Earthquake Toll Sparks Massive Losses in Guatemala City
Two thousand are reported dead after a powerful quake that hit Guatemala City. A tour group from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma traveled back to the United States, with several survivors recounting walls cracking and water pipes breaking. The Jollys and others awaited reopening at a snowbound Kansas City airport.
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Guatemala City
United States
Kansas City
Ben Jolly
Columbia Regional
Ivan C. Donaldson
Don
Pye
Mr. Donaldson
Wichita
Oklahoma
Kansas
Evelyn Abbuehl
Don Abbuehl
Chanute
Kan
Camino Real Hotel
Miller
IRS Chief To Face Grand Jury Over Tax Agency Probes
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander and other top IRS officials will testify before a federal grand jury next week on an unspecified matter tied to investigations at the agency. He noted Treasury investigations have been launched and shared with Congress and the Justice Department, including probes into Alexander blocking audits of Sen. Joseph Montoya and possible favored treatment of Rep. Al Ullman. Alexander had suspended the Bahamian bank inquiry Project Haven to check for tainted evidence, a move now lifted as cases proceed.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Internal Revenue Service
Grand Jury
Tax Collection Agency
Simon
Federal Grand Jury
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Congress
Congressional
Justice Department
Alexander
Joseph M. Montoya
New Mexico Democrat
Montoya
Washington Post
Jack Anderson
al Ullman
D-Ore
U.S
Udall sees threat in Wallace Reagan rival bid
Rep. Morris K. Udall warned that Ronald Reagan and George Wallace pose a radical right threat to democracy. He urged a Massachusetts message four weeks before state contests, citing their self serving ambition and well funded campaigns. Wallace defended his image amid press criticism while Reagan touted go to the people tactics in New Hampshire. Rockefeller hinted at a possible run if Ford falters as the race remains fluid.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Rep
Morris K. Udall
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
America
Udall
Alabama
California
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Reagan
Wallace
Arizona
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Warwick
R.C
Rhode Island
New York
New York Times
Boston Globe
New London
Sacramento
Congress
Ford
White House
Union
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Washington Star
Lue Becomes 50-Year Man at A P Green Co Plant
Frank Lue retired after a 50-year tenure at the A P Green Refractories Mexico plant. Starting as a 13-year-old lunch helper in 1926, he held roles from hand press to brick setting and air hammer feeder, witnessing major plant changes and earning praise for rare long service. His brother and cousin also long-tenured at the firm.
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Frank Lue
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Lue
Mexico
Robert Johnson
Sue
Austin Ramey
Robert B. McIntosh
A.P. Green Company
Frank
Green Company
A.P. Green
Mr. Green
Lester Miller
George Young
Omer
John
Robert Lue
Marie
S. Union
Marjorie
Frances
Georgia
Kansas City
St. Paul Cme
Cop's Routine Turns To Shooting Siege in Richmond
A routine police license check ended in a gun battle and a three hour siege as Florida prison escapees Keeney and Martin held five hostages in a Richmond home. Detective Bennett negotiated Keeney’s surrender after a tense standoff. Keeney and Martin were later jailed on attempted murder charges and other counts.
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Florida
Richmond
William Jackson Martin
Michael J. Keeney
Michael Kenney
Keeney
Dorman T. Hall Sr
Mary
Tommy
Laura E. Hall
Alice R. Bevens
U.S
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Charles W. Bennett
Bennett
Martin
Gainesville
Fla
Activities Cancelled By Weather Across Missouri
Treacherous driving caused by freezing rain sleet and snow flurries halted events across Missouri. Most school districts in Ledgerland including Mexico Public Schools canceled while Centralia schools operated. Absentees at the high school totaled 26 with about 10 late bus dropoffs. Evening classes at Mexico Vocational Technical School were canceled. The Missouri Diocese convention was postponed to February 26. The state legislature, halted by snow, met today. A local newspaper humor insert follows.
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Missouri
Ledgerland
All Mexico
Centralia
Mexico Vocational-Technical School
Davis Hart
The
Episcopal Church
Richard Ash
St. Matthew's
St. Louis
William A. Jones
Missouri House Rejects Public Employee Union Bill
In Jefferson City Missouri the House defeated a public employee unionization bill 61 to 75 ending any immediate reconsideration. Backers failed to secure the 82 votes needed to revive it despite efforts to delay. Supporters hoped to gather signatures for a November ballot initiative.
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Jefferson City
Mac
Missouri House
House
Public Workers
C.F. Cline
Dsikeston
Cline
Gail Chatfield
Missouri Council of Fire Fighters
Chatfield
Missouri National Guardsmen
Senate
Danilo O'Toole
Florissant
Right
Prisoner Attacks Guard With Razor in Missouri Jail
Robert Alan Heath, 19, charged with attempting escape and felonious assault after attacking Deputy Sheriff Tom Cline with a razor blade during a transport near the jail. Subdued with a pistol and head wound treated, Heath remains in the county jail awaiting further court action following a preliminary hearing.
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Robert Alan Heath
Heath
Mexico
Laddonia
Auxvasse
Centralia
Audrain County
Tom Cline
Cline
South Clark
Promenade
Jack Allison
Audrain Medical Center
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Robert McIntosh
Richard Vance
A.P. Green Co
Mitchell A. Weber
Weber
Sho
Wxex-Tv
Missouri Military Academy
University of Missouri-Kansas
Hearnes Auditorium
Fusileers
MMA
Danbury
Conn
News-Times
O'Toole
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