Gold Tops $100 As Dollar Slumps In London Markets
In London and Zurich bullion markets gold climbed above the $100 level as the dollar fell on foreign exchanges. The five main London dealers fixed the price at $102.25 an ounce, up $5.30 from Friday. Zurich opened at $98, up $1.25, amid heavy buying and Middle East demand.
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London
U.S
Lon
Don
Frankfurt
Zurich
Middle East
South Africa
Soviet Union
Mayo Man To Promote Good Health
Mayo Clinic veteran Dr John Simons, head of plastic surgery for six years, plans leaving Mayo in June to form Good Health Inc in Rochester. He aims to reorganize health care delivery using Mayo business practices at a larger scale without sacrificing high quality care.
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Rochester, Minn
Lawrence
Kan
Mayo Clinic
John Simons
Mayo
Simons Ane
Good Health, Inc
Rochester
Leopard Loose On Jetliner Over Asia
A leopard escaped in the cargo hold of a jetliner en route from Rome to Hong Kong. Ground crew found the animal in New Delhi and the Bangkok Zoo tranquilized and recaged it after 40 minutes. Passengers remained seated as authorities secured the plane.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Asia
Lauftjiansa
Rome
Hong Kong
New Delhi
Pigeons Blamed For Histoplasmosis at UM Law School
In Ann Arbor the University of Michigan Law School porch and rafters host pigeons. Two law professors fell ill with histoplasmosis, a fungal disease linked to bird droppings. Dr John Maley of the health service notes infection occurs via inhaled spores and causes coughing fever and chest congestion.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan Law School
John Maley
U-M Health Service
Maley
Texas Junior College Loses Bid To Keep Haircuts Short
The Supreme Court refused to hear Tyler Junior College's appeal against a ruling that overturned its rule requiring male students to have hair above the collar. Judges in New Orleans upheld the injunction, noting college policy should not override student rights and that the line between high school and college regulation was improperly drawn.
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Washington
Texas
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Tyler Junior College
Joe Richard Lansdale
Paul Harden
L H. Hutchinson Jr
Tyler, Tex
New Orleans
Appeals
High Schoo
W.W. Justice
Senate Takes Up No-Fault Proposal
Jefferson City Missouri AP headline reports the legislature reconvening with a no fault insurance bill to be taken up by the Senate while House debate on government reorganization and tax relief proceeds. Backlog prompts talk of night sessions as five weeks remain.
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Jefferson City
House
Senate
House Committee
Senate Public Health Committee
Senators Seek Ban on Cambodia Laos Military Funding
Senate Appropriations subcommittee backed a ban on using any funds in a supplemental bill for U S military actions in Cambodia or Laos. The move, with one dissent, targets transfer authority within the Defense Department including at least 25 million for bombing Cambodia.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Full
Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Indochina
Congress
North Vietnam
McClellan
Wybrants Host Visiting Party From Ohio and Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petry of Cincinnati Ohio Mr and Mrs James Petry of DuQuoin Illinois and Mr and Mrs Allen Thompson of Inia Ohio visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ben Wybrant of 8 Valley View Rd Mrs Wybrant remains quite ill
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Raymond Petry
Cincinnati
Ohio
James Petry
DuQuoin
Allen Thompson
Inia
Ben Wybrant
Valley View Rd
Wybrant
Cities Can't Put Limits On Jets
Washington AP report on a 5 to 4 Supreme Court ruling that municipalities cannot cap jet operation hours at airports because federal law preempts local controls. The Burbank California case argued for noise abatement but Justices stressed safety and uniform FAA regulation prevent piecemeal limits on takeoffs and landings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Burbank
Calif
William O. Douglas
Federal Aviation Administration
Douglas
Rivers Hold Hope As Flood Levels Edge Lower
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers crest the fourth time and begin receding but officials warn flood stage won’t end until late May. In St Louis the Mississippi sits at 37.9 feet, Missouri at 31.5 feet, with readings over flood stage for 68 days. Disaster checks go to a St Louis owner and a Louisiana Mo businessman, while the Missouri damage estimate stands at 91.4 million dollars with 1.1 million acres flooded.
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ST. Louis
National Weather Service
Mississippi
Missouri River
St. Charles
Missouri
Louisiana, Mo
Charles T. Brown
Louisiana
David E. Smith
Mississippi River Commission
Warner Bros Best Films Of The Thirties Highlight Era
The article traces Warner Bros history from a Youngstown bicycle shop to a half billion dollar yearly business. It notes key milestones like Rin Tin Tin, The Jazz Singer, and major 1930s hits such as Little Caesar Public Enemy 42nd Street and Gold Diggers while detailing ownership shifts and later successes with Woodstock Summer of 42 Klute and Deliverance among others.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Burbank
Calif
Youngstown
Ohio
Warner Bros
Sam
Harry
Albert
Jack Warner
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Jack L. Warner
Hollywood
Warner
Niles
Rose
St. Louis
California
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rin Tin Tin
New York
al Jolson
Warners
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Virginia Woolf
New Times
Seven Arts
Kinney National Service
Woodstock
Deliverance
Juvenile Volunteers Public Meeting in Courthouse
Mexico juvenile volunteers will hold a public meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the juvenile office at the courthouse Attendees should use the north door Sheldon Silk psychologist at Audrain Medical Center will be the principal speaker His topic is Gathering Social Data Refreshments will follow the session.
