Grain Moves Soon On Way To Russia
U S surplus grain will start moving to the Soviet Union under a CCC funded export credit program. The three year deal, valued at 760 million dollars, could shift U S crop policy toward larger cash markets and fewer storage surpluses while creating thousands of port and transport jobs.
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Senate Boosts GI School Pay
The Senate approved a measure 89 to 0 to raise GI Bill education benefits. If conference resolves the gap, a single veteran could receive 250 dollars monthly for college or vocational school, up from 175. Married veterans would get 297, and with one child 399, up from 265 and 305.
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Senate
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Mexico Audrain library bookmobile schedule next week
The Mexico Audrain County Library released next weeks bookmobile routes with daily stops. Key points include Friendship Excelsior West Audrain Sunnydale Laddonia Farber Vandalia Tri County Benton City Martinsburg Thompson Rush Hill Garfield West Audrain Sunnydale and other venues across Monday through Friday.
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Friendship
Excelsior
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Sunnydale
Laddonia
Farber
Vandalia
Tri-County
Benton City
Martinsburg
Thompson
Rush Hill
Garfield
Navy Faces Manpower Shortage From Vietnam War Buildup
The 7th Fleet faces a manpower shortage as U.S. warship buildup off Vietnam continues. Volunteers requested to extend enlistments and 80,000 reservists asked to return for one year. 2,000 expected. About 40,000 sailors aboard Gulf of Tonkin ships amid ongoing carrier air strikes. Officials warn of possible further drawdowns if shortages persist.
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Vietnam
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Gulf of Tonkin
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U2 Photos Aid Firefighters in Big Sur Blaze
In Big Sur California 1500 firefighters with axes shovels and water drops battled a 4100 acre wildfire while 40 mph winds eased and fog thickened. U2 reconnaissance photos loaned by NASA mapped the fire aiding air and ground crews. six firefighters injured one seriously. The blaze in Ventana Wilderness begun Tuesday by an illegal campfire threatens structures but no buildings burned. an abandoned trailer was destroyed.
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Jos Padres National Forest
Stapleton Endorses Eagleton for President as Write-In
Jack Stapleton Sr., longtime Missouri Democratic figure and state Highway Commission chairman, says he will vote for Senator Thomas F. Eagleton as a write-in candidate in November. He voiced unhappiness with Eagleton's removal from the ticket and criticized George McGovern.
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Jack Stapleton Sr
State Highway Commission
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Thomas F. Eagleton
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Stapleton
George McGovern
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Friends of Dowd Host Coffee in Paris for Governor Bid
A Democratic governor candidate Edward I. Dowd held a 2:40 to 3:30 pm coffee at Mark Twain Cafe with wife Carol speaking on his plans. About 50 attendees from Monroe City, Madison and Paris heard of his candidacy and Dowd’s prospects for government efficiency. Dowd’s wife shared her family background and noted their six sons and two daughters aiding his campaign. Post Shearer and family of Overland, Kansas visited Paris while Post works at Overland’s post office.
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Monroe City
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Paris
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Dowd
Japan
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St. Louis
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Overland
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Wellsville Personal News and Reunion Plans
Personal notices from Wellsville list Mrs. Mabel Wegener Warrenton and numerous local families with names including Jeroy Ever smeyer Wright City 0 K Williams Bowling Green Charley Benn Frank ford Richard Yaeger Jr Misa Lenne Johnson Fayette Wilma West Montgomery City Joe Peery Don Forbis and Ralph Deho Wellsville. Letters from relatives in Phoenix Desota Williamsburg Fulton Treloar and Middletown Mo say plans to hold another reunion in two years. DON BURKHALTER underwent surgery Tuesday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. Water in Wellsville Aquatic Pool tests well above standard. pool manager Jim Angel reported the sample and received a letter from the State Health and Welfare Department.
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Warrenton
Jeroy Eversmeyer
Wright City
0.K. Williams
Bowling Green
Charley Benn
Frankford
Richard Yaeger, Jr
Misa Lenne Johnson
Fayette
Wilma West
Montgomery City
Joe Peery
Don Forbis
Ralph Deho
Wellsville
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Ariz
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Williamsburg
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Treloar
Middletown
State Health and Welfare Department
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Walsh Cleared to Run for Re election in St Louis
A Circuit Court judge ruled Rep. Thomas A. Walsh of St Louis is eligible to seek re election in August. His challenger Stan Piekarski Jr. had sued claiming Walsh lived out of the district.
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ST. Louis
Thomas A. Walsh
Dst. Louis
Walsh
Stan Piekarski Jr
Local ruling quashes writ in district case
Circuit Judge Alvin J. Page overturns a preliminary writ in the 64th District matter as Friddy and McFarland move to dismiss the assault charges. The August action ends a key step in the case, shaping further courtroom proceedings in Mexico Missouri.
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Ledger
Alvin J. Page
Friddy
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