Campaign Finance Bill Is Stalled
Washington AP Senate House conferees delay further talks on campaign finance differences for at least 10 days amid a veto threat. Cannon says aim to pass a bill before November elections, with recess slotted for Oct. 11. Senate hearings on Nelson Rockefeller's VP nomination may affect next week talks.
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Teachers Shut Wellston High Over Discipline Problems
WELLSTON MO AP Students were denied admission as teachers met with the public school board to demand discipline reforms. The 24 teachers cited disorderly conduct and harassment by nonstudents, calling for more staff, tighter rules, and security. Incidents included a classroom fire, desks thrown from windows, and a knife threat to a guidance counselor. Four unarmed guards feel unable to manage the situation.
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Letter's Delay Cost Job And Led Info Air Force
Sacramento report tells how Robert Chapdelaine waited 456 days for a letter about a California Highway Patrol job. Delayed mail with due postage led him to join the Air Force hoping for police training, and he now seeks discharge to return to civilian patrol work.
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Kidnaped 5-Year-Old Found Unhurt
Kimberly Sue Gossett, missing since July 7 after a Cahokia Downs worker abducted her, was found unharmed in Houston, Texas. FBI traced suspect William Dean Atchison, who surrendered after two days in a Houston home, and the family prepared to reunite at Lambert-St. Louis Airport.
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Kootenai Indians Declare War On US
Northern Idaho’s 67 member Kootenai tribe plans roadblocks on four major routes to pressure federal treaty talks and regain land lost in 1855. State police warned arrests for roadblock labor, while tribal leaders say they seek immediate negotiations and warned of armed response if fired upon.
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Kissinger Defends CIA Chile Role as Democracy Aid
Secretary of State Kissinger told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that CIA actions in Chile aimed to restore democracy, not overthrow the government. He said the 1973 coup was coincidental to U S interest and cited Allende’s 1970s rule, while avoiding details and denying a democratic Chilean regime. Senators Weicker and Baker proposed tighter CIA oversight with a joint House Senate committee.
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Litton Charges Oil Firms Deceive U S Public
Rep Jerry Litton Democrat Missouri charged that major oil companies mislead Americans with ads about finding more oil while threatening dealers with lease cancellations to boost gas sales He urged a congressional probe under the Federal Trade Act during testimony before a House subcommittee on independent gas dealers protections
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Police Hunt 10 Dangerous Jailbreakers
Miami police searched for 10 of 11 inmates who escaped from Dade County jail using a steel bar to breach a wall and escape through a window. Four of the escapees faced murder charges, including Thomas Knight, 23, linked to the July 17 kidnapping and killings of Sydney Gans and Lillian Gans. Joseph Reese, held on robbery charges, was recaptured seven blocks from the jail.
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Pardon Hearing Begins Tuesday on Nixon Ford Resolution
Hearings on resolutions seeking more information about President Ford's Nixon pardon and related issues will start Tuesday. Rep. William L. Hungate said the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee will assign the resolutions for study and recommendation. He noted the panel invited all interested members to testify.
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League Cancels Candidate Speaking Event
The Mexico Audrain League of Women Voters cancels the September 24 candidate speaking at St John’s Lutheran Church. Candidates for Missouri House District 48 and Audrain County Court were invited but prior commitments prevent attendance. A nonpartisan policy requires balanced party representation.
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Mexico-Audrain County
Seven Billion Invested in US by Oil Nations
Treasury Department reports oil-producing nations invested about seven billion dollars of surplus revenues in the United States. About four billion is in U.S. government securities with most of the rest in banks. Several hundred million may have gone into corporate securities and real estate. Officials estimate surpluses at twenty five to twenty eight billion for the first eight months of the year, a rough guess per Treasury Secretary Simon.
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Woman Admits Setting Fire Fatal To 7 In St. Joseph
Debbie Withrow, 22, employed as a cleaning woman and nurse’s aide at Schildknecht boarding home, was arraigned on first degree murder charges after admitting setting a fire that killed six elderly residents and the operator’s 11-year-old son. She initially said the blaze was an accident but later said she acted out of anger and claimed responsibility for four other fires in the St. Joseph area in the past 16 months. Prosecutor says more charges will follow. bond set at $20,000. She was previously a patient at the state mental hospital in St. Joseph.
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Plane Hits Bridge In Fog Near Joplin
A four engine plane struck an interstate bridge in dense fog five miles east of Joplin Missouri and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot Eric Marx 55 of Roslyn New York suffered burns and lacerations but was in satisfactory condition at a Joplin hospital. The IIA Aviation Co. of Long Island owned the craft.
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