iAuto Prices Are Becoming Bargains
Detroit AP reports car buyers are snagging bargains as dealers slash sticker prices and producers offer rebates to revive demand in the wake of a sharp sales slump. Rebates target small models through Feb 28 with up to 600 dollars on some Matadors and similar offers from Ford and GM.
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Fordami
General Motors
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Associated Press
Chevrolet
Wall Street
Richard L. Hayden
Goldman, Sachs and Co
New York
Arvid Jouppi
Delafield and Childs
Oscar Lundin
MMA Presents On Tv Today And Tomorrow
Cadet Tom Wittman appears on MMA Presents a half hour program at 5 00 today on Channel 12 See Tv Cadet Wittman academic leader of the senior class is interviewed by Cadet Ken Kaufman the moderator who also presents a news report on Missouri Military Academy events The program will be reshown on tape at noon Friday
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Tom Wittman
MMA Presents
Channel 12
See Tv
Withman
Ken Kaufman
Missouri Military Academy
Women in underwear fundraiser panels Minnesota GOP group
Women aged 17 to 70s attended a fund-raising event in Minneapolis where male models wore new underwear lines. The GOP Women for Political Effectiveness organized the show with about 350 in attendance. Proceeds from $6 tickets go to supporting GOP candidates who back feminist causes.
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Minnesota
Jeff
Harry
Bob
Rob
Ellen Fitzgerald
GOP
Enrollment for High School Equivalency and Basic Adult Ed
Mexico Area Vocational Technical School invites adults 18 plus to enroll in High School Equivalency and Basic Adult Education classes sponsored with the State Department of Education. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15 weeks at no tuition. tests for diplomas available. Herman Tolson leads instruction. reservations via 581-5684.
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State Department of Education
Colleges
Six Children Killed In Fire In Reading Pa
A Reading Pennsylvania house fire killed six children and injured five other children and three adults. Three of the injured children were in critical condition. Witness Melvin Millisock, 34, said he heard a loud bang and tried to rescue his ten children. Officials had not confirmed an explosion or the fire’s cause.
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Reading
Melvin Millisock
New Banking Chairman Pushing For Lower Rates
Washington AP Rep Henry S Reuss, newly elected House Banking Committee chairman, aims for swift action next week on measures to cut interest rates and subsidize housing. He plans a two pronged approach to lower rates, raise the money supply via the Fed, and channel credit to productive national interests.
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House Banking Committee
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Reuss
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House Democrats
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Patman
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al Ullman
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Federal Reserve Board
Mexico Leageer Publication Subscription Rates and Hours
Postal details and subscription prices for the Mexico Leageer news publication are listed, including daily except Sundays and holidays, location at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo 65265, single copy price, carrier and mail rates by region, and office hours from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm weekdays and 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturdays.
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Quakes Jolt Imperial Valley and Santa Monica
A sequence of four quakes in the Imperial Valley rattled windows and walls with no injuries reported as officials noted the times at about 4 30, 4 40, 4 57 and 5 03 am. Caltech seismology lab had no intensity reports yet. Earlier in the day, a 3.2 magnitude quake struck Santa Monica with no damage or injuries, authorities said.
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Los Angeles County
New Hampshire Controversy Tests Governor’s Patience
Washington AP reports New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson plans to appeal to the Senate to block seating Democratic candidate John A. Durkin in the disputed state Senate race. Thomson seeks the return of the election certificate necessary for Durkin to be sworn in. The New Hampshire legislature backs a plan for a special election if the seat is declared vacant. The Senate, as final judge, has not yet ruled.
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New Hampshire
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Meldrim Thomson
Francis R. Valeo
Thomson
John A. Durkin
Extended Jobless Pay Starts Monday
Missouri's extended unemployment benefits begin Monday under a state program triggered by 4 percent unemployment for 13 weeks. The 13 week benefit, funded half by the federal government and half by the state, pays at full regular rates from 12 to 67 dollars weekly. Officials note transfers from the federal program will occur for those already signed up, with eligibility limited to 50 percent of initial entitlement. Secretary Morton has been released from Bethesda Naval Hospital after stomach pains.
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Robinson
John F. Meystrick
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Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Morton
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Rail unions advance toward tentative pacts across industry
Washington AP reports a tentative accord with the Sheet Metal Workers Union ends a major obstacle in rail contract talks involving 560,000 workers. Additional pacts with the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen cover wage and benefit increases of about 40 percent over three years, possibly setting a pattern for all 17 unions. The Sheet Metal Workers had threatened a Friday strike against Union Pacific and four other carriers, but details of their separate agreement were not disclosed.
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Wheatheart Feeders Files for Bankruptcy Relief
Wheatheart Feeders Inc of Perryton Texas filed for reorganization under the U S Bankruptcy Act in U S District Court. Judge Halbert Woodward granted a 90 day period to restore economic stability with a court appointed referee Lee Bowen of Oklahoma City. The firm operates a 100000 head capacity feedlot and says operations will continue without interruption.
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Wheatheart Feeders Inc
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Perryton
Tex
U.S. District Court
Halbert Woodward
Lee Bowen
Oklahoma City
Woodward
Wheatheart
Montfort Feeders
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Texas
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