Ford to ship 1973 cars if tests meet standards
Environmental Protection Administrator William Ruckelshaus said Ford can produce and ship its 1973 cars under a conditional certification if early tests show full compliance. A shutdown risk could affect up to 450,000 jobs. Ford must complete 50,000 mile testing to confirm compliance, with 4,000 mile interim tests.
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Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ruckelshaus
EPA
Detroit
H. L. Misch
Environmental and Safety
Environmental Protection Agency
Trenchers Cut Into Water Line Near Mexico Missouri
Audrain County Water District No 1 chairman James Worstell Sr reports about 50 customers lost water for an hour after Southwestern Bell Telephone crews struck a four inch and a three inch main while trenching for an underground cable along Highway 54. Water was restored by dinnertime with no contamination expected. mains buried 42 inches deep while lines were to be at 24 inches. Water district operates south from Mexico with another district to the west.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone
James Worstell Sr
Highway 54
Moose Club
Union School Road
Audrain County Water District No
Worstell
Rollbacks Bill 1.85 Million In Refunds But Many Not Paid
Washington AP The Price Commission has billed firms for 1.85 million in refunds from rollbacks, many unpaid. Officials predict more and larger rollbacks and consumer gains from refunds and lower prices. Ford’s voluntary cuts may save 20 million this year. medium firms face frequent rollbacks as they raise prices without justification.
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Price Commission
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C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Edward T. York
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Phantom jets hit Hanoi power plant and rail bridge
SAIGON U S Phantom jets attacked the Bao Giang power plant 25 miles northeast of Hanoi and a second strike hit the Cao Nung rail bridge, part of a broader Thursday operation. The 12,000 kilowatt plant supplied power to war related industries while the bridge spans were two of five. No jets were lost. The U S Command reported extensive air strikes across North Vietnam with multiple bridges depots and rolling stock damaged.
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Hanoi
China
U.S. Command
Bao Giang
North Vietnam
Comand
Hue
Cao Nung
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Central Highlands
Khontum
Pleiku
Audrain County Democrats Announce July Speaking Dates
Audrain County Democratic candidates launch a summer speaking schedule beginning July 7 at the Hi Way R-3 School on Highway 15 north. Ten appearances are planned through August 5, with sponsors including R-3 Booster Club and several churches and organizations.
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Audrain County
Highway 15
Lewis Brooks
Democratic Club
Tarber
Brooks
S Pam
Nixon asks Congress to approve Moscow SALT accords
President Nixon urged Congress in a rare joint session to ratify the Moscow SALT agreements aimed at curbing nuclear arms, saying the foundation for a new U.S.-Soviet relationship has been laid and calling for bipartisan action despite mixed verdicts and heavy House absenteeism.
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Nixon
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Andrews Air Force Base
Henry M. Jackson
John M. Ashbrook
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Senate
GOP
White House
Florida
House
Capitol Hill
Nixon Report on Arms Pact Wins Broad Support in Congress
President Nixon’s congressional address on the U S Soviet arms accords drew cheers from Republicans and some Democrats while others criticized it as a campaign speech. Leaders predicted congressional approval but offered cautious timing and questions about what details had been given or withheld.
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Nixon
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House
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Massachusetts
George McGovern
California
Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Pittsburgh
John Ashbrook
Ashbrook
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
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House Foreign Affairs
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mike Mansfield
Senate Armed Services Committee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Staley and Jolly File for Audrain Medical Board Seats
Incumbents Walter G. Staley and Dr. William Jolly filed for two four year terms on the Audrain Medical Center Board of Trustees. Staley, already board chairman, and Jolly both seek re election with terms ending at the November general election. Vice chair Lowell Hagan Edward French and William Nowell will continue on the board.
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Audrain Medical Center Board of Trustees
Walter G. Staley
Staley
William Jolly
Lowell Hagan
Edward French
William Nowell
Retiring Longtimer Recalls How Academy Has Grown
Russell Jerichow, longtime Missouri Military Academy staff, retires after 38 years with MMA since 1934. He recalls the campus growth from 20 acres with basic buildings and a farm operation to a famed, tree-filled campus, noting his maintenance crew helped plant many evergreens.
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Russell Jerichow
Missouri Military Academy
Jerichow
MMA
C. K. Stribling
F. R. Jackson
Jerichon
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