Nationwide truckers strike spurs National Guard deployments
About 200 armed National Guardsmen were stationed along highways in Pennsylvania as a widespread shutdown by independent truckers continued. Across more than 20 states, traffic slowed and violence was reported in several areas while fuel terminals opened in New York New Jersey and Connecticut. Authorities warned of possible flare ups and governors sought talks with truckers and federal officials to prevent further disruption.
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Seaboard
Midwest
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Oil Company
Shell
Chevron
American
Ohio Highway Patrol
Milton J. Shapp
Washington
Ohio
Compromise Bill Is Voted Compromise Bill Is Voted
Jefferson City Missouri AP two months of committee work and bargaining led to the passage of a state government reorganization bill. The measure takes effect July 1 after Senate and House approval and will be sent to Governor Bond for signature.
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Christopher
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William Cason
Missouri
ADC
Washington
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
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Leon Jaworski
Truckers Harassed On Area Highways
Charles Beamer of Mexico, 30, was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene after his pickup collided with a tractor trailer driven by Gerald Hodges of Siloam Springs on Highway 54 north of Auxvasse at 11:50 p.m. Friday. Beamer allegedly harassed Hodges, then was apprehended near Promenade and 8 Clark Streets in Mexico after the mishap. Police noted other trucker harassment incidents in the region, including beer cans thrown at Arkansas Best trucks on Highway 54 and a Bowling Green driver threatened by a man with a gun while en route.
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Mexico
Auxvasse
Beamer
Gerald Hodges
Siloam Springs
Ark
Promenade
Clark Streets
Arkansas
Lyons Trucking Co
Bowling Green
Paper Shortage Strikes Grayling Tax Forms
Grayling residents report a paper shortage, not tissue, as federal tax forms vanish. Post Office officials confirm 1040 forms are exhausted and no tax instruction booklets remain in town.
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Grayling, Mich
Grayling
Post Office
Cannon Dam Funding Boost in Nixon Budget
Congressman Hungate announces 21.7 million dollars for Clarence Cannon Dam and Reservoir in the FY 1975 budget. He calls the funding the largest request to date, aimed at speeding completion amid energy shortages and flood risks, with budget approval pending appropriations committee and both houses.
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Nixon
Washington
D. C
William Huntate
Clarence Cannon
Sam
Hungate
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter in Punxsutawney
From Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania the forecasting groundhog Phil emerged at 8 28 am EDT and, in the first light, saw his shadow signaling six more weeks of winter. Sam Light 78 year old president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said the groundhog does not make mistakes. He returned to his burrow after delivering the forecast.
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Punxsutawney
Gobbler’s Knob
Phil
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Light
No Short Cuts In Cleanup Many Retailers Freed On Controls
Washington AP This report notes that about 25 percent of U.S. retail sales are freed from price and wage controls while officials expect no sharp price increases. Food stores remain under control, with Dunlop citing likely food price rises ahead. Remaining controlled sectors include petroleum, motor vehicles, and large eating establishments.
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John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
Bond says reorganization bill better than vetoed
Governor Bond endorses the special session reform package, calling it generally worthwhile and noting the reorganization bill is clearly better than the vetoed version. He cites compromises, regrets the death of campaign finance reform, and outlines plans to announce reorganization moves starting February 11.
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Richard Rabbitt
Rabbitt
Jefferson City
Christopher S. Bond
Bishop's Award Presented To Mrs Gantt In St Louis
Mrs Ernest Gantt of Mexico was honored by Bishop George L Cadigan at the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri annual convention dinner in St Louis. She was among six lay recipients cited for distinguished church and community service and received a plaque and citation.
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Mexico
George L. Cadigan
Episcopal Diocese of
Missouri
St. Louis
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Cadigan
Audrain County Human Development Corp
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