Panel Will Probe CIA Spying Report Leaves Questions
Washington AP report says CIA Director William E. Colby’s findings raise questions about domestic spying. Officials expect President Ford to appoint a special commission to conduct further investigation into the agency’s actions and oversight.
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Snyder files for city council in Mexico
Leonard W. Snyder 809 N. Clark filed for his fifth three year term on the Mexico city council. He is a former mayor and current mayor pro-tem. Filing deadline Feb 17 with primary possible March 4 if more than four candidates run.
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Vandalia Youth Faces Chase Charges
Randall Louis Girard twenty of Vandalia is jailed in Audrain County on five traffic counts and likely auto theft charges after a high speed chase from Mexico to near Farber. Officers shot the front tire, pursued through multiple roadblocks, and Girard fled on foot before being captured. Police from multiple agencies assisted in the operation.
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Show Horse Men Say Business Booms In Kansas City
Show horse trainers and officials hailed a boom in the industry at the seventh annual United Professional Horsemens Association convention in Kansas City. About 400 attendees discussed rising demand, added prize money, and a growing US market generating about $12 billion annually.
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Economic gloom nears as Ford faces recession hit
Washington reports President Ford’s advisers warn the economy may worsen with unemployment rising to 7.1 percent in December, six hundred thousand jobs lost, and talk of a $10 billion tax cut. Fed lowers discount rate to 7.25 percent while CitiBank raises prime lending to 10.25 percent. Republic Steel raises steel prices 1.4 percent.
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Ford proposes extending revenue sharing to 1982
Washington AP says Ford's State of the Union may include a plan to extend general revenue sharing through October 1, 1982, with about 40 billion dollars funneled to state and local treasuries. The draft preserves the one third to states and two thirds to local governments and would gradually increase payments over the extension.
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Pilcher's Offers Gold Deals Amid Market Uncertainty
Pilcher's Jeweler George Stahl warns buyers that gold prices are unstable with London quotes around 175 per ounce after peaking near 192. He plans to buy at 150 if the market stabilizes, offering delivery, storage with no yearly charge, or ownership certificates. Brokerage and assay fees apply, with diamonds pitched as a good investment meanwhile.
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Battle for Phuoc Binh: Saigon clings to last foothold
North and South Vietnamese forces fought in Phuoc Binh as reports swirled on a possible fall. South officials denied loss of the provincial capital, while the city remained a key government outpost in Phuoc Long amid a three week offensive.
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Mayor and wife resign over $50 weekly raise in Pevely
In Pevely Missouri AP reports mayor Donald Dixon and city clerk Evelyn Dixon quit after aldermen opposed a $50 weekly pay raise granted a year earlier by the prior board. Evelyn Dixon cited lack of backing and a buildup of tensions, while her husband’s resignation followed. Evelyn had been city clerk since 1966 and Donald’s mayoral term was to expire in April.
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Gas Shortages Loom as Federal Report Urges Allocation
A Federal Power Commission staff report warns of deepening natural gas shortages and urges prep for federal allocation. The bureau says widespread plant and business shutdowns and local employment problems may follow, with residential users also affected in some areas.
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