Filibuster Spurs Fight Over Draft Extension
Washington AP reports a Senate filibuster threat to block a two year draft extension and a $2.4 billion pay raise. Senator Gravel blocks debate time, Mansfield pushes for broader Indochina policy talks as Stennis seeks unanimous consent. Nixon urges rapid passage before summer recess.
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Washington
Nixon
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Servicag Committee
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
Pevinig
North Vietnam
United States
Mansfield
Rea
House
Southeast Asia
Stennis
Congress
Gravel
Peace Groups Hold Own Drafting Lottery in Iowa City
In Iowa City local peace groups staged a mock drafting lottery drawing about 300 residents into the peace movement outside the federal building. Names from local directories were drawn for a cross section including University of Iowa officials, city leaders, and members of law enforcement. Organizers said the event mirrored the national draft lottery and offered conscientious objector options for those opposed to all wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Selective Service
Washington
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Willard
Boyd
Iowa City Council
Loren Hickerson
Iowa Peace Action Committee
IBAG
Ray Rohrbaugh
IPAC
Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom
American Legion Post
Rohrbaugh
Roger Simpson
United Christian Campus
Johnson County Draft Board
Schilling Base To See New Duty
The Air Force named Schilling Air Force Base at Salina Kansas as an alternate base for Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers. A detachment of 150 to 200 men will report in January. Schilling, closed as an active base in 1965, has since served as a state vocational center and housing for military families.
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Washington
Air Force
Schilling Air Force
Salina
Kan
Strategic Air Command
Schilling
SAC
Forbes Afb
Topeka
Unemployment forecast and steel industry turnover grow
AP reports today that unemployment figures may rise while a private economist anticipates higher jobless rates. Five days after the steel contract deal, tens of thousands of steel workers were paid off as inventories run down amid a near strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
Draft Lottery Reveals 1952 Eligibility Numbers
Nearly two million men turning 19 in 1952 learn their draft lottery numbers as the Selective Service assigns priority numbers by lot. If Congress reestablishes authority, calls begin next year. 100 and below likely called, 200s and 300s probably not, and the 100s remain uncertain. The streamlined two-hour drawing matched birthdays with numbers from two drums, with Dec 4 paired to number 1 and Nov 1 to 366.
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Washington
Congress
Curtis W. Tarr
Selective Service
Spy and counter spy role in Tokyo espionage case
An American airman accused of relaying military secrets to a Soviet embassy official was found to be cooperating with Japanese police to foil the spying. The information the airman supplied to a Japanese radio equipment dealer for relay was called controlled and unclassified. Names and details await police questioning of dealer Kazuo Kobayashi.
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Tokyo
U.S
Kazuo Kobayashi
Kobayashi
Miss America Hopes Vietnam Trip Will Be Last
Miss America Phyllis George of Denton Texas said she hopes the annual visit by beauty queens to U S troops in Vietnam will end after this trip. She and six state queens will depart next Monday for 22 days in Southeast Asia to perform about two shows daily for the troops.
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Atlantic City
N.J
U.S
Vietnam
Phyllis George
Denton
Tex
Southeast Asia
Bill To Abolish Salt Lake City
A bill filed in the Utah Legislature would abolish Salt Lake City. Rep. Millie Oberhansley says the measure aims to fix city finances by removing it and attaching its area to unincorporated territory, a move described by sponsors as serious.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Millie Oberhansley
Parochial Leaders To Push For State Funds
Catholic educators in Kansas and Missouri plan a state aid push to counter declining enrollments and rising costs. Dioceses report drops in student numbers since 1966 67, higher lay teacher shares, and funding fears. They warn many schools may close within five years without aid.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Supreme Court
Mark Ernstmann
Springfield
Cape Girardeau
Southern Missouri
Ernstmann
State Department of Education
Kansas City-St. Joseph
Springfield-Cape Girardeau
Wichita
Kan
Salina
Springfield- Cape Girardeau
Msgr
C. J. Brown
Father Brown
Beloit
John Schmiedler
Thomas O’brien
Missouri Catholic Conference
Henry Gardner
Typhoon Routs Scouts At Jamboree
Typhoon Olive weakened and moved north over the Sea of Japan after killing at least 78 in western Japan and eastern Korea. More than 23,770 Scouts and leaders were moved from the Mt Fuji site to nearby public buildings as evacuation began. no casualties were reported. The jamboree, with participants from 96 countries, runs through Aug 10.
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Tokyo
Olive
Sea of Japan
Japan
Korea
Mt. Fuji
Japanese Weather Agency
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Asagiri Heights
Boone Escapee Gets 42 Years
Kenneth Wayne Worth a 29 year old Kansas City man was sentenced to 42 years in prison on four charges including armed robbery and breaking jail. He received 2 years for assault with intent to kill 15 years for armed robbery 5 years for stealing a policeman s gun and 2 years for jailbreak. The terms run consecutively. Worth and three inmates escaped May 24 overpowering an officer and stealing his gun then forcing a University of Missouri student to drive them to St Louis and fleeing before being captured near Joliet Tl.
