Steelworkers Seek Large Wage Increase In Steel Talks
Washington AP report says United Steelworkers will push for substantial wage hikes beyond 5.5 percent annual patterns to offset inflation. Negotiations with 10 biggest producers begin Jan 30 for contracts covering over five million workers, with demands including cost of living protection, better pensions, shorter week, and job security amid energy layoffs.
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USW
T.W. Abel
Abel
Congress
New Book by Allen Staley Arrives at Mexico Audrain Library
Columbia University art history assistant professor Allen Staley has authored The Pre-Raphaelite Landscape published by Oxford University Press. The book, a focused look at the 1850s and 1860s Pre-Raphaelite approach to nature, is donated to the Mexico Audrain County Library by Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Staley and is available in reference.
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Columbia University
Oxford University Press
Staley
Walter G. Staley
Mexico
England
Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
John Ruskin
Professor Staley
Mexico-Audrain County
Vega and Impala duel in energy crisis used car market
Associated Press reports from Utica Michigan show a Vega worth as much as a loaded 1972 Impala amid gas shortages. Dealers note subcompacts rise in value while large cars sag. buyers seek fuel economy over size as prices drop and demand shifts nationwide.
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Detroit
Harry Atkins
Utica, Mich
ANT
Denton-Riopelle
Olds
Bob Denton
Denton
Utica
Buff Whelan Chevrolet
Fred Elias
Jerome Duncan Ford
Paul Miller
Jay Scherr
Rail service near normal in Britain
Locomotive engineers ended a slow down and rail service rose to about 80 percent on some lines and 50 percent on others. They kept a ban on overtime and Sunday work and threatened a one day strike next Tuesday unless wage talks resume with the National Railways Board.
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London
National Railways Board
Edward Heath
Britain
Heath
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Rail Board
TUC
Daily Mail
Tories
Laborites
Audrain County FHA loans open for business aid
Pre applications for business and industrial loans in Audrain county may be filed with the Farmers Home Administration in Mexico. The program, under the Rural Development Act, allows private tenders to fund loans with FHA guaranteeing up to 90 percent. Public bodies may obtain grants for industrial sites. funds cover working capital machinery land and buildings.
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Audrain
Farmers Home Administration
Mexico
FHA
Joseph T. Raine
Raine
Fast Highway D4
Gunman Steals $3,000 From Kennett IGA
In Kennett Missouri a lone gunman robbed the Gowan's IGA food store just before midnight taking about $3,000 in cash and food stamps. Clerk Curtis Sawyer 19 was ordered to fill a paper bag while another clerk Sterling Staggs 30 was struck on the head and treated at a local hospital. Two other customers were unaware of the robbery as the gunman fled and collided with a customer.
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Kennett
Curtis Sawyer
Gowan’s
IGA
Sterling Staggs
Staggs
Pasley Sees Good Year For Tourism
Jefferson City Missouri AP James Pasley director of the Missouri Tourism Commission predicts a strong year for Missouri recreation despite gas shortages and rising fuel concerns He cites plans with Amtrak to bring travelers by rail and bus to lakes while auto routes would feature mini tours He notes tourism payroll exceeds 720 million annually and over 150000 work in the field, while budget cuts threaten highway information booths and media campaigns.
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Jefferson City
James Pasley
Missouri Tourism Commission
Missouri
Pasley
Robert Ellis Young
Carthage
Missouri Restaurant Association
Young
Florida
Gary
Ind
Amtrak
St. Louis
Kansas City
Commission
Tourism Commission
Son for Overkamps Born at Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Gary L Overkamp of New Florence welcomed an eight pound fifteen ounce son at 5 04 p m Thursday at Audrain Medical Center The baby joins parents who note Mr Overkamp works for Permaneer Corporation in Wright City.
