Sandbags Ready As Mississippi Flood Risk Rises
In St Louis area officials warn Mississippi River rise may mirror last spring as localized flooding threatens unprotected areas. The Army Corps of Engineers oversees sandbagging and levee repairs while predicting flood stage along Missouri's eastern border by Monday. Residents on Kaskaskia Island recall past evacuations and brace for renewed flooding.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Carrol Blackwell
Corps’ Disaster Recovery Office
Missouri
Mississippi
Clarksville-Winfield
Blackwell
National Weather Service
Corps
Norman Picou
Kaskaskia Island
Nixon Approval Sinks Further in Gallup Poll
In a Sept 21-24 survey of 1505 adults by Gallup, 32 percent approved of President Nixon's performance, down from 35 percent on Sept 7-10 and 38 percent in late August. Disapproval stood at 59 percent with 9 percent undecided as Watergate hearings dominated early August. Israel observes Yom Kippur with a near halt in daily life in Tel Aviv.
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Princeton
N.J
Nixon
Personal News in Paris and St Louis Visitors
Mrs. Harry Belcher presented a Quilts program while Miss Margaret Powers urged volunteers for Community Service. MR. AND MRS. Paul Ward and MR. AND MRS. Lloyd Krummel with Miss Java Sharp visited from Paris and St Louis. Clyde Menefee spoke to the Republican Women’s Club on voter registration. Bazaar Sale planned for December. no November meeting. Senate Finance Committee endorsed a 7 percent Social Security benefits increase.
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Harry Belcher
Margaret Powers
Lloyd Krummel
Java Sharp
St. Louis
Miss Sharp
Cloyde Menefee
Monroe County
Republican Women’s Club
Menefee
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Registration Laws Require Amendment
Jefferson City Missouri voters could vote in their precinct even if a subdivision ballot question lies outside their boundaries. Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick proposed amending voter registration law to allow voting within their precinct regardless of subdivision boundaries. In Santiago Chile, three strong earthquakes struck central Chile early today, followed by many aftershocks, with no injuries or major damage reported.
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Jefferson City
James C. Kirkpatrick
Water District
Missouri County Clerks Association
Santiago
Chile
Wellsville Personal News and Local Schedule Highlights
The Wellsville area reports a dinner party committee voted to donate to the school milk fund with 17 members present. Several items note weekend visits, weddings, and family gatherings, along with weekly meal menus for Wellsville Middletown R-1 and elementary schools and a fifth grade Indian Day observance.
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Wellsville
Mike Lewis
Darrin Wood
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