Torture and captivity in Makindye prison Uganda story
Andrew Torchia recalls detention in Uganda's Makindye prison as Uganda's army detained, beat, and humiliated detainees while 150 plus Asians and whites faced mass arrests. He notes living conditions, sparse meals, and the morale of prisoners, with release and deportation to London for some.
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Andrew Torchia
England
Uganda
Torchia
Kenya
Associated Press
London
Ual
Makindye
Kampala
Tanzania
Idi Amin
Amin
Central
Central Police Station
Senate trim of 21.5 million bill sent back to House
Missouri Senate cut a 21.5 million House appropriations bill in half and sent it to the House for action, with options to accept, reject, or send to conference. The Senate also approved a 10.8 million measure and confirmed Gov. Hearnes appointments. A 1 million restoration for scholarships failed 18-15.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
House
Senate
Warren E. Hearnes
Raymond Howard
St. Louis
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
Hearnes
Thas
University of Missouri
A. Basey Vanlandingham
D-Columbia
Vanfandingham
John A. Johnson
D-Affton
Johnson
Legislative Fiscal Affairs Committee
Howard
Appropriations Committee
Donald Manford
Kansas City
Appropriations
Blackwell
Richard M. Webster
Rcarthage
War casualty figures show no U S KIA for first time in seven years
The weekly Vietnam War report lists no Americans killed in action. Five died from nonhostile causes, seven wounded, four missing or captured. U S planes mined northern rivers and canals to slow North Vietnamese materiel flow. mines south of the DMZ are removable when friendly forces arrive.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Rotarians To Hear Of School Need
The Rotary Club luncheon at noon Friday at the Mexico Country Club will feature a program on the need for a new junior high school. Dr. Frank Sutton, president of the board of education, and Superintendent Haford Thomas will present. C W Caldwell is the program chairman.
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Rotary Club
Mexico
Petitions push leash law in Mexico city area
Petitions for a dog leash law circulate in Mexico with no fixed timetable for completion or presentation. Talks about possible city council consideration contrast with farmers’ complaints about hot dry weather harming crops. Lee Ehrlich of Route 2 Laddonia reports a three pound sweet potato and many others from the first hill of his crop, the best in years.
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Mexico
Lee Ehrlich
Route 2
Laddonia
Stolen $178,000 at Lake Tahoe casino robbery
Authorities pursue multiple leads in the Lake Tahoe Harrah's Tahoe heist. A gunman in cowboy garb, cowboy hat, dark glasses and false beard surprised five employees and escaped with about $178,500, the largest casino robbery in Nevada history.
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Stateline, Nev
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe
Nevada
Jefferson City Blues Campaign Tune Sparks Missouri Row
Missouri campaign coordinator blasts the Kit Bond jingle The Jefferson City Blues as an empty campaign prop while Saigon reports no American combat deaths for the week marking a rare low casualty period and 36 000 U S troops in Vietnam the record shows 45 857 Americans killed 303 387 wounded and 10 274 nonhostile deaths overall.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Edward L. Dowd
Christopher “Kit” Bond
Bob Burns
Jefferson City
Dowd Denies Connection With Lease
Jefferson City AP) Atty. Gen. John C. Danforth refused to sign a lease for a building that would house the public school retirement system, arguing Dowd allies seek favors before the election. Stewart, owning the lease target, is Dowd campaign backer and Hearnes ally, while Danforth, a Republican, criticizes the patronage link amid state building board involvement.
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Jefferson City
Atty
John C. Danforth
Thomas T
Susan A. Stewart
Stewart
Cole County
Edward L. Dowd
Dowd
Danforth
Lov
Warren
Hearnes
William S. Morris
State Board of Public Buildings
Morris
Asso
St. Louis
Bond
Christopher
Kit” Bond
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Joseph Cassady
Division of Planning and Construction
John D. Paulus
Paulus
Stewarts
Democratic Party
Missouri
12 Year Old Survives Flash Flood in Duluth Culvert
In Duluth Minnesota a 12 year old boy John Schroepfer battled swirling water for about four minutes inside a culvert after sliding in following rainfall. A 13 year old friend Steve Chapman watched as a man photographed the event and helped remove boards blocking the culvert. John crawled to safety at the far end and walked into a nearby store dazed but unharmed. He told his mother he could not attend school the next day.
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Manubhai Madhavani
Uganda
Duluth
Minn
John Schroepfer
John
Steve Chapman
Spitz Signs Agent For Movie TV And Ads
Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz has signed with the William Morris Agency, Sacramento AP reports. Norman Brokaw says Spitz has offers from movie companies TV and advertisers and his first appearance is set for October 5 on television with Bob Hope. Spitz plans to suspend credential studies at Indiana University for the time being.
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Sacramento
Calif
Mark Spitz
William Morris Agency
Los Angeles
Norman Brokaw
Spitz
Bob Hope
Indiana University
Mexico High School Homecoming Queen Candidates 1972 73
Mexico High School will elect Homecoming Queen on Thursday September 28 during halftime ceremonies at the Homecoming game against Hannibal Pirates. Candidates named by the football team are Marsha Brown Patsy Gallagher Vickie Pasley Louann Pauley and Elizabeth Pearl. Class of 1922 members attend a fiftieth anniversary weekend with 25 members and guests at tomorrow's Kirksville game. Dixie Grey Band to recognize the group. Pep Squad to wear white gloves for first public appearance.
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Mexico
Kirksville
Dixie Grey Band
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