Spring fashion show delights Mexico women at church event
Mexico Woman's Club staged a Spring Fashion Show at the First Presbyterian Church drawing many residents. David Eric McCumber, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Dave McCumber, drew applause for his bright striped shorts and navy knit shirt and chose to sit at the end of the runway rather than leave. Mrs George Cline modeled an all weather coat with knee high patent boots and a multicolored umbrella as spring weather wear.
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Mexico
Mexico Woman's Club
First Presbyterian Church
David Eric McCumber
Dave McCumber
Robin Hood Rd
George Cline
1105
Jefferson Sr
David
Richard Vance
Push For SS June Checks
Washington AP reports unanimous Senate approval for a $5 billion Social Security increase to be sent to President Nixon by Tuesday. The measure, attached to a debt-limit bill, would raise checks starting in June and boost benefits by up to 56 percent for some recipients, with changes to benefits, taxes, and wage bases unfolding through 1987.
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South Viet forces to leave Laos after brief push
Saigon officers say major Laos operation to end in about two weeks with some troops remaining at border posts. They report decimating Hanoi's 559th Logistics Command and heavy air strikes near Sepone. Officials cite mobile helicopter troop lifts to press the supply network as combat winds down.
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Associated Press
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Ham Nghi
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Esper
Sepone
Delta One
Sophia
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Muong Nong
North Vietnam
Burglar Gets 7 Years More for Farmhouse Burglary
A Montgomery County jury added seven years to an ongoing burglary case for James Farmer Lewis, convicting him of breaking into and stealing from a Montgomery farmhouse. Earlier, another jury sentenced him to five years for burglary and two for stealing in separate counts. Lewis faces sentencing in both cases.
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Montgomery County
St. Louis
James Farmer Lewis
Montgomery
Lewis
Platte County
Science Fair Judging At St Brendan's School
St Brendan's School grades six to eight hold a science fair judged at noon with displays all afternoon and Sunday morning in the church rectory. Winners announced today. Sister Casilda notes 30 students entered, making home projects.
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St. Brendan’s
Casilda
Three Men File For Mexico City Council Seat
Mexico residents will see three candidates on the March 23 city primary ballot for a three year council term. Incumbent Harold Enslen filed for re election, Fred Mertens submitted in February, and Ray Morgan joined the race February 26. The two top finishers advance to the April 6 general election.
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Fae Lowry
Mexico City
Harold Enslen
E. Seminary St
Cold Front Expected To Move In Sunday
Missouri enjoyed warm spring like weather with fog in the east. A cold front will enter by Sunday bringing a chance of showers and storms. Lows tonight mostly in the 40s, highs Sunday from the 60s in the west to near 80 in the east. State record high Friday was 75 in Kansas City and overnight lows ranged from 33 Kirksville to 49 Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau
Mexico Scouts Celebrate Girl Scout Week Across Communities
Girl Scout Week events honor the 59th birthday with nearly 500 girls and 100 adults participating. Banquets, church visits, and displays mark observances in McMillan, Hawthorne, Eugene Field, and Mexico neighborhoods, featuring troops 274 393 394 261 277 395 251 252 275 286 266 280 276 260 271 253 244 250 among others. Activities include father daughter banquets, window displays, church services, tours of the capitol and Executive Mansion, and a program of ecology discussions.
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McMillan School
Kentucky ‘Bay Christian Church
Hawthorne
Mexico High School
Brownies
Mattingly
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Central Loan
First Baptist Church
Kentucky Road Christian Church
First Christian Church
Eugene Field
First Presbyterian Church
Children’s World Shop
Eugene Field School
St. Brendan’s Catholic Church
Second Baptist Church
Phyllis Domann
Jefferson City
Mexico Scouts
Camp Pin Oak
Lake of the Ozark State Park
Capitol
Senate
House
Angered Senators Probe General in Third Day of Questioning
In Washington ex-general Earl F. Cole faces a third day of Senate inquiry as lawmakers press allegations he aided business interests in Vietnam and intervened in the investigation. Senator Ribicoff accused Rep. Mendel Rivers of trying to derail the probe while Cole offered repeated memory-based defenses. Senator Percy faulted Cole for evasiveness and lack of candor despite claimed intelligence.
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Earl F. Cole
Abraham Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Rep
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Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Cole
Pxs
Vietnam
William J. Crum
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Westmoreland
U.S
Crum
Rep. Rivers
Heidelberg
Germany
Senate
Rivers
Mende
Mendel Rivers
Fog Closes Lambert Field Over St Louis Airport
Dense fog blanketed the St Louis metropolitan area this morning forcing a shutdown of Lambert-St Louis Field, disrupting air traffic and delaying flights. Local authorities urged travelers to check status updates and arrive early.
DDT Diet Ridiculous Says Doctor
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif AP Robert Loibl reports he feels better his appetite picked up his wife Louises dandruff disappeared and her teeth and gums are healthier The reason he says is DDT Owners of a pest control firm Loibl 60 and his 44 year old wife started taking 10 milligram capsules of the pesticide Feb 17 they said to show it is not harmful to humans Were going to continue on always with this Loibl said Friday He said their intake is 300 times what the average person consumes in a normal daily et Federal and California officials have ordered DDT gradually withdrawn from agricultural and home use saying its accumulation in the body could be harmful to body organs Joibs said he and his wife first noticed the differences about a week after they started taking the pills It is more than coincidental these things happened since taking DDTs he said Dr William Westlake an University of California chemist has termed the Loibl experiment ridiculous He said previous studies show the intake of even larger quantities of DDT causes no apparent harm.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Robert Loibl
Louise
Loibi
Loibl
Federal
California
Cials
Joibs
William Westlake
University of California
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