West German and French clash on euro plan in Brussels
West German economics minister Karl Schiller urged a limited float of the six Common Market currencies to find their level by supply and demand. French Finance Minister Valery Giscard d Estaing dismissed a concerted float, warning that decisions must honor treaties and unity. The Brussels talks seek to curb dollar flood and preserve European Monetary unity amid crisis.
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Brussels
U.S
Europe
Karl Schiller
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Schiller
Giscard d’Estaing
France
Italy
Netherlands
West Germany
Frankfurt
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
United States
Connally
Executive Commission
Warm Up For Win War March In Washington
AP reports Rev. Carl McIntire leads a third win the war march in Washington with a parade to the Washington Monument and a gun of speeches planned. crowds from buses and cars fill Pennsylvania Avenue as leaders like Chiang Kai-shek and Park plan radio remarks. George Wallace to speak by phone. Maddox to address from Atlanta amid anticipated protests by antiwar groups.
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Washington
Carl McIntire
Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
McIntire
Capitol
Henry Campbell
Dexter
Presi
Dent Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chung Hee Park
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Dallas
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Capitol Steps
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Carl Zietlow
Tornadoes Strike In West Tennessee Towns
A pair of tornadoes hit six farming towns in Carroll and Benton counties, killing one and injuring many. The Huntngdon area bore the heaviest damage as the Tennessee National Guard moved in. Mrs. Mattie Kirby of Huntingdon died after arriving at a Memphis hospital.
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Huntingdon, Tenn
West Tennessee
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Huntingdon
Camden
Buena Vista
Big Buck Community
Tresevant
Atwood
Carroll
Benton
Memphis
Stan Ford
Humboldt, Tenn
Tennessee National Guard
Highway Patrol
Mattie Kirby
Rare: Two of Ward Quads Identical Twins
In Dallas, doctors say two of Clifford and Mrs. Ward's quadruplets born May 1 are identical twins. The pathologist report will determine which two, as pediatrician notes suggest the girls Amy and Amber may be twins while the boys Cary and Curtis appear similar. The quadruplets, born a month early, weigh 5 pounds 4 ounces and 4 pounds 12½ ounces for the boys, 4 pounds 9¾ ounces and 4 pounds 9¾ ounces for the girls. They remain in isolation at Presbyterian Hospital while awaiting confirmation.
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Dallas
Tex
Clifford James Ward
Amy
Amber
Pathology Department
Presbyterian Hospital
LSD Charge On Senior At MHS
A 17 year old Mexico High School student was charged with possession of LSD and amphetamines after police found nine capsules on him at the high school. Richard Burke appeared before Judge Joseph M Bone who granted a continuance for arraignment to Friday. Bond set at 750 dollars. he remained jailed after failing to post. The case outlines potential penalties ranging from two to 10 years in prison or a fine up to 1000 dollars. User is identified as son of Mr and Mrs Michael Burke of Mexico Ate 3. The investigation continues into the source of supply.
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Mexico
Joseph M. Bone
Richard Dennis Burke
Harold Sulgrove
Burke
Maurice
Boots) Griffin
Kenneth Niederschulte
State Highway Patrol Lab
Thomas I. Osborne
Michael Burke
Benton portrait of Truman on exhibit for 87th birthday
The Thomas Hart Benton portrait of former President Harry S. Truman opened today at the Truman Library in Independence to mark his 87th birthday. Benton completed the painting last month showing the ex-president among library books in his home study.
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Thomas Hart Benton
Harry Sr. Truman
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Truman
Independence
Benton
Chain-Crash Ends In Fiery Death Near Union Missouri
A seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Interstate 44 near Union Franklin County left one person dead in flames. Edith Kight 48 of St Louis died when a whisky tractor-trailer struck the last car in line causing a fuel and fire chain that involved six autos and a passenger vehicle. The wreck started after the trucks cargo contributed to the inferno.
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Union
Franklin County
Highway Patrol
Edith Kight
St. Louis
Kight
John J. Stephens Dies at 41 in Marshall Hospital
John Joseph Stephens aged 41 died at 2 a.m. today in a Marshall hospital after a two week stay. He was born August 5, 1929 in Mexico and was the son of Emmett and Mary Heber Stephens. Funeral services are pending at Precht-Pickering. survivors include a sister Mrs. Gerald Chaney and a brother Harold Stephens, both of Route 2, Mexico.
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John Joseph Stephens
Marshall
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Emmett
Mary Heber Stephens
Stephens
Mexico
Gerald Chaney
Harold Stephens
Auction Draws Snakes and Turtles in Philadelphia Sale
At a Philadelphia Herpetological Society auction, Mrs. Jack Leroux paid 100 for a 5-foot Indigo snake as a gift for daughter Susan, while 18-year-old Frank DeLia bought a 6-foot boa for 40. Other purchases included a 6% foot yellow rat snake for 21 and a turtle for 10.50. Society president Melvin Skaroff estimated over 100 animals sold for just over 1000, aiming to fund speakers and journals.
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Philadelphia
Frank DeLia
Delia
Philadelphia Herpetological Society
Jack Leroux
Susan
Mary Francis Farmer
Bernie Guerrera
J. Richard Gockley
Bernie
Melvin Skaroff
Public works inspector critiques road build
A public works inspector faulted a new road under construction noting narrow shoulders a low crown and deep ditches. The foreman calmly asked if the length was okay, signaling a pragmatic response to the critique.
Ambushed U S Patrols During Viet Cease Fire Near Bong Son
In the first hours of Viet Nam truces, two U S reconnaissance patrols were ambushed on the Bong Son coastal plain. Two Americans and two South Vietnamese were killed with five Americans and three South Vietnamese wounded. The 178th Airborne Brigade conducted patrols as the allied cease fire began, while the U S command suspended offensive operations at noon.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
American Installation On the Central Coastal Plain
Bong Son
U.S. 178Rd Airborne Brigade
Charles Johnson
Senate may vote end war date amid draft bill debate
Senators plan a late May or early June push to cut Indochina war funds as House approval remains unlikely. McGovern Hatfield amendment faces steady opposition with mid forty votes expected, while other amendments and a potential one year extension are under discussion. A baby was born in Audrain Medical Center to Robert and Mrs. Rosenthal of Mexico Route 4.
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Washington
House
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
Rove
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Hugh Scott
McGovern-Hatfield
Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hatfield
All Volunteer Army
Richard
Schweiker
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Robert Rosenthal
Mexico
Route 4
Audrain Medical Center
Rosenthal
Open House at Audrain Medical Center Sunday
Audrain Medical Center hosts an open house tomorrow from to 4 p m with tours during the event to celebrate National Hospital Week. Special tours will run during those hours for visitors at the Audrain facility.
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Med Center
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Mary Beisley
Scappoose
Ore
Tom McCall
Darrel Brock
MHS
John J. Stephens
Ion
Mike Gravel
Alaska
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