Nixon In Tax Talk Promises Campaign Finance Focus
President Nixon uses a three network radio address to lay out tax policy as a key re election issue in his campaign against George McGovern. McGovern accuses Republicans of funding groups to suppress minority voter registration. Judicial ruling on Watergate debate clarified. GAO audit criticisms of McGovern finances prompt partisan responses. Shriver campaigns in Los Angeles and S Eleanor McGovern in Texas.
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Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Chicago
Illinois
Washington
Watergate
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
General Accounting Office
GAO
Republican National Committee
Robert Dole
Dole
Kirby Jones
Bob Dole
Sargent Shriver
Los Angeles
Watts
Eleanor McGovern
Texas
Vanload of Marijuana Found on Farm Near Moon-Glo Corner
William Gifford Jr discovered a large amount of drying marijuana at his farm half a mile south of the Moon-Glo corner Route E after leaving the hospital. Sheriff Harold Sulgrove said the weed could be worth $5000 or more and was hauled to the farm for drying. Investigators destroyed the crop and questioned two men who managed the farm during Gifford’s absence.
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William Gifford Jr
Moon-Glo Corner
Route E
Harold Sulgrove
Gifford
Sulgrove
Russell Wilkes
McGovern Draws KC Crowd Cheers
Democratic nominee George McGovern campaigns with Senator Eagleton in Kansas City drawing a crowd of more than 15,000 at Union Station. Eagleton to join in St. Louis for Truman awards. McGovern says the Eagleton issue should be set aside and focuses on national problems. A Des Moines crowd hears him say the peace rumors loom as the showdown nears. An anecdote about a hardware merchant and a hammer buyer closes the item.
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Kansas City, Mo
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern
Eagleton
St. Louis
Harry Truman
Missouri
Kansas City
United States Senate
Tom Eagleton
Union Station
Sen
Stuart Symington
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Nixon
Children Drink Poisonous Solvent
Three children in the Rivers Addition area drank a solvent called Bulen on Wednesday. Cynthia Ennis, 4, remained in intensive care at University Medical Center after being admitted Friday noon. Kenneth Havrum, 5, and Robert Cross, 5, who live on Mexico Route 1, were treated and released. The case sparked questions about emergency room procedures and access to a physician in the hospital.
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Rivers Addition
University Medical Center
Columbia
Cynthia Ennis
Darrell Rivers
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Kenneth Havrum
William Havrum
Robert Cross
Betty L. Cross
Rte
Woodrow Lee
Audrain Center
Lee
Bonnie Brower
Frank Cason
Monroe
Coal Streets
Earl Jaeger
Good Year For Fall Color Brightens Missouri
The Missouri Conservation Department says cool nights and warm days, aided by a parasitic wasp, boost fall colors. Peak color arrives next week in northwest Missouri, while most of the state follows in two to four weeks. Some areas already show color on sumac and sassafras as oaks hold on. An early frost touched some spots and traffic fatalities remain a hazard in October.
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Jifferson City
Missouri
Missouri Conservation Department
Sumac
Sassafras
Virginia
Dowd Leads In Undisclosed Funds
St Louis report finds Edward L Dowd Democratic candidate for governor led in unreported campaign spending with 105 448 spent on TV ads and 73 958 on reporting costs. Kit Band Morris and McNary also tied to undisclosed funds with various shortfalls and critics call the law Mickey Mouse.
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ST. Louis
Edward L. Dowd
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The
Globe
Kentucky
Kansas
Missouri
the Globe
Dowd
Christopher
Kit
William S. Morris
Gene McNary
Joseph Teasdale
William Buckley
al Stephan
Morris
McNary
Fighting Mounts To 4 Month High In Cambodia Capital Attack
Communist sappers struck Phnom Penh on the Pchum Ban holiday, launching a bold assault that left at least 19 dead and over 60 wounded as fighting continued near the city center. In South Vietnam, widespread attacks reached a four month high, wounding an American general. Saigon officials said the Vietnam action was not linked to Phnom Penh. Brig. Gen. Ronald J. Fairfield Jr. was wounded by shrapnel on Highway 13, where troops later cleared the road for civilian traffic.
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Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Saigon
Highway 13
Ronald J. Fairfield Jr
Minneapolis
Minn
Fairfield
U.S
Cambodia
Red Stocking Follies Delights First Night Crowd
The Ed Sullivan style show thrills a Presser Hall audience in Mexico with music comedy and dance. Linda Giesler sings the title song Singing In the Rain amid raincoats and umbrellas. Mrs. Walter Leeper and William Hase perform solos in Songs of the South and Summertime respectively. A quartet supports the dancers in Sleepy Time South, and a World War I salute draws applause. Judy Nelson leads Do I Hear A Waltz with other dances following.
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Mexico
Presser Hall
Linda Giesler
Walter Leeper
William Hase
South
Ed Dubrouillet
Bo Broemmel
Robert Ollis
Follies
Robert Kalkofen
Unconfirmed Peace Talks Stir Stocks and The War Debate
Washington officials left open the possibility of progress in secret Vietnam negotiations while dismissing published reports as speculative. The stock market rose on the rumors as McGovern urged ending the war and Nixon pressed Kissinger and Haig after meeting on Friday.
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Washington
White House
Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Saigon
London
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
George McGovern
London Times
Nixon
Kissinger
Alexander Haig
Lankford Leads in Audrain Medical Center Follies Contest
Dr. Harold D. Lankford, backed by Audrain Medical Center staff, holds the lead in the Red Stocking Follies maharaja contest with Ed Sydenstricker second and Frank DiBlasi third. Harold Squires falls to fourth as John Cline Berry Hacker and Bob Ligon also compete. winner to be announced at intermission of the final performance.
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Harold D. Lankford
Audrain Medical Center
Leonard Davis
Ed Sydenstricker
Frank DiBlasi
Harold Squires
John Cline
Berry Hacker
Bob Ligon
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Judy Nelson
Debbie Blackmore
Ledger
Richard Vance
Dr. Lankford
Ford
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