Corruption Probe On At Grain Ports
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz indicates possible organized crime links in U S grain export trade. He says probes will end illegal activity and extend to every major port amid bribery indictments of inspectors and other officials.
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Symington Sees Self As Realist in Public Life
Kansas City AP report notes Senator Stuart Symington, longtime Foreign Relations and Armed Services member, labels himself realist as he nears 30 years in government. He announced he will not seek another term, reflecting on his Senate career and future plans.
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Three-Wheel Car Promoter Convicted
Los Angeles AP reports Jerry Dean Michael a 47 year old who used the name Elizabeth Carmichael for eight years promoted a three wheel vehicle boasting 70 mpg. He was convicted on a 14 year old bail jumping charge in a counterfeiting case and faces up to five years and a $5000 fine with sentencing set for June 16.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Dean Michael
Michael
Elizabeth Carmichael
Rufus Rose Dies Creator Of Howdy Doody
Rufus Rose, who shaped the Howdy Doody puppet into the iconic character, died at 70 in New London Connecticut after being hospitalized for a strangulated hernia that led to peritonitis. Rose and his wife joined the show soon after its creation, redesigning many figures and continuing to inspire generations who first met Howdy in the late 1940s.
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Howdy Doody
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Rose
Waterford
Daley's Son Weds In Surprise City Ceremony
John Patrick Daley, son of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, married Mary Lou Bhatta in a secret Wednesday ceremony at Nativity of Our Lord Church. Guests barred, reporters not informed until the mayor slipped from a City Council session. The marriage was not publicly announced and follows past press questions about the bride's father and alleged crime links.
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Social Security to Pay Banks Begin Direct Deposits
The government intends to end checks for Social Security and other payments within months. From August, a nationwide program will deposit Social Security funds directly with banks or financial institutions, aiming to streamline operations for the government and recipients.
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Georgia
Florida
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Lester W. Plumly
Plumly
Big Blast Tests Missile Silo
The Air Force detonated about 15 tons of high explosives to study how buried missile silos withstand nuclear attacks. Capt. Stephen McGrath said the blast created a large ground cavity near Trading Post, Kansas, shaking the area for miles as part of a series of tests running from October to November.
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Rehearsal OK For Astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP three American astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts completed a dress rehearsal for July launch Their test showed they could launch on schedule if timing held Astronauts Slayton and Brand stayed aboard the Apollo atop a Saturn rocket while Commander Stafford reviewed gear and experiments The mission aims for a July 15 launch with Soyuz landing and a July 17 linkup after a two day mission
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Donald K. Slayton
Vance Brand
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Commerce Department reports leading index signals recession end
The Commerce Department said its new leading indicators index rose 4.2 percent in April, with a 1 percent rise in March, surpassing a prior 3 percent June 1958 peak and marking two consecutive gains after 11 months of decline. Productivity in nonfinancial firms grew 3.4 percent in Q1, the first rise since 1973. Economist James L. Pate cautioned against overinterpreting any single measure.
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Baby McGrew Born at Audrain Medical Center
Mrs. Robert Joseph McGrew welcomed a son weighing six pounds thirteen ounces at 12 51 p.m. on May 23 at Audrain Medical Center. The family includes Ray R Hendrix and Joe F McGrew of Mexico with great grandmothers Mrs. David McGrew and Mrs. Anna Force of Meico. Mr. McGrew works for Florsheim Shoe Co.
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Joe F. McGrew
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Florsheim Shoe Co
O'Brien Honored At Retirement At Missouri Military Academy
Major Omas O'Brien, long time MMA business education instructor, is honored for 13 years of service at a retirement ceremony led by Academy president Col. Charles Stribling. He joined MMA in 1962 after teaching in North Carolina and working as a CPA. He plans to retire to yard work and golf at Arthur Hills, staying at 1018 Ringo.
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O’brien
Charles Stribling
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U.S. Army
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Major O’brien
Arthur Hills
Charles Stribling II
Missouri Military Academy, Left
Thomas 5S. O’brien
Senators Favor Permanent Law on 55 MPH Limit
Missouri Senate committee backs extending the 55 mile per hour speed limit with no expiration date. Senator Waters supports removing any sunset, arguing national law and energy concerns justify a permanent limit. Current limit would expire September 28 and risk loss of about $125 million in federal highway funds if not extended.
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Missouri Senate
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House
William Waters
D-Liberty
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Morris Heads Juvenile Council Election
Ed Morris assistant principal of Mexico Junior High School elected chairman of the 12th Circuit Juvenile Court Advisory Council at the new juvenile detention center. He succeeds Robert Ollis who resigned. Dr. George Comfort named a member of the council.
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Mexico Junior High School
12Th Circuit Juvenile Court Advisory Council
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George Comfort
Rancher and Sheriff Pose Armored Standoff Near Paris
In Paris Texas a sheriff posse and rancher faced off over a leased cattle range. Sheriff Louie Noles, armed with a court order, returned with 18 armed men after Kenneth Raulston refused to vacate the 1140 acre site. The altercation ended with cattle moved to other ranges and plans for legal action. Raulston claimed his family and ranch hands defended themselves, while the sheriff said no shots were fired. The incident concluded without bloodshed despite tense standoff.
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Tex
Red River
Lamar County
Louie Noles
Noles
Kenneth Raulston
Raulston
Sarah
Raulstons
Hart
Energy Problem Still There Warns Official
In Kansas City AP report, consumers ignore energy worries amid rising gasoline and utility prices. Donald Johnson of the Commerce Department warns the energy issue persists as an insidious economic risk tied to dependence on foreign oil. He notes U.S. annual imported oil bills rose from 7.6 to about 25 billion dollars, implying potential 1.5 million fewer unemployed if spent domestically.
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Donald Johnson
U.S Department of Commerce
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