Missouri lawmakers push into strong week agenda
Missouri House leaders push quick action on water pollution bonds up to 20 million. Senate debate centers on a resolution urging a constitutional convention to outlaw busing for racial balance and a term limit proposal for governors. Blue Cross regulation bill gains life as Hearnes backs state oversight. Both chambers face crowded calendars with April 30 action deadline looming.
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Lobbyist Still Too Ill To Travel
A Denver hospital bound lobbyist Dita Beard may testify from her room within a day or two about a memorandum linking ITT antitrust settlement to a $400000 pledge to the Republican National Convention. Doctors deem travel unsafe but say hospital testimony is feasible.
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Accidental Death Reported After Playground Shooting
In Rogersville Missouri 12 year old Michael Todd was killed while playing with a pistol at the Todd home. Dean Harris Christian County coroner ruled the death accidental. Sheriff’s officers reported the incident occurred Sunday, the victim is the son of Mr and Mrs Beryl Todd.
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Christian County
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U S and Chinese Ambassadors Hold Contact Talks in Paris
AP reports US Ambassador Arthur Watson and Chinese Ambassador Huang Chen met in Paris to begin a series of talks to maintain government contact. White House says discussions will cover travel and trade matters while Nixon and Chou En-lai agreed to continue talks in a third country.
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Huang Chen
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Chou En-lai
China
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Lon Nol Declares Cambodia President With Absolute Power
Phnom Penh and Paris reports say Marshal Lon Nol proclaimed himself president of the Khmer Republic after a weekend of upheaval. He declared the Khmer chief of state would hold the title of president while promising to name a vice president and premier to aid him. The move follows the ousting of Prince Sihanouk and the suspension of a new constitution, with Matak and the cabinet dismissed and rumored changes ahead as diplomats note Communist influence in large parts of Cambodia.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
Khmer Republic
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Norodom Sihanouk
Sirik Matak
Matak
U.S
Hunt For Body In Burning Freight Wreck
Rescue teams search for a fourth man believed dead after two Penn Central freight trains collided head on near Sunbury Pennsylvania. Forty five derailed cars piled in Herndon, with the coal train suffering a blaze as observers noted engine flames and possible brake failure. Officials cite speeds of 36 and 30 miles per hour for the coal and freight trains respectively.
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Irving Guilty Plea In Howard Hughes Hoax Case
New York AP Clifford Irving and his wife Editha pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud publishers with a fake Howard Hughes autobiography. Rich ard Suskind to face state charges of grand larceny. Federal sentencing set for June 16 could bring up to five years and a $100,000 fine.
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Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
Irving
Richard Suskind
Suskind
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H. R. Hughes
Country Going To Dogs and Cats in America 2000
Denver experts warn that U S pet population could reach 800 million by 2000, with three puppies and kittens born each second. If current birth rates continue and human births decline to zero, pets may outnumber people nearly four to one within three decades.
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Denver Dumb Friends League
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Vandalian Receives Certificate of Specialization with Designation
Randall Scott Hill of Vandalia is among six students earning Certificates of Specialization with Designation from the University of Missouri after the fall semester. His specialty is secondary school education. The two year program beyond a bachelor's degree was authorized in 1957 for those pursuing advanced study without a doctoral emphasis.
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Vandalia
University of Missouri
Board of Curators
Dollar Stages Modest Rally In Europe
The dollar held a modest rally on European exchanges with small gains in London Frankfurt Zurich and Paris while dropping to a new Madrid low of 64 41 pesetas. Traders cited rumors of European currency controls and a mood to move away from dollars amid ongoing monetary talks in Basel and Brussels. Washington adviser Herbert Stein said fears of the international settlement collapsing are unfounded as U S and foreign policies shift to maintain growth and align interest rate spreads.
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U.S
Berliners Seek Passes To East Berlin For Easter
AP reports West Berlin residents may apply for wall passes to visit relatives in East Berlin and East Germany during Easter, March 29 to April, with a repeat period at Pentecost May 17 to 24. This marks the first such allowance since 1966 and allows West Berliners without blood kin in the East to visit, amid the Berlin Wall era.
John Bull Whistle In Railroad Sale
In Philadelphia a three day auction of 1877 items from the Pennsylva nia Railroad Museum features the John Bull locomotive drive wheel and steam whistle plus a rolltop desk once used by E H Harriman. The sale, ordered by Penn Central trustees amid bankruptcy divests, draws rail buffs nationwide to items dating from 1831 and earlier with photos guides and railroad memorabilia.
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E.H. Har
Riman
John Bull
Camden and
Lou Pardee
National Railroad Historical Society
Atherton
Indianapolis
Newark
N.J
John Wagner
From Genesis to Jones County History On TV
Audrain History program on Channel 12 titled From Genesis to Jones airs at 6 pm. Miss Martha Tuepker organizes the show featuring Frank Kent and John Webber as they recount county milestones from pioneer mud travel with four horses to the present soybean industry.
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Audrain’ County
Society
Frank Kent
John Webber
Geneals
Jones
Tuepker
Fire Hazard Inspection To Start Soon In City
City manager Neil Nielsen announced an upcoming fire hazard inspection of all public and commercial buildings within sixty days. Thomas Merritt will lead as special fire investigator under civil defense, auditing schools, commercial properties, and industries and recording hazards with owner recommendations. records to be kept at city hall.
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Thomas Merritt
Merritt
Nielsen
City Hall
Italy Seeks Return of Hijack Housewife
In Munich the Italian government seeks the extradition of Atilla Lazzeri a 55 year old housewife accused of hijacking an Italian airliner over the Alps. The Munich prosecutor opened an investigation citing German law and Lazzeri remains in a Munich prison.
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Germany
Attila Lazzeri
Alps
Elba
U.S
Shelby C. Davis
No Date Set For Next Talk By US & China
In Paris at the Chinese Embassy Huang and Watson held a 50 minute meeting described as friendly and warm. They avoided committing to a date for further talks while noting Paris as the channel to maintain contacts. White House said Paris would host ambassadorial discussions and the talks continue in the spirit of President Nixon's China visit.
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China
Shooting Death Ruled Accident in Missouri
Stockton Missouri reports Cedar County coroner John Cantlon ruled the death of Billy Ray Melvin aged 21 accidental. Melvin of Bear Creek went hunting Saturday afternoon and was found shot in a brush pile near his hometown after a Friday to Sunday search.
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Stockton, Mo
John Cantlon
Cedar County
Bear Creek
Billy Ray Melvin
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