Thousand Scouts Turnout For Centralia Circus Night
Nearly a thousand scouts from Little Dixie Boy Scout District will stage a Scout Circus Saturday at the Centralia Tri-Center Arena. Cubs Scouts and Explorers perform in a three ring style show with events running simultaneously. Tickets are one dollar from any scout. The district spans Audrain Callaway Montgomery Counties and Centralia, and the event aims to promote advancement leadership recruitment and unit fundraising while showcasing scout skills to the public.
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Little Dixie Boy Scout District
Centralia Tri-Center
Audrain
Callaway
Montgomery
Centralia
Eight year old finds thirty mushrooms in local park
Weary mushroom hunters note that Kelly Greene eight daughter of Joyce Greene of 214 East Monroe Street says she found 30 mushrooms over several days in Hardin Park on South Clark Street. The Ledger and the Mexico Chamber of Commerce seek information about a daughter of the late Ida Lovell believed living here. contact The Ledger or the Chamber.
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Kelly Greene
Joyce Greene
E. Monroe St
Hardin Park
S. Clark St
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Bessie Holt
Nevada City
Calif
Ida Lovell
The
Ledger
Lack Of Interest Cancels Parade In Cincinnati
The 104th annual Memorial Day Parade in Cincinnati has been canceled due to lack of interest by veterans. Otis Winter, president of the Memorial Day Association, said last year’s turnout was only the mayor and about 30 people.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Browns
Otis Winter
Memorial Daycee Association
Tuesy
Bombardment and political drama sweep Vietnam and U S
North Vietnamese troops pressed toward Hue within six miles after seizing a fire base north of the old capital while other forces captured the last South Vietnamese stronghold in northern Binh Dinh. A massive air campaign by U S forces railed across South Vietnam with 618 strikes, but no turning tide. Hoover’s body goes on view in Capitol Rotunda as Nixon faces replacement choices. A fatal mine blaze in Kellogg, Idaho, leaves 5 confirmed dead and up to 29 missing. In Indiana, Humphrey leads McGovern in a tight primary race with delegates split. Wallace pockets gains in Alabama and D C as the race to the Democratic National Convention tightens.
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Hue
Binh Dinh
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Capitol
Nixon
M On
Hoover
Hubert H. Humphey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Indiana
George McGovern
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Humphrey
McGovern
Wallace
District of Columbia
Manhattan Skyscraper Blast Kills 7
A steam pipe explosion on the 36th floor of a 38 story office building at 80 Pine Street in Manhattan killed seven people. Fire officials said four women and three men died when the wall shattered in a corner room, with the holding company General Public Utilities Service Corp. employing at least five victims.
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New York
Manhattan
Financial District
Robert Perez
Fire Department
Pine Street
Perez
General Public Utilities Service Corp
Yippie Leader Rubin Draws Osu Applause
Chicago Seven defendant Jerry Rubin spoke to about 350 Oklahoma State University students in Stillwater urging support for George McGovern while denouncing Nixon and Humphrey as mass murderers. He urged voting for McGovern and warned to hit the streets if McGovern isn’t nominated at the national convention.
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Stillwater
Okla
Chicago
Jerry Rubin
Oklahoma State University
Nixon
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Humphrey
Rubin
OSU
McGovern
Apollo 18 mission called cliff-hanger by Young
Space Center Houston AP Commander John W. Young labeled the Apollo 18 mission a cliff-hanger due to an engine problem that nearly canceled the lunar landing. He and crew mates Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly Jr faced fuel worries after extra maneuvers before landing six hours late in the Descartes region.
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Mattingly
Young
Duke
Descartes Mountains
Descartes
Mystery at the Depot staged by Missouri Military Academy Dramateers
The Academy Dramateers perform Mystery at the Depot this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the academy gym. Major Courtney B. Durham directs a plot about a mysterious box at a country railroad station with a comic stationmaster and cast including Mike Curry as Luke Haight and John White as George Marvin.
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Missouri Military Academy Dramateers
Academy
Courtney B. Durham
Mike Curry
Luke Haight
John White
George Marvin
Larry Harrod
Paul Blake
Greg McClaskey
Lucas Bolts, Jr
Bruce Warner
Peters
John Carter
Inspector Williams
Tracy Nies
Wayne Boston
Pat Walter
Dramateers
Academy Theatrical Club
Interior Design Short Course Ends With Carpet Focus
The University of Missouri Extension Division wraps up its Interior Design Short Course with a Thursday session at 1 p.m. in the Add-A-Member classroom at Mexico United Methodist Church. Bob Cusick will present carpet and floor coverings with slides and samples, plus a flam mability demonstration. No fee, more details from the University Fee Center at 581 8231.
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University of Missouri Extension Division
Mexico
University
Hoover lies in Capitol Rotunda as nation bids farewell
Washington AP report on memorial services for J. Edgar Hoover. A lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda through Thursday precedes burial in Congressional Cemetery. President Nixon and Chief Justice Burger attend. Clyde Tolson named acting director. Hoover praised for building the FBI, yet criticized for anti-un American surveillance.
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J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Capitol Rotunda
Nixon
Hoover
Rot
Warren Burger
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Congressional Cemetery
Clyde A. Tolson
Bureau
Justice Department
White House
Speculation on Hoover successor and Nixon picks
Speculation centers on a replacement for Hoover with a preferred candidate from within the FBI or outside to increase White House control. Names circulate unofficially including W. Mark Felt Myles W Ambrose John E Ingersoll Robert C Mardian and Eugene T Rassides in various enforcement roles.
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Hoover
Bureau
FBI
Nixon
White House
W. Mark Felt
Myles W. Ambrose
Customs Bureau
John E. Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Robert C. Mardian
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
John N. Mitchell
Eugene T. Rassides
Sho-Me Seeks Increase In Rates
Sho-Me Power Corp serving south central Missouri asks the Missouri Public Service Commission for a permanent rate rise totaling two million dollars annually. The PSC previously approved a one point four million dollar interim increase.
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Jefferson City
Ap—Sho-Me Power Corp
Missouri
Missouri Public Service Commission
PSC
Turkish Jet Hijacked To Bulgaria
A Turkish Air Lines IDC9 jet carrying 61 passengers was hijacked and diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria. Officials suspected four last minute boarding students may belong to the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army, an extremist group behind numerous acts of violence.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bulgaria
Anatolia
Sofia
Turkish Air Lines
IDC9
Ankara
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Turkish Airlines Flight Hijacking Tragedy Recalled
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet was hijacked with the aim of reaching Bulgaria after a series of past hijackings in Turkey. Among the passengers was Omer Inonu, son of Ismet Inonu, with 10 foreigners estimated onboard and the plane set to continue to Rome Milan and Zurich from Istanbul.
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Lence
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sofia
Omer Tnonu
Ismet Inonu
Republican People's Party
Rome
Milan
Zurich
Istanbul
Turkish Airlines
Dowd Seeks Free Choice For Workers In Missouri
Edward Dowd Democratic gubernatorial candidate asks Gov Hearnes to guarantee state employees will not be fired for political choice. He urges discipline for any employee pressuring others to vote a certain way after a Kansas City complaint alleging firings for political reasons. The governor’s office denies the claim.
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Mexico
Wedneday
Dowd
ST. Louis
Edward Dowd
Warren E. Hearnes
Hearnes
Kansas City
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