Money From Bankers Nets Muskie Ford Campaign Gifts
Washington AP report shows Senator Edmund Muskie and House Republican Leader Gerald Ford listed as receiving bank campaign donations from the Bankers Political Action Committee amid an inquiry. Final year-end figures detail 167,000 to 37 congressmen and six senators, with two dozen donors rejecting earlier checks. The panel investigates bank contributions aimed at influencing regulatory bill outcomes, while Patman calls for a Justice Department probe.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
House
Gerald R. Ford
Bankers Political Action Committee
Congress
House Banking Committee
Muskie
Senate Banking Committee
Ford
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking ‘Committee
Justice ‘Department
Patman
Bank Fund
William E. Brock
R-Tenn
Albert Gore
Riles Committee
Thomas L. Ashley
Dohio
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Charles H. Griffin
D-Miss
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Benjamin R. Blackburn
R-Ga
Richard T. Hanna
D-Calif
Richard Bolling
D-Mao
Chance Heads Sheriff Students and Foundation Leaders
Jack Chance was elected chairman of the Chance Foundation board at a trustees meeting in OCENTRALIA. He succeeds F. Gano Chance who served as managing trustee for over 20 years. Nathan A. Toulson was named vice chairman, Art Allen treasurer and manager, and Jim Ausmus secretary. In Abilene Texas, Dr B Thompson and 21 Mcmurry College students were locked in the Taylor County jail with Sheriff George Maxwell during a jail tour, the door proving stubborn for about twenty minutes before release.
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Ocentralia
Jack Chance
Chance Foundation
F. Gano Chance
Charitable Trust
Nathan A. Toulson
Art Allen
Jim Ausmus
A. Bishop Chance
Chance Company
Ghance
Abilene
Tex
B. Thompson
McMurry College
Thompson
Taylor County
George Maxwell
Maxwell
Miss Laurene Miller Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Ledger society editor Miss Laurene Miller returns to her Ingram Court home after hospitalization since December 22. She suffered a broken bone in her back and was treated at Audrain Medical Center before being discharged yesterday.
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Laurene Miller
Ledgers Society
Ingram Court
Miss Miller
Installment Credit Drop Tied to GM Strike
The Federal Reserve reports consumer installment credit fell by 302 million dollars in November, the largest drop in 28 years, with the General Motors strike cited as the primary cause.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
General Motors
Nixon moves to greet new Congress as labor vows fight
Across the capital Nixon plans greeting remarks for the 91st Congress while organized labor pledges an all out battle in Congress against a new antistrike law and White House priorities. Dole to head GOP committee. Hoover touts record year. Angela Davis defense moves to relocate trial. U.S. program to curb drugs in Vietnam. Mekong river convoy shells Cambodian boats. UK pressure on smoking. Sonny Liston found dead.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
Nixon
White House
Task Force Urges Broad Attack on Organized Crime
Jefferson City AP report says a special task force recommends creating a Missouri Bureau of Investigation, using wiretaps under conditions, tightening conspiracy laws, and granting witness immunity to fight organized crime. It cites activity in Kansas City and St. Louis, with spillover to rural areas, and notes manpower and tax base issues limit enforcement.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City
St. Louis
Law Enforcement Assistance Council
Warren ©. Hearnes
F. Russell Millin
U.S
Oh T
Millin
Missouri
National Crime Syndicate
Chicago
State banks ordered to file year end reports
Jefferson City AP reports State Finance Commissioner C. W. Culley issued a call for reports detailing the condition of the states banks and trust companies as of the close of business December 31.
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Jefferson City
C. W. Culley
FiveYearOld Girl Killed by School Bus in Jasper
A five year old girl, Angela Goff of rural Jasper, was killed when struck by a school bus at Jasper Elementary School. The highway patrol identified the victim.
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Jasper
Highway Patrol
Angela Goff
Britain urged to curb smoking with warnings and bans
government pressured to act against smoking following a Royal College of Physicians report. Warnings on packs, total ad bans, public place restrictions, workplace limits, vending machine removal, and tighter limits on medicine and tar content are proposed to curb smoking in Britain by the 1980s.
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London
Royal College of Physicians
United States
Guardian
Daily Telegraph
Britain
Hawthorne Board Fires Eighth Grade Teacher Elected to Legislature
In Hawthorne Nevada the local school board fired Frances Hawkins rather than grant her a leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature. Hawkins, 49, a Democrat, won election in November but the board voted unanimously to terminate at the session's start. Accused of breaching contract, she and supporters pushed petitions. critics cited classroom disruption. Hawkins plans to write a weekly newsletter about Capitol happenings for her students.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Nevada
Frances Hawkins
Floyd Justus
Miss Hawkins
Reno
John Wayne accused of obscenity during protest encounter
Sacramento AP report says police investigate a claim by Gregory Kirkwood that John Wayne used obscenities toward Vietnam war protesters outside Memorial Auditorium after a Reagan inaugural gala. Wayne denies the incident and police will forward findings to the district attorney for possible charges.
