iMore Free Meals This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving saw mixed fortunes as unemployment rose. Salvation Army in multiple cities reported more free dinners, while Helping Hands in Sunnyside and Seattle'sNeighbors In Need faced fewer donations and turned away 25 families. Philadelphia and New York hosted large parades drawing hundreds of thousands, with Sesame Street characters added in New York. Jurors from Watergate case watched games from a hotel during their Thanksgiving dinner.
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Associated Press
Salvation Army
Helping Hands
Sunnyside
Big Bird
Ernie
the Count
Smoke detectors become required in new housing
Building code amendments align with national standards, making smoke detectors mandatory in all new homes and units under FHA Minimum Property Standards as of August 1. Codes specify approved detectors, with ionization types valued for early fire detection but prone to false alarms, while photoelectric and beam types face alignment and dust issues.
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FHA
Bob Cusic
Audrain University Extension
4 Year Old Safe In Groundhog Hole
In Winsfield Missouri a 4 year old boy named Bryan Branson was found safe after 7% hours missing in a wooded area near the Walter Tracy home. Lincoln County Sheriff Arlie Creech led a search with over 250 volunteers. Bryan reportedly crawled into a groundhog hole enlarged by recent rains and wandered from a creek.
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Winfield, Mo
Walter Tracy
Tracy
Bryan Branson
St. Louis
Lincoln County
Arlie Creech
Creech
Bryan
Michael Branson
Tracys
Frankfurt
Germany
Mrs Strehlman At National MH Meeting
Mrs John Strehlman of Mexico participates in the National Mental Health meeting in Washington D C. New president Elliot Richardson honors include Erik Erikson and Buzz Aldrin with others noting the scope of mental illness and the work of local and national groups. Elderly woman beaten to death in Haywood City area during a robbery. Julie Lee Thompson 70 found in her home. police report a nail board used in attack and an empty purse nearby.
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East Central Missouri Mental Health Association
John Strehlman
Mexico
National Association For Mental Health, Inc
Washington, D.C
Gerridee Wheeler
North Dakota
National Association For Mental Health
Elliot Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
Harvard
Erik Erikson
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin, Jr
Jessie F. Sargent
Massachusetts
Christopher
Kit) Bond
America
Benton, Mo
Julie Lee Thompson
Haywood City
Here
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Man With Double Heart Making Rapid Recovery
Ivan Taylor, 58, who received a second heart in a historic operation, is out of bed and eating well at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Doctors cautioned on potential rejection while noting his rapid improvement. the heart came from Jennifer Schrickker, a 10 year old girl killed just before the five hour procedure led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard. Jennifer’s funeral drew over 200 mourners despite a windstorm, with funds raised to aid the family.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Ivan Taylor
Groote Schuur Hospital
Taylor
Jennifer Schrickker
VA Funds To Audrain County Reported For 1974
The Veterans Administration spent about 1.345 million dollars in Audrain County in the year ending June 1974. Allocations included 821,664 for compensation and pension and 418,918 for education and vocational rehabilitation, with 86,806 for insurance and indemnities plus 17,500 in direct loans for veteran homebuyers.
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Veterans Administration
Audrain County
Missouri
New Feed Law Hearing Set
Jefferson City Missouri Department of Agriculture director James B Boillot announces a December 17 1974 hearing to discuss rules and regulations for the Missouri Commercial Feed Law. Written comments are due by December 24 1974. The rules are expected to be officially released around January 1 1975.
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Jefferson City
James B. Boillot
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Jefferson Building
Boillot
Russia China boycott Rome food session in 1974
The Soviet Union and China dropped a Rome meeting on feeding 500 million Asia and Africa hungry, while the United States and other wheat exporters discussed emergency supplies. World wheat crop forecasts call for about 325 million tons next year, with China not counted in the figure. The FAO chief Boerma urged 8 to 12 million tons of grain needed before June to avert famine, while Western nations cite a 5 million ton immediate need. Champion dies at Portland Zoo. Thonglaw, a famed elephant, passed away at 27.
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Rome
Soviet Union
China
Asia
Africa
United States
Moscow
Peking
Addeke Boerma
Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations
International Wheat Council
London
Russia
Boerma
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Towle Sterling Flatware
Rockhurst
Rockhurst College
Kansas City
Ann P
Dan Alan Hagan
Ray J. Hagan
Cunningham Road
Joanne C. Kasper
William Kasper
Route 5
W. Jackson
Montgoaaery Wvard
Pier Jewelry Co
S. Jefferson
Mexico, Mo
Powen’s
Champion
Portland, Ore
Thonglaw
Portland Zoo
Roy Parker
Beltone Consultan
Beltone
Jefferson
Bellone Hearing Service
Ledger
Dodge Colt
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Usac Threu
Dodge Boys
Motor and Implement Inc
Dodge
Niles
Natermal
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