Cease-fire Fails in Lebanon War as Fighting Rages
Beir ut reports show the latest cease-fire near death with scattered clashes in Beirut and mountains. Casualties reach 245 killed and 406 wounded as Egyptian mediator Hassan Khali stays hopeful while Syrian participation awaits. Red Cross evacuations top 408 with many civilians still trapped at Tal Zaatar camp amid ongoing siege and gunfire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hassan Sabri Khali
Egypt
Arab League
League
Mohammed Hassan Ghoneim
Chimistar
Phalange
Nabaa
Ta Zaatar
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Jean Hoefliger
Geneva
Eva Stahl
Fortress-Tke
Stahl
Larnaca
Cyprus
Congress Delays Vaccine Action Summary
Congress may adjourn next week without approving a national swine flu inoculation program. President Ford urged swift action, insisting a federal insurance plan would speed vaccination. Critics accuse the President of political maneuvering as the vote delay endangers millions who rely on protection.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Congressional
Pennsylvania
Tam
Paul G. Rogers
Dfla
Commerce Committee
Can't Take Much More After 192nd Arrest Of Sons
In Seattle a family of seven has logged 192 arrests over nine years, police say. The mother, 48, describes a cycle of burglary, larceny, robbery and narcotics among her sons and grandchildren, all while she relies on welfare and pensions to support them. The oldest son has stayed out of trouble since a Louisiana prison release, and authorities note difficulty obtaining records from New Orleans.
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Seattle
Stephen Heard
Los Angeles
Louisiana
New Orleans
New Jersey May Test Vote At Convention
A potential one vote credential battle in New Jersey could signal a Reagan test vote at the GOP convention. Reagan campaign chief John Sears says he will push to win the lone New Jersey delegate slot, though Ford backers contend the seat goes to Maria Scalia. The issue illustrates each side’s strength among uncommitted delegates ahead of the convention.
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New Jersey
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Ygresias
Reagan
Ford
Maria Scalia
Kansas City
John Sears
Joe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George McGovern
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Arkansas
GOP
North Carolina
Kentucky
Maryland
Indiana
Michigan
National Committee
Birth of Kristina Karol Wilburn in Martinsburg
Kristina Karol Wilburn was born Wednesday at 1:40 p.m. at Audram Medical Center to Kristina Wilburn and David Wilburn of Martinsburg. The baby weighed six pounds and has a brother named Scotty, age 2. Grandparents are Walter Owen of Rush Hill and Lawrence Wilburn of Martinsburg, with great grandmother Delsie McCowan of Mexico. Mr Wilburn is a farmer.
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David Wilburn
Martinsburg
Kristina Karol Wilburn
Audram Medical Center
Scotty
Walter Owen
Rush Hill
Lawrence Wilburn
Delsie McCowan
Mexico
Tropical Storm Belle Strengthens Near Florida Coast
Tropical storm Belle gathered strength in the Atlantic about 375 miles east of Palm Beach Florida and could become the season’s first hurricane. At 6 am EDT its winds were 65 mph while center remained far offshore and stationary, prompting caution for Bahamian marine interests.
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Belle
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Palm Beach
Fla
Paul Hebert
Bahamas
Hebert
Nader Visits Plains To Brief Carter On Consumer Issues
Public figure Ralph Nader arrives in Plains to brief Jimmy Carter on consumer issues and spend the night at the Carter home. Carter plans a Monday consumer speech in Washington for the Public Citizens Forum while facing Republican attacks and defending his campaign style.
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Ralph Nader
Jimmy Carter
Nader
Carter
Washington
Public Citizens Forum
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Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John Tower
Texas Republican
Tower
Betty Ford to Open Ellington Music Celebration in NYC
First Lady Betty Ford will fly to New York next Tuesday to open a six day celebration of Duke Ellington's music by the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater.
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Washington
Betty Ford
New York
Duke Ellington
Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater
Clergymen Admit Swindle On Food Stamps
In Washington two pastors, Lucius Cartwright and Albert Hamrick, pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud linked to a $250,000 food stamp swindle. The Rev. Cartwright and Rev. Hamrick of St. Phillip's Pentecostal Church admitted misusing funds from stamp sales to finance personal purchases, including travel, a car, and a church expansion. They contributed to more than $6.5 million in food stamp business over four years as issuing agents. Each faces up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
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Lucius S. Cartwright
Albert R. Hamrick
St. Phillip’s Pentacostal
Cartwright
Hamrick
Montreal
New Orleans
U.S. Atty
Eric B. Marcy
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
D.C
U.S. District Court
Joseph C. Waddy
Audrain Farmers May Qualify for Disaster Payments
Audrain County producers with eligible allotments may receive disaster payments to offset drought losses. Production must be determined, and destruction of crop evidence disqualifies eligibility. Infield appraisals are required for green chopped or plowed under corn and sorghum, while harvested feed grain can use scale tickets or bin measurements. Report low yields to the ASCS Office within 15 days after harvest. THE CAUTHORN Club held a basket supper at the Lawrence Thomas Ranch with numerous attendees.
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Audrain
Mary Bosler
ASCS
Weather and hospital notices from Audrain district
Official morning readings and forecast for Missouri with highs in the 70s and 80s and cool nights. Admissions list from Audrain Medical Center includes Bridget Nichole Long born Friday at 9:06 p.m. in Paris to Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Long III. Dismissals note several local residents and families across Fulton Wellsville Vandalia Paris and nearby towns.
