Antiwar Protests Plan Fresh Round After Arrests
Washington AP reports antiwar demonstrators, after 12 000 arrests this week, depart the capital planning a late morning rally at the South Vietnamese embassy. Leaders say they will return in six to eight weeks and aim to mobilize psychiatrists and broader groups for new actions, despite heavy police patrols and thousands of troops in place.
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Washington
Rennie Davis
American Psychiatric Association
John Fraines
Davis
Fraines
United States
Capitol
American University
University of Maryland
Cease-fire talks mark Buddha's birthday amid Vietnam clashes
Viet Cong announces a 48 hour weekend cease-fire to honor Buddha's birthday, while Saigon outlines a 24 hour truce from Saturday noon. Allied forces report fresh fighting in eastern Cambodia with 127 enemy casualties and 68 weekly U.S. deaths. In Vietnam, U.S. forces tally 68 dead, 592 wounded, and 9 nonhostile deaths. A birth is noted in Mexico with Darriel and family announcing a daughter born at Audrain Medical Center.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Buddha
Liberation Radio
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Cong High Command
Cambodia
de Viet
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Laos
Kandol Chrum
Snuol
U.S
Col. Viet
Svay Rieng
Phnom Penh
Death of H A Weakly at Audrain Medical Center
Howard A. Weakly 71 of 532 West Monroe Mexico died at 11 22 am today at Audrain Medical Center where he had been a patient since May 1 He owned Weakly s D X Service station at Monroe and North Clark Streets until the early 1960s After buying the business in 1945 he had earlier been on the Mexico police force and worked for Missouri Power and Light He also ran the Weakly Tire Shop on West Jackson Street in the early 1940s Born September 18 1899 in Kankakee Illinois he married Lillie E Christensen January 23 1929 in Mexico He is survived by wife son Chris Mexico grandson Howard Christopher Weakly Mexico brother Judge A Harry Weakly Mexico and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are pending at Precht Pickering funeral home.
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Howard A. Weakly
W. Monroe St
Audrain Medical Center
Weakly
D.X
Monroe and
N. Clark Sts
Mexico
Missouri Power and Light Co
West Jackson St
Kankakee
Ill
Daniel
Margaret Wood Weakly
Lillie E. Christensen
Mexico First Baptist Church
Hebron
Loyal Order of the Moose
Order of Odd Fellows
Chris
Howard Christopher Weakly
A. Harry Weakly
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Dollar Rebounds Amid Ongoing International Monetary Crisis
The dollar rose on European exchanges but the relief is fleeting as the global monetary crisis persists. Pressure on the British pound and reduced dollar trading in West Germany and other nations reflect central banks not buying dollars. West Germany hints at possible mark revaluation after ministerial meetings, with market rumors of a shift prior to a Brussels talks summit.
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London
U.S
West Germany
Austria
Belgium
Finland
Netherlands
Portugal
Switzerland
West German Economic Ministry
Strasbourg
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Germany
Brussels
Italy
Luxembourg
Flowers For MMA Mothers Flowers For MMA Mothers
Missouri Military Academy marks Mother's Day with a flower pinning ceremony at 9:45 a.m. cadet mothers of deceased cadets pin white carnations, then red carnations are pinned by other mothers. The day includes a band concert, church services in Mexico, a review at 2 p.m. with Superior Cadet Ribbons awarded, a reception at 3 to 4:30 p.m., and an evening dress parade. William S. Lowe of A. P. Green Refractories Co. speaks at 7:15 p.m. Memorial Chapel.
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MMA
Mexico
East Promenade St
William S. Lowe
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Wholesale Prices Up in April Slows Inflation Fight
The Labor Department reports April wholesale price index rose three tenths of one percent with industrial commodities up four tenths. Seasonally adjusted figures show overall index up five tenths and industrial prices the same. Farm products held steady while processed foods and feeds fell two tenths though seasonally adjusted farm prices rose 1.4 percent. The index stands at 113.8 percent of 1967 and is 3.1 percent higher than a year ago. Metals and metal products drove the rise in industrials.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
What Night Should Library Be Open
Mexico library trustees approved a one night opening until 8 30 PM and seek patron input on which weekday. A box at the desk or mailed requests from Monday to Friday are invited. officers reelected include Lakenan Barnes chair Louis Boyes vice chair Rebecca Gibbs secretary and Howard Maxwell treasurer.