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Columbia, Mo
Kansas City
John Cave
Kenneth Wayne Worth
Worth
University of Missouri
St. Louis
Joliet
Springfield Man Says He'll Run for Governor
Leroy Schantz, 51, former Greene County Recorder of Deeds, now head of the Human Resources Development Division of the Labor Department, says in a telephone interview from Washington that he will enter the Democratic nomination race for governor. He plans to file around Jan 1 and is crafting a campaign program aimed at big city needs. He and his wife plan to move back to the Springfield area in the fall and he identifies as a liberal candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Greene County Recorder of Deeds
Leroy Schantz
Washington
Schantz
Manpower Administration
Labor Department
No aid would cut future numbers say Father Gardner
The dialogue hints at declining figures in coming years without assistance. Father Gardner concedes uncertainty about the exact percentage, noting guesses are as good as his.
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Father Gardner
Tooth Fairy Contest Honors Mexico Student Winner
Steve Sweitzer a Mexico High School freshman won a free Six Flags Over Mid-America ticket as one of ten winners in a St. Louis contest. Entrants drew a tooth fairy. Steve’s design featured a face resembling Spiro Agnew per his mother Mrs. Joe Sweitzer Route 2.
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Steve Sweitzer
Mexico High School
Mid-America
Spiro Agnew
St. Louis
Steve
Joe Sweitzer
Route 2
Stephens To Head Legion Post Here
James Bledsoe post American Legion installed officers for 1971 72 with Robert Stephens named commander and Freddie Crews first vice commander Joe Bartolacci second vice commander George Pettebaum and others filling roles. Wallace Melahn reported on building and land work while noting the Legion baseball team record. About fifteen Mexico post members will join a Ladonia Centennial color guard. Carnival help and a new member Dick Erdel were discussed as Leon Rutherford ended his term as commander.
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James Bledsoe
American Legion
Robert Stephens
Freddie Crews
Joe Bartolacci
George Pettebaum
L.J. Dean
Frank Parker
Ben Johnson
Ross Vance
Carl Anderson
Frank Hillgartner
Sun District Fulton
Wallace Melahn
Legion
Mexico Post
Carl Adams
Fairgrounds
Dick Erdel
Leon Rutherford
Truck Wheel Breaks Two Die in Missouri Crash
Two Waverly men, Kenneth Ritchart age 40 and Chester Stoneking 68, were killed when a truck wheel broke off causing a collision on U.S. 24. Truck driver Hillis Lipper, 42, Kahoka, suffered a neck fracture. Passenger Charles Asher, 35, Luray, treated for a hip injury.
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Waverly
U.S
Kenneth Ritchart
Chester Stoneking
Hillis Lipper
Kahoka
Columbia
Charles Asher
Luray
Mexico Audrain County Library Bookmobile Schedule
The weekly bookmobile route for Aug 9 lists daily stops at Carter School Bean Creek Prairie Lea Laddonia Farber Vandalia Tri County Home Benton City Martinsburg Hiway R 3 Moline Station Rush Hill Garfield with times from morning through early afternoon and film programs noted at several locations.
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Mexico
Audrain County
Carter School
Bean Creek
Prairie Lea
Laddonia
Farber
Vandalia
Tri-County
Benton City
Martinsburg
Hiway
Moline Station
Rush Hill
Garfield
Girl Students Seek Office Work Training
Seven Mexico area Vocational Technical School girls seek general office work experience during the coming year. They will study second year typing and alphabetic filing plus receptioning and office etiquette. One junior will take shorthand and secretarial practice next year. Contacts: Mrs. Mary Ann Finley at the Vocational School 581-5684.
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Mexico Area
Mary Ann Finley
Finley
Tiny Town Penermon Faces Sewage And Funding Woes
Penermon Missouri a small all black community of 200 incorporated in February confronts sewage problems and a lack of funds. Clerk J W Hampton says the town will seek aid from the Federal Housing Authority while planning a small tax on homes and added projects like buying a trash haul truck. The three member board also needs two more members to govern.
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Penermon
Missouri
J. W. Hampton
Hampton
Stoddard County
Essen
Federal Housing Authority
English Barber Claims 2 World Shaving Records
In Gillingham England Gerry Harley, nicknamed the St Louis blade, claimed two world records at the world shaving championships. He shaved 410 men, 120 in the last hour, and asserted both figures as records. His rival Guy Mudd of Kirkwood Missouri accused Harley of cheating with a safety razor after 40 hours. Harley denied it and criticized American sportsmanship. He attributed his stamina to a diet of glucose eggs honey milk and fruit.
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Gillingham
England
Gerry Harley
St. Louis Blade
Harley
Guy Mudd
Kirkwood
Mudd
Nixon Letter Sells For 300 Dollars At New York Auction
A letter signed by President Nixon after he assumed office sold for 300 dollars at a New York auction, touted as the first Nixon presidential letter offered for sale. It was bought by Dr. Maury Bromsen of Boston from Charles Hamilton Galleries and addressed to Dr. Joseph Kaplan praising his 42 years as UCLA physics professor.
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New York
Nixon
Charles Hamilton
Maury Bromsen
Boston
Joseph Kaplan
UCLA
Edgar Allen Poe
Otto Skorzeny
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vandalia Man Suffers Coronary Attack At MU Med Center
Carl Goodin of Vandalia, father of Mrs. Bruce Byars of 939 Robin Hood Rd., suffered a coronary attack Thursday at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. He was taken by ambulance to the medical center early Thursday and is in the intensive care unit at 314 West.
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Carl Goodin
Vandalia
Bruce Byars
Robin Hood Rd
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
West
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