Kennedy aide tied to post office mail scandal probe
Washington AP report says GAO findings could signal major scandal linked to William J. Hartigan, a Kennedy family friend and former assistant postmaster general. Sen. Gordon Allott urges justice and transportation reviews, cites illegal emergency contracts and noncompetitive routes, including Sedalia-Marshall-Beagville and Baker Airways dealings.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Kennedy
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
GAO
William J. Hartigan
Allott
Senate
Justice Department
Department of Transportation
The
Post Office
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Rail Passenger Corp
Hartigan
John F. Kennedy
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sedalla- Marshall Beagville
Sedalia
Boston
Baker Airways
Mr. Hartigan
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ohio
Aero Tech Enterprises, Inc
Aero Tech
Mexico City council approves no parking on Jackson St
The Mexico city council ended its 1970 sessions by passing ordinances affecting streets and liquor licenses. An amendment moved by Mayor Warner Williams narrows no parking to the south side of Jackson St from Calhoun to Hord, with a plan to extend north side parking to add 14 spaces near the medical center and ease driveway access.
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Mexico City
Jackson St
Calhoun St
Hord St
Warner Williams
Coal St
Mexico
Medical Center
Williams
Calhoun
Hord
E. Jackson St
John W Pedersen Dies at 74 Former engineer at A P Green Refractories
John W. Pedersen, 74, retired engineer and inventor at A P Green Refractories Co, died at 10:40 a.m. on his birthday after a morning stroke at Audvain Medical Center. Born December 29, 1896 in Oslo, Norway, he moved to the United States as a youth, became a registered engineer without college, and held seven patents by 1947 for automatic dishwashers. He retired in 1962 and was active in the First Presbyterian Church and Boy Scouts. He is survived by his wife Mildred Grueneberg, a son, a brother in San Diego, and several nieces and nephews. services are Thursday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with burial at East Lawn Memorial Park.
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John W. Pedersen
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Audvain Medical Center
Pedersen
Fire Brick Company
Missouri Society of Professional Engineers
Central Missouri
Oslo
Norway
Bernt and
Palmine- Pedersen
St. Louis
Mildred Grueneberg
Woodlawn Ave
Mexico
The
Green Co
First Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts
John Barry Pedersen
William Myrdal
San Diego
Calif
Precht- Pickering Funeral Home
Robert R. Collins
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Clarence Holbert Dies at 53 in Audrain Medical Center
Clarence F. Holbert aged 53 of 1003 MacFarlane St died at 9 a m at Audrain Medical Center. Born September 19 1917 in Roanoke Missouri he was a former city employee and farmer and World War II veteran. He married Frances Anna Alexander on June 26 1955, who survives with his mother of Slater two sons Clarence Eugene and Billy W Holbert a daughter Janice Sue Bruce of Harrisburg and two grandchildren. Services set for 3 p m Thursday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m tonight.
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Clarence F. Holbert
MacFarlane
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Holbert
Roanoke
William
Grace Holbert
Frances Anna Alexander
Slater
Clarence Eugene
Billy W. Holbert
Columbia
Janice Sue Bruce
Harrisburg
Holbert
Precht- Pickering
George Wraith
Elmwood Cemetery
Twinkle to Leave Missouri for Illinois Home
Missouri Conservation Department forbids selling or releasing the 42 inch Japanese reindeer Twinkle raised near Brookfield. Westlake Hardware planned a giveaway but the winner received 150 dollars. Twinkle will move to Illinois with North Central Illinois Humane Society offering shelter.
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Twinkle
Illinois
Missouri Conservation Department
Brookfield
Westlake Hardware Co
Conservation Department
Westlake
Mexico
James Feeley
North Central Ilinois Humane Society
Wayne, Ill
Frank Westlake
Moberly
Wesflake
Conservation Commission
Kap Salmon
Westlake‘s
NCIHS
House Doubles Tax On Liquor
Missouri House approves a Senate bill doubling taxes on beer wine and liquor with an emergency clause to take effect on governor signature. House vote 193 to 10. emergency clause 130 to 13. A Feb 1 price cut-off was adopted for posted retail price increases. Rep. Richard Rabbitt spearheaded an amendment to curb merchant stock changes.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Senate
Warren E. Hearnes
House
Ways and Means
Richard Rabbitt
D-St. Louis
Rabbitt
Kansas City
Hearnes
Missouri Senate
Earl R. Blackwell
Blackwell
Hillsboro
Sen
T.D. McNeal
A. Clifford Jones
Clayton
Taxpayers urged to mail taxes to avoid long city line
City Clerk Fae Lowry advised mailing personal and real estate taxes to city hall before Dec 31 to dodge lines and penalties. Taxes are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, with 3% interest on delinquent payments and 1% monthly penalties, up to 10%. Audrain County taxes must also be paid by Thursday, or penalties apply. postmarks matter for mail payments.
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Fae Lowry
City Hall
Lowry
Leo Erdel
Erdel
Bond To Take Office Jan. 11 With Ceremony At Capitol
Christopher Kit Bond will be inaugurated as Missouri state auditor on Monday Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. in the capitol rotunda in Jefferson City. Supreme Court Judge James A. Finch will administer the oath, Rev. Robert R. Collins will give the invocation, and performances by the Dixie Greys and Mystical Singers await. A reception at the Downtown Holiday Inn follows from 5 to 7 p.m. Open to the public. dress not formal. Bond and wife plan to move to Jefferson City.
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Christopher
Kit) Bond
Dixie Grey Band of
Mexico High School
Bond
Dixie Greys
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
James A. Finch
Cape Girardeau
Robert R. Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Mexico
John Willer
Mystical Singers
Missouri Military Academy
Fred. S. Mauk
MMA
Capitol
Holiday Inn
Kentucky Road
Senate hurdles clear amid push to adjourn 91st Congress
The Senate passed a 1.8 billion dollar appropriations bill with 255 million for Cambodia and 500 million for Israel, while also moving to settle a 66.6 billion dollar defense bill and to drop welfare reform and trade measures. A 210 million dollar SST funding stalemate remains, as social security increases and a January adjournment loom. President Nixon was expected to sign the adjournment resolution despite stalled welfare reforms.
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Washington
Senate
Cambodia
Israel
Nixon
Congress
House
Asia
Middle East
Charles H. Percy
R-Nl
White House
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Start of Housing Groundbreaking Ceremonies Held
A ceremony marks the start of construction for two new low rent housing units at Walnut and Buchanan Streets. The event, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, will be attended by Mexico Housing Authority executive director Max Berrey, Mayor Warner Williams, Housing Authority Board president Dr J A McKitterick, R W Booker Architecture president Clarence Palmer, Reinhardt Construction Co. head William Reinhardt, and other involved officials.
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Walnut and
Buchanan Sts
Max Berrey
The
Mexico, Housing Authority
Warner Williams
J. A. McKitterick
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Clarence
Pete) Palmer
R. W. Booker
East St. Louis
William Reinhardt
Reinhardt Construction Co
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Des Moines
Air Tax Service
United States
Clarence Holbert
Isard
Paul Johnsons
Macon
Kirksville Daily Express
U.S
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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