Pentagon Starts New Army Plans to lure volunteers
The Pentagon outlined a 2 billion dollar incentive package to build an all volunteer force by mid-1973. It includes a 20 percent pay raise for enlisted men under two years, housing subsidies, better barracks privacy, more ROTC scholarships, higher rank for skilled recruits, and end of KP for certain soldiers, with civilian guard options debated.
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F. Edward Hebert
D-Law
Hebert
Nixon
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Roger I. Kelley
Kelley
Alexander Pirnie
Rn.y
New Stamp Will Honor MacArthur
Gen Douglas MacArthur will be honored with a six cent commemorative postage stamp on January 26 marking his 91st birthday. First day ceremonies will be in Norfolk Virginia where a MacArthur Memorial Foundation is established and collectors may submit orders for first day cancellations.
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Norfolk
MacArthur Memorial Foundation
MacArthur
New Guinea
General MacArthur
Pollution named top national problem by students
About 57,000 junior high and high school students in 1,647 schools across the United States named air and water pollution as the nation s top problem in Scholastic magazine s poll. Vietnam war and drug abuse tied for second, each cited by 31 percent, with crime inflation race relations hunger poverty and communism also listed.
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New York
Scholastic
Scholasic Magazine
Two Hannibal Men Arrested After High Speed Chase
Police say Harvey Snyder and Jerry D. Boggs were chased on U S 60, eluded a roadblock at Odin, then were captured nine miles west in a van containing a stolen lawn tractor. Charges were pending.
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Hannibal, Mo
U.S. 60
Harvey Snyder
Jerry D. Boggs
Hannibal
Odin
Here
D.C. Voters Prepare For Nonvoting Delegate Election
Washington voters head to the polls to pick a Democratic candidate for the nonvoting House delegate seat. Republican contender John A. Nevins seeks the GOP nod as the only white candidate. seven Democrats are Black. A runoff is possible if no one gains 40 percent.
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District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Congress
John A. Nevins
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Justifi
Two Graduates As Nurses From St Louis School
Two graduates from the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis School of Nursing were among 72 students who completed their studies yesterday. The new nurses are Miss Kara Sue Keith and Mrs. Martha Power McMinn, with listed addresses on Clark Street.
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Jewish Hospital of
Paris Youth Hurt in Wreck
Jerry Griffith 18 of Paris is hospitalized at Audrain Medical Center with minor injuries after a 6 30 p m Saturday crash five miles east of Paris on Route 154 His car left the road and overturned in a ditch causing extensive damage He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Griffith of Paris with contusions and abrasions.
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Jerry Griffith
Audrain Medical Center
Jerry
Robert L. Griffith
Saddle Club to Hold First 1971 Meeting Sunday
The Missouri State Saddle Club Assn. will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday in Marshall courthouse. The gathering will adopt new rules for the 1971 horse show season. The association focuses on western style horse shows.
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Missouri State Saddle Club Assn
Marshall
Mormon Burial Site Near Liberty Found Near Rush Creek
Kansas City AP reports church officials say they located the burial ground for a 1834 Mormon expedition from Ohio to Missouri. Skeletal remains of three persons were found beside Rush Creek in Clay County in 1958, and church elder Vivian Graybill cites partial skeletons of two men and a woman buried at night to avoid locals. If confirmed, a marker or shrine may be placed. the site lies about 14 miles east of Liberty.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Ohio
Rush Creek
Clay County
Vivian Graybill
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Graybill
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Jackson County
Smith
Betsy Parrish
Warren Parrish
Liberty
Ledger Society Notes Bring Portraits Of Town Marriages
The Ledger publishes society page glimpses of weddings in Mexico and Ledgerland with dated, scrapbook-worthy pictures and brief notices, highlighting local couples and celebratory events for readers preserving memories of a bygone era.
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Ledgerland
Hearnes Pilot Injury Triggers Texas Hospital Flurry
An erroneous report that Texas Governor Preston Smith needed hospital care sparked a rapid response in San Antonio. The hoax related to Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes' visiting pilot, Robert P. King, who slipped and fell injuring his hip while inspecting the plane. King was treated and Healnes' party continued, with a limousine loaned to Hearnes for his stay.
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Tex
Texas
Preston Smith
Missouri
Warren Hearnes
Hearnes
Robert P. King
Kansas City
International Airport
King
Ing
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Gov. Smith
Austin
Smith
Liston Drug Tests Unrevealed at Liston Burial
LAS VEGAS NEV. Results of toxicology tests on Charles Sonny Liston before his burial Saturday have not been disclosed and no cause of death is listed. Deputies said drugs were in Liston's home where the 38 year old former heavyweight champion was found dead. He had needle marks on an arm. The funeral drew 1,000 attendees including Ella Fitzgerald Ed Sullivan and Doris Day. Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, was the only former or present heavyweight champ among pallbearers. Liston won the heavyweight title Sept 25 1962 by stopping Floyd Patterson in one round and lost it to Muhammad Ali on Feb 25 1964.
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Nev
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Sonny” Liston
Liston
Joe Louis
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Ed Sullivan
Jack E. Leonard
Doris Day
Floyd Patterson
Muhammed Ali
Servicemen To Be Listed For Valentines
The Ledger will publish names and mailing addresses of service personnel for Valentine cards. Submit typewritten or printed names with serial and unit numbers and complete addresses by January 20. Include all personnel in service whether domestic or abroad. No telephone submissions accepted.
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