US Fights Back In UN Assembly Row Over Amin Remarks
In a heated UN General Assembly session Africa and Arab nations denounced Daniel Patrick Moynihan for calling Ugandan President Idi Amin a racist murderer. Moynihan and a U S delegate rebutted, while Amin’s UN ambassador and the African group leader warned the dispute would continue. Echeverria urged Spain’s UN membership suspension discussions as well after Spain executed five terrorists.
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United Nations
NLY
WAP
U.S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Idi Amin
United States
General Assembly
Amin
Adolf Hitler
Moynihan
U.N
Khalid Younis Kinene
Tiamiou Adjibade
Dahomey
Luis Echeverria
Spain
Security Council
Assembly
Human Rights Commission
Echeverria
Israel
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
New York Times
Organization of African States
OAU
Thieves Take Entire Garage Wall in St Louis Suburb
In RAST ST LOUIS Illinois thieves reportedly dismantled and removed the entire rear wall of a garage over the weekend leaving only a two by four brace. The owner Robert Meszaros said the roof remains intact and the wall was concrete block by block. Police face a prior unsolved brick service station theft as they investigate.
Post and Union Mediators Meet
Washington AP negotiators from The Washington Post and members of its pressmen union plan a meeting today, first since walkout began seven days ago. Federal mediators arrange talks as strike spreads to mail room and a third vote on union joining the Strike is set for Wednesday.
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Washington Post
Post
Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild
Appeal Likely On Secrecy Of Agnew Papers
Washington AP The Justice Department plans to appeal a federal judge order to release investigatory documents tied to Spiro Agnew’s tax evasion plea. Judge June Green held most files must be released within 10 days with a 45 day detailed listing for retained items.
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Washington
Justice Department
Spiro T. Agnew
June L. Green
Maryland
George Washington University
Roy J. Baldwin
Bruce Feder
Agnew
Girl Learns Kiss Of Life Saves Father In Time
Thirteen year old Lyn Kraft learned CPR in health class and revived her 50 year old father after a heart attack. She performed four breaths, fifteen compressions, and two more breaths for five minutes until paramedics arrived, restoring his breathing and color.
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Ventnor
N.J
Lyn Kraft
Leonard Kraft
Atlantic City Medical Center
Lyn
Ventnor Middle School
Atlantic Shore
Kraft
Sandy
Marie Paladi
Lindy
Sindy
Mrs. Kraft
Fairgrounds Park Work To Begin In Mexico City
Gary Eide, city manager, told the Mexico Park Board that survey work for grading and landscaping at Fairgrounds Park will start this week. Projects include a shelter house, comfort station, playground, and ball diamonds with spring construction possible. Kalkofen resigns. minority representation urged for replacement. Board reviewed Community Development funding proposals for five park projects including a fishing pier, Northeast Park roadway work, Hardin Park sidewalks, pool analysis, and lighted tennis courts at Fairgrounds Park.
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Fairgrounds Park
Gary Eide
Mexico Park Board
Eide
Robert Kalkofen
Col. C R. Stribling Jr
Rosemary Kennedy Back At School
Rosemary Kennedy, sister of Senator Edward M Kennedy, has returned to St Colletta's School in Jefferson Wisconsin after wandering alone for five hours in Chicago's Loop. Sister Mary Sheila, administrator, said Monday she is perfectly well and none the worse for the experience.
Best Sellers List Prompts Publisher Weekly Debut Titles
Current Best Sellers compilation by Publishers Weekly features fiction including Ragtime by Doctorow Look for Mister Goodbar by Rossner Shogun by Clavell and The Great Train Robbery by Crichton Humboldt's Gift by Crichton Bellow titles. Nonfiction highlights Sylvia Porter's Money Book Porter TM Discovering Energy and Overcoming Stress Bloomfield Total Fitness in 30 Minutes a Week Morehouse and Grass Winning Through Intimidation Ringer Breach of Faith White.
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Doctorow
Mister Goodbar
Rossner ‘Shogun
Clavell
Crichton
Humboldt’s Gift
Bellow
Sylvia Porter
Porter
Bloomfield
Morehouse
Grass
Ringer
White
Lawyer Whitlow's Sale Bargain for Mahogany Sheraton Table
Fulton lawyer Bill Whitlow bought a mahogany Sheraton table and eight chairs at Mrs. George Hunt’s sale. A typographical error in The Ledger hinted at $60, but the correct price was $600. The table and chairs sold separately for $1160, but no one bid higher for the full set.
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Bill Whitlow
Fulton
George Hunt
He's CIIA- But Not A Spy
Igor Vorobyoff, a six foot bearded man in June Lake California, admits working for the CIA and says he translates unclassified Russian publications into English. A local merchant questions why a CIA agent would be in a mountain town. He jokes about being agent 004 but insists he is no spy.
