House Would Let Bond Set Speed
Missouri House grants preliminary approval to a bill allowing the governor to set speed limits during an energy shortage. The limit could be 50 to 65 mph, with a 65 mph cap above 50, expiring Sept 28, 1975 or sooner by executive order. The measure passed 115-33 amid debate on truck category and enforcement.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Missouri
House
Senate
Christopher S. Bond
Congress
Walter Meyer
D-St. Louis
Fred Williams
St. Louis
Harold Volkmer
D Hannibal
Earl Schler
Ddekwood
Highway Commission
Richard DeCoster
Dcanton
Highway Department
Buddy Kay
Public Service Commission
PSC
Missouri Elections Commission
Jaycees Take 15 Youths On Shopping Spree
Fifteen area underprivileged youngsters will shop for Christmas gifts for their families Saturday, funded by the Mexico Area Jaycees. Stan Erdel says the Jaycee project provides funds, while Jaycee wives buy gifts for the youths. A noon luncheon by Pizza Hut will accompany the event.
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Mexico Area
Jaycees
Stan Erdel
Jaycee Project
Mr. Erde
Pizza Hut
Erde
Lloyd Brooks Injured in Scaffold Fall
Lloyd V Brooks 1211 Pollock Road suffered two pelvis fractures Monday morning while working with Thornton Thurston on a scaffold with asbestos siding on Ronald Thurston’s Centralia house. The scaffold broke, a ladder toppled, and Thurston fell atop Brooks. Brooks is in Audrain Medical Center awaiting surgery to insert a pin for leg traction and is expected to stay five to six weeks. Thurston broke his nose but sustained no other injuries. Ronald Thurston is son of Thornton. the Thurstons’ wife is Brooks’s niece. Mrs Ruilla M Barnes, previously at Audrain Medical Center, transfers to Boone County Hospital in Columbia for further treatment.
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Lloyd V. Brooks
Pollock Road
Thornton Thurston
Ronald Thurston
Centralia
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Thurston
Audrain Medical Center
Boone Co. Hospital
Ruilla M. Barnes
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Trucker Shutdown Doubted by Independent Drivers
The two day protest against high fuel costs and lower speed limits drew mixed support. Senate testimony from Teamsters President Fitzsimmons cast doubt on a nationwide shutdown. About 200 trucks rested at a Baton rouge truck stop, while Midwest Truckers Association backed the call.
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Associated Press
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Senate
Batonsville
Robert Jasmon
Springfield
Midwest Truckers Association
Midwest
Jasmon
Lamar
British Chaos Threatened In Rail Slowdown
London reports a nationwide rail slowdown by locomotive engineers amid fuel and power shortages. Prime Minister Heath may seek expanded emergency powers, possibly requisitioning vehicles and deploying troops. Calls rise for an emergency budget and wage price freeze as stores cut lighting and thermostats. Industrialists warn of unemployment unless measures lift the burden.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Michael Clapham
Confederation of British Industry
Clapham
FBI Faces Court Demands On Counterintelligence Program
Detroit 15 and Philadelphia activists seek legal arguments amid disclosure of FBI memos authorizing and terminating a secret three year counterintelligence program against the New Left. Sen Hart and others examine congressional oversight while Shattuck and Lefcourt prepare civil rights suits over surveillance and harassment claims.
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FBI
Senate
New Left
Detroit 15
Philadelphia
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Federal District Court
John Shattuck
American Civil Liberties Union
Gerald Lefcourt
New York
Israel to attend Geneva talks amid Powell over Syria dispute
Foreign Minister Abba Eban reaffirmed Israel’s plan to join the Geneva peace conference next week despite Defense Minister Dayan’s warning that Israel might boycott if Syria attends and withholds POW lists. Eban softened the stance saying talks with Egypt Jordan and Lebanon are acceptable but Syria talks await POW settlement. Saudi-backed demonstrations in West Bank and deportations add tension as Jordanian King Hussein links attendance to Middle East peace terms and prisoner exchanges.
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Middle East
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Britain
United States
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Pilgrims’ Society
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
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United Nations
Nixon
Associated Press
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Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Syria
Red Cross
Eban
West Bank
Jordan
Bira
Hussein
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Cairo
Suez
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Hungate Says He Paid More State Taxes Than Nixon
Missouri congressman Bill Hungate asserts for 1970 71 his state income tax payments exceeded President Nixon's federal taxes. He cites 1970 state 792.81 federal 10329.19 plus 153.78 self employment tax. 1971 state 878.03 federal 9450 plus 76 self employment tax. For 1972 Nixon federal 44298.17 while Hungate paid 8095.84 plus 150.90 self employment tax and 1199.52 state tax as Nixon paid no state tax. Hungate totals 31536.75 vs Nixon 5969.01 over three years and mocks reliance on congressional committees to judge fairness.
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Washington, D.C
Bill Hungate
Missouri
Nixon
Hungate
Nixor
Internal Revenue
Truck Speed Limits Debate 50 or 55 Suits State Governors
Experts clash on proposed truck speed limits based on fuel efficiency and gear ratios. Nixon suggested 55 for trucks and buses to save fuel, Brinegar notes little difference between 50 and 56 mph, with efficiency dropping beyond 60 mph. ATA and truckers cite top gear at about 55 or 60 mph as optimal, while governors debate single versus dual limits.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Claude S. Brinegar
Allen H. Glasenapp
GMC Truck and Coach
Pontiac
Mich
Glasenapp
Robert McHale
American Trucking Association
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
National Governors Conference
Anthony Minney 12 Undergoes Heart Surgery in Missouri
Anthony Minney 12 son of Mr and Mrs Robert G Minney of Mexico underwent open heart surgery Tuesday morning at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia and is reported in satisfactory condition. He will stay in the Medical Center for about two more weeks and is assigned room E-749.
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Anthony Minney
Mexico
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Eugene Field School
Anthony
Cadets To Host MSD Visitors
Missouri Military Academy cadets invite 15 visitors from Missouri School for the Deaf for their annual Christmas barracks party. MSD children, ages 8 to 12, will receive gifts and be entertained as cadets decorate trees and prepare a lightless display due to an energy crisis. The event wraps up with Evensong Friday before a furlough from Saturday to January 2.
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Missouri Military Academy
Missouri School For
MSD
Fulton
College Head Quits at Evangel College in Missouri
Springfield AP Rev Robert Ashcroft resigns as Evangel College president after 1958 tenure effective June 30. He plans to focus on speaking, writing, and travel, seeking deeper involvement in public appearances.
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Springfield
Robert Ashcroft
Evangel College
Ashcroft
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