Flood waters recede as Mississippi crest hits Hannibal
Floodwaters have begun receding from Hannibal after the Mississippi River reached a crest yesterday. The river flooded parts of the industrial district, inundated the idle power plant, the sewage treatment plant, and Burlington Northern Railroad maintenance shops, and covered several streets and tracks. Water stood about three-fourths of a block from the Mark Twain home.
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Hannibal
Burlington Northern Railroad
Mark Twain
North Vietnam frees its last 67 prisoners
A cease fire era document recounts North Vietnam releasing its final 67 U S prisoners of war at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Two C 141 transports carried them from Hanoi’s prisons to begin their journey home, with additional POWs later freed by the Viet Cong and others en route.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Air Force
James W. O'Neill
Las Vegas
Nev
Keith H. Lewis
Goldsboro
N.C
Clark
Viet Cong
Robert White
Newport News
White
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Vietnam
Clark Field
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Poway
Calif
Paris
Laos
Lloyd D. Oppel
Pathet Lao
Danforth fights to close five unlicensed nursing homes
Missouri attorney general John C. Danforth said he will pursue suits to close five unlicensed nursing homes unless bedfast patients are moved to licensed facilities. The action follows health division findings on nearly 600 unlicensed homes, with several facilities kept on injunctions and others dismissed.
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Jefferson City
John C. Danforth
Missouri
Danforth
Division of Health
Boonville
Sophia’s
Advance
Gilbreth
Carthage
In Junction
Watergate Ad Claims Fame and World-Famous Name
Washington advertisement highlights Watergate as a premier office location while advertising a vacated 16,000 square foot sixth-floor space formerly used by the Democratic National Committee. Watergate executives say the burglary publicity has boosted the complex’s notoriety and value.
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Washington
Watergate
Washington Post
Star- News
Democratic Nation Committee
Bond To Address Development Conference
Gov. Christopher S Bond will keynote the 15th annual Missouri Industrial Development Conference in Jefferson City April 12-13. The address will be broadcast live on more than 20 Missouri radio stations, with speakers including F. J. Spencer of International Management Services Houston and Robert C. Bradey of Facilities Planning Service Cleveland, plus Robert E. Leak of North Carolina’s Office of Industrial Tourist and Community Resources.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Bond
Missouri
Henry Maddox
State Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
Maddox
F. J. Spencer
International Management Services
Houston
Tex
Robert C. Bradey
Facilities Planning Service Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert E. Leak
Office of
Industrial Tourist and
State of
North Carolina
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CIA
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Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Charles Meyer
inter-American Affairs
Viron Vaky
Henry Kissinger
Geneen
TTT
Edward Gerrity
Jack Neal
State Department
Meyer
Vaky
Neal
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
William V. Broe
Latin
America
Jorge E. Alessandri
Broe
Madrid
Luis Bunuel
Hollywood
Williamsburg
Ing
Odd Fellows Home
Liberty
Windsor
Golden Hour
Cruitt
Guilford
Betty Thomas
St. Joseph
Colonial Gardens
Job's
East Haven
Maryville
Whitaker
Moberly
Mildren Brown
Lee Elsen
The
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Scott's
Garden Gate Greenhouse
Jefferson Mexico, Mo
South Fulton
Lees
Venture
Karastan Alexander Smith
Callaway Mills
Philadelphia
Karastan E Milliken
West Plaza
Barns Ville
Mens Department
Klines
Charge Master Charge Bankamericard
Childrens Department
Arpege Cologne Reg
Big Group
Ladies Shoes
Oneida
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