Nixon to Address Nation On Foreign Policy And Economy
President Nixon will deliver a 9 p.m. EST radio television address from the Oval Office about U.S. foreign policy and the economy after the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Ziegler said no details were given and that no pre-speech meetings with leaders were planned. The address precedes Nixon’s trip to San Clemente to meet South Vietnamese President Thieu.
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San Clemente
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Nguyen van Thieu
Hogs At Market See Record Price Drops Amid Boycott Calls
Hogs stayed away at Central Missouri Auction with only 25 hogs present and no price quoted. National markets posted price swings with Kansas City and Omaha up 4 to 6 dollars, while National Stockyards and others echoed gains after a period of declines. NFO calls for withholding hogs and farmer meetings as a nationwide meat boycott plan gains momentum.
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Marty Schroeder
NFC
Associated Press
Kansas City
National
Pledge Protest Demands Meat Boycott at Federal Building
Shoppers and activists gathered at a federal building plaza pledging to avoid meat next week and on all Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ray Alper of the Consumer Federation of California urged action as hog prices fell due to panic selling and market uncertainty, per a Des Moines hog market spokesman. Continued on page six.
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Consumer Federation of California
Des Moines
Iowa
NFO Urges Stay Off Market Meeting Called in Missouri
The National Farmers Organization urged hog producers and consumers to attend a Jefferson City meeting at the Seliger Center to hear the group’s view on volatile hog prices. President Jim Johnston of Audrain County said not to sell stock now and invited all to learn about farm work conditions. A speaker from NFO’s Corning Iowa headquarters will attend. transportation is available by calling Johnston at 581-6702.
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Corning
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NFC
Crossed Wiring Delays Power Across Southwest Mexico
A wind gust at a Missouri Power and Light substation south of the MP&L Lake caused a 40 minute outage across much of southwest Mexico. Clocks ran fast as generation cycles dropped to 56 or 57. MP&L reported no equipment damage, only switches shorted out. Some brush was lit, a twister was rumored, and rain worsened flood conditions. Old Monroe and Cuivre River areas face rising floodwaters as 9.72 inches fall this March. Reporter Horicon Wis. notes local coffee and cigarette discussions.
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Hast Prairie Housing Authority
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St. Charles County
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West Alton
Nip and Tuck
Hannibal
National Weather Service
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Weather Service
al Bertram
Weather Bureau
Floods in Missouri worsen. death reported in Foley
Flood waters from swollen rivers flood roads and threaten levees across Missouri. A Foley resident, Charlotte Hadler, 53, died when a refrigerator on her flooded porch toppled and pinned her underwater. Coroner cites possible drowning or electrocution. Army Corps of Engineers notes critical conditions in Old?
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Charlotte Hadler
Lincoln County
Hadler
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Lemon Seeks Missouri Inquiry Over Alleged Faculty Homosexuality
Rep James L Lemon asks University of Missouri to investigate what he calls very serious allegations about faculty members who may be admitting homosexuals and influencing students. He urges action or legislative inquiry if the university cannot act as editorials in The Ledger discuss the issue.
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Hallsville
Brice Ratchford
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Mexico Ledger
University of Missouri In Columbia
Ratchford
Charley's Aunt Put On By Vanguard Players Tonight
Charley's Aunt premieres at Presser Hall with curtain at 7 30 p m. Tickets available at the door in reserved or general admission. The Vanguard Players show is sponsored by the Audrain Historical Society and the Missouri Council on the Arts.
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Moberly Man To State Job
Gov Bond appoints Edward E Haynes of Moberly as personnel director in the Office of Administration. Haynes, 48, former corrections official and Missouri Training Center superintendent, is a University of Missouri graduate with a business administration degree.
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Christopher S. Bond
Edward E. Haynes
Moberly
Office of Administration
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Department of Corrections
Missouri Training Center For
University of Missouri,Columbia
Neighbor says man died from broken heart after eviction
Jesse Burgess Thomas, 53, a Harvard graduate and naval historian known for stamp and book collecting, collapsed on the street after deputies moved his possessions from his northwest Washington apartment. He died at George Washington University Hospital. the medical examiner cites congestive heart failure as the cause, though neighbors refer to heartbreak. Thomas held a magna cum laude from Andover, sailed worldwide, and worked as a maritime editor and part time cab driver.
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Jesse Burgess Thomas
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District of Columbia Medical Examiner
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U.S
Andover Academy
Harvard University
Missouri Senate echoes with profanity amid reorganization debate
On the Missouri Senate floor, Sen. Edward Linehan clashed with Sen. Albert Spradling as the pair traded insults including a Cape Girardeau jab. The incident briefly paused proceedings before Linehan was allowed to resume questions. Separately, the House Reorganization Committee advanced a streamlined reform bill to consolidate 400 programs into 13 departments and the Office of Administration, while the Senate debated a larger 235-page framework with 38 amendments.
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Office of Administration
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