War Talk Renewed in Middle East Tensions
Arab newspapers report renewed war talk as Israel warns of possible Soviet challenge to President Ford. Tel Aviv says it sank an Arab guerrilla boat headed to raid northern coast. Lebanese paper An Nahar cites Cairo reporting.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Israel
Ford
Russia
Tel Aviv
An Nahar
Cairo
West Bank
Suez Canal
Beirut
Egypt
Syria
Yitzhak Rabin
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Rabin
U.S
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Frank Paxson Dies at 70 in Mexico Missouri
Frank Shaffer Paxson, 70, of Mexico and former Martinsburg educator of 45 years, died Friday at Audrain Medical Center after seven months illness. Funeral Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Martinsburg. burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Born Feb 18 1904 in Willmothsville Adair County, he married Clara Seckler Aug 7 1931 in Macon. He earned a BS in education from Northeast Missouri State University and an MA from Missouri. He held multiple roles including teacher coach principal and superintendent. He helped found Khoury League baseball in Martinsburg and served as Lions Club president.
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Frank Shaffer Paxson
Mexico
Martinsburg
Audrain Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Leo Stamm
Patrick Dolan
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Willmot
Blue Key
Phi Sigma Epsilon
Phi Delta Kappa
Paxson
Adair County
Marion
Knox
Scotland
Macon
Audrain
Balls
Shelby
Illinois
Community A-6
Scott's Corner
St. Brendan School
Northeast Missouri Coaches Assn
Northeast Missouri Schoolmasters Club
Khoury League
Community Teacher’s Assn
Martinsburg Lions Club
East Central Missouri Assn
Daylong Rain Brings Hope for Missouri Crops
Rain totals surpassed three quarters of an inch in Mexico aiding soybeans and milo while corn remains largely unrecovered. NWS predicts more rain through Sunday as Barrowman notes soybeans may rebound with continued moisture. wheat fields ready for fall planting. At Audrain Medical Center Connie Smith becomes mother to eight pound 13 ounce daughter born Friday evening.
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Mexico
National Weather Service
Donald Barrowman
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Missouri
Barrowman
Connie Smith
Route 3
Audrain Medical Center
Smith
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Elvy G. Raney
Providence
Raney
Very Good 4-H Fair Cattle Show Draws 293 Entries
Rainy day could not dampen the 293 cattle entries at the Very Good 4-H Fair. Dee Goedeke led the event as area youth agent with grand champions Kelly Sanders and Ronnie Hopkins. Mike Morris won two breed classes shorthorn and hereford, Sanders also top in cross bred, Steve Smart in charolais, and Patti Hopkins in angus. The show moved indoors to the pole barn with 180 cattle and 113 steers noted.
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Dee Goedeke
Kelly Sanders
Holliday
Ronnie Hopkins
Mike Morris
Vandalia
Steve Smart
Patti Hopkins
Fairgrounds
Goedeke
Terry Littrell
B and G Hustlers
Whose Are the Watergate Tapes and Files Now
The Watergate tapes and related documents remain under Secret Service guard in the Executive Office Building. White House and Justice Department officials say no clear ownership rule exists, though tradition favors Nixon, with his former defense chief still handling details for about two weeks.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Justice Department
Jerald F. JerHorst
James D. St. Clair
Boston
St. Clair
Ford
Larry Speaks
Secret Service
Speaks
John W. Hushen
Department
Sirica
Charles W. Colson
John W. Dean Iit
Ford Asks Cabinet To Stay On In Transition Era
President Ford meets his inherited Cabinet and asks that each member remain in place for the present. He notes the empty vice presidency chair, plans a quick transition, and urges a swift, positive effort while considering a new VP selection within a week to ten days.
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Ford
Cabinet
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Earl Butz
Buzz
Ship of State
National Security Council
Virginia
Fords
White House
Robert Sewell dies at 45 in Missouri town rites Sunday
Robert L. Sewell, 45, of 624 N Wadest Mexico, died Friday at Boone County Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. George Wraith and Rev. John Blass officiating. Burial East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survived by wife Evelyn Brisby. mother Essie Sewell. son Patrick L. Sewell. daughter Mrs. Warren Sims. brother J E Sewell. sister Mrs. Darold Flick. two grandchildren. Funeral home reception tonight 7–9 p.m. The Audrain and Mexico notes report local civic updates and births.
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Robert L. Sewell
N. Wadest
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Arnold Funeral Home
George Wraith
John Blass
East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Centralia
James
Essie Seymour Sewell
Evelyn Bris
Darold Flick
Mexico
Vandalia Pageant Adds Two Rain Dates
Vandalia officials announced rain postponements for the Vandalia Centennial Pageant Saga of the Prairie. Special rain date performances are set for Sunday and Monday at 9 p.m with pre pageant shows at 8 15 p.m. Ticket holders for Tuesday or Friday shows will be honored at the gate on Sunday or Monday.
Officer's car missing ends up found at hospital
Tampa police traced a stolen cruiser alert to a hospital incident when an unnamed officer left through the wrong exit. The car was waiting at the building's opposite side, and the alert was rescinded with some embarrassment.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Highway Patrol
Rockefeller Named GOP Leader's Top VP Pick Amid Support
In Washington, Nelson Rockefeller gains Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott's backing as Ford's vice presidential prospects loom. Some conservative senators indicate opposition fading, while aides say no decision will come until next week. Public sentiment split among GOP factions as Thurmond and Helms push alternatives. Tower and Brock signal waning resistance. The 25th Amendment outline frames the vacancy process.
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Washington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Senate
Hugh Scott
Rockefeller
Scott
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
California
Ronald Reagan
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
North Carolina
John G. Tower
Rtex
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Goldwater
Brock
Tower
Nelson Rockefeller
House
George Bush
Mark QO. Hatfield
Oregon
Charles Percy
Illinois
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Rep
John Anderson
Congress
Strobel Hospitalized After Arrest On Check Charge
John E Strobel of Mexico remains a patient at Audrain Medical Center after collapse en route to transfer to St Louis County. He was arrested on a charge of issuing an insufficient funds check over 100 dollars. Bond set at 2000 dollars, not yet paid. He faces two civil suits totaling 98000 dollars in Audrain County involving commodity futures transactions.
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John E. Strobel
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Strobel
Audrain County
St. Louis County
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Riley
St. Louis
Strobe
Sheriff's
Andrain County
Reinholdt and Gardner
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Smiths
Dean Cook
Ledger
Jim Grinstead
Henry
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
NATO
Donald M. Rumsfeld
Rogers C. B. Morton
John O. Marsh Jr
Robert Sewell
Audrain County Board of Equalization
Board of Appeals
Board of Equalization
Russell Blackburn
Roy Guile
Floyd Lewis
Holloway Neill
Herman Tolson
Sheryl Ligon
Raneys
Nelson D. Rockefeller
John Strobel
Commodity Exchange
Reinholdt & Gardner
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