McGovern Begins Midwest Swing Amid Tax Reform Debate
Senator George McGovern launches a four day Midwest tour stopping in Ohio Wisconsin and downstate Illinois as he weighs revisions to his tax welfare and employment plans The visit coincides with a new labor coalition backing his campaign and a planned meeting with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley The trip also includes a stop at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield and a stop in Youngstown Ohio with a UAW Local address
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Richard J. Daley
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Walter Heller
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Schultze
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New Labor Coalition
Joseph Kennan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Joseph Beirne
The
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Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinists
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Auto Workers
Lordstown
Springfield
Daley
Palbage
Richard J. Daey
Navy Jets Attack Thanh Hoa Amid Denials of City Bombing
U S naval aircraft attacked seven targets near Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam on Monday denying Hanoi claims that a business center and cathedral area were hit. A spokesman said no strikes occurred inside Thanh Hoa city limits while targets included a highway bridge fuel depots two antiaircraft sites a gun position and an army barracks. More than 190 strikes were reported against the North with heavy B52 raids near Saigon and fighting along the northern front.
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Navy pilot Randy Cunningham gets MIG ACE license plate
San Diego AP report notes Navy Lt. Randy Cunningham, the first American ace in Vietnam with five MIGs, now stationed at Miramar Naval Air Station, has car plates reading MIG ACE.
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California
Nixon advisers urge curbing spending and keep Phase 2
Top economic advisers told GOP Platform writers federal spending must be curbed and Phase 2 controls kept to pre vent inflation and higher taxes. Nixon reviewed his new policy at Camp David on the anniversary of its start.
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Dynamiting Probe Targets Empire LPG Chief
AP report from Kansas City outlines a four count indictment in federal court charging Robert W. Plaster of Lebanon Missouri and Empire Corp with attempting to monopolize LPG distribution and conspiring to violate firearms laws. Also named are Harold Smith and two unindicted co-conspirators tied to an alleged plan to blow up a rival tank truck. The civil suit seeks injunctive relief and divestiture. Empire shows annual sales near 25 million and operates about 225 distribution subsidiaries in at least 20 states.
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Robert W. Plaster
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Plaster
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NBC Buys TV Rights for My Fair Lady Film
NBC announced it purchased television rights to the 1964 My Fair Lady movie for about 3 million dollars. An NBC spokesman said no air date has been set.
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National Broadcasting Co
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Balance of Payments Improves for April June Quarter
Washington AP reports the nations balance of payments deficit improved dramatically in the April to June quarter. Official reserve transactions show a $2.5 billion reduction from the prior quarter while the net liquidity balance improved by $800 million to an estimated $2.3 billion.
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Mort Sahl Sued For Divorce In Los Angeles
Actress Margaret Lee, 29, files for divorce from Mort Sahl, 45, in Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, married nearly two years, have no children.
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Back in Business with New Black Widow Spiders
St. Petersburg ap reports John Webster Brown, 55, plans to breed black widow spiders to supply cross hair sights for surveying instruments. After losing his partner Mac to a fatal misadventure, he received dozens of offers and recruited a new female spider from Largo. Brown aims to raise them in his backyard to avoid future shortages.
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Japanese Mark VI Anniversary in Tokyo Observances
Emperor Hirohito led a ceremony marking 27 years since Japan's World War II surrender. He voiced pity for those who died as bells tolled at noon, while Prime Minister Tanaka urged relentless effort for lasting world peace amid protests over the Vietnam War. Memorials were held nationwide with 3 million deaths cited.
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Kakuei Tanaka
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Arthritis Drive Raises Far Over Goal in Audrain County
The Audrain County Arthritis Foundation fundraiser surpassed its $500 goal by raising $2,862. Chairwoman Mrs. Barbara Settles announced the total, praising committee members Viola Tracy Phyllis Schulte Betty Starck Mildred Pipkin Maude Fisher Martha Willingham Pauline Livingston and numerous volunteers for a successful drive.
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Mexico Victory
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Vandalia
Mildred Pipkin
Laddonia
Maude Fisher
Martha Willingham
Pauline Livingston
50 Mile Winds Hit Conway Damaging Two Businesses
In Conway Arkansas on Monday afternoon winds reaching 50 mph damaged a lumber company tearing off the roof and toppled part of a shoe store roof. Trees were uprooted and debris scattered through downtown. Local responders assessed property damage and secured the area.
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Hearings On Oil Pipeline Go On Today
Washington AP A federal judge weighs further delay in the trans Alaska oil pipeline case as hearings resume. Environmental groups push for continued injunction and a study comparing Alaska route with a Canadian alternative for oil and gas. The judge questions the sufficiency of Interior’s environmental impact statement while government and industry lawyers defend it as adequate.
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Arrow Rock concert by pianist John Covelli
The Jane Froman Center for the Arts presents pianist John Covelli in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday. Covelli, winner of two international piano competitions the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and the Busoni, has served as resident conductor for the Kansas City Philharmonic and as guest conductor for the St. Louis Symphony.
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Sheltered Workshop Opens Applications in Centralia Area
Handi Shop Inc seeks mentally and physically handicapped workers in Audrain Montgomery Callaway and Monroe counties and Centralia. Applications mailed by East Central Mo Assist. for Mental Health Mexico Mo. addresses 300 N Coal St or call 81-0720. Local contacts listed in Vandalia Montgomery City Wellsville and more. Board plans shop setup within six months.
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Montgomery City
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Bernard Black
Wellsville
Clyde Hawkins
Board of Handi Shop, Inc
Fred Lierheimer
Board seeks youth workers to train and hire
The board stated that interested people are to be counted, with eligibility for ages 16 to 25. They will be trained so lack of current skills or work experience does not prevent employment.
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Mexico
Teen Age Rock Concerts Pay Bills in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia an 18 year old girl Carol Pell died after a brain tumor prompting a three day fund drive. Friends organized rock concerts a block party and a TV auction to raise 5200 dollars to cover her hospital bill and other expenses from her four month hospital stay. The initiative was led by Joe Romedo Mike Tacnec and Mrs Jessie Vaughn whose son Chickie was slated to marry Carol this year.
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