Ex-Governor Claims FBI Warned of Pearl Harbor Attack
Honolulu AP report cites late Hawaii governor John A. Burns saying a 1941 FBI warning preceded the Pearl Harbor strike. Burns, then 32 and in an espionage role, recorded memoir tapes in 1975 stating agent Robert Shivers warned of an impending attack a week before December 7. He suggested Hoover or British/Washington sources may have supplied the warning.
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Wake Up America Reader Letter on Amendment No 1 Tax
Open Forum Editor notes in Ledger letter critiquing Amendment No 1 a 1 percent sale tax claiming $20 000 000 to $26 000 000 yearly with no sunset and arguing conservation land tax loss harms local schools and property taxes. Farmers and landowners association members urge readers to consider hidden taxes and warn of tax shifts to property tax while listing local names and upcoming meetings in Callaway and surrounding areas.
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Williamsburg Elementary PTO to Hold Annual Pie and Box Supper
Williamsburg Elementary School PTO formed a coordinating committee for its annual pie and box supper set for Saturday Nov 13 to raise funds for local school needs. Playground surface recently upgraded for a safer, better area. Girl Scout Troop 365 met with 12 members and two guests. new officers Debbie Salter Angie Roberts and Pam Clarkston were elected. Open House Night planned for Nov 22 at the school auditorium with MR and MRS Calvin McCormack welcoming a daughter Chastity Jo born Oct 22 at Callway Hospital.
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Frank van Vorhis
John Martin
Newman Starke Jr
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Pam Clarkston
Calvin McCormack
Chastity Jo
Callway Hospital
Wellsville Mexico church guest speaker highlighted service
Personal News of Wellsville Mexico was the guest speaker at Sunday's service. Special music was by the church youth choir and choirs of Montgomery City and Mexico churches. Solos by James Ganaway and Mrs. Eddie Gude. E D Kemp master of ceremonies and Mrs. George Harrington gave the welcome. Mr. Reeves of Mexico gave the response. Mrs. Alma Redmond and George Jeff with Mrs. Cole are the only living offspring of the original church.
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Eddie Gude
E.D. Kemp
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George Jeff
Tax plan asks residents to pay for new handicapped housing
Fred Lierheimer, member of the Governor's Council on Mental Retardation and a tax supporter, says residents at the planned housing facility would be charged according to their ability to pay. The proposal asks voters to approve the tax on November 2 to fund the cottages.
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Democrats Plan Hamlett Night At West Plaza Session
In West Plaza, Rep. Ray Hamlett of the 48th District will greet constituents from 7 to 830 PM during an informal session hosted by Audrain County Democrats. The event accompanies a Victory Party planned at the Democratic Headquarters as results come in, with local officials praising turnout and engagement. Mrs. Doria G. Moore, Audrain County board member and disability advocate, is named one of 16 Missouri delegates to a White House conference for the handicapped in Washington next May, reflecting ongoing efforts to expand services and facilities for disabled residents through local measures and a county tax levy plan. Head Start parents are slated to meet at 7 PM Monday at the Presbyterian Church.
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Missouri
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Trapshoot Sunday in Perry to aid injured member
Perry Jaycees host a Sunday trapshoot at the Perry landfill starting 11 a.m. and a chicken barbecue at the Jaycee Hall from 1 a.m. to raise funds for Gary Cummings medical expenses. Barbecue carryout available. call 665-2266. General chairman Tom Eisele with Ken Eisele as trap shoot chairman and Bill Trower barbecue chairman.
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Perry Jaycee
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Bill Trower
Your Taxes and the Public Record on Bond Administration
A Missouri taxpayer study chaired by Thomas C. Merkle compares Governor Bond's promises with public records from 1973 to 1976. It cites rising state staff from 67,000 to 72,000, high middle management raises, enlarged secretarial staff, and large, questioned expenditures, urging voters to examine the official manuals and vote.
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University of Missouri-Columbia
Guv. Bond
Missouri
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