Hostage Killed in Tunisian Jet Hijack Crisis
Palestinian hijackers killed a hostage aboard a British Airways VC10 in Tunisia after a false report about Palestinian prisoners arriving in Tunis. The dead, Werner Gustav Kehl, 43, a German banker in Zurich, sparked international appeals for action. Negotiations continued as authorities pledged to act to save remaining captives.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Cairo
Werner Gustav Kehl
Zurich
Habib Chatti
United States
Ismail Fahmy
Ministry of Interior
Palestine Liberation Organization
Guer
Rilla
British Airways
PLO
Tahar Belkhodja
Yasir Arafat
Radio Tunis
London
Singapore
Brunei
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Mrs. Jesse Curry Dies at 68 Rites Monday
Mrs. Jesse Curry, 68, of 518 Hisey Street, died at Audrain Medical Center Friday night. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Arnold Funeral Home, with Rev. Frank Park and Rev. Lawrence Holzschuh officiating. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. She was born April 6, 1906, near Centralia, married Jesse Curry May 15, 1926, and survived by her husband, two sons Edward Lee Curry of Aurora, Colorado, and Carroll Curry of Mexico, three grandchildren, and other relatives. She worked at Mattingly's and was active in the Little Dixie Campers and Hikers Club and First Baptist Church. Memorials to First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends after 3 p.m. Sunday at Arnold Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to First Baptist Church.
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Jesse Curry
Hisey St
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Frank Park
Lawrence Holzschuh
East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Centralia
John Wailer
Mamie Sappington Stone
Curry
Mexico
Mattingly
Little Dixie Campers and Hikers Club
Mr. Curry
First Baptist Church
Edward Lee Curry
Aurora
Colo
Carroll Curry
Gary Lee Curry
Shelly Curry
Jill Curry
Sugar Price Hearings Set as Sugar Rise Accelerates
A congressional Agriculture subcommittee led by Rep. Joseph P. Vigorito plans hearings on the rapid rise in sugar prices. Amstar Corp. announces an $8.80 per 100 pound increase, lifting grocery sugar near 45 dollars per 12 five pound bags. The 40 year old sugar control law may be revived before year end.
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Washington
Congressional
Joseph P. Vigorito
D-Pa
House Agriculture
Amstar Corp
Agriculture Committee
U.S
Ford And Brezhnev Begin Nuclear Talks
President Ford and Leonid Brezhnev met for over six hours in Vladivostok to address nuclear arms limits and relations. They opened aboard a Soviet train with high hopes, while Kissinger voiced cautious optimism and warned against premature agreements.
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Vladivostok
U.S.S.R
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
John Hushen
Henry A. Kissinger
Siberian
Moscow
Valentian Zorin
Kissinger
Zorin
Middle East
No Decision Yet In Fish Kill Case
The Missouri Clean Water Commission says a charge against A P Green Refractories over a Salt River fish kill is under consideration with no decision yet. Peabody Coal Co faces potential charges for acid drainage from a Clinton strip mine killing 1500 fish and risking civil penalties up to 10000 dollars. A newborn, Brian Joseph Vallely, arrives at Audrain Medical Center weighing nine pounds thirteen ounces. grandparents Gene Hill and Mrs. Shirley Hill of Mexico named him.
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Associated Press
A.P. Green Refractories Co
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri
Missouri Clean Water Commission
Salt River
Press Association
Jefferson City, Mo
Peabody Coal Co
Henry County
Dan Summers
Attorney General’s Office
A. P. Green
Clean Water Commission
Attorney General's Office
Summers
Peabody Coal
Clinton
Bear Creek
Henry County School Fund
Brian Joseph Vallely
George Vallely
Route 5
Audrain Medical Center
Gene Hill
Mexico
Shirley Hill
Missouri Urged to Seek Full Budget for Football, Athletics
MU President C Brice Ratchford plans to ask the legislature to fund the full 133 million dollar budget for next year after cuts proposed by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Curators questioned athletic needs as renovations to Memorial Stadium and restrooms were scaled back. James Smith urged sustained athletics in Missouri and cities like St. Louis and Kansas City worry about policing and traffic. The board approved an honorary law degree for Lawrence K. Roos and a 2,176,176 dollar contract for a St. Louis administration building. St. Louis may offer master's degrees in psychology and public policy administration pending finances.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Brice Ratchford
Missouri
Smith
St. Louis
Kansas City
Columbia
Columbia Tribune
Mexico
Tribune
Oklahoma
Ratchford
Paul Sharp
Athletic Department
Missouri-St. Louis
Lawrence K. Roos
Roos
Rallo Construction Co
State Approves 50000 Grant For Fairgrounds Park
The State Inter-Agency Council for Outdoor Recreation approved a $50,000 grant to Mexico for early Fairground Park development. The project, part of 65 Missouri grants totaling $2.8 million, plans two ball fields a comfort station a shelter house a playground and a tot lot. City share comes from a $20,000 land donation and $30,000 in kind services. City manager Neil Nielsen says work starts in spring.
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State Inter-Agency Council For Outdoor Recreation
The
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
City of Mexico
Fairground Park
Mexico
Missouri
Recreation Corp
Neil Nielsen
Plunkett Park
Kissing Safe But Beware Of Handshake
In Berkeley a health expert says kissing rarely transmits a cold but handshakes and touching contaminated objects do. Dr. Jack H. Schieble of the California Health Department notes viruses linger briefly in the mouth, while touching the nose after contact can trigger sneezing the next day.
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Berkeley, Calif
Industry and Union Resume Talks to End Coal Strike
Washington AP dispatch reports industry negotiator Guy Farmer and United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller with a three year contract impasse. Federal mediator W J Usery Jr notes desire to solve, no current plan to force end, strike extends into December. Miller cites five or six disputed areas while industry suggests minor rearrangements without raising price.
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Washington
National Coal
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Guy Farmer
Farmer
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
W. J. Usery Jr
Miller
UMW
Bargaining Council
Usery
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Seoul
Chung
Joseph Vallely
Arthur Hills Golf Course
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Jack H. Schieble
Alta Bates Hospital
Schieble
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