Missouri fatal highway toll rises to sixteen
The Associated Press reports a weekend of deadly crashes across Missouri. Victims include Vincent J. Metzger Jr. 23 of St. Louis. George Viasis 51 of Ballwin. Vester Stevens duo from Robertsville and two Stevens children. two double fatalities from a broadside train collision. Rita Sue Hayden 20 and Barbara Mae Egert 19 from Hannibal. off duty officers Andrew Zakrzewski 23 and Larry Sims 22. and others including Daniel Ken Palmer 15, Marie Nash 49, James Earl Black 32, and Cindy McKinney 15 in separate incidents across the state.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Vincent J. Metzger Jr
St. Louis
Stevens
Diane
Michael
David Cerutti
Louise Pedroli
Rita Sue Hayden
Barbara Mae Egert
Hannibal
Andrew Zakrzewski
Larry Sims
Daniel Ken Palmer
Purdin
Brookfield
Marie Nash
Graniteville
Farmington
James Earl Black
Salem
Cindy McKinney
Moberly
Hungate Plans Seventh Annual Voter Questionnaire
Congressman William L. Hungate announced his seventh annual district questionnaire will mail soon. The Ninth District representative seeks constituent opinions on national priorities including SST, revenue sharing, SE Asia, inflation, consumer affairs, terms, and wage and price controls. The 1971 edition even includes a his hers column to gauge gender differences. Results will be announced.
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William L. Hungate
Ninth District
Washington, D.C
Congress
Hungate
Asia
Newsman Barton Shot at Saigon Curfew Checkpoint
AP reports American newsman William C. Barton in serious condition with a head wound after a South Vietnamese sentry fired at a jeep near a bridge as they returned from Tan Son Nhut toward Saigon during the 1 am to 5 am curfew. Barton, 30, formerly with the AP, had left the paper days earlier. He was taken to Long Binh hospital.
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Saigon
William C. Barton
Barton
Pontotoc
Miss
Associated Press
Washington
New York
United States
Tan Son Nhut
Frederick H. Marks
United Press International
Marks
U.S. Army
Long Binh
Gandhi wins big as India crosses two thirds majority
Indira Gandhi declares new government will focus on jobs and boosting farming and industry after her New Congress wins 350 seats in a 521 member parliament. She says this marks the world’s greatest revolution and that socialism is India’s path forward. Congress set to be re elected leader and government formed within days with no official opposition. The Marxists gain slightly, while the four party alliance against Gandhi collapses.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Marxist Communists
Mrs. Gandhi
Srength
The
Marxists
Free Razor Blade Campaign Ended
Washington AP report says the American Safety Razor Division of Philip Morris Co agreed to stop distributing free razor blade samples in newspaper supplements under protest after an FTC finding that plastic cases were unsafe. Several children were injured removing blades. the campaign ran in about a dozen cities over the past two days and was to end this weekend.
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Washington
American Safety Razor Division
Philip Morris Co
Federal Trade Commission
Senate District Hearings Set in Four Missouri Cities
Jefferson City hosts the first of four hearings on Missouri Senate redistricting on March 23 with Springfield April 7, St. Louis April 26 and Kansas City May 5. Co chairmen A J Anderson and Alfred A Speer urge broad public input as they aim to finish by September 4.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
A. J. Anderson
Harrisonville
Alfred A. Speer
Pipeline Routing Criticized in Alaska Oil Line Debate
Washington AP The EPA chief William D. Ruckelshaus urged routing the Alaska oil pipeline through Canada to avoid environmental degradation and tanker traffic risks. He faulted an Interior draft statement for missing spills and alternate routes while noting federal permits may be delayed until native land claims are resolved and the statement revised.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Alaska
Canada
Interior Department
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Ruckelshaus
Department of the Interior
Mackenzie Valley
Valdez
Defense Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Morton
Congress
Death After Boat Plunges Over Taneycomo Dam
A fishing boat drifted over the 75 foot Lake Taneycomo dam in Forsyth Missouri, killing Dolores Hicks 32 of Springfield. Roy Hicks 35 and Douglas Hicks 28 escaped with their wives Becky 19 and Dolores is confirmed dead. Deputies recovered the body.
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Forsyth
Lake Taneycomo
Roy Hicks
Dolores
Roy
Douglas Hicks
Becky
Springfield
Dolores Hicks
Taney County Sheriff's Deputies
Personal News Of Vandalia Delayed Vacation Returns
Vandalia society notes report Aubrey Bland and Roz Morris returning from extended stays in McAllen Texas. Olin Morris also came back Sunday from a Texas vacation with trips to surrounding areas noted among local residents.
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Aubrey Bland
McAllen
Tex
Roz Morris
Olin Morris
Texas
Crowe Extortion Case Stirs Missouri Court Action
Fred L. Crowe charged with third degree robbery in a plan to extort forty thousand dollars from August Sunnen. A motion to suppress taped police statements, made without an attorney present, was heard by Circuit Judge Douglas L. C. Jones. Crowe, a former Sunnen employee, may have referenced Sunnen’s son in threats.
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St, Louis
Fred L. Crowe
St. Louis
Paris Meramec youth agent named for eight counties
Personal News of Paris Meramec Mo has been approved as Mark Twain Area Youth Agent responsible to Marion and Lewis Counties with duties across all eight counties. Headquarters are at the Extension Center in Palmyra. duties begin Monday. Other agents include Don Barnett Bowling Green Phil Weedin Paris Roy Hayden Shelbyville. Salvation Army fund drive underway in Paris area with Ed Adams as chairman and Mrs Leo Smithey and Mrs Jimmy Warren in leadership. March is Red Cross month with a county drive led by Mrs Grady Warren and rural chair Mrs Oneita Featherstone. Richard White joins White Motor Co as dealer after five years with Missouri State Highway Department. Program on drug problems of youth to be held at Paris Tienda High School auditorium with speakers Gerry Gagnon Gerald Doty and Dr Jim Shelburne. all adults invited. Pins awarded to RA members Mark Hawkins Ronald Forbis David Lawson. Royal Ambassador leaders include Mrs Lynn Mott Mrs Harry Belcher Oscar Tawney Dr Robert Warbritton. Paris Presbyterian Church members donate $55 to Auxvasse church in memory of John Meyer. Bachelor’s Honeymoon play selected by Paris High seniors. tryouts March 16 with performance planned April 23.
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Meramec, Mo
Mark Twain Area
Marion
Lewis
Meramac
Palmyra
Mark Twain
Don Barnett
Bowling Green
Phil Weedin
Paris
Roy Hayden
Shelbyville
Tienda
Gerry Gagnon
State Health Department
Gerald Doty
Jim Shelburne
Paris Baptist Church
R. A
Mark Hawkins
Ronald Forbis
David Lawson
Lynn Mott
Harry Belcher
Oscar Tawney
Robert Warbritton
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Elizabeth Platz
University of Maryland
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Senate
Vandalia
Mexico
August Sunnen
Salvation Army
Ed Adams
Leo Smithey
Jimmy Warren
RED Cross
Grady Warren
Oneita Featherstone
Richard White
White Motor Company
Richard
Missouri State Highway Department
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