Real Mystery in Cattle Mutilations Investigated Across Missouri
Jefferson City authorities report a wave of cattle mutilations across Missouri with missing eyes ears tongues and sexual organs. Lawmen including Lawrence County Sheriff Marvin Quade and county deputies say cases span the southwest and northwest and involve mutilations of cows and an Angus bull. The Missouri Cattlemen's Association has expanded its $2000 reward to cover mutilations as patrol and state vets offices coordinate the inquiry. A separate note mentions a Mississippi River county cow found Oct 4 with multiple organs removed.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Missouri
Lawrence County
Marvin Quade
Quade
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Nodaway
Missouri Cattlemen's Association
Jim Spencer
C. C. Maddox
Missouri Highway Patrol
Maddox
Highway Patrol
Department of Agriculture
Pike County
Dave Jenkins
Mississippi River
Colorado
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Squabble Over Hotel Rooms For Convention
Kansas City AP Officials of the Republican convention arrangements committee blocked CBS News from locking up 700 hotel rooms for next year’s event. The city required 15 700 rooms area wide for Aug 22 week, via written pledges. CBS sought 2 4 weeks occupancy, deposits up to 5000 dollars, while the convention date moved to Aug 16. ABC alerted officials, pressuring hotels to work with GOP. CBS debated space, some hotels offered rooms. By week’s end operators capitulated as CBS considered concessions.
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Kansas City
CBS News
CBS
ABC
Russ Beasley
New York
Ralph Pellow
Holiday Inn
Aflatoxin scare questioned by USDA researcher
Lincoln, Neb AP A USDA researcher fed 100 yearlings 1000 parts per billion aflatoxin with no ill effects while farmers fear tainted corn. FDA limits interstate grain at 20 ppb, but lab tests show mixed results as experts warn against assuming danger.
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Lincoln, Neb
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Alex Keyl
Athens
Keys
Food and Drug Administrator
Ken Pohlman
A&l Midwest Agricultural Laboratories
Omaha
Bob Anderson
Nebraska Grain Dealers Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
University of Nebraska
James A. Adamson
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Adamson
Midwest
Monstrous sweet potato duel becomes garden centerpiece
Francene and Candy Conklin enjoy a giant ornamental sweet potato grown by Albert and Mrs. Conklin. The tuber weighs about 12 12 pounds and resembles a gnome head while remaining hollowed or eaten as is. The article touches on aflatoxin testing in grain, noting FDA timelines, Nebraska plant officials authority to curb unsafe grain, and the lack of field treatment. It contrasts Nebraska grain practices with testing options at USDA facilities and highlights storage conditions as key to aflatoxin formation. A separate AP item notes Arkansas permits prosecuting attorneys without law licenses.
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Francene
Candy Conklin
Albert Conklin
Richard Vance
FDA
Marv Sitorius
Plant Industry Division
State Department of Agriculture
Anderson
Omaha
USDA
Maryland
Nebraska
David Wysong
University of Nebraska
Mao Reports Active but Frail in Kissinger Talk
Secretary Kissinger's party says Mao Tse-tung remains alert though frail after a 1 hour 40 minute meeting. Mao greeted Kissinger warmly, and Peking papers show a friendly atmosphere as discussions covered broad topics. The exchange signals continued U.S. Chinese détente and supports a planned Ford visit to China in late November.
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Peking
Henry A. Kissinger
Mao Tse-tung
Kissinger
Chinese Communist Party
Mao
Peking People’s Daily
U.S
Soviet Union
Ford
History Museum
Teng Hsiao-ping
Philip Habib
Tokyo
Tipton Stabbing Probe Formed by Legislators
Legislators announce a special subcommittee to investigate the stabbing at the Women’s Correctional Facility in Tipton and related issues including the incarceration of women held at the Missouri State Penitentiary. The panel’s creation marks a formal inquiry into the incident and its broader implications.
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Tipton
Jefferson City, Mo
Richard Rabbitt
Missouri State Penitentiary
Rabbit
Welfare To Take Half By 2000 Says Banker From Fed
Kansas City AP economist Dr. Robert Auerbach of the Federal Reserve Bank warns welfare spending could consume half of U.S. production by 2000 and robs the poor of dignity and the budget of stability. He criticizes current welfare as inefficient and suggests a negative income tax as an alternative, noting past Nixon era framework but Senate rejection.
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Kansas City
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank of
New York City
Auerbach
Sys
Nixon
House
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
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