Court To Hear Ali Court To Hear Ali
The Supreme Court granted a hearing to Muhammad Ali on his claim for religious conscientious objector exemption. The move clears the path for his March 8 title rematch with Joe Frazier in New York City.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Joe Frazier
Cassius Clay
Boxing
Sonny Liston
James R. Hoffa
Teamster Union
Hoffa
Mississippi
Frazier
New York City
Jerry Quarry
Oscar Bonavena
Clyde E Mitchell Dies at 28 in Mexico Missouri
Clyde Eugene Mitchell 28 died at 5 15 am today at his home after an extended illness He had used a kidney dialysis machine since last March He served in the US Army and was discharged for ill health He was married to Lena Sue Battles April 3 1970 and is survived by his wife three children his parents three brothers and several grandparents Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Arnold funeral home with burial in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery The family will receive friends 7 9 pm Tuesday at the funeral home
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Clyde Eugene Mitchell
E. West &T
Arnold Funeral Home
Jerry Ostrum
Centennial Baptist Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Clyde A
Ida Lee Barnett Mitchell
Mitchell
Newburg
Mexico
Lena Sue Battles
Ernest
Joy Lynn
Wendy Ann
Larry Stanley Mitchell
William Mitchell
Lindell A. Mitchell
Farrell Barnett
Richmond, Mo
C. J. Mitchell
St. Louis
Laird Says Red Force Weaker In Vietnam But Shifting
U S Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird said Communist armed threat has diminished in South Vietnam over the past year while rising in southern Laos and that in Cambodia it remains steady. He pledged to meet Nixon withdrawal deadlines and noted morale concerns but called winding down a manageable problem for commanders. Laird cited Vietnamization progress and outlined plans for talks with Thieu and Moorer to study Cambodian developments as heavy fighting continued in Tay Ninh province and eastern Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Laird
Vietnam
Nixon
Paris
United States
Thomas H. Moorer
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Phnom Penh
Neuyen van Thieu
Tay Ninh
Saigon- Phnom Penh
Tay Ninh City
Burglars And Vandals Busy In Mexico Area
An ongoing wave of burglaries and vandalism in the Mexico area over two months continued through the weekend. Nu-Tone Cleaners reported $425 to $450 missing in cash and checks, and Case Power & Equipment Co. saw $10 to $12 in change taken from a soda machine amid vandalism. Sad Sam's Store suffered clothing and cosmetics losses after a wall-entry break in. A Toetlebush Truck Lines lot reported ransacked trucks and a damaged rear window. Authorities note vandalism as a primary motive, with limited recoveries and ongoing inventory checks.
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Mexico
Nu-Tone Cleaners
Ed Bevell
Case Power and Equipment Co
Highway 54
Sad Sam’s
Toetlebush
West Monroe Street
Bevel
Case Co
Harold Sulgrove
Floyd Bankson
Bankson
Robert Painter
Brown Building
Roger Freeman
Sheriff's Office
Walter Crouch
W. Breckenridge St
Toedebusch
W. Jackson St
Crouch
Toedebusch Co
Grant Ridgeway
Catch Two Who Eluded Police Burglary at Derby Service Station
Donald Robert Fisher Jr. and Nelson Monk, both 18, are charged with burglary at the Derby Service Station in Mexico. Police found them behind the station after they had carried a safe, opened it, and found no money. Officers fired warning shots, but the pair eluded capture until Fisher was arrested at the Air Park Phillips 66 and Monk at his home. They are held in the county jail awaiting arraignment.
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Donald Robert Fisher Jr
Mexico
Nelson Monk
N. Wade St
Derby
W. Monroe St
Harold Sulgrove
Fisher
Air Park
Monk
Bok Is New Harvard Head
Derek Curtis Bok, dean of Harvard Law School, was named 25th president of Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts by the AP.
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Bok
Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Derek Curtis Bok
Harvard Law School
Harvard University
City considers 1 cent sales tax and tax changes
Mexico City Council plans first reading tonight at City Hall at 7 30 p m to levy a one cent sales tax for general revenue and to repeal personal taxes on household government goods. The agenda also includes a non exclusive cable rights of way franchise and license for See To Cu.
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City Hall
City of
Mexico
Missouri
Fred Allen story of a dead audience
One of Fred Allen's favorite vaudeville tales recalls a performer asking if he killed them after a show. Allen quips the audience was dead when he arrived, implying their lack of reception.
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Fred Allen
Fred
Allen
Apollo 14 Crew Enters 21 Day Isolation at Cape
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard Roosa and Mitchell begin a 21 day preflight medical isolation at Cape Kennedy to minimize disease exposure after Apollo 13 contact with measles. Only 112 direct contacts will work with the crew, with strict access and medical monitoring ongoing.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Sy
Stuart
A. Roosa
Edger
D. Mitchell
Kennedy Space Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Shepard
Mitchell
Moon
Fra Mauro Highlands
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
John L. Swigert
Apollo
Chester M. Lee
Lee
Seno Ee
Bonds Approved to Aid Penn Central Railroad
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved $110 million in government guaranteed bonds to keep Penn Central running. Trustees must gain U.S. District Judge Fullam's approval to sell, with payroll and retroactive wage payments totaling about $50 million in the near term. The Transportation Secretary would guarantee the issue under a pending agreement. Merrill Lynch leads the underwriting syndicate set to buy the bonds.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
John P. Fullam
U.S. District Court
Philadelphia
Congress
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation Department
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
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Case Implement Company
Bob Painter
Bill Clough
Ledger
Richard Vance
Red Force
Case Company
Reading
Penn
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