Cyprus Leaders Agree To Exchange Prisoners War Refugee Lists
Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders clinched a Cyprus accord to swap about 4,500 prisoners and civilian detainees along with lists of thousands missing behind lines. Clerides and Denktash met at Ledra Palace amid postwar talks, as Ankara warned delays could keep Cyprus divided.
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Serge Schmemann
Associated Press
Cyprus
Geneva
Glafcos Clerides
Rauf Denktash
Ledra Palace
Nicosia
Ankara
Bulent Ecevit
Ecevit
Nick Ludington
Greece
Clerides
Turkey
Denktash
Ledra
United Nations
OAS Session May Bring New Cuba Policy
The Organization of American States plans to meet to consider ending the ten year embargo on Cuba. Venezuela Costa Rica and Colombia filed the request signaling a legal move toward lifting sanctions within about two months. A final vote could occur at a meeting in Quito starting November 11.
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Washington
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Cuba
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Colombia
Quito
Ecuador
Fidel Castro
United States
Ford Administration
First Social Security Case Is Now 100
BRATTLEBORO VT AP Ida Fuller the first person to receive a social security check celebrated her 100th birthday. Her niece says she has collected about 20 000 in benefits since January 31 1940. Now checks run about 109 61 a month. She notes living with her niece helps cover expenses.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Ida Fuller
Miss Fuller
Social Security Administration
Eight Bluegrass Bands In Festival Program
Visitors to downtown Mexico enjoy a parade of bands floats saddle clubs and antique cars as the Optimist Club hosts the second annual Little Dixie Bluegrass festival. Today features a 3 pm show Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys eight state bands a 7 pm repeat, a 9 to 9:30 am church service and three hours of gospel singing followed by The Best in Bluegrass at 1:30 pm.
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Mexico
Blackmore Recreational Lake
Jim
Jesse
Virginia Boys
John Blass
Optimist Club
Four killed in Route 32 two car crash near Lebanon
A two car crash on Route 32 west of Lebanon at 6:55 p.m. Friday left four dead, including Danny R. Littrell 24 of Fulton who used the name Danny R. Shoemaker. Kenneth Trimble 24 of Fulton and Belinda Carney 19 of Lebanon also faced injuries and charges.
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Mexico
Lebanon
Danny R. Littrell
Fulton
Highway Patrol
Danny R. Shoemaker
Daniel Littrell
Kirksville
Kenneth Trimble
Lacrede County
Moneta Vaughan
Belinda Carney
Donnita Carney
Janet Carney
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield
Edith Sing
Trimble
Terry Harrison
Wallace Hospital
Ford Vows Inflation Victory by 1976 July Fourth
President Ford pledges to curb inflation by July 4, 1976, addressing a Philadelphia dinner that marked a Continental Congress reunion. He warned the “tyranny of double‑digit inflation” remains America’s main enemy and called for patient restraint in policy. Unemployment rose to 5.4 percent in August, while a Mexico man and wife welcomed a 12 pound, one ounce daughter in Audrain Medical Center.
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Washington
Ford
First Continental Congress
Philadelphia
America
Independence Hall
Federal Reserve Board
Alan Greenspan
Continental Congress
James Logerman
S. West St
Audrain Medical Center
Logerman
Pierce Waste Oil Service
Mexico
Ford to create amnesty review board for Vietnam era draft evaders
President Ford plans a national review board patterned after Truman era efforts to consider amnesty for Vietnam era draft dodgers and deserters. The panel, three to seven nongovernment members, will set guidelines and review cases individually and by category while Ford releases final details of the plan Tuesday. About 50,000 men are said to be deserters or sought for draft violations.
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Washington
Ford
National Review Board
Harry S. Truman
Philadelphia
White House
Jerald F. JerHorst
Pord
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
William B. Saxbe
Kick-Off For Chest Drive Set For 24th
Don Dempski announces the Mexico Area Community Chest Drive opens with a Sept 24 dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Colonel C R Stribling Jr. will be keynote speaker. Steak dinner at 7 p m. Tickets are 4 dollars and available from the Chamber of Commerce or chest board members.
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Don Dempski
Mexico Area
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest Board
Larry Hynes
Frank Boyle
Ron Holbrook
Stan Thompson
Jim Henderson
Barbara Moorhead
Tim Hagan
Wilma Sutton
Pool Fund Begun For White House Pool
Washington AP reports a proposed White House sports complex to allow President Ford to swim relax and exercise. The plan by the National Swimming Pool Institute could cost up to 500000 and is under study by Ford and a task force. No tax funds would be used. The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce aids fundraising.
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Washington
White House
Ford
National Swimming Pool Institute
Institute
White House Oval Office
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Rapids
Mich
Man’s boastful claim ends in case dismissal
A joked courtroom quip unfolds as a husband admits striking his wife but blames her provoking taunts. The judge dismisses the case, noting the wife’s repeated dare as the decisive factor. The lighthearted exchange underscores a brittle, ironic legal moment.
Miss America 75 pageant narrows field in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey a Miss America is to be crowned just before midnight The final preliminary competition produced six talent and swimsuit winners including Jean Ahern Hinsdale Illinois and Lucianne Buchanan Claremont California Both 21 they discussed feminism and the event's controversy The pageant airs on NBC at 10 p m EDT with 10 semifinalists already named and kept secret until finals Ahern and Buchanan have backgrounds in dance and theater and the public contest continues amid feminist protests
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Atlantic City
Illinois
California
Jean Ahern
Hinsdale
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lucianne Buchanan
Claremont
Calif
NBC
Mexico
National Organization For Women
Miss Ahern
Miss Buchanan
University of Illinois
Cal Poly California
Buchanan
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Harkness
New York
Storm To Hit Tonight in Gulf Coast warning area
Storm Carmen nears landfall with 180 mph sustained winds and 160 mph gusts as it moves toward Louisiana and Mississippi. The NWS labels Carmen extremely dangerous and expects hurricane conditions along the coast this afternoon and inland tonight. Evacuations continue. offshore rigs are evacuated. residents stockpile supplies and move to safety in advance of the storm.
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New Orleans
Carmen
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
National Weather Service
Gulf Coast
Grand Isle
Mobile
Ala
Morgan City
Panama City
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Gulf
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Virgin Islands
Leeward Islands
Continental Oil Co
C.A. Reggio
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Jefferson Parishes
Plaquemines Parish
Pointe A la Hache
Cameron Parish
Five Area Men Pass Missouri Bar Exam
Five area men are among 509 who passed the Missouri Bar examination held on July 30 and 31. They include Phillip Caldwell Brown Route 2 Laddonia Arthur L. Conover 807 Burlington Road Wellsville Donald Wayne Ingram Centralia Dan Kenneth Erdel 715 Lakeview Dr and Jeffrey Thomas O Conner 1404 8 West St both of Mexico.
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Missouri
Phillip Caldwell Brown
Laddonia
Arthur L. Conover
Burlington Road
Wellsville
Donald Wayne Ingram
Centralia
Dan Kenneth Erdel
Lakeview Dr
Jeffrey Thomas O'Conner
West St
Mexico
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Iberia
Raymond Johnson
New Florence
Orville Yowell
Moberly
Bill Johnson
St. Louis
Clarence Winingear
Dwight Grover
Danny Littrell
Logermans
Gerald Ford
Council of Economic Advisers
East Room
Truman Board
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