Mrs Gilmore Heads United Church Women
Mrs. Erwin Gilmore was elected president of Church Women United at the annual business meeting and Christmas party at Second Baptist Church. Nine local churches were represented among 30 attendees as plans included a $100 donation to Happy House and honoring retiring president Mrs. Alfred A. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Gilmore
Church Women United
Second Baptist Church
William Duncan
Quinnie Benton
William Bramble
O. P. James
Duncan
Happy House
W. R. Courtney
Alfred A. Mitchell
Audrain Medical Center
Edward Malzer
Strode Edwards
Richards
Next Congress Set For Jan 21
Washington AP reports the 92nd Congress will convene January 21 as a House passed bill sets the date, with Senate expected to agree. Current law assigns January 3 for opening unless the outgoing Congress fixes another date, and some members fear the current session may not end before January 2.
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Washington
House
Senate
Douglas to Remain on Supreme Court and Civil Rights Fight
Justice William Douglas said he will stay on the Supreme Court and urged young people to fight for civil rights through the law. He defended his conduct files to a House committee investigating impeachment, noting no grounds were found, and praised Chief Justice Burger. The report links a CIA connection to a literacy project tied to Douglas via Volman and CIDES in the Dominican Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William ©. Douglas
Supreme Court
House
Douglas
Congress
John Marshall
East
Central Intelligence Agency
America
Simon H. Rifkind
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Far West
Blackmun
CIA
Dominican Republic
Richard Helms
Sacha Volman
Volman
Russia
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Las Vegas
Caribbean
Helms
Albert Parvin Foundation
Center For Economic and Social Studies
CIDES
William O. Douglas
Riots and clashes hit Baltic cities after price rise
Militiamen patrol Dansk Gdynia and Sopot as two days of street battles, arson and looting erupt over price increases. At least one dead and more than 150 wounded reported amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Dansk
Gdynia
Sopot
Crismon Sued Over Note Deal
Two St Louis County residents sue former bank president James B Crismon and his wife alleging forged signatures and improper reassignments in a 1969 Berkeley and Jennings apartment deal. They seek injunctions, removal of foreclosure actions, damages, and to halt further claims by Crismons’ son. A hearing is set for Jan 21.
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Clayton, Mo
St. Louis County
James B. Crismon
First State Bank of
Bonne Terre
Mabel
Robert Mester
Berkeley
Crismons
Mester
Bonne Terre Bank
United Savings and Loan Association of
Kirkwood
Jefferson County
Larry
Jefferson City Not In On Railpax
Mayor John G. Christy said Jefferson City probably will not join the proposed basic rail passenger system. A Missouri Pacific Railroad official cited declining train use, high costs, and lack of population density as reasons it lacks the need and profit potential envisioned by Congress in the Railway Passenger Service Act of 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
John G. Christy
Christy
Earl Spencer
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Kansas City
Spencer
Mansfield Sees Late Adjournment in Senate
Washington AP report says Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield hopes the Senate can clear its backlog with a last minute push. He notes the legislative snarl over aid for Cuba and welfare measures, warning adjournment could come only with a breakthrough.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Carmbedia
Mansfield
Filibuster Planned Against SST Bill Faces Senate Showdown
Washington AP reports Antis led by Sen. William Proxmire vow to filibuster the SST funding, aiming to block 210 million for development this year and force separate votes after the lame duck session. Senate and House votes split on 290 and 210 million, while opponent Senators threaten to stall other business to kill the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Senate House
House
Proxmire
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Scott Eases Opposition to Dole for GOP Chair
Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott softened his opposition to Sen. Robert Dole as the preferred GOP national chairman. Dole says Scott believes the post should go to an elected official, noting 14 past chairmen. Nixon supporters and about 75 to 80 GOP congressmen have endorsed Dole.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Scott
Pennsylvania
Dole
Nixon
Rogers C.B. Morton
Interior
Congress
National Committee
FDA declares tuna safe despite mercury findings
FDA Commissioner Charles C. Edwards says Americans can continue eating canned tuna. Government tests show 23 percent of samples exceed the 0.5 ppm mercury limit, with recalls underway and expansion planned to cover 30,000 lots from 1970. One person would need two cans daily for a year for poisoning.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Edwards
Albert C. College Jr
Bureau of Foods
Japan
U.S
Phony officers report deaths ring across Kansas area
Four impersonators claiming Navy or Marine status contacted relatives of servicemen in Kansas and western Missouri over four months. Karl Dissly of the FBI KC office said cases are not clearly connected though all involved military personnel. In Hutchinson and Wichita, and twice in the KC area, callers claimed a son had died, with one incident in December in Kansas City where a woman arranged a funeral before learning her son was alive.