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June Lake
Calif
Igor Vorobyoff
CIA
Vorobyoff
CTIA
004
Boy Celebrates Despite Illness At Grandparents Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs James D Hendren of Thompson hosted a joint birthday party for grandsons Shane Turner age 7 and Chad age 5 over the weekend. Shane battles Hodgkins disease diagnosed in summer after glandular neck surgery July 28 and spleen removal August 7. He receives radiation treatment at the University of Missouri Medical Center after being referred by a Mexico physician. mother Jean Turner cites ongoing care in Kansas City.
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James D. Hendren
Thompson
Shane Turner
Chad
Kansas City
Jean Turner
Shane
Hodgkins
Mexico
University of Missouri Medical Center
Michael Cooperstock
Kansas University Medical Center
Kanas City
Two Contests For Van-Far Directors
Two election contests arise for the Van-Far Ambulance District directors with filings in Districts 1 and 6. Mayor Don Crow and John F. Maple Jr. filed in District 1, while Barbara J. Barrett and Howard L. Dixon filed in District 6. Other districts show unopposed candidates. election day is October 31 with filings due by 5 p.m. October 10.
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Van-Far Ambulance
Don Crow
John F. Maple Jr
Pike County
Alvin
Barbara J.) Barrett
Vandalia
Howard L. Dixon
Curryville
Dave Strassner
Thomas Blevins
Floyd T. Chinn
Dempsey Dixon
New Tractor Stolen From Smith's Lot
Audrain County Sheriff investigates the theft of a new Massey Ferguson farm tractor from Smith Motor and Implement Co on Highway 22. Valued at 6 084 dollars, the tractor was parked on the lot Thursday and missing by Monday when reported.
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Audrain County
Smith Motor and Implement Co
Kissinger urges prompt vote on Sinai monitors
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged Congress to approve stationing up to 200 American monitors in the Sinai Desert saying there will be no interim Israel Egypt accord without a congressional vote. He asked the Senate committee not to tie the Sinai accord to other U.S. undertakings while stressing assurances to Israel and Egypt remain separate international policy statements.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Sinai Desert
Israel
Egypt
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sinai
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J. William Fulbright
Man Bites Fox Amid West German Army Training
Pvt. Bernd Dauwitz, in a sleeping bag at Ehra Lessien maneuver area, felt a fox paw on his face and bit the animal’s paw to free himself. He was treated at a hospital for possible rabies after the encounter with the fox that wandered into his tent.
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West Germany
Bernd Dauwitz
Dauwitz
Ehra- Lessien
Networks refuse Ford speech live coverage except ABC
CBS and NBC refused live TV coverage of President Ford's 1976 tax cut speech citing equal time fears. ABC aired the speech live at 8 p.m. EDT from the White House, amid FCC equal time rule changes that exempt bona fide news events but not presidential speeches by announced candidates.
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CBS
NBC
White House
Ford
ABC
Ron Nelsen
Federal Communications Commission
Nessen
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Mutual Broadcasting System
National Public
Ambulance Fund Drive Reaches $16595 For Van-Far District
Two months of bake sales and gifts have raised 16595 for the Van-Far Ambulance district covering Cur ryville area and part of Pike County. Volunteers including Mrs. Mary Hechler and Mrs. Barbara Barrett target training EMTs, new equipment, and a radio link to hospital bases. A 1800 radio installation in Columbia and a 4000 to 5000 funding mix are planned as the effort continues with bake sales and future events.
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Van-Far
Mary Hechler
Kimberly Gaile Hopke
J.W. Hopke
Tri-County
Tri-County Board
Curvie
Pike County
Columbia
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Red Cross
Alvin
Barbara) Barrett
Pennsylvania
Barrett
Van-Far Ambulance Board
Vandalia
Curryville
VFW Hall
Bill Hicks
Scott’s Corner
Audrain Medical Center
Hicks
St. Louis
Cannon Dam
Prairie Rangers CB Radio Club
Coca-Cola Offers Deal To Egypt
Coca Cola Co. offered Egypt aid to develop its citrus industry and contemplated major investments and technological help. A spokesman said negotiations remain strictly business as the boycott following the 1966 bottling franchise sale to Israel continues.
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Atlanta
Coca Cola Co
Egypt
Florida
Israel
Food Stamps Out Of Control Debate Opens
Senators and the Treasury Secretary clash over the food stamp program as a Senate Agriculture subcommittee begins four days of testimony. Richard Feltner outlines the 18.8 million monthly reach and Ford’s revision plan amid White House disagreements. Lawmakers push a conservative liberal reform package as the framework for year end action. Feltner argues against “spinning wildly” yet admits tightening eligibility is needed to control such entitlements.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Agriculture
Richard L. Feltner
Feltner
Ford
White House
Robert Dole
R-Kan
George McGovern
D- M.D
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
James Buckley
C-Rn.y
Robert Michel
R-Nl
Abortion Access Gaps Remain After Supreme Court Ruling
A nationwide study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute for Planned Parenthood finds 30 to 50 percent of women seeking abortions in 1974 could not obtain the procedure. About half of those blocked were poor or near poor, with only 15 percent of public hospitals providing abortions in early 1974. New York and California accounted for about half of 1973 abortions. many states reported none.
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Supreme Court
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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High Court
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Mississippi
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