Stans Says GAO Did Sloppy Job on McGovern Audit
Washington AP President Nixon finance committee chair Maurice Stans accused the GAO of a sloppy political report on McGovern fundraising. He urged congressional investigators to audit McGovern's records as rigorously as the Republican accounts, predicting an equally extensive report. McGovern and Shriver campaign staffs prepared for major policy speeches as Agnew urged focus on Nixon’s record and unemployment, war, and women’s rights issues.
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Raids on Hanoi Haiphong area destroy or damage 170 buildings
U S jets attacked 20 targets in Hanoi Haiphong region including three army barracks rail line yards depots and antiaircraft sites in the heaviest raid there in 40 years. Five American jets reportedly shot down in North Vietnam claims. Nixon discusses all volunteer army at Western White House. Olympic play features Fischer Spassky draw as race tightens. Belfast violence toll rises with 538 dead in three years.
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Audrain HDC Names New Local Director
Harold Ellebracht Jr. was named director of the Audrain County Human Development Corp. He is 26 and from Pilot Grove with a theology master's from St Louis University. He previously worked at a boys camp, with transients at Lake of the Ozarks, and on a cathedral staff.
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Janice Jennings
Vera McDonald
Paul Powell
Thelma Alien
Vandalia
Price Freeze Shocks Rome Grocers Amid Protests
A 60 day price freeze on foods in Rome triggered market closures in protest by Confesercenti. Leftist shopkeepers demonstrated while police enforced controls at Campo di Fiori and Piazza Vittorio. Bigger stores and supermarkets operated normally. extension to other cities appeared unlikely.
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Yellow Thunder Pair Sentenced in Alliance Neb
In Alliance Nebraska AP Leslie D Hare 28 and Melvin P Hare 26 were sentenced to the Nebraska Penal Complex for the February death of 51 year old Raymond Yellow Thunder an Oglala Sioux Indian. Judge Robert Moran overruled motions for a new trial. Leslie Hare got six years for manslaughter Melvin Hare two years for manslaughter Euch fined 500 for false imprisonment.
Nixon Seeks Army Report As Draft Debate Grows
Nixon asks Secretary Laird for an Army report amid talk of placing the draft on standby in case of defense emergencies. At a poolside event he praised Hollywood and America, with guests including Agnew Sinatra Reagan and Graham. Campaign plans hinge on fall appearances and a political news conference before Labor Day.
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Dial A Poem Brings Poetry To The People In Philly
Beginning next month Philadelphia residents can call a two minute reading of a poem by one of thirty poets. The program Tele poem is created by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a YMCA poetry group. A new poet will be featured daily and the cycle will restart after 30 days.
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Museum
Missouri Jaycees Allow 18-Year-Old Membership
Missouri Jaycees voted to drop the age bar to 18 for local club membership at a summer board meeting. The change follows U S Jaycees approval at its Atlanta meeting in June, aiming to boost a group near 8,000 members across about 180 clubs.
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Sedalia
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Edward L. Dowd
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Sam Winer
Bond
Lake of the Ozarks
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Kansas City
Balloons Launch Planned at Cape Girardeau Airport
First of a series of stratospheric balloon launches for upper atmosphere research will be conducted Sept. 4 at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport in Missouri. The program aims to study high altitude conditions and collect atmospheric data using scientific teams and equipment.
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Cape Girardeau Municipal
US seeks to cut its share of UN costs
The United States pushes to reduce its UN budget assessment to no more than 25 percent of the regular budget, arguing a more equitable share amid budget debates. United States paid 31.52 percent in 1972, or $84 million, while Waldheim seeks $224 million for 1978, up 5.17 percent. The memo cites U.S. voluntary contributions nearing half a billion in 1971 and suggests new members or higher shares for some nations to balance costs.
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Bertha Booms GoGo Business in Portland Cafe
In PORTS, Ore the local cafe hires Susan Foust after a daring audition for topless go go dancing. Weighing 309 pounds and measuring 54 46 59 she becomes Bertha on stage, drawing crowds and boosting business over five weeks.
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Susan Foust
Gale Alberts
China Minesweeper Risk at Haiphong Ships Harbor
A Communist Chinese minesweeper slipped into Haiphong harbor for the first time since U S forces closed seven North Vietnamese ports with mines last May. Officials say the ship could signal efforts to reopen the port but its impact would be limited without reinforcements. U S air strikes continued nearby with no word on the minesweeper being hit.
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Cities Vote Sewer Bonds In Missouri Edges
Bond issues to fund sewage upgrades were approved in two Missouri cities on Friday Milan residents backed 325000 dollars in revenue bonds for a reservoir on Elmwood Branch Creek and sewer system work with votes 596 to 26 for the reservoir and 57 to 36 for sewers Mountain Grove approved 110000 dollars for sewer work with a federal grant of 140000 dollars matching the bonds
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Missouri Junior Hereford Assn Gather at State Fair
The Missouri Junior Hereford Association met at the State Fair on Wednesday. The Simpson Farm of Paris won the free registered Hereford heifer donated by the association. Directors from the area included Jackie Simpson, Jeanne Simpson, Mary Beth Jones, Leroy Wade, and local members Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wade from neighboring towns.
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Bond To Use 4-H Steer In Campaign
In Sedalia Missouri the champion 4-H steer from the State Fair was bought by Citizens for Bond for one dollar per pound and named Governor. The 1 010-pound Angus will be used at fund raising events. The steer was owned by 11 year old Jim Blades of Holliday Missouri, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Blades.
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Citizens For Bond
Christopher Bond
Jim Blades
Holliday
Fred Blades
Death in Cell Points to Possible Heart Attack
CLAYTON MO AP Authorities suspect a heart attack in the weekend death of Melvin E Masters 40 of Dellwood found in his jail cell Sunday after a highway crash Saturday night He underwent autopsy by County Medical Examiner George Gantner Jr who found internal bleeding from small vessels in the lower chest Grunsfelder jail director said routine checks found no marks on the body and no indications of foul play
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George Gantner Jr
Gantner
Robert Grunsfelder
Substitutes On RFD Must Now Face Examinations
A new policy requires examinations to join the register of eligible substitute rural mail carriers. Postmaster R C Rormdall announced that RFD route subs are part time with other jobs. Starting salaries range from 25 to 32 dollars daily plus car allowance. applicants must meet physical standards, provide a vehicle, be 18, or have veteran's preference. Applications at the Mexico post office PS Form 2479AB due before September 12 for the upcoming exams.
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Mexico Post Office
Economic Indexes Show Improvement
Washington AP reports an index of leading indicators rose seven tenths of a percent in July, signaling continued economic expansion. The July rise lifts the index to 143.6 with 1967=100, while March through June were revised upward. unemployment insurance claims fell, but other indicators such as durable goods orders and building permits moved unfavorably.
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Asat
Harold C. Passer
Mounds Protect Grass Cut Down Sound And Heat
Salt Lake City AP reports University of Utah installed twenty tall dirt mounds covered with grass to keep students off the lawns and shield traffic noise. Landscape architect Arden Larson says the grassy mounds also cut heat, cooling the campus 8 to 15 degrees compared with downtown, though they require extra maintenance and hand mowing.
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University of Utah
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Harvester Signs Poland Pact for Heavy Equipment
International Harvester Co. and Poland’s Bumar Foreign Trade Enterprise reached a deal to manufacture and sell heavy construction equipment in Poland. Officials said it is the first such pact between a U.S. construction equipment maker and an Eastern European enterprise.
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