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Kansas City
FBI
Kansas
Missouri
Karl Dissly
Navy
Marine Corps
Hutchinson
Kan
Wichita
Rita Lane
Phelpses Welcome Son Eric Martin at Ellsworth Base
Sgt. Eric M. Phelps and Mrs. Jo Ann Martin Phelps announce the birth of a son at 2 25 a m December 10 at USAF Ellsworth base hospital. The infant weighs five pounds four and a half ounces and is named Eric Martin. The Phelps family lives at 928 Arnold Lane Ellsworth AFB 8 D. Mrs. Phelps is the former Miss Jo Ann Martin and Sgt. Phelps is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Phelps Sr of Auxvasse. Mrs. Martin is visiting with the family as Sgt. Phelps expects discharge February 1.
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Richard Phelps Jr
Arnold Ln
Ellsworth AF Base
8.D
Usaf Ellsworth Base Hospital
Eric Martin
Phelps
Jo Ann Martin
William O. Martin
Mexico
Sgt. Phelps
Richard Phelps Sr
Auxvasse
Martin
Route 40 61 extends to four lanes after paving project
The final section of two lane paving on Route 40-61 between Wentzville and St. Louis County has been removed with a new dual lane upgrade. The 9.8 mile stretch near Gardenne Creek cost 2.5 million dollars to complete, expanding Route 40-61 to a four lane divided highway from Wentzville to St. Louis County.
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Wentzville
St. Louis County
Gardenne Creek
Basque Verdict In Burgos Court Today
A military court in Burgos Spain has delivered verdicts in the trial of sixteen Basque nationalists sentences to be announced Thursday or Friday according to informed sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgos
Spain
Production index dips as UAW strike ends
Industrial production falls for a fourth straight month by six tenths of a percent in November, underscoring stubborn economic weakness despite the settlement of the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors.
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Washington
Nixon
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Missouri Seeks Inclusion in Rail Passenger Plan
Missouri plans to push for the Missouri Pacific line between St. Louis and Kansas City to be part of a proposed national rail passenger system. Governor Hearnes urged Transportation Secretary Volpe, noting the two cities’ populations exceed a million and mid point is Jefferson City. He asked PSC Chairman Clark to conduct a detailed study.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Transportation
John Volpe
Warren E. Hearnes
Volpe
Missouri Pacific
Hearnes
Missouri Pacific Railroad
William R. Clark
Missouri Public Service Commission
Earth Work Starts on Perry Clarence Cannon Dam Site
Clarkson Construction Co of Kansas City moves diesel bulldozers into Salt River bottoms north of Perry to clear land for Phase I of the Perry Clarence Cannon Dam project. Foreman Robert Williamson says two weeks for clearing, then a 2000 foot core trench 65 feet deep and 400 feet wide at the top.
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Perry
Clarence Cannon
Salt River
Here
Clarkson Construction Co
Kansas City
Monroe City
Robert Williamson
Clarkson
Hannibal
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Los Angeles County
Douglasses
Mrs. Gilmore
United Church Women
Sun Valley, Idaho
Spiro T. Agnew
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
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Saigon
Cambodia
Crismon
Colvester Nunnally
Williamsburg
New York
East Orange
N. J
East River
Eric M. Phelps
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