Mexico District Bans Sept 15 First Grade Cutoff
Attorney General Danforth ruled Mexico School District cannot start first graders before Oct. 1 as cutoff. district official Supt. Thomas says action this term unsuitable and many affected children may have missed starting. Kindergarten not impacted. state aid not allowed for younger kinders. Individual parent complaints to be handled case by case.
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Mexico
John C. Danforth
L. Buford Thomas
Thomas
Danforth
All Quiet On All Fronts Creator Erich Remarque Dies at 72
Erich Maria Remarque, the German author of All Quiet on the Western Front, died at 72 in Sant Agnese clinic after a long illness. He had lived in Switzerland since the early 1950s after becoming a U.S. citizen fleeing Nazi Germany. his wife Paulette Goddard was at his bedside.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Erich Maria Remarque
Sant Agnese Clinic
Remarque
U.S
Germany
Severl
Paulette Goddard
High Command
All Quiet on the Western Front and Its War Echoes
Remarque drafted into the German army at eighteen, his antiwar novel All Quiet on the Western Front becomes a best seller. The realist work shocks readers and sells a million copies in Germany within three months, drawing Nazi ire and bans abroad.
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Remarque
Germany
Emile Zola
Nazi Party
Berlin
Mrs Peak Honored as Outstanding Young Woman of the Year
Mrs. Robert W. Peak won the Jaycee Wives Outstanding Young Woman of the Year at a Knights of Columbus Hall banquet sponsored by the Mexico PTA Council. Jaycee Wives president Mrs. Robert J. Kirgan announced the award and highlighted Peak's many community roles and charity work.
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Robert W. Peak
Jaycee Wives
Robert Kirgan
Peak
Mexico
Jaycee Wives Club
Ledger
Richard Vance
PTA Council
Knights of Columbus
Robert J. Kirgan
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Pathe
March of Dimes
Community Chest
Vernon Every
Route 2
Mexico High School
Mark
Todd
Mike
Hawthorne School
Mrs. Peak
OVW
James McCarty
Xi Epsilon Chapter
Henry Finck
Abbie Llewellyn Snoddy
Warner Williams
Summer Hitchhiking Over Europe Is Fun And Not Expensive
Robert Ollis Jr and Ray Magginnes hitchhiked across Europe after a Missouri senior year start. They flew on student rates, slept in youth hostels, and spent only on a 21 day train pass. Travel ranged from England to Greece with guitars in hand to meet locals and fellow youths.
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Robert Ollis Jr
University of Missouri
Europe
Ray Magginnes
Boonville
England
Continent
Ollis
Robert W Oillis
Kent Road
Hous
Bob
International Hostel Association
United States
Northeast
Germany
Rhine
Switzerland
Frien
Spain
Copenhagen
Greece
Italy
Holan
King Hussein and Arafat End Jordan Civil War Hostilities
King Hussein of Jordan and Yasir Arafat stated a ceasefire to end the nine day Jordanian civil war. Thirty nine hostages remained, with 15 freed from three hijacked planes. Majali said freed passengers would be delivered home soon as talks involving Numairi, Arafat, and Hussein moved toward peace.
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Lebanon
Hussein
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Habis Majali
Majali
Amman
Arafat
Jaafar el Numairi
Sudan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Numairi
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Israel
Irbid
US Detects Russian Sub Base In Cuba
The Pentagon reports firm indications the Soviet Union may be establishing a permanent submarine base at Cienfuegos harbor in Cuba. Pentagon spokesman Jerry Friedheim said facilities and equipment have moved into the harbor this year to support submarines. He noted past submarine activity but no permanent facilities before. Continued on page.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Cuba
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S
Cienfuegos
Friedheim
Anti-Hijack Guards Ordered to Shoot Pirates on Planes
Washington AP report states armed guards aboard U.S. airliners may shoot hijackers as a last resort to prevent air piracy. Transportation Secretary Volpe and Atty. Gen. Mitchell outlined a new pact assigning FAA control midflight and FBI ground jurisdiction, with emphasis on preventing hijackings and restricting dangerous baggage.
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Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Department of Transportation
Department of Justice
Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Nixon
Civil Aviation Security
U.S. Air
Davis
Justice Department
Transportation Department
Administration
Chinchillas Worth $2000 May Be Flood Victims
The Wagner home at 515 N Washington St flooded with knee deep water as nine chinchilla males valued at 900 to 400 dollars each and females about 200 dollars each were rescued from basement cages. Owners used air conditioning to control humidity and protect the animals from pneumonia as they kept them warm and safe.
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Leland Wagner
Wagners
Wagner
Washington St
Nixon to visit five European countries in nine day trip
President Nixon will depart Sunday on a nine day tour to five European nations. He will meet U S representatives to the Paris peace talks in Ireland and discuss Vietnam talks with lead negotiator David K B Bruce at Kilfrush House near Tipperary. Mrs Nixon accompanies most of the trip visiting Rome Naples Belgrade Madrid London and Ireland. The trip includes meetings with Franco Queen Elizabeth Heath and de Valera and a tour of Mayo and Kildare.
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Nixon
Ireland
U.S
Paris
White House
Vietnam
David K.B. Bruce
Kilfrush House
Tipperary
Rome
William P. Rogers
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Franco
el Prad Palace
Juan Carlos de Bourbon
Luis Carrera Blanco
Lopez Bravo
Nixons
Royal Palace
England
Queen Elizabeth
Edward Heath
Shannon
County Mayo
Ryan
County Kildare
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
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Daoud
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