Child Welfare Needs May Be Reported
Audrain County Child Welfare Advisory Committee met to discuss protecting children. Mrs. Mary Leslie described state protective services and courthouse offices with confidential handling of neglect or abuse cases. Committee formed groups including a publicity unit to provide speakers for community organizations about programs and services for county children.
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Audrain County
Mary Leslie
Missouri Division of Welfare
Paul Powell
Vandalia
Bertha Long
Robert Fenton
Rod Nebel
Allen Carriere
W. R. Courtney
George Craddock
Welfare Office
Nixon May Dedicate Stockton Reservoir in June
President Nixon may deliver the dedication address at the Stockton Reservoir project in June, the White House says a decision will come soon. Republican committeeman Gene Taylor of Sarcoxie invited Nixon to southwest Missouri and plans to discuss the visit in Washington this week. The Stockton Reservoir is a multi state federal project aimed at power and recreation for local residents.
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Stockton
Nixon
White House
Republican
Gene Taylor
Sarcoxie
GOP
Congress
Missouri
Taylor
Washington
Mannix and Five-O fans linked to reckless driving
Hawaii researcher Dr. K. S. Sitaram compared 293 bad drivers ordered to take safe driving courses with 54 good drivers. He found bad drivers favored violent shows such as Hawaii Five-O Mannix The FBI and Cannon while safe drivers preferred nonviolent programs like Lawrence Welk. He argues media can teach aggression and influence driving behavior.
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Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Hawaii Five-O
Mannix
FBI
Cannon
Lawrence Welk
Eddie
K.5
Sitaram
Steve McGarrett
McGarett
Nader Sues Over State Meat Inspection Records
An attorney linked to Ralph Nader filed a suit in U S District Court seeking USDA records under the Freedom of Information Act. The request covers Missouri Nebraska Massachusetts Kentucky Ohio and Texas to reveal how state meat inspection programs compare to federal standards.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
U.S. District Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Ohio
Texas
Peter Schuck
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Nader
Schuck
USDA
Grand River May Flood could hit several towns
The National Weather Service warns heavy weekend rains may cause significant flooding along the Grand River. Areas at risk include Chillicothe Sumner Gallatin and Brunswick with most flooding expected in agricultural low lands and only a few scattered homes endangered.
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Kansas City
National Weather Service
Grand River
Chillicotte
Sumner
Grand
Weather Service
Gallatin
Brunswick
Medical Center To Entertain Vandalia Rotary
Audrain Medical Center will entertain the Vandalia Rotary Club at dinner Thursday at 7 p.m. as part of National Hospital Week observance. Administrator Woodrow Lee said guests will tour the facilities after dinner in the hospital dining room. A question and answer session will follow in Stribling House.
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Audrain Medical Center
Vandalia Rotary Club
Woodrow Lee
Hospital
Stribling House
Threats Made Against Chaplin During LA Visit
Los Angeles AP report says during Chaplin four day stay here last month several people threatened to kill film comedian Charles Chaplin. A former city police lieutenant hired to guard him, William C. Jordan, said there were 12 to 15 anonymous threats. Jordan, head of Computer Investigations Associates, said no attempts occurred and Chaplin came to receive a special Oscar from the Academy for his contributions to the film industry.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
William C. Jordan
Computer Investigations Associates
Jordan
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy
Wallace Edges Toward Second Place in Democratic Primaries
The Associated Press reports Sen. Hubert Humphrey leads Ohio and Nebraska contests as Gov. George C. Wallace climbs toward second in national delegate strength. Wallace wins in North Carolina. Sanford remains a candidate, eyeing liberal compromise at the convention in Miami Beach. Final NC totals show Wallace 408,785. Sanford 304,397. Chisholm 61,359. Muskie 30,593. Jackson 9,323. Nebraska and West Virginia vote next, with McGovern favored in Nebraska and Humphrey and Wallace competing elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Hubert Humphrey
West Virginia
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Nebraska
George McGovern
South Dakota
Wallace
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Duke University
Miami Beach
Shirley Chisholm
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
McGovern
McGovern Tops Delegate Count
Washington AP tally shows Democratic delegates led by McGovern at 31314, Humphrey 238, Wallace 210, Muskie 12814, Sanford 27. Fauntroy 15, Chisholm 15, Jackson 1, Mills 1, with 228 uncommitted. Republicans list Nixon 333 and 46 uncommitted, 674 needed to nominate.
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Washington
North Carolina
Ohio
Minnesota
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Gov
George Wallace
Alabama
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Terry Sanford
Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Henry M. Jackson
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Nixon
Apollo Tank Blast Puts 46 In Hospital
An explosion during fuel flush on the Apollo 16 craft at North Island Naval Air Station hospitalized 46, mainly for inhalation observation. A three inch scratch marred the command module heat shield and three airplanes were damaged. Most injuries are minor. Donald Coleman sustained a broken kneecap.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
North Island Naval Air Station
Donald Coleman
Rockwell
Hector Rodriguez
National Aeronaut
Space agency blast injures seven near Apollo console
Seven people were injured when a defueling console exploded near the Apollo spacecraft at the launch facility. Debris pierced a concrete roof as nitric acid fumes rose from the nitric fuel, with hospital officials advising 24 to 48 hours of observation for those hurt. Apollo 16 crew members John Young Charles Duke and Ken Mattingly had just entered moon orbit last month.
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Ics and
Space Administration
Navy
Rockwell
NASA
Naval Station Hospital
John Young
Charles Duke
Ken Mattingly
Craft retrieved after splashdown on April 27
The Pacific recovered by the Tinconderoga carrier after splashdown on April 27 and has been stored here since last Friday.
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Pacific
Tinconderoga
New York Taxpayers Run Fewer in City Says Stein
New York City faces a shrinking tax base as Andrew Stein, Manhattan assemblyman, warns the ratio of private sector taxpayers to welfare recipients has fallen to 2.6 to 1, from 9.7 to 1 in 1900. He urges restoring the tax base to prevent fiscal self destruction and protect city finances.
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New York
Andrew Stein
Manhattan
New York City
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