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Sacramento
Calif
John Wayne
Wayne
Gregory Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Memorial Auditorium
District Attorney’s Office
Robert Chapman
California Army National Guard
Jack Benny
Frank Sinatra
Chapman
Cambodian river fighting deepens fuel blockade
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong gunners shelled a South Vietnamese fuel landing craft on the Mekong near Phnom Penh. The burning boat, guarded by two South Vietnamese gunboats, carried gasoline to the capital amid severe rationing. Casualties were unknown. Reports describe convoy attacks on Neak Luong and renewed shelling around Kompong Seila, where Lon Nol’s forces claim steady resistance and renewed attempts to reopen Highway 4. A separate helicopter incident near the DMZ wounded three Americans as U.S. aircraft struck enemy positions.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong
Neak Luong
Lon Nol
South Vietnam
Highway 4
Kompong Seila
Pich Nil
Elephant Mountains
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Set Movie Records With G Rated Films
Three Cincinnati area theaters set attendance records last week with G rated films. The Marie Mont and Hollywood theaters reported Walt Disney's The Aristocats as a record breaker, while Carousel tied its past mark with Song of Norway.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Area
Mariemont
Hollywood
Norway
End of War Foreseen Says Laird in Paris
Paris AP report quotes U S Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird stating that American combat responsibility in South Vietnam will end by next fall. The remark underscores plans for U S withdrawal and pacification efforts amid ongoing conflicts.
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Paris
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Dress code sparks change and shorter skirts at high schools
Readers note a heated debate on school dress codes leading to a shift toward shorter skirts as winter weather persists. Bob Calvert warns travelers about film damage from X ray scanners. carry or hand over unexposed film before scanning. Local openings loom at SOUTH Trails and West Plaza. Quail season remains uneven with some success amid dry runs. Ledger readers question which holiday caused the most confusion, with Bill Haas arriving early at the Ledger office.
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Bob Calvert
South Trails
West Plaza
Ledgerlander
Bill Haas
The
Ledger
Bill
Brigade to be pulled from war in Nixon phase six
Informants say a brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry Division will be withdrawn from Vietnam in March as part of President Nixon’s 6th phase cutback. Defense Secretary Laird in Paris said all American combat duties end in fall 1971 with troop reductions ahead of schedule. The 1st Air Cavalry, with about 6,000 men, is among the last full divisions in the Saigon region. Overall strength targets drop from 335,000 at year end to about 275,000 after withdrawals.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Nixon
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Paris
101St Airborne Division
3Rd
Soviet Trial In Hijacking Continues
The Leningrad hearing for nine Jews and two Gentiles in the hijacking plot to Sweden and emigration to Israel paused while a separate trial of Lt. Zalmanzon proceeds. Western reporters note limits on travel to Leningrad as the Kremlin hints at halting prosecutions amid U.S. protest over alleged Zionist demonstrations. The State Department denounces the Soviet threat to retaliate against American premises.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Max Leon
L'Humanite
Red Army
Scandinavia
Israel
Zalmanson
Lev Yagman
Yagman
Communist Party
Russia
Rome
Italian Communist Party
Soviet Union
Washington
State Department
U.S
United States
Kremlin
Robert J. McCloskey
A. Alexis Johnson
US and Soviet Tensions Rise Over Jewish Treatment
The Mexico MO Ledger cites U S authorities condemning criminal actions and police injuries amid protests at Soviet offices. It notes threats to two American diplomats in Moscow, a Soviet UN protest over Zionist attacks, and global reactions including Israeli protests at the Wailing Wall and a petition to Kosygin.
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U.S
Hiptetnatfeeneelens Medianaty
McCloskey
Moscow
United Nations
New York
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Russian Supreme Court
Jerusalem
Israel
Hironym
Alexei N. Kosygin
Copenhagen
Kremlin
Wright seeks to be declared legally alive again
Frank J. Wright, 68, once declared legally dead in August 1965, asked Chancery Court in Little Rock to revive his status. His attorneys noted no Arkansas precedents on reestablishing life after death, and Judge Reed postponed ruling to allow briefs in 15 days. Wright said he lived near Ash Fork, Arizona, for twenty years. his ex wife had sought death status in 1965 under a statute presuming death after seven years of absence without tidings.
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Little Rock, Ark
Frank J. Wright
North Little Rock
Chancery Court
Wright
Murray O. Reed
Arkansas
Reed
Ash Fork
Ariz
Mexico Ledger Advertising and Office Hours Notice
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details and rates as of ongoing operation in Mexico Missouri. It states address 300 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265 with daily except Sundays and holidays, class postage, and subscription prices by region and duration. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
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Sonny” Liston
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