Bond Hearing Set Monday
Missouri Supreme Court to hear a residency challenge against Christopher Bond for the August primary. A suit seeks removal of his name from ballots or barring ballot placement. Hearing set for 2 p.m. next Monday as questions loom over his Missouri residency.
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Jeffenson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond
Bond
R. J. “Bus” King
Clayton
King
Hearnes
Tuttle
Atlanta
Georgia
Missouri
Revenue Department
Oct 3 Vote Set for Mexico Middle School Proposal
Mexico School Board approved Oct 3 as the date for a special bond issue election to fund a new middle school. The meeting raised daily lunch prices by five cents to 45 cents at the high school and boosted adult meals from 50 to 60 cents, with an anticipated $15,000 to $16,000 more in revenue. The board hired four teachers, rejected an elementary counselor, approved insurance for grades seven through twelve, named a new head basketball coach, and burned $135,000 in retired bonds.
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Mexico
Mexico High
Ruth Stotler
Food Services
James Worstell Sr
Foremost Dairy
Moberly
Central Dairy
Jefferson City
Kermit Head
Frank Sutton
Robert Ligon
MHS
Mexico High School Names Ligon Head Basketball Coach
Board approves higher lunch prices and guardian insurance plan, approves four new teachers Sharon Dieckman Mel Hassler Mary Lewis Bill Woodruff and accepts three resignations Kathleen Konrath Marilyn Moore Barbara Rigby. Elementary counseling hiring postponed for study while AAA rating calls for two counselors and staffing remains short.
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Doug Reudlinger, Inc
Missouri State High School Activities Association
Joe Hodgin
Robert Ligon
Mexico High School
Sharon Dieckman
Pamela Hassler
Mary Lewis
Bill Woodruff
Kathleen Konrath
Marilyn Moore
Barbara Rigby
Hodgin
AAA
Head
Rain-Washed Manure Kills 6,000 Fish in Missouri Creek
In Jefferson City AP reports at least 6,000 fish died when heavy rain carried chicken manure from Charles Russell poultry ranch into Stout Creek near Ironton. Crews estimate the two inch rainfall flushed manure into the three mile stream, threatening Lake Killarney. Dead bass and sunfish appeared along the banks. Russell promised clean up but refused to pump out the stream.
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Jefferson City
Stout Creek
Ironton
State Conservation Department
Clean Water Commission
Charles Russell
Jerry Cray
Lake
Killarney
Croy
Russell
Senate Rejects Nixon Plan To Raise Wages To Two Dollars
The Senate voted 47 to 46 against President Nixon’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage from $1.60 to $2. The Democratic bill would lift the floor to $2.20 in steps and bring 8.4 million more workers under the act, while a Republican substitute offered $2 in two steps without new coverage. Senator McGovern returned from South Dakota to vote, influencing the margin.
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Washington
Senate Today
Nixon
George McGovern
South Dakota
Senate Labor Committee
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Rob
Ert Taft Jr
Ohio
Dominick-Taft
Congress
Long Rail Dispute Settled Involving Firemen
Washington AP reports a settlement ending the decades long rail labor dispute over diesel firemen. The pact preserves about 18 000 current firemen and requires all engineer vacancies to be filled from firemen ranks, affecting freight and yard engines only. The agreement leaves passenger train firemen untouched.
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Washington
Congress
Union
Tiny 14 Year Old Baffles Doctors
San Diego doctors investigate Sergio Pacheco a 14 year old boy who stopped growing at age three He remains 33 inches tall under 40 pounds while thriving athletically and in school His case prompts questions about growth hormones pituitary function and potential tissue structure factors as researchers seek answers with community funding.
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San Diego
Calif
Sergio Pacheco
David Chadwick
Tijuana
Sergio
Chadwick
Children’s Hospital
Secret Service Member Questioned by Minister in Church
A Mexico Methodist debate reveals a church member claiming loyalty to the Lord while admitting limited attendance, citing secret service work as the reason for frequent absences on Master and Christmas. The exchange highlights personal faith and duty.
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Army of the Lord
Secret Service
The
Mexico
Peace Talks Split On Cease-fire In Vietnam
Paris AP report notes a split between the United States and North Vietnam over a cease-fire and political settlement in Vietnam. Kissinger met North Vietnamese leaders in secret, but no substantive progress was shown. Porter's remarks urged a frank response to Nixon's May proposal and a four month withdrawal framework after a cease-fire and POW release.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
U.S
William J. Porter
Nixon
Indochina
Porter
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Binh
Kissinger
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
O'Brien Named McGovern Campaign Chairman
Washington AP reports George S. McGovern named Lawrence F. O'Brien as national campaign chairman in addition to the existing campaign structure. The move signals a broadened leadership team for the McGovern campaign.
Red Cross Blood Center Short Of Daily Need In St Louis
Mrs. Ralph Johnson says the Missouri-Illinois Red Cross Blood Center in St. Louis is 98 pints short of today’s demand. The center serves 168 hospitals, including Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, with an average daily need of 577 pints. Shortages listed: 19 pints O positive, 7 pints O negative, 55 pints A positive, 17 pints A negative. Bloodmobile to Mexico United Methodist Church Friday noon to meet the quota. 113 pints needed tomorrow and 147 volunteers are sought.
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Ralph Johnson
Red Cross
Missouri-Ilinois
Johnson
Mexico United Methodist Church
Methodist Church
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Cape Girardeau
Warren) Hearnes
Jefferson City Post-Tribune
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District of Columbia
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Harvey C. Howard
Superior Court
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Richard Vance
Board
Senate
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