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Gary L. Overkamp
New Florence
Audrain Medical Center
Overkamp
Permaneer Corporation
Wright City
Enrollment Monday At 7 For Tech Skills
North east Missouri State College at Mexico Area Vocational- Technical School will offer 22 skilled and technical classes and five college courses this Monday night January 14 at seven. Courses include Amateur Radio License Preparation Auto Body Repair Automobile Mechanics Basic Industrial Electricity Electronics I II III First Aid Advanced First Aid Machine Shop Nurses Aide Radio and Tv Repairs I II Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Residential Wiring Supervisory Foremanship Training II Surveying and Welding plus Accounting I Bookkeeping Typing I II Shorthand I II Criminal Law and Procedures of Police Organization and Management Elementary Accounting English Composition General Psychology Fundamentals of Speech.
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Northeast Missouri State College
Mexico Area
Boy Scouts Willed $3.6 Million Endowment Established
NORTH BRUNSWICK New Jersey The Boy Scouts of America receive a 3.6 million endowment from the estate of John W Watzek Jr Chicago philanthropist who died Oct 29 1973 The gift is the largest in the 65 million Boypower fund aimed at boosting scouting to 6 million youths by 1976 About 2 million goes to the National Council and 800000 to both the Chicago Area and Dupage Area Councils
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North Brunswick
N.J
Boy Scouts of America
John W. Watzek, Jr
Chicago
Watzek
Boypower
National Council
Dupage
Wheaton
Ill
Snuff Dipping Surges At Copperas Cove High School
Copperas Cove Texas AP reports snuff dipping and tobacco chewing rise among 1200 pupil high schoolers. Principal Glynn Powell says 50 to 65 students use snuff with some in class, aided by a moist flavored powder rather than old powdered Garrett snuff. Trustees ban the practice.
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Copperas Cove
Tex
Copperas Cove School
Glynn Powell
Powell
Pve
Garrett
New Sweetener Aspartame Could Replace Cyclamates
University of Missouri scientists report Aspartame, a dipeptide sweetener, is very potent and calorie similar to sugar. They caution limited testing, expect blends with saccharin, and note it could sweeten coffee tea and soft drinks while avoiding cyclamate drawbacks.
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Columbia
University of Missouri- Columbia
G.D. Searle Co
Food and Drug and Administration
Marion Cloninger
UMC
Cloninger
Ruth Baldwin
Prefect Describes Pope Pauls Humour And Approach
Vatican official Most Rev Giacomo Martin says Pope Paul is warmly humorous and personable. He notes the Pope seeks common ground with audiences and once told a group of janitors that he is like a gatekeeper with St Peter.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Paul
Giacomo Martin
Pontifical House
Holy See
Martin
St. Peter
Pope
Missouri Senate leader calls to end household goods tax
VERSAILLES, Mo. AP The Missouri Senate president pro tem Democrat William Cason of Clinton urged abolishing personal property taxes on household goods saying it must be done this year for taxpayer relief. He criticized Gov Bond for delaying repeal citing other state spending.
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Versailles
Missouri Senate
William Cason
Clinton
Cason
Bond
Missouri
Julie Nixon Eisenhower Publishes First Children's Story
Washington AP reports Julie Nixon Eisenhower, 25, launches a new read aloud Children's Literature Series in the Saturday Evening Post with Pasha Passes By. Inspired by the Nixon family dog Pasha, the tale is being published this month while Julie serves as part time assistant editor at the magazine.
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Washington
Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Saturday Evening Post
Pasha
Nixon
Julie
Bangor
Maine
Anne Griffin
Mrs. Eisenhower
Irish Killing Still Goes On
A car bomb exploded outside British army headquarters in Londonderry, killing two in the vehicle. The blast underscores trouble in Britain's Northern Ireland peace program, just weeks after it appeared to gain momentum.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
British Army
Londonderry
Britain
Skylab 2 Crew Enter Ninth Week in Orbit
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab 2 astronauts began their ninth week in space aiming to set a new endurance record. Officials granted a seven day go ahead to push beyond 60 days as they near the 84 day mission, with Garr Pogue and Gibson on track to surpass last year’s mark.
Parking Lot Ready For Sunday Services
The First Presbyterian Church parking lot is ready for Sunday services after snow and ice removal completed yesterday and today. Pastor Rev. Robert R. Collins thanked all involved and urged caution in parking lot use.
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First Presbyterian Church
Robert R. Collins
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