Country Boy Cason Wields Power as Senate chair
Jefferson City AP report profiles Sen. William J. Cason who calls himself an old country boy while warning Republicans to respect his walnut gavel as presiding officer. The piece covers his clash with Lt. Gov. William C. Phelps, the 1973 session, and Cason’s status as a leading Democrat and potential 1976 gubernatorial candidate.
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Jefferson City
William J. Cason
Senate
Clinton
Cason
William C. Phelps
Phelps
Henry County
Christopher S. Bond
Bond
Capitol
Windsor
Missouri
A. Clifford Jones
R-Brentwood
Jones
House
Robert James
Edward Haynes
Lee Schuster
Missouri University
Schuster
Supreme Court
Reds Launch Twin Attacks Near Phnom Penh Road Junction
Communist forces massed for a two pronged assault on government positions guarding the Kompong Tuol road junction nine miles southwest of Phnom Penh. U S B52s and fighter-bombers bombed enemy concentrations as heavy fighting persisted, with government troops defending around Kampong Kantuot. Air strikes continued in support, targeting the battlefield amid reports of the heaviest strafing since Highway 4 fighting began a week ago.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Tuol
Kampong Kantuot
Highway 4
Kompong Som
Postoffice Won't Seek Early Hike
Washington AP reports President Nixon's price freeze blocks planned postal rate increases. The U S Postal Service said it will not seek an exemption for periodicals and printed matter. New rates were to take effect July 6, with current rates to remain in place until further notice.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. Postal Service
Girl Dies After Minibike Hair Entanglement
Wendy M. Barnett seven year old daughter of Harold and Mary Barnett of Garden City Missouri Cass County died Friday at Research Medical Center from a skull fracture concussion and severe facial lacerations after her hair became tangled in a minibike motor while riding with her brother in Cass County south of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Research Medical Center
Wendy M. Barnett
Harold C. Barnett
Garden City
Cass County
Tanaka backs Chinese entry into IMF push
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka urged Communist China join the International Monetary Fund saying action is needed to shape a new international monetary system. He noted Yugoslavia is the only Communist country in the fund and spoke at the Japan Press Club in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Kakuei Tanaka
China
International Monetary Fund
Tanaka
Japan Press Club
Yugoslavia
Two Mexico Girls Named Student Ambassadors at ISU Kirksville
Judy Sunderland and Debbie Davis of Mexico were among 30 students chosen as campus hostesses and tour guides for Northeast Missouri State University during 1972 73. The first year for the Student Ambassadors, they were selected for active campus involvement and enthusiasm in university groups. Sunderland is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Sunderland and Davis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Davis.
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Judy Sunderland
Debbie Davis
Mexico
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Office of Admissions
Terry Taylor
Sunderland
Davis
Miss Sunderland
John A. Sunderland
N. Clark St
Miss Davis
Gene Davis
Lakeview Road
2000 Finks Attend Fink Day Celebration in North Texas
About 2,000 residents gathered Thursday for the eighth annual Fink Day in a small crossroads community of North Texas. Attendance roughly doubled from last year, signaling a brighter outlook for the local Finks.
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Lea
North
Texas
Ireland installs Anglican as Ireland’s fourth president
In Dublin the Irish Republic installed English born Protestant Erskine Childers as president in a ceremony symbolizing religious reconciliation. The 68 year old former deputy prime minister defeated Tom O'Higgins of the National Coalition and vows to pursue unity with Northern Ireland. The inauguration included leaders from Protestant and Catholic faiths and other denominations. First Lady Rita Childers is Roman Catholic. outgoing President Eamon De Valera, 90, and his wife Sinead plan retirement in a charity house.
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Dublin
Irish Republic
Erskine Childers
Douglas Hyde
Northern Ireland
Childers
Dublin Castle
Ireland
St. Patrick's Cathedral
George Simms
Armagh
Church of
Fianna Fail
Tom O'Higgins
National Coalition
Britain
Ulster
Rita Childers
Eamon de Valera
Sinead
Sisters of Charity
IRS To Spot Check Commodity Prices
The Cost of Living Council said the Internal Revenue Service will perform spot checks on prices of eggs tomatoes and furniture to verify compliance with the 60 day price freeze. The furniture checks will target North Carolina California New England Illinois and Virginia.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Cost of Living Council
North Carolina
California
New England
Ilinois
Virginia
Texas Poultry Burnout Spurs Chick Destruction Amid Price Freeze
Texas poultry growers say rising feed costs under Nixon's 60 day price freeze force mass culling of chicks and eggs. One South Texas producer notes 200,000 birds to be destroyed this week. Experts foresee potential feed shortages in September and October. Texas ranked sixth in broiler production with about 200 million chickens produced in 1972.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
South Texas
T.C. Moore
Home Foods
Nixon
Moore
Biddle
U.S
Bill Cawley
Texas A&m University Extension Service
Cawley
Lock 6 In Vault Seized in Brodhead Bank Heist
Two gunmen robbed Citizens Bank of Brodhead locking six employees in a vault and taking $72,000. One robber was wounded and captured after a struggle with Town Marshal Lloyd Albright who was also wounded. FBI said suspect Eugene Frit, 34, of Detroit, hospitalized after the attack.
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Brodhead
Citizens Bank of
Kentucky
FBI
Eugene Frit
Detroit
Mich
Danville
Albright
David Brock
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