Missouri soybeans projected at 112 million bushels in 1972
Missouri forecasts show 112 million bushels of soybeans based on Oct. 1 observations, up 15 percent from 1971 and 9 percent above the 1968 record. Corn is 215 million bushels, sorghum 26.8 million, cotton 520,000 bales, and wheat near last year’s level.
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Washington
Agriculture — Department
Missouri
Columbia, Mo
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Agriculture Department
Southeastern
Delta
Texas
Oklahoma
Jailed Newark Reporter Stands Firm for Free Press
Peter Bridge, a 36 year old Newark journalist, remains jailed for refusing to answer 85 grand jury questions. He says yielding would betray the free press and vows to stay jailed as long as necessary. The case arose after he named a source alleging a $10,000 Newark Housing Authority bribe. The grand jury may wind up in 10 days, with Bridge’s appeal pending before the high court.
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Newark
N.J
Peter Bridge
Bridge
Free Press
City Hall
Evening News of
Essex County Grand Jury
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
Igh Court
Anne
Mark
Rebecca
Belleville
the News
Plastic Trees Won’t Last in San Pedro Replacement Plan
In Los Angeles County, $50,000 of plastic trees and plants lining San Pedro streets will be replaced with live vegetation after County Supervisor James A. Hayes argued the artificial trees are not durable. The Board approved the motion by a 25 to 0 vote.
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Los Angeles
San Pedro
James A. Hayes
Hayes
Cattle Prices Steady in Early October Market
The Agriculture Department reports cattle prices held steady in early October with steer prices at Omaha around 35.20 dollars per hundredweight for the week ended Oct 5, modestly lower than the prior week. Yearly comparison shows October prices near 32.40 dollars per hundredweight a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Omaha
USDA
Hearing Set For Youth In Four Slayings
In Nodaway County Missouri a 15 year old boy faces potential adult prosecution on four slaying charges. A petition names him as the killer of Marian Merrigan 45 Kathleen 41 Helen Ann 16 and William Eugene 15. A hearing was scheduled for Monday before a substitute juvenile court judge. The youth is jailed unnamed and motive remains unknown. The Merrigan farm lies near Conception Junction close to Maryville where Marilyn Sue Merrigan 18 attends Northwest Missouri State University.
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Maryville
Raymond Eckles
Nodaway County
Marian Merrigan
Kathleen
Helen
Marilyn Sue Merrigan
Northwest Missouri State University
Merrigan
Conception Junction
Crowd Hears War Tape At Minnesota Campus Vigil
At the University of Minnesota thousands listened as a taped account described napalm devastation in Vietnam. Senator George McGovern cited the voice as truth and urged leadership change while the crowd remained largely silent. The anonymous GI spoke of villages and the moral stain of war.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Vietnam
University of Minnesota
George McGovern
McGovern
Jerry Williams
Boston
WBZ
Williams
Moscow
Fund Raisers Ordered To Court In Barker Trial
Three Nixon fund raisers including Kenneth Dahlberg Maurice Stans and Hugh Sloan were ordered extradited to testify at Bernard Barker’s Miami Watergate trial. Barker is charged with misusing a notary seal on a 25000 campaign check. Subpoenas target AP UPi and Miami radio TV outlets for pretrial materials.
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Miami
Nixon
Florida
Bernard L. Barker
Barker
Democratic
Washington
Kenneth Dahlberg
Republican Finance
Midwest
Dade County
Baker
Minnesota
Wash
Ington
D.C
Virginia
Central Intelligence Agency
Dahlberg
Republic National Bank
Fraud Charge On General WASHINGTON AP Brig Gen Earl Cole Indicted
Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole of Alexandria Virginia has been indicted on fraud charges accusing him of aiding a former secretary to travel illegally in the Far East and to refurbish living quarters at government expense. Cole is 53 years old.
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Washington
Earl F. Cole
Far East
Cole
Alexandria
Indicted in Richmond over Vietnam officer club irregularities
Lea He and Mrs Catherine J Baker of Alaska were named in a Richmond U S District Court indictment. They face charges including conspiracy false statements to the government and fraudulent claims. Maximum penalties are 5000 dollars and ten years in prison for each count.
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Senate
Vietnam
Lea
U.S. District Court
Richmond
Mra
Catherine J. Baker
Alaska
Justice Department
Drug use rises among U S troops in Thailand
Washington reports two and a half percent of U S servicemen in Thailand test for heroin or hard drugs, a fivefold rise from earlier figures. Pentagon official Dr Richard Wilbur notes more hard-drug users among 45 000 Thai based troops, while Vietnam sees a sharp fall. He attributes the increase to larger troop numbers better detection and easier drug access in Thailand.
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Washington
U.S
Thailand
Defense Department
Vietnam
Richard 8. Wilbur
Pentagon
Wilbur
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