Miss Mexico Pageant contestants named for 1970 event
Anne Russell Baker 17 of Mexico High plans William Woods College. Carol Sue Jensen 22 RN at Mental Health Center Mexico. Teresa Jo Arin Jones 19 LPN student, 1970 Mexico High School graduate. Washington AP Budget Chief Shultz says inflation moderating due to productivity gains while wage rises remain problem in construction and overall prices still rising.
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Anne Russell Baker
Jack Baker
S. Western St
Mexico High School
William Woods College
Fulton
Carol Sue Jensen
Kenneth M. Jensen
Route 1
Mexico
St. Luke's School of Nursing
St. Louis
Carol
Teresa Jo Arin Jones
Joe E. Jones
Hirsey St
Mexico Licensed Practical Nursing School
Teresa
Washington
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Associated Press
Office of Management and Budget
Rail unions near agreement ease threat of nationwide strike
Labor Department announced a settlement with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks after an all night meeting led by Assistant Secretary W. J. Usery Jr. Other unions had reached deals Feb. 4, affecting about 63 000 workers compared with 180 000 clerks. UTU remains undecided as March 1 deadline looms. Nixon sent proposals to Congress with a secret package due back after Washington's Birthday. Wage and work rule issues dominated talks as unions seek a three year contract with a 40 percent raise.
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Washington
Labor Department
Brotherhood of
Railway and
Airline Clerks
W. J. Usery Jr
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Workers
James D. Hodgson
United Transportation Union
UTU
Congress
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Britain adopts decimal coinage baffling shoppers
Britain ends its 1,200 year old money system in favor of decimal currency to align with European metric plans by 1975. The pound remains valued at about 2.40 dollars as new pennies replace old copper coins and shoppers adjust to the 100 penny per pound system amid store slowdowns and bank reopenings.
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London
Britain
Europe
Libyan Oil Talks Start as Prices Hope to Rise
Western oil firms prepare for tougher price talks with Libya after a Gulf agreement set higher posted prices for light and heavy crude. Ahmed Zeki Yamani and Iraq's Saadan Hammadi join to press for more favorable terms while Libya indicates demand above minimums. The deal, binding on major Gulf producers, includes inflation riders and a 55 percent tax on net income, with a deadline looming before unilateral price hikes.
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Tehran
Iran
Libya
Ahmed Zeki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Saadan Hammadi
Abdul Salam Jalloud
Gulf States
Algeria
Europe
Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Qatar
Japan
Mediterranean
Yamani
Hammadi
Gulf
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies
OPEC
Venezuela
Indonesia
U.S
Ft Carson soldiers opt for pizza mess at base
At Ft. Carson Colorado the 2nd Brigade opened a regulation pizzeria with checkered tables and beer. About 125 men skip the regular mess hall each night to dine at the new pizza mess, enjoying a different meal routine in a military dining facility.
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FT. Carson, Colo. (Ap
Ft. Carson
North Vietnam air attack renews as Laos base hit
Across Southeast Asia reports indicate an American fighter-bomber renewed strikes on North Vietnamese missile sites while other U S planes mistakenly bombed a CIA base in northern Laos. Labor Dept announces rail shutdown threat eases after carrier union deal. AFL CIO meeting launches broad critique of Nixon policies.
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Saigon
North
Vietnam
U.S
CIA
Laos
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Nixon
White House
Navy chief warns Soviets may lead seas
In San Diego Adm Elmo Zumwalt says the Soviet Union could become the world’s leading sea power if the U S Navy keeps losing ships and men. He spoke at the launching of the LaMoure County a $14.6 million tank landing ship, noting the U S fleet has fallen by 276 ships since January 1969.
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San Diego
Soviet Union
U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Operations
LaMoure County
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
U.S
Pork Purchase for Schools Sets Year End Buy
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department announced the purchase of 2,387,000 pounds of frozen ground pork for the school lunch program at a cost of 1,207,000 dollars. It would provide about 16 servings for each of 23.7 million participating pupils and capped the current pork purchases for the year. The department also planned substantial cheese provisions to follow, with exact quantities to be decided later.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Helpful Officer Saves Own Car
INDIANAPOLIS AP Police Sgt Reed Meistner confronted a man attempting to unlock a car and offered help. After failed attempts with several keys the man threatened to break the window. The sergeant stopped him by declaring the car was his. The defendant was jailed 10 days and fined 101 dollars for loitering and disorderly conduct.
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Indianapolis
Reed Meistner
Kehrli Marijuana Court Martial Deliberations End Without Verdict
In Saigon, Col. Gerald V. Kehrli, a top Vietnam era Air Force officer, faces eight counts of marijuana use possession and soliciting marijuana. After four days of testimony a jury of one Air Force general and seven colonels deliberated about an hour and adjourned until Tuesday with no verdict. Kehrli did not testify. defense rested on character witnesses. If convicted, he faces up to 40 years, dismissal, and loss of pay.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Gerald V. Kehrli
Air Force
Kehrli
Willmar
Minn
Col. Kehrli
Kehrii
U.S
Vietnam
Gun Safety Classes Start Two Saturdays in Mexico
The Mexico Optimist Club will hold two gun safety classes at the Mexico Youth Center from 2 to 4 p.m. on February 20 and 27. Instructors are Gene Baldwin, conservation agent, and Bill Dearley, National Guard rifle instructor. The program is open to anyone and aims to certify several Optimists to conduct future safety programs while also registering participants for Jaycee BB gun registration.
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Mexico Optimist Club
Mexico Youth Center
Gene Baldwin
Bill Dearley
National Guard
Henrietta Vote On Bond To Fix Air Pollution
Henrietta Missouri residents vote on a 490000 industrial bonding issue to fund buildings and equipment at The U S Byproducts plant. The plant must cease air pollution per Missouri Air Conservation Commission order and would lease the financed assets to the firm to eliminate the pollution problem.
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Henrietta,moa
Henrietta
U.S
Missouri Air Conservation Commission
Patman Blames Penn Central Manipulations for Penphil Profit
Rep Wright Patman chairman of the House Banking Committee says assets at Penn Central were manipulated to benefit Penphil a private investment firm linked to the railroad. Penphil founders included CFO David Bevan and adviser Charles Hodge with 14 associates. The report cites a $1.8 million favorable Chemical Bank loan and says Penn Central subsidized Penphil through balances deposits and interest payments for personal gain.
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Penphil
David C. Bevan
Charles Hodge
Chemical Bank of
New York City
Penn Central
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United Steelworkers Union
Jerusalem
Israel
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Cairo
Liberty
Walt Dire
Walt Desney
Russia
Nguyen Hue
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Patman
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