Governors’ Tax Audits Tied to National Probe
Oklahoma Gov. David Hall and Secretary of State John Rogers said their 1968 70 income tax returns are under IRS audit, framing it as part of a broader Democratic probe. Rogers charged 15 Democratic governors face investigations while Hall hinted at nationwide partisan effort amid Watergate.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
John Rogers
Internal Revenue Service
Hall
Associated Press
IRS
Rogers
Ed Riley
Washington
Riley
Department of Justice
Nixon
Leo Winters
Gsmear
Tam
Ed Hardy
Dewey Bartlett
Bartlett
U.S. Senate
Winters
Justice Department
Wright City Sued Over Fish Kill
The Missouri Clean Water Commission and the state attorney general seek 5600 in damages and penalties plus an injunction against Wright City for discharging about 6% million gallons of untreated sewage from the waste stabilization lagoon into Peruque Creek on June 6 1972. The suit targets a permanent injunction and a 5000 penalty plus 617 in damages for about 1179 fish killed. A prior similar suit from June 9 1972 was dismissed on a technicality.
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Jefferson City
Mao
Missouri Clean Water Commission
State Attorney General's Office
Wright City
Warren County
Warrenton
Peruque Creek
Gold Price Edges Up as Trading Quiet in London
Gold moved higher in European markets with the U S dollar easing slightly. Dealers said activity was quiet as bullion dealers widened margins ahead of weekend uncertainties, with London opening range from 103.50 to 106 an ounce, up 2.50 from Thursday.
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London
U.S
Seven Slayings Raise NI Toll to 797 in One Night
BELFAST AP reports seven people killed in Northern Ireland in the night, including four British soldiers, two civilian men, and a 14 year old girl. A booby trapped car exploded after a dance near Omagh barracks, marking the worst violence in nine months and lifting the total toll since the conflict began to 797 across four years, with 220 troops among the dead.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Omagh
Newry
Pentagon moves to cut enlisted aides for generals
Washington AP The Pentagon nears eliminating or sharply cutting enlist ed men serving as aides to admirals and generals. Two schools at Ft. Lee Virginia and Camp Lejeune North Carolina train aides in flower arranging carving ice small tasks. GAO study pegs annual training cost at 21.3 million with 360000 in school expenses. Richardson to decide how many of about 1700 aides will be reassigned. Critics say generals should hire their own staff. A major general with 22 years service earns 2700 monthly plus benefits.
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Washington
Pentagon
Elliot L. Richardson
Defense
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Ft. Lee
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Army
Air Force
Lejeune
Navy
Congressional
Richardson
Proxmire
CWS Delivers Blankets for Flood Victims in Missouri
Church World Service air lifted nearly 300 blankets to St. Louis for distribution to flood victims via Rev. Oliver Yutzy of Hannibal and the Good Shepherd Clothing Center. CWS distributes about 300000 blankets yearly for domestic and overseas disasters through ecumenical efforts. Local contributions to relief total over 12000 dollars in 1973 with additional clothing drives adding hundreds in the Mexico area. Separately, U.S. senators push limits on war powers with bills setting 30 to 120 day caps on military action without Congress, while Scott urges joint executive-legislative restraint and cautions about Cambodia and Vietnam dynamics.
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St. Louis
Oliver Yutzy
Hannibal
Good Shepherd Clothing Center
Good Shepherd Center
Yutzy
Ned Beckes
Elmo Inlow
CWS
Mexico Area
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Comittee
U.S
Senate
Cambodia
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Vietnam
Laos
United States
House
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
South Vietnam
Mo Power Hearing To Be Reopened In Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission reopened the case of Missouri Power and Light Co to install a 54 000 kilowatt oil fired gas turbine unit in Jefferson City for new evidence on noise impact. A hearing was set for 1 30 p m June 5 with additional evidence possible about its effects on nearby residents. The $5 million generator is to be placed on Industrial Drive near Jaycee Drive and begin service in June 1974.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Power and Light Co
Missouri Public Service Commission
Harry Wiggins
PSC
Wiggins
Missouri Power and Light
Brezhnev Opens Five Day Summit With Brandt In Bonn
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev began a five day summit with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in Bonn to push a new phase of East West rapprochement. Brezhnev stressed building a durable peace on the 1970 nonaggression pact as police and guards ringed the city and protests loomed.
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Germany
Leonid I
Brezhnev
Willy Brandt
Russia
Moscow
Brandt
West Germany
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Federal
Republic of Germany
Europe
Petersberg
Rhine
Communist Party
West Berlin
East Germany
No Fanfare Greets Bruce Inside China
Tokyo reports that China opened its U S liaison office in Peking with restrained ceremony. David K E Bruce became the first American ambassador since 1949, though no flags or drums were used. Bruce met Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei while officials noted the modest tone of the encounter.
