Missouri county aid requests for drought disaster aid
Missouri county officials will speed disaster aid requests to the state after drought cuts harvest forecasts. Gov. Christopher Bond and officials say federal estimates may understate damage, with potential for higher disaster aid next spring. County courts must file requests with the governor, who forwards to Washington for approval. The Disaster Committee expects streamlined processes to help farmers.
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Jefferson City
Sufap
Boillot
Farlier
Christopher
Ies
US Department of Hericulture
Missouri
Is Boillot
U.S. Agri‘echiture
Earl Butz Seto
Bond
Richard Webster
Carthage
Jasper
Lawrence
Newton
Webster
John Foster
State Office
The
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Lawyers Oppose Bank Secrecy Bill
Montreal AP reports the American Bar Association opposes privacy provisions in the Bank Secrecy Act. The ABA House adopted a resolution backing efforts to defeat the provision and pledging lobbying resources. The accompanying report warns of abuses from unlimited access to bank records and cites IRS cooperation as an example.
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Montreal
American Bar Association
ABA
House of Delegates
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Eight-Year Battle Ends as Man Cleared of Bank Robbery
William DePalma, exonerated after an eight year fight from a prison term, settled two civil rights suits for 5.75 million dollars. He sought justice after fingerprints used in his 1968 Buena Park robbery conviction were forged, and he later won parole in 1973. The cases targeted Buena Park officials and a fingerprint expert, with a separate suit against a police captain. DePalma praised his family's endurance and lamented the years of hardship.
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Los Angeles
William
DePalma
Federal
Seattle
McNeil Island Federatison
Whittier
Buena Park
Auife
Buena Park Savings and Loan
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyer Lands in Prison
A Chandler attorney, Wayne Lewis, accidentally landed his single engine plane inside a prison work area at Arizona State Prison in Florence, thinking it was the prison airstrip. He retrieved the craft with a crane after Monday’s landing caused a general alarm. The warden hoped for charges but the county attorney would not pursue them.
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Florence, Ariz
Chandler
Wayne Lewis
Arizona State Prison
Harold Cardwell
Lewis
Israel Seeks new interim settlement proposal
Israel relays Egyptian interim settlement proposal to Jerusalem as U S and Israel press Sinai talks. Dinitz met Kissinger for 50 minutes and heads a three man team while a second Israeli delegation seeks $700 million in aid and $2 1 billion for military needs. Rabin hints at Israel Jordan confederation as a solution to the Palestinian issue. Udall says Congress may back civilian staff at Sinai warning stations.
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Washington
Simcha Dinitz
Jerusalem
Middle East
U.S
Sinai
Dinitz
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
United States
Yitzhak Rabin
Jordan
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Congress
Welcome Newcomers Mr and Mrs Tom Cloud Move to Mexico
Mr and Mrs Tom Cloud and their son Richard have relocated from Columbia to Mexico where Mr Cloud becomes manager of the Audrain Co op station on Highway 54 east. The family keeps German shepherds and expects puppies, originally from Huntsville, now living at 1732 E Liberty.
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Tom Cloud
Richard
Mexico
Columbia
East
Mrs. Cloud
Huntsville
E. Liberty
Nine Injured in Boston Disturbances
Boston police mobilized 120 tactical force officers to quell two housing projects after rock and missile throwing by hundreds of youths. Nine people were injured all white and at least 20 were arrested as a white van driver Frank Gravino, 24, was beaten and hospitalized in critical condition. The unrest followed weekend incidents tied to racial tensions in Mission Hill Orchard Park and South Boston.
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Boston
Frank Gravino
Boston City Hospital
Mission Hill
Orchard Park
Carson Beach
South
South Boston
Crocodile Kills Man After Tail Loss Fight
An inquest in Queenland Australia heard Peter Reimers, 35, was stalked by a 15 foot three legged crocodile with no tail. The victim, afraid to wade, was killed at Mission Creek after fishing during a hunting trip on April 26. His severed legs were found along the waterhole and the crocodile, later dragged from the water dead, may have lost its tail and one leg in a fight.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Peter Reimers
B. J. Blades
Reimers
Weipa Bauxite
A. C. Bone
Mission Creek
Town Branch Study Hearing Slated for Thursday Night
Citizens can hear R W Booker and associates explain the Town Branch storm drainage study at 7 30 p m in the city council chamber. The meeting will cover how the study is conducted and how to raise questions. A preliminary report is due Nov 1 with a mid April draft and final copy 30 days after city feedback. The study aims to curb flooding and outline prioritized fixes and funding options.
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R.W. Booker and Associates
B.J. Reed
Town
Reed
Officials Seek Reopened Inquiry Into RFK Death
Los Angeles County supervisors voted to join a court case demanding public disclosure of a secret police investigation report into Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination. They urged release of a 10 volume record and all physical evidence, supporting Paul Schrade and others injured in the California primary shooting.
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LOS Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Baxter Ward
John Larson
United Auto Workers
Paul Schrade
Corps Applies Rules To Lake Six Rivers In Missouri Kansas
The U S Army Corps declares six rivers and Lake of the Ozarks navigable from Kansas City to Junction City and nearby streams to protect waterways from pollutants. The rules, published in the Federal Register, are effective now with 90 days for public comment. No permits needed for normal farming, ranching or forestry near these waterways, said Don Poole, Kansas City district chief.
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Kansas City
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Missouri- Kansas
Kansas River
Junction City
Missouri
Arlington
Brunswick
Cooper County
Osage
Bagnelllar
Lake of the Ozarks
Bagnell
Warsaw
Corps
Federal Register
Don Poole
Encephalitis Death Toll Rises in Mississippi Report
Jackson AP Mississippi health officials say 19 people have died from the St Louis strain of encephalitis and two horses have died from a different strain. The report notes ongoing concerns in the region and disease impact on communities and livestock.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
St. Louis
OPEC Price Review Could Bring Small Oil Increase
Vienna dispatch notes economists and oil experts expect a possible rise in OPEC oil prices when the August session begins with an Oct 1 effective date planned. Some sources predict only a token uptick despite a June communique hinting at a larger move, as OPEC weighs inflation and dollar trends.
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Vienna
Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
U.S
Economic Commission
Gabon
M. O. Feyide
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