Recycled Newsprint Gains Ground in U S
Thousands read today’s news on yesterday’s paper amid a drive for recycling. The American Paper Institute cites 23 percent of 1969 newspapers recycled, with cities like Madison and Irvington passing measures to separate newsprint. Garden State says 40 percent penetration is possible. trials with major papers show comparable quality to regular newsprint.
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Nuclear shifts threaten Northern Ireland death toll rise
AP reports early today Belfast gunmen killed and two more suspected, possibly lifting Civil War death toll to twenty as Democratic contenders vie. In Saigon, Viet Cong forces killed 13 rangers and wounded 10 in Mekong Delta night attack. Berlin talks mark first renewed Big Four diplomacy in 17 months. A federal Atlanta ruling suggests desegregation efforts may be regressing in the South. Boise prison riot leaves two stabbed and two buildings burned while about 50 inmates were high on drugs. Chile ends foreign aid program per capita excess. Stock certificates face obsolescence amid thefts. GSA rolls out 11 new pollution-free cars and plans to convert its fleet.
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Northern Ireland
New York
Romania Distance: Soviet Warning Over Neutral Ties
Moscow warns Romania that neutrality toward Red China cannot be tolerated in the Soviet bloc. Literaturnaya Gazeta reprinted Trybuna Ludu attacking China over inviting Nixon while the US widens Vietnam and other wars. Romania signals deeper ties with all Communist powers, including China, in response.
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Ledger Hints At Friends Names In Today's Issue
A brief note notes that several friends are mentioned in today's Ledger. The item implies local social or community references and invites readers to check the page for familiar names.
Hearnes Says Aides Don’t Follow Nixon Policy
STATELINE Nev AP President Nixon pushes revenue sharing but governors say his aides do not carry out his speeches. Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes says cabinet members haven’t always supported state administration with minimal federal aid. Meeting with Nixon to address issues planned. conference ends at Lake Tahoe with Puerto Rico meeting ahead.
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Hearnes
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Tom Jones Denies Beating Boxer in Wisconsin Court
Singer Tom Jones denied in circuit court any knowledge of a clash with boxer Michael J. Maret of Miami Beach Florida after Jones performance at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison on June 7. Maret seeks 60000 dollars in damages for alleged injuries from the incident.
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Drug Traffic and a Major Heroin Ring in Vietnam
An Associated Press report from Saigon details a July seizure of heroin and opium in Rach Gia, aided by South Vietnamese, Thai, and U.S. narcotics teams. The operation exposed a crossborder network linking Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Chinese traffickers, with Tap Vinh named as financier. The haul valued at about 4 million dollars began in Shan State uplands and moved via Bangkok and coastal routes to Saigon, then toward American markets. The piece notes complicity among some South Vietnamese officials, the extensive trafficking network, and the involvement of the Chinese “Mafia” in financing and logistics.
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Phu Quoc
Bulldozers to erase famous MGM backlot scenes
MGM plans a $60 million Raintree complex on 68 acre back lot 3 at Culver City erasing iconic sets from Boom Town Showboat Mutiny on the Bounty Kismet See Here Private Hargrove Tarzan WW Weissmuller trees and more. ITT Levitt and Sons bought the site for $7.25 million. MGM president James Aubrey cites shift to realism.
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Raintree County
Hoover Announces 1928 Republican Presidential Nomination
In 1928 Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover announced he would accept the Republican nomination for president, marking a pivotal moment in U.S. political history.
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Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
South Wins Battle Over Freight Rates
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission will drop a 20 year dispute over freight rates. The ICC agrees Eastern and Western railroads failed to prove a case, ending litigation that favored non Southern lines. Georgia Governor Carter says the decision saves Southern shippers about 10 million dollars yearly.
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Recorder Fees Help County Treasury Summary
Audrain County Recorder LeRoy Werner reported July collections exceeding 1200 dollars for recording instruments and documents. Of this, 1119.55 dollars stay with the county and 113 dollars go to the state, plus 146 dollars for copies. The office recorded 84 warranty deeds 45 release deeds 10 quitclaim deeds 6 final settlements two easements one trustee deed five cemetery deeds four affidavits three surveys two land patents one death certificate two wills eight miscellaneous deeds one supplemental indenture 54 deeds of trust six financing statements 11 veterans discharges and processed 42 marriage license applications issued 30 licenses and recorded 23 licenses filed one release of tax lien and 162 financing statements.
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Audrain County
LeRoy Werner
Fewer Claims On Unemployment In Missouri In July
AP report from Jefferson City notes total unemployment claims fell to 204,635 in July from 209,636 in June, but total benefit costs set an all time July high at 7,006,304 dollars due to layoffs of higher paid workers. Herman Julien cites auto plant layoffs in Kansas City as key factor, with weekly wages up to 195 dollars. Office by office payments are listed for Columbia Hannibal Jefferson City Kirksville Marshall Mexico Moberly.
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Herman Julien
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White House steam bath outlet sparks criticism
A heated dispute arises over a White House exercise area in the Executive Office Building described as a Roman style romper room. Ronald Ziegler called the remarks irresponsible while aides Michael Feld and Patrick Breheny defend the facilities costing 30 to 34 thousand dollars and noting access for 80 to 100 senior staff and the President.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Exercize
Michael J. Feld
Patrick J. Breheny
William J. Scherle
Browa
Breheny
Ziegler
Zegler
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Senate
Schirra Tours South Africa Visit Stirs Curiosity
Former astronaut Walter Schirra arrived in Johannesburg from New York for a two week tour of South Africa. He will meet Prime Minister John Vorster and dine with golfer Gary Player as he assesses the country from the ground.
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Walter Schirra
New York
South Africa
John Vorster
Gary Player
Nixon staffers cruise Potomac on Sequoia
President Nixon sailed the Potomac Tuesday night aboard the yacht Sequoia with top aides including Attorney General John N. Mitchell and Henry Dent. The gathering suggested a political purpose as Mitchell led Nixon's 1968 campaign and Dent is a key political adviser. Also aboard were Henry Kissinger and Billy Graham.
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Nixon
Potomac River
Sequoia
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Henry Dent
Mitchell
Dent
Henry A. Kissenger
Billy Graham
Troop 38 Heads for Current River Camping Trip
Twenty four members of Boy Scout Troop 38 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church left Monday for a camping trip on the Current River. They expect to return by way of Six Flags over Mid-America Saturday, accompanied by Scout Master Robert Besalke and Ten Byrd with the Rev. Robert R. Collins.
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Six Flags
Mid-America
Robert Besalke
Ten Byrd
Robert R. Collins
Sponsoring
Spanish Hotel Terrace Collapse Kills Six in Malaga
A terrace at the 354 room Hotel Riviera in Benalmadena Costa near Malaga collapsed into the bar and lobby. Police report six killed and several injured as a tennis court under construction gave way. Firefighters and police rushed to the scene amid recent heavy rains. The hotel is popular with foreigners and the cause is not yet known.
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