New Cabinet Plan Wins Approval
Washington AP A congressional Government Operations Committee approved a Nixon shaped cabinet reorganization plan creating a new Department of Urban Rural and Community Development with four administrators. Rural programs from Agriculture would join housing urban and transportation. Democrats opposed. Rep Thone voted present. House action expected.
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Washington
House
Gin Holifield
D-Calif
Frank Horton
R-N.y
GOP
Nixon
Gress
Congress
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Charles Thone
Nebraska
Holifield
Transportation Department
Housing and Urban Development Department
Mothers Plan Flower Pin Ceremony At MMA
Visiting mothers will pin flowers on cadet sons at Missouri Military Academy's Mother's Day rites. The 9:45 a.m. ceremony forms the Cadet Corps in a square on the front campus and features carnations, with higher ranking cadet officers leading the pinning. Events include an 8 p.m. Saturday Band concert, a Sunday 2 p.m. Mother's Day review, and a 7:15 p.m. vespers in Memorial Chapel led by Dr. R B Cutlip.
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mid-Missouri
Missouri Military Academy
Band
Glee Club
Memorial Chapel
R.B. Cutlip
William Woods College
Fulton
MMA Board of Visitors
Hhe
Charles Stribling Tit
Academy
Missouri
Gadet
Fr Dolan to Speak on Ireland at Rotary Luncheon
Father Patrick Dolan native of Ballinamore Leitrim and assistant pastor of St. Brendan's will address the Rotary Club at noon tomorrow. He has taught in Dublin and is an All Hallows College graduate. He will outline current strife in Northern Ireland.
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Patrick Dolan
Ballinamore
County Leitrim
Ireland
St. Brendan's Church
Rotary Club
Country Club
Father Dolan
Dublin
All Hallows College
Northern Ireland
Bud Hotep
Lee Gullion Says Central Missouri CP Meet Set June 4
Lee Gullion, president of the Central Missouri Cerebral Palsy Association, told the board Monday that the group will meet June 4 in Fulton. Gullion has long been active in the CP school. A Tuesday report incorrectly stated Raymond Lees was president of the organization.
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Lee Gullion
Central Missouri Cerebral Palsy Assa
Central Missouri
Fulton
Gullion
CP School
Raymond Lees
Central Missouri Organization
Vietnam War Update From Haiphong and Capitol Protests
Freighters, some under Soviet flag, left Haiphong before 7 a.m. as mines in the port entrance prepared to arm. U S air and naval bombardment continued, pilots reported 10 MIGs shot down and two aces, while North Vietnamese casualties rose. Protests against mining spread nationwide with clashes at campuses and the Capitol. In Washington a $2 minimum wage bill faces House approval amid opposition and a split in coverage.
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Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
U.S
North Vietnam
Navy
Randy Cunningham
Shelbina
Constellation
William Driscoll
Framingham
Maas
University of Minnesota
Nixon
Capitol
Washington
Cambodia
House
Tragedy in Kansas City: man kills family then shoots self
Virgil L Reynolds, 27, a medical technician, killed his wife Gloria 28 and four children, ages 16 months to nine, with stabbings and gunfire, set four fires, and died by self-inflicted wounds. One daughter survived. Firefighters found the bloodstained home and victims in multiple rooms as police investigated.
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Kansas City
Virgil L. Reynolds
Gloria Reynolds
Alia
Yvetta
Carlotta
Reynolds
Patricia
General Hospital
Handi-Shop Board Meeting Tonight at Garfield Center
The board of directors of Handi- Shop Inc. the sheltered workshop will meet at Garfield Community Center tonight at 7 30 p m.
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Handi- Shop, Inc
Garfield Community Center
Congress Probes Crime In Sports Hearing In Washington Focuses Mafia Ties
The House Select Committee on Crime examines infiltration of professional sports by organized crime led by Anthony Giordano. Witnesses include St. Louis police and Emprise Corp. officials and executives tied to Hazel Park Raceway and the Frontier Hotel. The panel questions financing of the racetracks and hotel deals and notes several witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Anthony Giordano
Justice Department
St. Louis
Giordano
House Select Committee On Crime
Earl Halveland
John Doherty
Robert P. Leacy
Emprise Corp
Buffalo, N.Y
Hazel Park
Detroit
Frontier Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas
Nev
Anthony Zerilli
Jack Tocco
Michael Polizzi
Peter Belanca
Zerilli
Polizzi
Tocco
Michigan
Bellanca
Giordana
Emprise
Los Angeles
Frontier Hotel
Howard Hughes
United States
Sportservice, Inc
Mexico Ledger Subscription Rates and Hours
Mexico Ledger lists daily publication except Sundays and holidays at 800 N Washington St. Rates: by carrier in Mexico and nearby towns 2.00 per month. By mail in Audrain and adjoining counties 14 per year, 6 months 8.50, 3 months 6.25. By rail within Missouri 19 per year, 6 months 18.50, 3 months 9.25. Out of state 22 per year, 6 months 14.50, 3 months 11.25. Armed forces members anywhere 1.25 per month. Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Boyle Denies Link To Murders Amid Grand Jury Testimony
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle told a federal grand jury he believes the special union fund used in the Yablonski killings had legitimate purposes. UMW General Counsel Edward L Carey said Boyle denied any association with the murders and repeated his lack of knowledge as the probe continues.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Bayle
Edward L. Carey
Joseph M
Jock"’ Yablonski
Boyle
Grand Jury
Carey
Eleven More Bodies Found In Kellogg Mine Fire
Rescue crews at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg Idaho recovered 11 more bodies raising the death toll to 58 from a fire nine days earlier. Four were found at the 3400 foot level and seven at 3700 feet as efforts to reach 5200 feet continued amid smoke and gas fears.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine Silver
Marvin Chase
Tom Wilkinson
Ron Flory Smile
Sunshine
Schaffner Attacks McNary Over Intangible Tax Talk
Missouri Director of Revenue James E. Schaffner rebutted Gene McNary’s claim that intangible tax deposits sit in interest-free accounts. He cited daily $1,906.84 earned by intangible tax deposits and noted McNary’s inaction on delinquent state tax cases while prosecuting attorney. Schaffner sent a stern letter to McNary and copies to the press.
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Jefferson City
James E. Schaffner
Gene McNary
St. Louis
Schaffner
McNary
Missouri
State of
St. Louis County
Department of Revenue
Moral of the story Pray Before You Spray
A Mexican woman mistook nail spray for spray paint while preparing for a party. She applied white paint to her hair, causing it to stiffen, but she still attended the event with only a minor change in appearance.
Ohio primary tabulation errors may have cut McGovern votes
In Cleveland, the Democratic presidential tally in Cuyahoga County likely miscounted as many as 16000 votes, potentially trimming Hubert Humphrey's statewide lead. The Plain Dealer found that perforated tally sheets linked McCarthy alternates to McGovern delegates, causing misallocated votes.
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Cleveland
McCarthy
McGovern
the Plain Dealer
Cuyahoga County
Protesters Mine Busy KC Street During Rush Hour
Ten antiwar demonstrators chained themselves to three cars on a busy Kansas City thoroughfare during morning rush hour. Police removed the group after they declined an alternative to clear the street, and traffic resumed within an hour. Bolt cutters separated protesters from the lead vehicles amid the jam.
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Kansas City
Haiphong Harbor
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