Turks Increase Rescue Effort After Turkish Earthquake Blizzard
In Caldiran eastern Turkey heavy snow and icy winds worsen disaster as authorities evacuate homeless quake survivors. Deputy governor Muzaffer Yuce warns of freezing risk for mountain villagers while Governor Goy Ahmet Tosun calls the storm a calamity equal to the quake. orders are issued to intensify rescue actions.
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Caldiran
Turkey
Muzaffer Yuce
Goy
Ahmet Tosun
Dole urges unity as GOP faces chairman choice
Sen. Bob Dole says the Republican party cannot afford a battle between moderates and conservatives over a new national chairman. He urges inclusion of liberal-leaning groups, notes the party was weakened by the election, and mentions possible successors while the RNC prepares to appoint Mary Louise Smith's replacement. He also cites efforts to broaden the base and attract Black voters.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Dole
ABC News
Kansas
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Republican National Committee
Senate
Mary Louise Smith
James Baker
William Brock
Tennessee
Treasury
John B. Connally
Smith
Home Buying Booming Despite 61 Per Cent Jump In Prices
Washington AP reports home buying remains bright amid a 61 percent price rise in four years and a median-price trend that outpaces affordability. Analysts note double incomes help many buyers, mortgage rates eased, and equity gains fuel purchases as existing and new home sales approach record levels.
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Washington
Kenneth J. Kahin
National Association of Realtors
Cake sculptor Roland Winbeckler makes world headlines
Kent, AP The World Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt awarded Roland Winbeckler two gold medals for cake sculpture, a rare double honor. The 30 year old, now famous for lifelike gingerbread and chocolate artworks, created a Bengal tiger cake for Ringling Brothers and Lincoln Center birthday wishes, while working at The Fantastic Cake Box bakery in Kent. He previously did not plan sculpture, but his imaginative designs drew local and national attention. He appeared on What's My Line but was not guessed.
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Kent
Wash
Roland Winbeckler
Winbeckler
Frankfurt
West Germany
Hne
Harlan Sandera
Colo
Fantastic Cake Box
Miss Mary Dunlap Dies at 42 in Mexico
Miss Mary Dunlap 42 of Mexico died at Pin Oaks Nursing Home on Saturday at 10 55 am born March 21 1694 in Springfield Illinois daughter of John R and Maggie VanNattan Dunlap survived by four sisters Mrs Emma Jones Mrs Debbie Corrigan Mrs Addie Wilkerson and Mrs John Minnie Walker one brother James R Dunlap and several nieces and nephews she taught junior high school mathematics in Kasha Oklahoma in recent years lived with sister at 715 Yale St member of First Presbyterian Church Mexico Business and Professional Women Order of the Eastern Star and the Kings Daughters funeral 2 pm today Precht Pickering Funeral Home with burial Elmwood Cemetery memorials to church or Kings Daughters Home.
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Mary Dunlap
Mexico
Pin Oaks
Miss Dunlap
Springfield
Ill
John R
Maggie VanNattan Dunlap
Emma Jones
Debbie Corrigan
Cushing
Okla
Addie Wilkerson
Bates City
Mra
John
Minnie) Walker
Mean River
Wyo
James R. Dunlap
Shakopee
Minn
Kasha
Oklo
Mrs. Jones
Yale St
First Presbyterian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
King's Daughters
Precht- Pickering
Robert Collina
Elmwood Cemetery
King’s Daughters Home
Ruse Rites Set Tuesday At 2 P.M.
Mrs Emma W Ruse 81 of 6 Rock Springs Mexico died Saturday at Pin Oaks Nursing Home where she had been a patient since June She was born Oct 25 1895 in Warrenton and married Fred J Ruse in 1920 They lived in Mexico and near Auxugasse before moving to a farm then to their present address Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home Rev J C Montgomery of the Mexico United Methodist Church will officiate Burial will be Elmwood Cemetery The family will receive friends after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Fred J
Emma W.) Ruse
Rock Springs
Mexico
Pin Oaks
Warrenton
Fred W
Minnie Timmerberg
Fred J. Ruse
Auxugasse
William Thone
St. Louis
Roy
Flora) Knipmeyer
Arnold Funeral Home
J.C. Montgomery
More Smoke Gases From Some Low Tar Cigarettes
New Reader's Digest study finds certain low tar and nicotine filter brands emit higher levels of hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides than some regular and high tar cigarettes. The report, based on charts, notes other high tar brands also yield more gases than high tar nonfilters, linking tar and nicotine to cancer and heart disease.
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New York
Foster D. Snell, Inc
Merit King
Fact King
Camel
Obituary: O B Melahn Dies At 88 In Mexico Missouri
Orville B Melahn 88 of 314 East Monroe Mexico died Sunday at Audrain Medical Center after a brief illness. Born September 30 1888 in Champaign County Illinois he married Marie Louis Miller in 1912. Survived by wife Marie a daughter Evelyn Brown Sr two grandchildren Nelson Jr Mick Melanie a sister Ada Erdel and Grace Staples. Burial at a later date in Mexico mourners to attend service Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church with Rev George B Wraith officiating.
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Orville B. Melahn
E. Monroe
Audrain Medical Center
Champaign County
Til
William C
Emma B. Fabert Melahn
Marie Louis Miller
Rush Hill
Nelson
Evelyn) Brown Sr
Mexico
Nelson Brown Jr
Lansing
Mick
Melanie Brown
Wellsville
Ada Erdel
Clinton
Grace Staples
Phillip
Walter Melahn
Melahn
Laddonia
Hannibal
Monroe
First Christian Church
George B. Wraith
Montgomery Switches Methodist Positions
The Rev J C Montgomery Jr will become district superintendent of the Columbia-Mexico District effective January 1. He succeeds Rev Richard J Detweiler who will transfer to the Hannibal Kirksville District, and Poole moves to St Louis as director of the Missouri East Conference Council on Ministries. Montgomery remains in Mexico with his family as the district covers nearly 70 churches and 13 000 members across nine counties. He has held prior posts in Cape Girardeau Farmington Union Church and is active in Kiwanis and local child welfare work. He serves on national church bodies and has represented Missouri East at several conferences. He is a prominent Masonic official poised to become Grand Master next fall.
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J.C. Montgomery Jr
Mexico United
Missouri East Conference Council On Ministries
Mexico
Detweiler
Goodrich
Montgomery
Columbia-Mexico
United Methodist
Audrain
Boone
Callaway
Randolph
Monroe
Lincoln
Pike
Ralls
Cape Girardeau
Farmington
Union Church
St. Louis
Kiwanis Club
Audrain County
General Council On Ministries
United Methodist Communications
Masonic Home
Missouri
Court To Hear Nixon Tape Bid
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Nixon’s bid to control White House tape recordings and other records. The case centers on the Presidential Materials and Recordings Preservation Act of 1974 giving GSA access to about 42 million pages and 888 reels, with Nixon arguing privacy rights are violated.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Congress
General Services Administration
Sec
Nixon
Executive Branch
Government
GSA
Med Center Staff Tops Fund Drive Total
Audrain Medical Center employees raised 3850.92 for the Mexico Community Chest 1976 drive, surpassing the goal by 1909.92. Jim Keller called the result a joy and noted improved donor understanding of fund use. The drive nears its 59800 target with 32100 raised, and the 25-and-Up Club now has 500 members boosted by payroll deductions from more businesses.
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Audrain Medical Center
Mexico Community Chest
Medical Center
Jim Keller
Community Chest
Keller
Larry Spehr
Drive
Spehr
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