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Mexico
Mexico-Audrain County
Eldon Burgess
Vandalia
Vandalia Library
Burgess
Sunday Fishermen Hear Bells Ring In Distance
Two fishermen on a Sunday hear distant bells and muse about going to church. One cites his wife’s illness as preventing attendance, prompting a quiet, humorous exchange between friends.
Dinnertime Tornado Rips Through Joplin
A tornado struck Joplin Missouri at dusk killing one person and injuring at least 50. Police reported 37 blocks damaged downtown with power lines down and many buildings, trailers, and homes demolished. National Guardsmen aided looting prevention as emergency crews worked.
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Joplin
Missouri
Rick Johnson
Missouri Southern College
Johnson
College
Mooreland Plaza
May City
Nancy
St. John’s Medical Center
Theospital
National Weather Service
12Th
Main Streets
Pennsylvania
Seventh Street
Fourth Street
Range Line Road
College Campus
Bill Hunter
Linn County
Rothville
Marceline
Galena
Kan
Missouri- Kansas
Tornado Victims Named In Joplin Toll And Injuries
The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the tornado victims in Joplin after the Wednesday storm. Dead is Rick Johnson, 23, a Missouri Southern student from a damaged trailer park. Several injured include coach Mrs Jerry Bowman, 66, and others listed with varying conditions.
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Joplin
Missouri Highway Patrol
Rick Johnson
Missouri Southern
Jerry Bowman
Karen Fuhr
Melvin Buchanan
Eugene Cookerly
Cookerly
Beverly
Denise
April
Jimmy
Kenneth Pruitt
Mary Muir
Melvin Starchman
Floyd Cress
Rains and storms hit Missouri with heavy north
AP reports heavy rains and tornadoes in Missouri with northern areas hardest hit. Cooler air expected statewide except the southwest. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect in north central Missouri around 8 am. Temperatures reached 92 at St. Joseph and 53 at Kirksville overnight. Rain totals exceeded one inch in Kirksville Memphis Steffenville and Monroe City with Dadeville over half an inch and traces in Springfield West Plains and Cape Girardeau.
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Kansas City
Missouri
National Weather Service
St. Joseph
Kirksville
Memphis
Steffenville
Monroe City
Dadeville
Springfield
West Plains
Cape Girardeau
Outstanding Safety Award Won by A P Green Refractories
The A P Green Refractories Co. won the National Safety Council Award of Merit for 1970 for outstanding safety by employees. Green reduced injury rate to well below the national average among 288 brick and tile plants, with a 46 percent better injury frequency and 10 percent better severity. Executive VP J J Offutt accepted the honor. Local Union 790 president Donald Shay attended. Green has previously received NSC awards including the highest honor at various years.
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National Safety Council
A. P. Green Refractories Co
J. J. Offutt Center
Donald Shay
National Council
Green Company
Green
J. J. Offutt
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Offutt
A. P. Green
National Safety
Missouri House approves public defender bill for indigents
The Missouri House passed a public defender bill 108 to 34 sending it to the Senate. It would provide state paid legal counsel for felons who are indigent, with one defender in each circuit above 75,000 population and state funded assistants in larger circuits. The measure totals about 1.7 million dollars annually for 14 defenders and 64 assistants.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Senate
House
U. S. Supreme Court
Missouri
Phillip P. Scaglia
Kansas City
Harold Holliday Sr
Ckansas City
Scaglia
U.S. Supreme Court
Buddy Kay
D-St. Louis
Kenneth Rothman
D-University City
Supreme Court
Cole
Randolph
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Darriel Douglas
Mansfield St
Douglas
Mexico High School
H.A. Weakly
Missouri Military Academy
Carthage
Highway Department
Memorial High School
Kansas
Chicago
W.R. Carr
W. F. Mundy
Dave McCumber
Terry Hall
Public Defender System
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