Detroit Shootout Follows Bar Owner Fatally Wounds Teen
In west Detroit, 18 year old Obie Wynn died from head wounds after a bar owner shot him when Wynn was said to tamper with a car. Rioting followed with tear gas, bricks and arson near Bob Bolton's Bar. Police arrested 36. many injuries reported as crowds patrolled the Livernois-Fenkell area. Mayor Young and Police Chief Tannian visited the scene but urged calm.
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Obie Wynn
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Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital
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Bob Bolton
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Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital
Coleman Young
Philip Tannian
Iranian Assassins Slay Americans
Tehran report says two men Wahid Afrakhteh and Mohsen Khamoushi were captured after a one hour clash with security forces. They are linked to the May killings of US Air Force Col. Paul R. Shaffer Jr. and Lt. Col. Jack Turner along with an embassy clerk incident. The Revolutionary Republican Movement of Iran claimed responsibility.
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Rahnan Afrakhteh
Mohsen Khamoushi
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Paul R. Shaffer Jr
Dayton
Ohio
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Carbondale
Ill
Zandi Pour
U.S
Missouri Marketbasket Costs Rise and Fall in Missouri
In Jefferson City the Missouri Farm Bureau finds retail meat and grocery prices mixed after a wholesale beef price dip. Sirloin up 16 cents to 2.24, T bone 2.57, blade roast 14.12 per pound, rib steak down ten cents, ham shank 0.97, center cut chops 1.85, whole fryer 0.60, milk 1.45 a gallon, eggs vary, bread 0.87, potatoes 2.14 for 10 lb, cane sugar 2.78 for 10 lb.
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Mo.ap
Missouri Farm Bureau
Conservation Tax Petition Planned in Missouri
Jefferson City Mac AP A petition drive will begin Friday to place before voters a proposed one eighth cent sales tax for expanding Missouri conservation programs. Ed Stegner secretary of the Citizens Committee for Conservation announced the plan to open the initiative petition drive.
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Missouri
Ed Stegner
Citizens Committee For Conservation
Crews Retires From Veterans Service Work
Morris Crews, veteran affairs service officer for Audrain Montgomery and Gasconade Counties since 1968, retires July 31. Temporary successors named. August coverage by Dave Miller with weekly Thursday visits to Mexico VA office and Montgomery City visits on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Crews plans to enjoy retirement, noting his health challenges, and spending time with wife Mary, son Morris T. Crews, and two grandchildren.
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Veterans Affairs Division
Audrain
Montgomery
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Miller
Mexico
Montgomery City
Leavell
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Audrain County
Vandalia
Missouri State Highway Department
Veterans’ Service Officer
Mary
Morris T. Crews
MFA
Ford's Veto Powers Backed in Harris Poll
A Harris poll of 1,497 adults finds 38 percent approve of President Ford's use of veto power, 33 percent disapprove, and 29 percent undecided. Republicans back him at 59 percent while Democrats oppose, independents lean pro Ford at 40-32 with 28 undecided. Ford is favored for curbing federal spending.
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Palestine Front leader speaks on violence and peace
The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader defends armed struggle as a path to end occupation, says the only lasting peace is a democratic Palestinian state, and rejects reliance on Moscow while noting mutual respect with the USSR. He cites regional alliances, hijacking as a past tactic, and ongoing clashes with Israel, Syria, and Jordan.
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Legal disputes shake Chaffee refugee camp turmoil
At Fort Chaffee Arkansas a surge of legal fights over custody property and a missing $18,000 in gold has prompted outside help. The American Bar Association will run free legal aid across four refugee centers as language and culture barriers intensify disputes.
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George Gauss
American Bar Association
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Eglin Air Force Base
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Timothy Blake
Coral Gables
Blake
Arkansas
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Chaffee
United States
Highsmith
France
OAS moves to lift Cuba embargo at special session
The Organization of American States preparing to vote to lift an 11 year embargo on Cuba at a special conference in San Jose Costa Rica with the United States and 13 others pledging support. Chile and Peru seek delays while several anti Communist governments plan to vote to keep sanctions. Brazil may abstain and others remain undecided.
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Blackbird Is Bogie At Golf Links Waterside
DES MOINES Iowa AP The Grandview Golf Course pond front hazard is rivaled by a red winged blackbird guarding its turf at the water. The bold male swoops on players especially those with light hats, pecking at Panama and white caps and drawing blood from a few bald heads. Golfers say the brave bird is a local legend and a nuisance summer through fall as he harasses players during rounds.
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Lowa
Grandview
Chick Schuann
Paul LaMunyon
Roy Dunn
Dunn
Lebanon says Israeli raid on border village repelled
Lebanon's Defense Ministry reports an Israeli ground force struck the southern village of Aita el Shaab at 3:30 a.m. local time, damaging six houses and engaging artillery positions for about 70 minutes before Lebanese forces drove back the attack. The Israeli army denied the raid and said the border area was quiet. One Israeli vehicle was reported destroyed with no casualties listed.
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Two Teachers Join Area Tech School Staff
Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School announces two new staff assignments. David Lankford is named C.C.E. Coordinator and Don Bristow becomes Job Placement Specialist. Lankford, a Mexico native and 1967 graduate, has teaching history at Ruskin High School and holds a B A from Rockhurst College with further work at Missouri. Bristow, with a B S and M S from Missouri, will split time teaching vocational drafting and handling graduate placement. He and his wife Candy reside in Mexico. The school notes this boosts the area’s vocational program and community benefits.
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University of Missouri
Columbia
Mexico
Lankford
Ruskin High School
Joseph
Monroe Place
Harold Lankford
Maclean DuBus
William K. Maloney
C.O.E
Mr. Bristow
University of Missouri At Columbia
Bristow
Candy
Luther Drive
Orthodox Church Cuts Vatican Tie
In Athens the Orthodox Church of Greece ends relations with the Vatican over the Catholic Unitarian sect. The decision, announced by the Athens archbishopric, cites Vatican moves to appoint a Unitarian archbishop in Greece as violating a conciliation pact and labels Vatican conduct as scandalous. The Unitarian group, Byzantine Catholics, recognize the Pope as head of the church.
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Greece
Vatican
Constantinople
Lexington Would Like New Prison In Lafayette County
State Senator Ike Skelton of Lexington reports favorable reaction to a proposal for a medium security prison in Lafayette County. He noted broad support from local officials and businessmen after sending letters seeking opinions on the project.
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Lafayette County
Ike Skelton
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