Mills admits embarrassment over Basin incident
Rep. Wilbur Mills, 65, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, described himself as embarrassed and humiliated by the Washington Tidal Basin episode after a woman jumped into the basin. He plans to return to work at the Capitol and resume his re election bid as Park Police reported a speeding car incident with a intoxicated female passenger.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Capitol
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Capitol Hill
Park
Mills
Annabel Battistella
Elizabeth Montgomery and William Asher Divorce After 11 Years
Actress Elizabeth Montgomery ends her 11 year marriage to television producer William Milton Asher citing irreconcilable differences. She appeared in Santa Monica Superior Court to receive the final divorce decree. The couple, famous for Bewitched, wed in 1963 and share three children.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Elizabeth Montgomery
Samantha
Witch
Santa Monica Superior Court
William Milton Asher
Mexico School Menus For Next Week
Mexico Public Schools publish menus for Oct 14 18. High line 1 serves ground beef pattie with fries slaw and condiments. line 2 offers Wiener wine and country fried steak on different days. elementary menus include ground beef pattie on bun and circus submarine sandwiches with side dishes. students receive milk with all meals.
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Mexico
Universal Menu
Space mission newscoverage split Soviet bar on Baykonur access
The Soviet Union plans to bar American reporters from Baykonur for the Apollo Soyuz launch while allowing Soviet journalists access at Cape Canaveral for the U.S. segment. NASA officials argue open coverage will prevail on most of the mission, with Moscow restricting Western press to a downtown Moscow site.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cape Canaveral
Space Agency
Baykonur
U.S
NASA
America
Russia
Moscow
Associated Press
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Academy of Sciences
John P. Donnelly
Donnelly
Charles de Gaulle
Hushbush
United States
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Lehr targets audits of public service and health agencies in Missouri
Lehr says the Public Service Commission Tax Commission and Division of Health should be top audit priorities in a Lehr administration. He argues performance auditing can show if taxpayers get fair value and cites nursing home inspectors training and HEW findings that 47 percent of Missouri homes failed Life Safety Code as reasons to audit the Division of Health immediately.
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Board of Cosmetology
Public Service Commission
State Tax Commission
Missouri
Division of Health
Lehr
HEW
Major Fires Toll Mexico Property And Lives
Mexico fire officials recount a year of large blazes including the Larsen building fire on West Promenade Street on July 11 and the Baker Packing Co. blaze on Highway 22. The report lists multiple major fires from 1950 onward, detailing locations, involved parties, losses, and historic incidents across decades in the Mexico area.
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Mexico
Mexico Public Safety Department
Larsen
West Promenade Street
Gamble
Baker Packing Co
Highway 22
Rural Fire Association
MFA Grain Division
E. Holt St
Centralia
MFA
Illinois Central Gulf Station
Vigor-Tone
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pete Erdel and Sons Hardware
Monroe Street
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Green
Fairgrounds
Rocket Television Store
N. Washington St
William Winterbower
Courthouse Square
Sword Grocery
Fulton
Grand Opera House
G. D. Ferris
Hanson Smith
Kansas City
Universal Amusement Co
Clarence Barnes
Morris Furniture Co
Ledger
Erdel Hardware Co
Monroe St
Mexico Refractories Co
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum Theatre
W. Promenade St
O. B. Thompson
Shirley Thompson
W. W. Pollock
Molino
Jonesburg
Perry
Columbia
MFA Co-op Grain and Feed Co
Ringo
Jackson and
Jefferson Streets
J. F. Llewellyn
Mart Roberts
Plan Two Exits At Home For Fire Escape
NFPA chief warns most home fire deaths stem from no pre plan and practice. Advise two routes from every room, closed bedroom doors, accessible exits, and a rooftop or porch ladder if needed. Designate a distant assembly point for roll call and prohibit reentry during emergencies.
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Oscar Eugene Goss
Goss
Polly
Bat
Bewitched
Universal
George W. Lehr
John Ashcroft
Board of
Barber Examiners
George Kunkel
Fleet Academy
Missouri Military Academy
Col
A. F. Fleet
West Boulevard
Hamilton
Jackson-Clark
Windsor Hotel
Clarkson Hotel
The
Mexico Hospital
Audrain Hospital
Farm and Home Savings and Loan Co
Nichols
Missouricis Water Company
West Plaza
Phillips
Viking
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Missouri Inspection Bureau
C. Darrell Phillips
Martha Eckley
L.P.N
East Whitley
Mexico, Mo
Teresa Matich
R.N
Pollard’s Insurance Agency
Promenade
Agency
Jefferson
Kent Realty
National Fire Protection Association
NPFA
Charles 8. Morgan
NFPA
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