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Mexico
Sheldon Silk
Audrain Medical Center
Richardson names four for Watergate special prosecutor
Atty. Gen. Elliott L. Richardson disclosed four finalists for the Watergate special prosecutor post. The list includes Harold R. Tyler Jr. and David Peck, federal judges in New York, Judge William Erickson of the Colorado Supreme Court, and Warren M. Christopher, a Los Angeles attorney and former deputy attorney general. Richardson aims to announce his pick next Tuesday.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
District of
New York
Harold R. Tyler Jr
David Peck
William Erickson
Colorado Supreme Court
Warren Christopher
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Richardson
Senate Judiciary Committee
David W. Peck
Warren M. Christopher
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Colorado
Erickson
Betty Grable Improving After Illness in Santa Monica
Actress Betty Grable, 56, shows ambulatory progress at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after three weeks of treatment for a duodenal ulcer. A spokesman said her condition has improved following a prior hospitalization for the same illness ten days last May.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Betty Grable
St. John’s Hospital
Miss. Grable
Mexico Ledger Publication Rates and Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily schedule except Sundays and holidays, mailing rates by region and duration, carrier pricing, and office hours. Rates cover local, Audrain and nearby counties, other Missouri counties, out of state, and armed forces members. Office hours show 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and 3:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Baptists Call for Independent Fund Investigation
A five member delegation of Missouri Baptist Convention laymen will urge church officials to commission an independent audit of funds managed by Executive Secretary Rev Dr Earl O Harding. The move follows a 1971 audit noting irregularities and unaccounted expenses, with the group seeking an audit, a review of management procedures, and public reporting to convention boards.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Baptist Convention
Earl O. Harding
Tom Anderson
Columbia
Missouri Baptist
Anderson
Harding
James W. Hackney
Hackney
787th Slaying In Ireland
In Belfast a bomb killed one British soldier and seriously wounded three others during a patrol near a factory on Falls Road. An anonymous caller warned of a gunman. Father Hilary Armstrong gave last rites. It marked the year’s 32nd military fatality and the 787th death in four years of Northern Ireland turmoil.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Falls Road
Hilary Armstrong
Miss Boicourt Among Graduates
Barbara Boicourt of Route 1 Mexico Missouri is among 100 candidates for graduation at Mid American Nazarene College Olathe Kansas She is a Bachelor of Science candidate Commencement exercises set for Monday at 7 30 p m in the sanctuary of the Colleg Church of the Nazarene in Olathe
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Barbara Boicourt
A.E. Boicourt
Route 1
Mexico
Missouri
Mid-American Nazarene College
Olathe
Kans
Boicourt
Colleg Church of the Nazarene Olathe
Hijacker Sentenced To 2 Life Terms
Martin J. McNally, 28, of Wyandotte, Michigan, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to two life terms for air piracy in the American Airlines hijacking at Lambert-St. Louis airport last June. McNally, identified by crew and fingerprints on the ransom note, parachuted away with $502,000 after forcing two jets to fly to northern Indiana. a co‑conspirator, Walter Petlikowsky, awaits sentencing.
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ST. Louis
Martin J. McNally
American Airlines
U.S. District Court
McNally
Wyandotte
Mich
John K. Regan
Springfield
Detroit
Lambert-St. Louis
Tulsa
Oklo
Indiana
Peru
Walter J. Petlikowsky
Ecorse
David J. Hanley
Florissant
Rifleman Holds Hostage At Airport
A man with a rifle seized a hostage at Portland International Airport in a fuel storage area. Identified as William Howard Abernathy, 25, he demanded his family be brought to the airport with a noon deadline. No one was injured as authorities worked to meet his demands and operations resumed gradually.
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Portland, Ore
Portland International Airport
William Howard Abernathy
Bellingham
Wash
Here
William Proctor
Portland
LAT
Proctor
St Bernard Gives Birth To Eighteen Puppies
Philadelph ia AFP reports Lady Samantha the St Bernard born eighteen puppies in a 20 hour span. Two did not survive. Owner Donald Huscher said the dam is exhausted and will likely be spayed. The sire Luke der Suderhund weighs around 200 pounds. The couple plans to sell most of the litter in about six weeks and share some with friends.
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Philadelphia
AFP
Samantha
Donald Huseher
St. Bernard's
Sam
Luke der Suderhund
Luke
Huscher
Christine
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