Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Seeks Global Crusade
Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the moon, told the Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs that he will dedicate much of his life to global problem solving. He urged viewing Earth as a small community and acting with worldwide unity to address urgent issues, noting Earth’s status as a closed ecological system.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Mitchell
Earth
Moon
Kansas Federation of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, Inc
America
Stover Elected To UD Senate
Eric Stover, son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Stover of 6 Branchwood Rd, was elected to the University of Denver Student Senate. He is a freshman psychology major representing the College of Arts and Sciences on the All University Student Association, serving among 18 student senators for over 6 000 undergraduates.
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Eric Stover
Harry M. Stover
Branchwood Rd
University of “Denver
Stover
AUSA
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Denver
Tax Freedom Day Reached For 1971 In New York
NEW YORK AP Today is Tax Freedom Day the first day in 1971 that the average American is working for himself rather than the government. May 10 marks the end of tax payments for the year with the rest of income free to the taxpayer. The Chamber of Commerce notes Americans now work about 2 hours 61 minutes of each 24 hour day to pay taxes. It cites historical per capita tax increases from 1902 to 1960 and projects $1 200 per person in 1971. Federal receipts totaled 123 billion in fiscal 1970 while state taxes are forecast at 56 billion for the year.
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New York
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United States
Bank Bombed in Berkeley as Third Explosive Hit
A Bank of America branch in Berkeley suffered a rear entrance bombing. No injuries were reported and investigators found no immediate clues. Damages were estimated in the several thousand dollar range after the blast at a North Side location.
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Berkeley
Calif
Bank of America
Alameda County
Dollar falls on Frankfurt market amid euro crisis end
AP dispatches report a weaker dollar on the Frankfurt currency market after European governments moved to end the dollar crisis. In Vietnam, the Americal Division begins withdrawing 6,300 troops, the force at its lowest in five years, with no inquiry into allegations of a massacre tied to a booby trap incident. In Washington, a court debate stalls a drive to end the Southeast Asia war, while Rogers reports faint progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East. Senate votes remain pivotal on extending the draft past June 30 as the Civil Rights Commission notes limited federal enforcement progress.
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Associated Press
U.S
Frankfurt
Saigon
Vietnam
Americal Division
Washington
Senate
Black Sheriff On Trial In Rights Case
Op Alabama's first black sheriff since Reconstruction, Lucius Amerson, goes on trial on a federal civil rights charge. He and chief deputy Richard Coleman Jr. are accused of beating Wilbert Dean Harris, who also faces assault with intent to murder stemming from a jail shootout. Defense includes Attorney General Bill Baxley. Amerson cites a hostile group resisting black officeholding.
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Opelika
Ala
Alabama
Lucius Amerson
Macon County
Richard Coleman Jr
Bill Baxley
Amerson
Wilbert Dean Harris
Tuskegee
Harris
Coleman
Baxley
Macon
Lowndes
Greene
Bullock
McDonnell Gets OK On Hiring
The U S Civil Rights Commission panel heard that McDonnell Douglas Corp. complies with federal requirements according to Robert T. Horner. Inspectors found the firm's affirmative action program up to standard. McDonnell Douglas officials reported minority employment rose to 9 percent at the St. Louis plant, with 2,260 blacks among 29,546 employees as of April 1.
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ST. Louis
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Missouri Committee
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Robert T. Horner
Department of Defense
Percy Green
Action
McDonnell Douglas
Luther Bellinger
Equal Opportunity
Collins to Speak To Methodist Groups
The annual joint meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Mexico United Methodist Church will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the church Fellowship Hall. Reverend Robert R. Collins, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will be guest speaker.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Mexico
Proxmire Pushes Immediate Ban on DDT Interstate Shipment
Sen. William Proxmire urges the EPA to halt interstate DDT shipments now arguing the current cancellation system is slow. He cites FDA seizures of Lake Michigan fish over five parts per million and says reliance on appeals leaves dangerous use unchecked. He seeks immediate government action to stop interstate commerce during the process.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Food and Drug Administration
Lake Michigan
FDA
Buddhist nun and monk immolate selves in Vietnam
In Hue and Cam Lo a Buddhist nun and a 27 year old monk from the An Quang sect set themselves on fire on Buddha's birthday as appeals for peace. The nun's age and name were not released. The monk Chon The left letters to Nixon and Thieu urging U.S. troop withdrawal and peaceful reunification after more than two decades of war.
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Saigon
Buddha
Cam Lo
Hue
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
An Quang
Chon the
Sightseers Are Joplin Problem
Joplin residents cope with sightseers amid tornado damage as traffic jams swell on business loop 44 near Duenweg. Officials expect up to 20 million dollars in damage while the SBA fields storm victim requests at city hall.
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Joplin
Missouri Highway Patrol
Duenweg
Small Business Administration
Joplin City Hall
Huntsville Man's Body Found In Chariton River
The body of 33 year old Larry Oliver of Huntsville Mo was found early today in the Chariton River near Keytesville. A search began after his wife reported him missing Sunday night. Oliver was to meet a friend for fishing. A coroner's inquest was pending.
