Aid Funds May Help City Airport
Mexico City officials pursue state and federal funds for an airport master plan study to evaluate expansion options. The plan would assess FAA eligibility for expansion, include an environmental impact study, and consider two alternative sites if expansion proves infeasible. federal and state funds could cover up to 75 percent of the master plan, with the city paying the rest.
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Mexico City
Neil Nielsen
Nielsen
State Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
Mexico
FAA
Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission
Fulton
Federal Aviation Administration
Kansas City
Aviation
St. Louis
Highway 54
Green Field
Allen P. Green
United State Army Aviation
Missouri Wing
Civil Air Patrol
John and
Ray Hagan
John Hagan
Air Park
United States
Missouri
Jim Beasley
Nixon Pledges More Arms Aid To Faisal
President Nixon ended his Saudi visit with a pledge to raise arms aid to King Faisal as he prepared to travel to Syria. He said the United States would increase security in the Middle East and strengthen peace prospects while Faisal urged united American support for peacemaking and regional stability amid oil and Palestinian questions. The trip included talks in Jidda and held private discussions about regional security, with later criticism in Washington over Nixon’s nuclear aid offer to Egypt and its implications for nonproliferation policy.
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Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Nixon
Faisal
Syria
United States
Middle East
Israel
Jordan
United States of America
Anwar Sadat
Didda
Egypt
Jerusalem
Palestine
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Frank Church
Didaho
Agriculture Department
USDA
George Hoffman
Department
Economic Research Service
Cattle Feeders Pledge Not To Sell Below 40
Hundreds of cattle feeders from a 10 state area pledge not to sell choice grade steers over 1200 pounds for less than 40 cents a pound starting Sunday midnight. The move aims to halt price declines as feedlot numbers shrink and margins tighten amid weak cattle prices.
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South Sioux City
Neb
Clarence Vos
Kingsley
Iowa
Ves
Glen Gregg
Sioux County
Cattlemen’s Association
Hoffman
Hungate Envelopes Stolen in Political Mischief
Washington AP Rep William Hungate of the House Judiciary Committee seeks clearing by Postal Service and FBI after a batch of his franked envelopes were stolen and used to mail invitations to a Yippie convention in Columbus. Hungate condemns the prank as dangerous and insists he bears no responsibility for contents.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
William Hungate
Postal Service
FBI
Watergate
Hungate
Columbus
Missouri Democrat
Farmers Use Shining Hours To Plow Through Dry Spring
The article notes farmers labored through sunny, windy days to plant and harvest in Prairie Township while rain interrupted many fields. Despite late planting and ongoing flood puddles, soybeans and milo may still yield well if a dry, warm growing season follows. June has seen frequent rain, with only one dry day recorded Monday, June 10.
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Frank Wilfley
Prairie Township
Oil Nations Meeting Aims to Keep Prices Steady
Quito Ecuador AP Ministers from OPEC meet for three days to set prices for the next quarter. Most observers expect prices to hold with no reduction possible. Saudi Arabia advocates a cut to ease costs, facing resistance from other members amid a post quadruple rise backdrop. OPEC includes Algeria Abu Dhabi Qatar Kuwait Saudi Arabia Libya Iraq Iran Venezuela Gabon Ecuador Nigeria Indonesia.
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Quito
Ecuador
Valentin Hernandez Acosta
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
The
Algeria
Abu Dhabi
Qatar
Kuwait
Libya
Iraq
Iran
Venezuela
Gabon
Nigeria
Indonesia
Flag theft shocks Khoury League park during game
The Ledger reports a flag stolen from the Khoury League park during a game, described as a new low. The flag was later recovered. A separate incident notes The Ledger flag also stolen last night.
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The
Ledger
Kissinger Wiretap Allegations Stir Congress
Rep Jack Brooks says evidence shows Kissinger ordered national security wiretaps and that public records will reveal his guilt while Rep Joshua Eilberg reports positive proof of Kissinger initiating taps. Fulbright urges Senate caution before endorsing Kissinger’s integrity amid calls to reexamine testimony.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Kissinger
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Senate
National Security Council
Beaumont
Tex
Brooks
Judiciary Committee
FBI
White House
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Myles) Wilson
Wellsville
Audrain Medical Center
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Billy Venable
Fayette
American Legion
Mexico 4-H Center
Richard Vance
U.S
Hoffmann
Congressman
Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Dr. Kissinger
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