General Spaatz Dies at 83 WWII Air Leader
General Carl Spaatz veteran air commander and first U S Air Force chief of staff died at 83 on Sunday from congestive heart failure. He directed Allied daylight bombing in World War II from North Africa through Europe to Japan and helped shape postwar Air Force policy. He served as SAC in Europe before D-Day and later oversaw bomber campaigns in the Pacific. Spaatz, a West Point graduate, earned the Distinguished Service Cross and left a lasting air power legacy.
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Secret Pact With Russia Jackson Says
Washington AP reports Senator Henry Jackson charges President Nixon agreed with Soviet leader Brezhnev to limit US nuclear submarines to 41. He cites a Nixon letter to Brezhnev and an unidentified second document as evidence of secret SALT I protocols. Nitze resigned over alleged secret proposals. Kissinger unnamed in protest.
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Luteses Welcome Son At Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Gary E Lutes of Montgomery City are the proud parents of a seven pound five ounce son born at 8 p m Sunday at Audrain Medical Center Their father is employed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Martinsburg Couple Welcome Eight Pound Five Ounce Daughter
Mr and Mrs William L Gastler of Martinsburg are parents to an eight pound five ounce daughter born at 1219 p.m. Sunday at Audrain Medical Center. Mr Gastter is a farmer.
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Audrain Medical Center
Early 1974 Sees Upsurge In US Crime
The FBI reports a 15 percent rise in U S crime in the first quarter of 1974 across murder rape robbery assault burglary larceny and auto theft. Larceny led with a 19 percent jump, burglary 15, rape 10, with smaller gains in murder and assault, auto theft and robbery, and the sharpest upswing in towns under 10 000.
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Crime drops in large cities despite regional increases
The article notes that only cities over one million saw crime declines, with overall big city robberies down 8 percent, assaults down 4 percent, and motor vehicle thefts down 5 percent. Regional patterns show southern states up 23 percent, western states up 17 percent, and northeastern plus north central states up 9 percent.
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