Brezhnev Delays Visit To Egypt
Moscow Tass announced an indefinite postponement of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev’s January visit to Egypt Syria and Iraq. Cairo sources cited ongoing political and military differences with Egypt over ArabIsrael settlement and military needs. The pause weakens Soviet influence and Sadat Kissinger ties. In New York a separate botulism death occurred from tainted antipasta at a Christmas gathering.
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Moscow
Tass
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Cairo
Brezhnev
Ismail Fahmy
Abdel Ghany Gamasy
Mosco
Fahmy
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gamasy
Andrei Grechke
Anwar Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Garmasy
Sadat
Kissinger
Israel
Geneva
Death Car Dragged 840 Feet On Tracks
Miss Debra Ann Bethel 20 of Montgomery City died when her car was struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train on Walker Street near Highway 19. Engineer Joseph E. Fowlkes said he did not see the car until it was on the tracks. The car was dragged 840 feet. Bethel was a 1971 Montgomery R-2 High School graduate and member of New Florence Baptist Church. Schanker Funeral Home awaiting word from a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Ann Bethel
Montgomery City
Norfolk and Western
Walker Street
Highway 19
Montgomery County
Alex Gardner
Miss Bethel
Schlanker Funeral
New Florence
Highway Patrol
Joseph E. Fowlkes
Moberly
Carl
Mildred Badger Bethel
Montgomery R-2 High School
Ray
Carol) Taylor
Fulton
Robert
Robert Badger
Eva Hixson
Mexico
Lincoln County
MacFarlane
New Hope Church
Patterson
Sachary
Jennie Willink Fulton
John Jeromeixson
Wayne County
Earl Hixson
Cut Bank
Mont
Morgan
Audrey Hixson
California
Reta Patterson
St. Louis
Amy Finn
Casper
Wyo
Wallace L. Thompson
E. Promenade
Precht- Pickering
Lawrence Holzschuh
Elmwood Cemetery
William B
Mary Anderson Thompson
Ara J. Collens
Thompson
A.P. Green Refractories Co
The
Baptist Church
J.D
Anna Marie) Hall
Centralia
John David Hall
Nicaragua Escapes Cubans by Air After Guerrilla Standoff
An airplane carried Sandinista guerrillas to Havana after a 60 hour seizure of political and business leaders in Managua. A ransom of 5 million dollars was reportedly paid, with releases of 18 Sandinistas and the transfer of several detainees to Cuba. The attack left 3 dead and 30 seized.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Cuba
National Guard
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Havana
Lanica
Spain
Mexico
National Bank
Jose Maria Castillo Quant
Robbers Take Cash From Caledonia Bank
Two men robbed the Bank of Caledonia in southern Washington County at about 10 45 am. They escaped in a stolen car driven by a second man. no injuries were reported. Police followed roadblocks as the getaway vehicle headed east on Missouri 32 toward Bismarck. Caledonia lies about 70 miles south of St Louis.
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Caledonia
Bank of Caledonia
Washington County
Sullivan
Missouri
Bismarck
St. Louis
Twelve Jurors Picked for Watergate Defendants Fate
AP reports a diverse jury was selected to decide the fate of five Watergate defendants. The panel includes six women and five men, with ages ranging from 27 to 68. Jurors listed: Roy Carter, Sandra Young, Dock Reid, Glayds Carter, Ruth Gould, Vanetta Metoyer, Marjorie Milbourn, John Hoffar, Jane Ryan, Roy Carter, Anita King, Thelma Wells, and Lucille Plunkett.
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Ruth C. Gould
Agriculture Department
Vanetta N. Metoyer
Marjorie M. Milbourn
John A. Hoffar
Interior Department
Jane N. Ryan
Justice Department
Roy V. Carter
George Washington University
Anita E. King
District of Columbia
Lucille F. Plunkett
Seminar Here On New Law For Campaigns
Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick will conduct seminars on Missouri's new campaign reporting act in six cities including Mexico. The Mexico session is at 1 p.m. January 7 in the Audrain County courthouse. The law, approved last November, takes effect January 1 and imposes up to 14 reports across three or more filing dates for candidates and committees. Open to the public, the meetings target election officials but will welcome citizens seeking information.
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Mexico
Missouri
James C. Kirkpatrick
Audrain County
Fredericktown
Chillicothe
Springfield
St. Louis
Independence
Kirkpatrick
Supreme Court
Senate
Taxable 1964 cars despite age, Audrain assessor warns
Audrain County Assessor Holloway Neill reminded residents that all motor vehicles owned on January 1, 1975 are subject to personal property tax. Even vehicles ten years old must be assessed, with licenses requiring a paid tax statement. Assessors will visit homes for property assessments. Cattle and hogs retain last year’s tax rate.
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Audrain County
Holloway Neill
Neill
Year Ending With Mixed Weather Across Missouri
A cold front brought light rain over Missouri but drier conditions were seen today. More rain possibly with snow or freezing rain was forecast for tonight and Tuesday. Highs ranged from the upper 30s to around 50, with lows from the upper 20s to near 40. A low pressure system would spread showers across the state by Tuesday, with highs Tuesday in the 30s to 40s. An extended outlook called for cold New Year’s Day and a warming trend to the 40s by Friday. Sunday readings varied with 52 in Joplin and West Plains, 31 in St Joseph, and 41 in West Plains.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Bootheel
National Weather Service
Joplin
West Plains
St. Joseph
Watergate trial jurors hear Nixon aides conspiracy case
The Watergate obstruction case against five former Nixon aides went to a nine woman and three man jury after Judge Sirica instructed them to decide solely on the evidence. The trial featured more than 80 witnesses and 30 tapes with Nixon era conversations.
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Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Nixon
Watergate
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
FBI
Fendants
White House
Economic advisers urge Ford to push for tax cut
President Ford faces a faltering economy as advisers urge a targeted tax cut while he contemplates scrapping the income tax surcharge. He has not announced new programs and will address economy changes after the State of the Union. Ford weighs strip mining veto options amid Congress deadlines.
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Ford
Vail
Colo
White House
Ron Nessen
Congress
Nessen
Democrats push rationing over gas tax to curb energy use
Three congressmen Henry Reuss Mike McCormack and Senator William Proxmire urged federal action on energy Friday saying allocation and rationing should precede higher taxes. They agreed voluntary conservation failed and favored staged steps starting with an allocation program then rationing and possibly a tax if needed.
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Washington
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
Reuss
Mike McCormack
NBC
Meet the Press
William Proxmire
ABC
Proxmire
Three More CIA Officials Quit Amid Dispute and Spying Allegations
Washington AP report says three more top CIA counterintelligence officials resign amid a policy dispute with Director Colby over detente and agency activities. Angleton leads a wave of retirements. Rocca Miler and Hood also leave, with factors including retirement rules and alleged domestic surveillance shaping their decisions.
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Washington
CIA
Counterintelligence
James J. Angleton
William E. Colby
Soviet Union
Colby
Angleton
Interagency
White House
Robert C. Mardian
Richard Ober
Ober
National Security Council
Raymond Rocca
Newton S. Miler
William J. Hood
Rocca
Miler
Hood
Ford
Soviet Bloc
Chile
U.S
Daniel Elisberg
New York City
New York Times
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New York
Marie Mitrione
Jacobi Hospital
Bronx
Caledonia Bank
Hugh Allen
Knoxville News Sentinel
Atty
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Mardian
Mitchell, Haldeman and
Ehrlich
D-Wise
ABC News
Time Magazine
William C. Douglas
Associated Press
House
Douglas
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