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Missouri
Audrain Medical Center
Glenn M. Barnes
Emma Rose Wortmann
William H. Shrader
Raymond H. Graue
Dan L. Pitts
Jerome P. Schrameck
Mexico
Kenneth C. Grimwood
Grover Burts
Wellsville
Garret H. Hasekamp
Madison
Wayne R. Goff
Fulton
Sidney A. Smelser
Vanalla
Allen H. Young
Id R. Davis
Alice
Stidham
Centralia
Kenneth Novak
Jack L. Karhoff
Autrasse
Archie Barton
Clark
Jimmie M. Jones
Sturgeon
Robert G. Long III
Paris
Robert McBurney
Ethel Bradley
Lois A.bradley
Vandalia
Donald Greening
Columbia
Gerald R. Nolan
Valeria Ivie
Archie Robison
Dallas Wright
Curtis
Edward Buford Wilson
Centralla
Oo Cowherd
Benton Ty
Virgil Amos
Laddonia
Wesley Spires
Moberly
April Wiley
Los Gatos
Ile
Earl Brown
Curryville
Bridget Long
Robert G. Long II
Bridget Nichole
Long
Jack Simpson Farms Inc
Doerge Deaths and Local Court Actions Reported
The Daily Record lists the death of Russell William Doerge, 63, with other notices including marriage license applications for Robert Chris Schultz and Alice Nadine Chapman, and several court entries. Kenneth Neil Pate faces a failure to appear charge with trial set for Sept. 4, while James A. Clark and Richard Lee Hays plead guilty to speeding with fines. David Bruce Hays is charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with license revoked, second offense, released on bond. Grain prices from MFA and Fowles Grain Co. are reported for soybeans, wheat, corn, and milo.
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Russell William Doerge
Robert Chris Schultz
Columbia
Alice Nadine Chapman
Hailaville
Kenneth Neil Pate
James A. Clark
Richard Lee Hays
James Wayne Woolfolk
David Bruce Hays
Duane Cruzan
Peking braces for more quakes after strong tremor
AP reports from Tokyo that Peking maintains ample food supply with daily 2500 tons of vegetables and fruit moved in from outskirts amid quake warnings. Officials note widespread relocation to tents and shelters while 300,000 service workers adapt to the new situation after the July 28 Tangshan quake.
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Tokyo
Peking
Hsinhua
Tangshan
Ellsberg Leads Boston to Washington Disarmament March
Antiwar activist Daniel Ellsberg will lead the first leg of a Boston to Washington march for nuclear disarmament. He spoke at Boston City Hall vigil marking Hiroshima Day, urging action to end nuclear weapons and noting the Pentagon Papers fame.
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Boston
Daniel Ellsberg
Washington
Hiroshima
Pentagon
Indochina
Student Proposes Kentucky Marijuana Growers Assn
Law student Gatewood Galbraith at the University of Kentucky suggests forming a Kentucky Marijuana Growers Association to help small farmers share in a potential multibillion-dollar market. He warns big tobacco may seek to protect its interests and offers to serve as president.
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Lexington
Gatewood Galbraith
Kentucky Marijuana Growers Association
University of Kentucky Law School
Galbraith
Kirkpatrick Certifies 78 Committees Missed Reports
Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick certified the names of 78 political committees that failed to file pre election campaign reports as required. The notice targets committees supporting candidates for statewide legislative judicial and county offices in larger counties. About 508 committees were involved in the Aug 3 primary and treasurers of those failing to file are being notified by mail.
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Jefferson City
James C. Kirkpatrick
Missouri Elections Commission
Missouri
Kirkpatrick
Over the Counter and NYSE Stock Quotes Synopsis
Over the counter trading showed Commerce Bancs 21 percent bid 22 percent asked Mercantile Bank Corp 27 percent bid 28 percent asked Western 16 16 percent bid 16 percent asked. NYSE listings included Bobbie Brooks 4 percent Chromalloy 14 percent Combustion Engineering 48 Dresser Industries 43 Emerson Electric 37 Interco 41 Kaiser Aluminum 38 54 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 40 Ralston Purina 51 US Gypsum common 22 US Gypsum preferred 26 44 Wal Mart 13 Dow Jones Friday close 984.
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Mercantile Bank Corp
Westeran
New York Stock Exchange
Bobbie Brooks
Combustion Engineering
Dresser Industries
Emerson Electric
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Funeral Services for Mrs. Shannon Potts Held
Funeral services were held today at Fenton Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Shannon Potts 68 with Rev. Cleo Kottwitz officiating. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico. Pallbearers were Clifford Pollard Charles Cox James Rutter Paul Farmer Byron Duncan and Claie Ward. She died Wednesday at Sherwood Arms Nursing Home after a short stay.
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Centralia
Shannon Potts
Fenton Funeral Chapel
Cleo Kottwitz
Elmwood Cemetery
Mexico
Clifford Pollard
Charles Cox
James, Rutter
Paul Farmer
Byron Duncan
Claie Ward
Rites Held Today For Mrs Hake At St Brendan’s Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Raymond Hake were held this morning at St Brendan’s Catholic Church with Rev John Walsh officiating. Organist Mrs Carl Wieberg accompanied the service and pallbearers included James Quinlan Gale Nichols Jerry Moore Elmer Platte Harold Watts and George Werner. Burial followed in the St Brendan’s Catholic Church Cemetery.
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Raymond Hake
St. Brendan's Catholic Church
John Walsh
Martinsburg
Carl Wieberg
James Quinlan
Gale Nichols
Jerry Moore
Elmer Platte
Harold Watts
George Werner
National Urban League Chief Proposes Youth Employment Plan
Vernon E. Jordan Jr urged a national youth employment program at the National Urban League 66th annual conference. He said unemployment among black youths 16 to 19 runs about 64 percent and warned that lack of opportunities leads to idleness, street temptations, and long-term poverty.
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Boston
National Urban League
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
League
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