tenth of their worth, with premiums cited at 2 to 3 percent annually. Police described a French- accent bandit and four youths, while authorities pursue a possible political motive and a ransom scenario.
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Dublin
Irish Republic
Alfred Belt
Beit
Agington
Vermeer
Velasquez
Rubens
James White
National Gallery
Bell
London
Dulwich College Gallery
Sige
Blessington
TRA
Missouri congress races tighten as filing ends
Jefferson City AP report notes Democrats Richard Schord and Jerry Litton remain unopposed in Missouri’s congressional contests while incumbents draw GOP challengers. William Clay faces Larry Conley and Arthur Martin. Fred Stout Jr. also filed. Patterson challenges in 4th District. McDonough vs Trozzolo. Doyle and Ohlendorf contest 2nd District. Burlison seeks a fourth term against Stephenson. Nixon support anticipated for McDonough.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Richard Schord
Troy
Jerry Litton
Chillicothe
Washington
Ichord
Litton
William Clay
Larry §. Conley
St. Louis
Arthur C. Martin
Fred H. Stout Jr
Brentwood
William Randall
Independence
Claude Patterson
Appleton City
Patterson
John
James Symington
Ladue
Howard C. Ohlendorf
St. Louis County
Bill Burlison
Truman Farrow
Jackson
Virginia E. Hendricks
Dexter
Burlison
Arthur T. Stephenson
Caruthersville
Prepare For Election On Nursing Home
A large Montgomery County crowd gathered at the courthouse in Montgomery City to organize for the county nursing home district election on May 21. Dr. W H Walls urged middle aged and senior citizens to act, stressing a tax supported home. Rev. Clarence Smith noted readiness for the vote and financing. W K Hintz cited Monroe Manor Nursing Home at Paris as a model, and Mrs. Maurice Powell called for publicity and information sheets to be distributed.
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Wellsville
Montgomery County
Montgomery City
W.H. Walls
Walls
Clarence Smith
W.K. Hintz
Monroe Manor
Paris
Maurice Powell
Herons Slaughter Probed in Wisconsin Case
PORT EDWARDS Wis AP authorities and police pursue an investigation into the shotgun slaughter of 30 great blue herons, a wildlife crime under scrutiny by the state Department of Natural Resources.
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Port Edwards, Wis
Department of Natural Resources and Police
Campaign Practices Reform Bill Approved By Senate
The Missouri Senate passed a sweeping campaign reform bill after 25 amendments in 12 hours of debate, closer to the House version and backed by Gov. Bond. Key provisions set a $1.2 million cap for statewide races, require public reporting of contributions from $25, and mandate expenditure and contribution disclosures by campaigns with various thresholds. The bill also reshapes the Elections Commission, sets reporting deadlines, and imposes penalties for violations while excluding certain media and exemptions for small newspapers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate
House
Christopher S. Bond
Joint
State Elections Commission
William J. Cason
Clinton
Elections Commission
Cason
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Election Commission
Commission
Martha Mitchell seeks separation from John Mitchell
New York AP Martha Mitchell files for legal separation from former attorney general John Mitchell. She seeks custody of their 18 year old daughter and 2500 dollars weekly alimony until assets are determined. The couple married in 1957 after meeting at his law firm and separated last September. Mitchell and Maurice Stans were acquitted of conspiracy charges tied to a 200000 dollar Nixon re election fund.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
U.S
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Mitchells
Marty
Belli
Washington
Work Starts On Alaskan Pipeline
Anchorage Alaska AP six years after plans Alyeska Pipeline Service Co begins 800 mile oil line from North Slope to Valdez. Labor pact no strike clause covers pipeline projects roads pumping stations and Valdez terminal. First phase a 460 mile road Yukon River to Prudhoe Bay with 30 million cubic yards gravel 17 bridges Dietrich Pass cross Brooks Range. About 1 200 workers and hundreds of equipment already at 11 camps shifted to road work.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska
Valdez
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Keystone Canyon
Yukon River
Prudhoe Bay
Northlands
Brooks Range
Dietrich Pass
Buckley Urges Nixon Resignation At Kansas City Luncheon
Columnist William F Buckley Jr joined his brother Senator James Buckley in urging Nixon to resign. He said a March call to step down would be understandable for serving voters who elected him in 1972. Buckley praised Ford as well qualified to lead and criticized overreading of court verdicts on Mitchell and Stans.
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Kansas City
William F. Buckley Jr
James Buckley
N.Y
Nixon
Buckley
Republic
Gerald R. Ford
New York
John N. Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Commerce
White House
John Dean
Dean
CBS News Says Nixon Officials Threatened Networks
CBS and ABC lawyers say Nixon aides privately pressured CBS and ABC with threats of ruin over anti Nix on coverage. Dan Rather testified in affidavits that Ziegler Ehrlichman and Colson warned networks they would pay for anti Nixon coverage. The antitrust suit seeks to block network syndication and ownership deals in prime time.
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Los Angeles
Cbs-Tv
White House
CBS
ABC
Ronald L. Ziegler
John D. Ehclichman
Charles W. Colson
Ehrlichman
CBS News
Richard S. Salant
Frank Stanton
Colson
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
U.S. District Court
Usir
Bond Urged To Fire Shulimson
AP reporting Gov. Christopher S Bond was urged by Rep. Fred Williams to remove welfare chief Bert Shulimson and replace him with a highly qualified administrator not a social worker. Williams cited mismanagement, fraud and overpayments in the Welfare Division, while Bond refused to demand resignation citing ongoing questions about responsibility and leadership.
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Jefferson City
Christopher S Bond
Bert Shulimson
Fred Williams
D-St. Louis
House
Shu’ Limson
Williams
Shulimson
Bond
A. Bond
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Darwyn Wells
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Wal-Mart
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Lee Gibson
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Paul Seigfield
Lisa Evans
Richard Vance
William C. Phelps
Earl Blackwell
Dhillsboro
Martha
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Young Love
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Sry Eare
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