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Keytesville, Mo
Huntsville, Mo
Chariton River
Keytesville
Highway Patrol
Larry Oliver
Oliver
Adolescent Workshops Planned by Missouri Mental Health Center
East Central Missouri Mental Health Center plans two workshops on adolescent behavior and parent teenager relations. The first, The Adolescent and His World, runs June 11 16 with Dr Sheldon Silk and staff for counselors educators clergy and others. A second Bridging The Generation Gap session for parents and teens covers survey results and open discussions on the generation gap. Registration limited to 60 with a fee. call 581 1785 for details.
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East Central Missouri Mental Health Center
Mexico
Centralia
Paris
Jack B. Viar
Viar
Mental Health Center
Sheldon Silk
William C. Peel
Four Guards Injured By Black Prisoner Gang Attack
Jefferson City AP report states Warden Swenson will press assault charges against at least four inmates from the Brothers, a black militant group at the state penitentiary. Four guards were injured, none seriously, during Friday night attack after two prisoners were placed in solitary.
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Jefferson City
Harold R. Swenson
Swenson
Brothers
Cloud seeding brings rain to parts of drought struck Florida
Cloud-seeding operations eased drought in South Florida with up to five inches of rain near West Palm Beach and in parts of Collier County but missed core fire zones. Firefighters battled a 10,000 acre blaze threatening Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples and its bald cypress forest as water became scarce in communities reliant on woodlands and grasslands.
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Copeland
Fla
South
Florida
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
West Palm Beach
Cokier County
Naples
Courthouse Evacuated After Springfield Bomb Threat
Greene County courthouse in Springfield was evacuated after a telephone bomb threat reported by the sheriff's office. Deputies began a search of the premises shortly after 4 15 a.m.
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Springfield
Greene County
Sheriff's Office
Motorcyclist Hurt in Boone County Road Crash
Centralia teen Gerald Grove 17 son of Ronald W. and Mrs Grove of 701 East Lakeview Centralia is in satisfactory condition at Audrain Medical Center Mexico after a motorcycle accident Sunday evening on Boone County Route 124.
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Centralia
Gerald Grove
Ronald W. Grove
Lakeview St
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Boone County
Laird Returns to Pentagon Desk After Surgery
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird resumes duties at the Pentagon marking his first day back since surgery for a double hernia at Walter Reed Army Hospital on April 29. He addressed staff and outlined plans for ongoing defense initiatives.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Phantom Rapist Loses Plea in High Court
The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed Milton Brookins's conviction and 60 year sentence for the June 22 1969 apartment intrusion and sexual assault on Connie Rosenbaum and Rene Flanders. Brookins argued unfair trial due to publicity and alleged jury bias, but the court ruled the trial fair.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court Today
Milton Brookins
St. Louis
Brookins
Connie Rosenbaum
Miss Rosenbaum
Rene Flanders
Mexico Ledger Publishing Terms and Office Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication schedule, pricing by mail and location, and office hours. Rates cover local, Audrain county, Missouri, and out of state subscriptions with monthly and yearly options. It notes a daily except Sundays and holidays schedule and carrier delivery within Mexico and surrounding towns.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
No Name Clinic Targets VD in Sacramento Youth
In Sacramento California health officials launch a no name VD day clinic to attract youths. The anonymous program offers six free clinics with on the spot medication for men and tests for gonorrhea and syphilis, followed by third day contact to confirm results.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Roger Tulloch
Tulloch
Vitamin E Aids Bad Air Fight Across Rat Studies
UC Davis professor Dr. Aloys L. Tappel reports that in rats exposed to ozone, deficiency in vitamin E correlated with higher death rates. Experiments suggest vitamin E may mitigate air pollution hazards. Americans average about 7 milligrams daily. higher intake via wheat germ corn germ egg yolk leafy vegetables and vegetable oil is possible.
Rogers Sees Quiet Progress Toward Middle East Peace
After a two week, 18000 mile European and Mideast tour, Rogers told reporters in Washington that gaps between the parties have narrowed and both sides want peace. He cited possible Suez Canal reopening as a starting point and noted Egypt is paying attention to views relayed by Joseph Sisco. An Egyptian spokesman added there is no change in the situation.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Rogers
Europe
Mideast
Suez Canal
Joseph Sisco
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sinai
Jerusalem
East Bank
Sisco
Cairo
Methodist Co op Pre School Registration Open in Mexico
An open house and registration for the Methodist Cooperative Pre School will be held Wednesday in the Methodist Education Building. Parents of children who will be four before Oct 1, 1971 may attend between 10 and 11 a.m. The program runs three days weekly from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and began in 1968 with a curriculum including colors, languages, community helpers, and play-based activities. Enrollment is capped at 18 and open to any child in the Mexico area.
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Methodist Cooperative
Methodist Education
William Bramon
Peter Ekern
James Snell
Jack Creason
Jack Viar
Mexico
Gun Witness Gets Attention in Texas Hearing
State Rep Curtis Graves testified in support of a bill requiring a 10 day waiting period for handgun sales. He displayed a .22 pistol firing blanks and warned that a live round could be bought cheaply nearby. Graves fired a blank to illustrate the risk as committee members tensed and sent the measure to a subcommittee for study.
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Austin, Tex
Curtis Graves
Graves
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