Nixon Record Describes White House Indecision
NEW YORK AP Whitney M Young of the National Urban League criticizes the Nixon administration as uneven and puzzling in policy. He cites conflicting statements on private school tax exemptions and desegregation orders, calling Black support eroded. Harris poll shows white native Americans more antiblack than white ethnics.
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Louis Harris
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Scotland
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Four Golden Weddings in Bird Family
In McPherson Kansas Mr and Mrs Vernon T Bird mark their golden wedding anniversary this Sunday becoming the last of a sibling group to reach the milestone in four years. Also joining the celebration are Mr and Mrs Horace Bird from Chilhowee Missouri and Mr and Mrs Thomas Bird from Sugar City Colorado plus Mr and Mrs Earl Phelps from Chillicothe Missouri all residents of Warrensburg Ohio.
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Kan
Vernon T. Bird
Horace Bird
Chilhowee
Thomas Bird
Sugar City
Colo
Earl Phelps
Chil- Power
Warrensburg
Symington Defends Record Amid Debate Demand
Jefferson City AP Symington refuses to debate to date, asserting his 18 years in the Senate as basis. Danforth accuses Symington of inaction on critical issues, launching his Kansas City campaign by calling the Democrat’s record a disgrace and urging clear proposals. He cites few domestic policy initiatives from Symington.
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Jefferson City
Stuart Symington
D. Mo
Symington
Senate
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Air Force
Danforth
Kansas City
Jackson County
Uta
Ford Pinto Challenges Volkswagen
Ford Motor Co unveiled its sub compact Pinto in Las Vegas as American automakers press to seize the growing small car market from imports. Ford chair Henry Ford II said 400,000 Pintos would be sold first year and outsell VW. Pinto joins Gremlin and Vega in race to capturing budget buyers.
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Volkswagen
Henry Ford II
American Motors
General Motors
Chevrolet
Paper Drive Sponsored by Scout Troop 38
Save Paper Awhile Boy Scout Troop 38 of the First Presbyterian Church will sponsor a paper drive. R E Besalke, a troop official, said some Mexico residents had been told the drive would be this Saturday, August 22, though the event is set for Saturday September 12.
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First Presbyterian Church
R.E. Besalke
Mexico
Heavy Rain Sweeps Northwest as Heat Wave Breaks
Kansas City area recorded cooler conditions with highs dropping from the 100s and rainfall measured across St. Joseph Bethany and Napoleon. The forecast calls for continued clouds and scattered showers into the weekend with daytime highs in the 80s and nightly lows near 70.
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Taina
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St. Joseph
Bethany
North Central
Napoleon
West Central
Joplin
Springfield
Hawaii Democrats Unopposed for Congress
Honolulu AP reports Hawaii congressmen Spark Matsunaga and Patsy Mink will be automatically re elected this fall as both Democrats faced no opponents by the Wednesday filing deadline.
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Hawaii
Spark Matsunaga
Patsy Mink
Bomber and Skeletons Found in New Guinea Wreck
PORT MORESBY New Guinea AP A Lutheran missionary reports discovering a World War II American bomber wreck on Mt Schrader about 120 miles west of Madang. Four skeletons and identification tags were found in the aircraft believed to have crashed in 1943. Australian officials are gathering details to forward to Washington.
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New Guinea
Mt. Schrader
Madang
Davis Schendall
New Guinea Trust Territory
Washington
Cosmos 357 Up MOSCOW Launch Aids Space Research
The 357th unmanned Cosmos satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and reportedly functioning normally. Tass said the craft is in an orbit circling Earth every 92 minutes with an inclination of 71 degrees, high point 10 miles and low point 175 miles.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Columbia to Test Punchcard Voting in November
Electronic punchcard voting devices will be tested in Columbia precincts in November. The trial aims to evaluate reliability and voter experience before wider use pending results.
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Columbia
Kent State unrest hearing hears guard shotgun stance
Robert P. Pickett, Kent State 1970 graduate and Black United Students founder, said organizers restrained black students during May 4 amid rifle fire from National Guard troops. He praised disciplined highway patrols, warned fall disturbances could shape nationwide uprisings. An Ohio Guard official endorsed shotguns with birdshot for civil disturbances, not banning .30-caliber rifles.
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Kent State University
Black United Students Movement
National Guard
Robert P. Pickett
Universiity
Pickett
University of Michigan
Kent State
Sylvester T. del Corso
Ohio National Guard
Guardsmen's use of weapons on Kent State campus prompts debate
Mexico Missouri Ledger reports on remarks justifying armed guard action at Kent State University during protests. The official argues troops must carry weapons to protect themselves amid violence.
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Kent State
Sea Water Cleans Deadly Stack Gas
Berkeley UC chemical engineer Prof. Leroy A. Bromiley reports sea water can scrub sulfur dioxide from raw stack gases. His simple tower method sprays cooled gases with sea water, absorbing most SO2 and forming harmless sulfates without harming marine life.
Four Convicted of Robbing Bank in St Louis
Federal jurors found Frank James Tocco Norris Lee Smith Ralph Long and Charles Richmond Jr guilty of the May 22 Jefferson Bank & Trust Co robbery in St Louis. Trial lasted 4 hours 35 minutes with Willie Neal having pleaded guilty earlier and testifying. Neal said he received 1000 from the loot from bank cashiers and a Brink s guard.
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Jefferson Bank & Trust Co
Frank James Tocco
Dellwood
Norris Lee Smith
Ralph Long
Charles Richmond Jr
Tocco
Smith
Long
Richmond
Willie Neal
Neal
Kable Dairy to Continue Service Despite News of Closing
A.W. Kable owner of Kable Quality Dairy in Mexico says the firm will stay in business after a hospital stay and recovery at a nursing home. Mrs. Margaret Weldon resides in St Louis, and the firm remains active supplying dairy products to its customers. The 9th annual National Police Pistol Championships run September 29 to October 1 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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A.W. Kable
Margaret Weldon
Quality Dairy
Mexico
Audrain Hospital
St. Louis
Quality Coldwell Nursing Home
Dairy Co
Kable Quality Dairy
Washington, D.C
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