Debate on State Funds in Carthage Draws Crowd and Fireworks
About 1,000 gathered at Memorial Hall for a debate on Missouri's finances. State Sen. Richard M. Webster warned there would be no winner as speakers from both parties argued over bank deposits, state taxes, and revenue. Webster claimed more than $20 million sat in six banks and was charged with political manipulation.
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Carthage, Me
Memorial Hall
Misasouri
St. Louis
Empire State Bank
Kansas City
Jefferson Trust Co
Jefferson City
Clayton Bank
Clayton
Commerce Trust Co
Carthage
Webster
Richard M. Webster
Warren E. Hearnes
John Vaughn
T.D. McNeal
E.J. Cantrell
Max Myers
Robert FE. Young
Young
Hearnes
Civic Plaza National Bank
Mercantile Trust Co
Audrain County keeps tax levy with minor changes
Audrain County will maintain its total tax levy at last year’s level. The general revenue levy rose 6 cents per $100 assessed to 46 cents to cover higher salaries and operating costs in the sheriff’s office and county offices. Other levies remain: special road and bridge 35 cents, hospital maintenance 20 cents, library 20 cents, Tri-County Nursing Home District 15 cents for maintenance and 10 cents for bonded debt. Farber’s city levy, Mexico, Vandalia, Laddonia, Martinsburg, Benton City, Vandiver Village, and Rush Hill levies are listed. North Callaway R-1 may adjust downs.
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Audrain County
Glenn M.barnes
General Revenue
Barnes
Mexico
Tri- County
Nursing Home District
Farber
Vandalia
Laddonia
Martinsburg
Benton City
Vandiver Village
Rush Hill
North Callaway
Democrats Press Fight to Override Nixon Vetoes
Washington AP Democrats push to reverse President Nixon's vetoes on 22.4 billion in education housing and environmental funds. House to vote on two major bills, seeking a two thirds majority, amid a looming three week recess and election pressures. U.S. Chamber backs Nixon. education and veterans groups urge override as Nixon’s veto rate this year sits at .500.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Office of Education
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Herbert G. Klein
Administration
Gover
Vietnam
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Education and
Veterans’ Organizations
Congress
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Health Service
Bury Gas Says Lawyer Opposes Ocean Disposal
Federal judge hears Environ mental Defense Fund and Florida Gov. Claude Kirk challenge Army plan to sink nerve gas off Cape Kennedy. Attorney Lola Lee proposes safer options like sealing gas in alkaline pit, while commercial tugs move the Briggs 283 miles east to dump location. Goats comment adds odd humor to the scene.
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Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Lola Lee
Miss Lee
U.S
June L. Green
Environmental Defense Fund
Army
Florida
Claude Kirk
Sunny Point
N.C
Lee
Briggs
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jane L. Green
U.S. District Court
Jack Osick
Army Chief of Staff
Safeguard Antiballistic Vote Push Nears
In Washington AP report on Senate battles over Nixon's Safeguard ABM system. Foes seek to curb expansion while supporters defend two new sites and argue funds should improve existing defenses. Brooke plans an amendment next week to reallocate expansion funds to Montana and North Dakota sites.
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Washington
Nixon
Safeguard
Senate
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
John Stennis
D-Miss
Harold Hughes
Iowa
John Sherman Cooper
Rey
Philip A. Hart
Missouri
Wyoming
Tana
North Dakota
John Tower
Rtex
White House
Department of Defense
R-Ky
D-Mich
Photographer Ralph Toalson dies at 65 in Mexico
Ralph M Toalson Sr a longtime photographer and camera shop owner in Mexico died of an apparent heart attack at 3 10 p m yesterday while talking with a customer at his East Jackson Street shop He was 65 He was born May 1 1905 in Mexico He married Martha Carleton Larsen on August 26 1927 He operated his studio from July 15 1939 He photographed prominent figures worldwide and contributed to newspapers and ads He was active in Green Field now Mexico Memorial Airport and served as a deacon and usher at the First Christian Church He leaves his wife two sons Ralph Jr and Howard Toalson Jefferson City three grandchildren and a sister in Fort Lauderdale Funeral services are set for 2 p m Friday at Arnold Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery The family will receive friends Thursday 7 to 830 p m
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Ralph M. Toalson Sr
Mexico
East Jackson Street
Reuben F
Oda Toalson
Martha Carleton Larsen
Alfred Larsen
Toalson
Green Field
Mexico Memorial Airport
First Christian Church
Eastholm St
Ralph Toalson Jr
Howard Toalson
Jefferson City
Robert
Michael Lee
Carol Ann Toalson
John Reavis
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert Carleton
Martha Ann
Arnold Funeral Home
Terry Moore
Elmwood Cemetery
Israel accuses Egypt of missile move near Suez
Israel charges Egypt deployed Soviet SAM missiles near the Suez Canal breaching the cease-fire. Dayan tells Knesset the action signals serious military significance and urges U.S. pressure for withdrawal. Cairo denies the claim, while Washington reviews the reports and weighs possible impact on peace talks with Gunnar Jarring.
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Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
United States
Israel
Dayan
Knesset
Cairo
State Radio
Washington
State Department
Jerusalem Post
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Cairo-Suez
Ismailia Road
Nile Delta
Isrraeli
U.S
Canal
GM Agrees To Pay Nader 425000
New York AP General Motors Corp settled with consumer advocate Ralph Nader for 425000 in an invasion of privacy case. Nader had claimed harassment and intimidation by GM after an investigation into his private life by Vincent Gillen Associates. The suit, filed four years earlier, sought about 2 million.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Ralph Nader
Nader
General Motors
Vincent Gillen Associates, Inc
Heavy Fight In Coast Area Near Quang Tri City
Heavy fighting reported in the coast region near Quang Tri City as more than 300 North Vietnamese casualties were tallied amid intensified efforts to block pacification. Maj Nguyen Van Van of Fire Base O'Reilly slain. 17 S Vietnamese dead, 44 wounded. U S planes and gunships backed operations. refugees fled as shelling continued along the lowland corridor toward the coast.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van van
O'Reilly
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Quang Tri City
U.S
Air Force
Lower Panhandle
Laos
Cambodia
Merrell-Southern Margin Cut to 186 No Contest Planned
The final canvass in the 18th State senatorial district shows a margin of 186 votes, eight-tenths of a percent of 22,644. Sen. Richard Southern will not seek a recount or contest the primary. He congratulated Norman L. Merrell of Monticello and pledged support for the Democratic party in November.
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Merrell
Richard Southern
Sen
Southern
Sen. Southern
Norman L. Merrell
Monticello
Democratic Party
Southern Spurts Retirement Benefits Debate
In a statement, Southern asserts he asked to withdraw from the state retirement system after his term ends in January. He notes editorials during the campaign suggested support for a special legislative retirement plan, which he opposed as illegal under Missouri law. He requests district citizens judge his action on retirement withdrawal when evaluating his public service.
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Southern
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Helen Ketter
Ledger
Richard Once
Nors
Klein
Lake of the Ozarks
Bury Gas
Osick
National Academy of Sciences
Ralph Toalson
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