North Vietnam to Release Final American Prisoners
Saigon AP reports North Viet Nam announced an agreement to release the last 139 American prisoners in exchange for the withdrawal of remaining U.S. forces, to begin Tuesday and end Thursday. Spokesman Bui Tin said the first group of 32 prisoners captured in the South Vietnam conflict would be released.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
Tin
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Laos
United States
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Park Plan To Council Tonight
Don Decker chairs the local park board and will present the board’s recommendation for Fairgrounds Park improvements to the Mexico City Council at tonight’s meeting. The plan includes a 50 meter seven lane Olympic pool with a diving tank, bath house, concession stand, restrooms, parking, entrances, and broader park upgrades. The project aims to serve about 600 swimmers and includes landscaping, grading, and new trees.
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Don Decker
Mexico City
Fairgrounds Park
R. E B. Booker and
Neil Nielsen
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
State Inter-Agency Council For Outdoor Recreation
Park Board
Rain Won Walkathon Despite Heavy Rain at Mexico High
Despite torrential rain 521 people completed a five to seven mile walk raising 11088 for the March of Dimes. Campaign chairs Bill Williams and John Gallaher noted sponsors may pay in full or only for the walked distance as safety shortened routes.
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Bill Williams
John Gallaher
Mexico High School
James DuBus
Audrain County
National Foundation
Bob Ligon
Hardin Junior High
Triphammers
Columbia
Van-Far
A-6
Mexico
Williams
Three Audrain Courthouse Veterans Honored At Luncheon
Three long time women workers at the Audrain County Courthouse were honored at a noon luncheon. Mrs. Bess Arvin the welfare director for 20 years and 36 years in welfare. Mrs. Pauline Harrison registrar of voters and deputy county clerk for 17 years seven months. and Mrs. Pauline Leopold operator of the license fee office for eight years. They retire this week. Harrison plans farming near Big Spring Montgomery County. Leopold will likely retire to clubs and camping. Arvin notes compassionate work lasting nearly 36 years.
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Audrain County
Bess Arvin
Pauline Harrison
Pauline Leopold
Missouri
International Shoe Co
Florsheim
Vandalia
Ralph Cornett
Sweetheart Bakery
Mexico
Pike County
Curryville
James
Kathryn Cullen
Walter
William
Shreveport
Wesley
Cincinnati
Evelyn Knight
Bowling Green
Harrisons
South Dakota
Harrison
Leopold
E. Jackson St
Clifford
Audrain Medical Center
James R. Spradling
Revenue
Billie Jean Potts
Wilmar St
Bill Seeks 60 Day Freeze on Prices and Rents
Washington AP Patman proposes a 60 day freeze on all prices and rents and a March 16 baseline with mandatory rollbacks if inflation exceeds 3 percent for three months or 2 percent in a year. Rents would be held at January 10 levels with possible further rollbacks. Senate debate and bank rate changes also noted along with cost of living actions.
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Washington (Ap
Nixon
House Banking Committee
Wright Patmans
Patman
Banking Committee
Texas
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Senate
U.S
William Proxmire
Dwis
CBS
Proxmire
Congress
House
Senate Appropriations
Norman Merrell
D-Monticello
Merrell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mrs Farley McGee Rites Tomorrow
Mrs Farley McGee 79 died at Allen Nursing Home where she had lived three and a half years. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Arnold funeral home, Rev George B Wraith officiating, burial East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Minnie May Wayland February 17 1894 in Chariton County Missouri. Survives include sister Mrs F Fletcher and brother Joe Wayland of Chariton County. Call at Arnold funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Farley M. McGee
Allen Nursing Home
Arnold Funeral Home
George B. Wraith
First Christian Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Henry Wayland
McGee
Minnie May Wayland
Chariton County
Missouri
N. Clark St
F. Fletcher
Joe Wayland
Legislators Seek Finish on Missouri Reorganization Bill
Jefferson City AP Missouri lawmakers return to the capitol to finish work on a government reorganization bill and a statewide property tax assessment level. Senate leader Sen. William J. Cason hopes to wrap debates today after four days of amendments on the 235 page measure. In the House Rep. Richard DeCoster aims to set a statewide assessment at 30 percent of true value as constitution grants.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Capitol
Senate
William J. Cason
House
Richard DeCoster
Canton
Banks cut back prime rate after Hanover boost
New York AP Manu facturers Hanover Trust Co cut its prime lending rate back to 6 percent for the time being after last week raising it to 6 percent the largest jump in almost two years. Other major banks that had boosted rates rolled them back to 8 percent Friday and over the weekend as pressure from the Nixon administration and the Fed mounted.
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New York
Hanover Trust Co
Hanover
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Record rainfall breaks March marks in Missouri and Kansas
Heavy weekend rains push Missouri and Kansas rivers beyond flood stage with Topeka and Kansas City setting monthly rainfall records. Audrain County reports a new Mexico rainfall high for March 1878 dating, while streams from South Fork surge and flood. Local farmers seek dry spells to plant corn mid April.
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Audrain County
South Fork
Mexico
Missouri
Kansas
Mississippi
Grand
Little Blue
Blue
Blackwater Platte
Osage
South Grand
Topeka
Kansas City
Lake City
Bannister Road
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Park
First National Bank
Lois Graf
Boone County Hospital
Robert Graf
Mrs. Arvin
Audrain County Welfare
Division of Welfare
Arvin
Ellington
Mrs. Bess Arvin
Chase Manhattan Bank
Franklin National Bank of New York
Sim
Ilar
Arthur F. Burna
Agriculture Department
Sen
Herman Talmadge
Mary
Grandma
Waupun
Wis
Leader News
Ripley County
St. Louis City
Department of Higher Education
Department of Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Earl Blackwell
Hillsboro
John Schneider
D-St. Louis
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