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Tokyo
United States
David K. E. Bruce
U.S
Peking
Bruce
Hsinhua
Alfred J. Jenkins
State Department
John Holdridge
Henry A. Kissinger
Chi Peng-fei
Fukien
Algeria
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
24th Name Recorded On Viet Burial List
In Saigon the U S Embassy disclosed that an American not on the original 23 name list is buried in North Vietnam. The ser viceman perished in an air crash. This raises to 24 the number Hanoi has acknowledged as buried in North Vietnam. The list of 23 Americans was given to the United States in Paris on January 27 when the Vietnam peace agreement was signed.
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U.S
North Vietnam
North
Hanoi
United States
Paris
Vietnam
Green Co Hosts District AIM Meeting in Mexico Missouri
More than 150 people attended the Associated Industries of Missouri gathering at the Empire Club hosted by A. P. Green Refractories Co. Curt Long praised the northeast division's meetings. Clay Cooper of the University of Missouri spoke and showed a film on Missouri Tigers 1972 season. Companies present included Citizens Savings MFA Missouri Power and Light Florsheim Shoe Missouri Cities Water Commerce Bank of Mexico Audrain Medical Center Kaiser Refractories A P Green Refractories Co North American Refractories Farber Dresser Industries Vandalia Wellsville Fire Brick Co A B Chance Centria Hercules Inc Louisiana C E Refractories Vandalia.
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Empire Club
A. P. Green Refractories Co
AIM
Curt Long
Missouri
Clay Cooper
University of Missouri
Missouri Tigers
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MFA
Missouri Power and Light
Florsheim Shoe
Missouri Cities Water
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Kaiser Refractories
All of
Mexico
Farber
Dresser Industries
Vandalia
Fulton
Wellsville Fire Brick Co
A. B. Chance Co
Centralia
Hercules Inc
Louisiana
C. E. Refractories
Bean in Nose Recounted By Mexico Firemen
At 2 50 p m Thursday Mexico firemen responded to McMillan School for an eight year old girl who had a soybean lodged in her nose. Firemen helped rush Jane Olson to Audrain Medical Center where doctors removed the bean. Mrs Olson, a teacher and council member, said her daughter recovered quickly with no ill effects.
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Mexico
McMillan School
Jane Olson
Richard Olson
Woodlawn St
Mexico High School
Mexico City
Audrain Medical Center
Conservation agency names new dart agent for Audrain County
Donald Smith is named a conservation agent for Audrain County after completing a four month training at Department of Conservation Headquarters in Jefferson City. He joins 11 other agents in a slate that includes Jim Dinkins in Texas County and Patrick Smock in Taney County among others. Smith, formerly of Fulton, earned a BS in forestry from the University of Missouri and will reside on South Missouri Street in Mexico.
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Donald Smith
Audrain County
Department of Conservation
Jefferson City
Jim Dinkins
Texas County
Houston
Terry Finder
Howard County
Fayette
Ronald Glover
Barry County
Cassville
James Janshyshyn
Nodaway
Maryville
Darryl LaPierre
Iron County
Ironton
Dennis McDevitt
Brunswick
Bruce Meek
Gentry
Worth
Albany
Daniel Messerla
St. Louis City
Christopher Siegmund
Wayne County
Piedmont
Mexico
Patrick Smock
Taney County
Forsyth
Jimmy Tennyson
Lawrence County
Aurora
Mr. Smith
Fulton
University of Missouri
Jeff City
South
Missouri Street
Drunk Driving Demonstration By Local Jaycees
In Philadelphia drivers will test impairment effects this weekend in a joint project by the Philadelphia Jaycees and the Delaware Valley chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism. The event aims to show how alcohol dulls motorists reflexes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Jaycees
Delaware Valley
Natonal Council On
McDonnell JET Transport YC15 Targets Air Force Contract
McDonnell Douglas Long Beach built YC15, a larger DC9 derivative, aims for the Air Force STOL transport contract to replace the C130. Prototypes YC15 and Boeing YC14 received contracts totaling 181.1 million, with production capped at 5 million per unit.
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Calif
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Tactical Air Command
McDonnell Douglas
Air Force
Boeing Co
Seattle
St. Louis
Boeing
Policeman in Disguise Foils West Philadelphia Robbery
In West Philadelphia an elderly man in shabby clothes was shoved toward a car by two attackers. The man cried I am a policeman and the disguise halted the crime, as Michael Lutz a 30 year old stakeout patrolman adept at disguises as Grandpa or Grandma joined by two officers, led to charges of attempted robbery assault and battery on a police and conspiracy for the attackers.
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Philadelphia
Michael Lutz
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