Ambulances Delivered as Vandalia Hosts Welcome Plan
A welcoming committee greeted the second Tri County Ambulance in Vandalia as Curvie Township residents vote to form the Van Far Ambulance District. The $14,000 vehicle was funded by $8,000 public donations and $6,000 from the Tri County reserve.
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Vandalia
Tri-County
Van-Far
Curvie Township
Audrain
Pike County
Gary Williams
Shelly Basinger
John Maple
Farber
Mary Hechler
Fund Drive
George Ellis
Gene Grasser
Coach Sales Inc
St. Louis
Archie Holt
Dave Strassner
Tri-County Ambulance Assn
Floyd Chinn
Tri- County Board
Richard Vance
House panel may force showdown on US secrets
The Democratic majority on the House intelligence committee plans to move a full House vote to compel Ford administration access to secret information. Rep. McClory urged disclosure as the panel continues its investigation, while Pike and Democrats seek strong congressional oversight and public release procedures.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Ford
State Department
U.S
Turkey
Cyprus
Robert McClory
Illinois
McClory
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Administration
Pike
Congress
CIA
William E. Colby
Burns warns against new spending to curb unemployment
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the Senate Budget Committee that inflation already hinders the recovery from recession and that Congress would court disaster by enacting new spending programs to cut unemployment. He urged prudence and reduced federal outlays as the economy gains momentum.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
Congress
Burns
Senate Budget Committee
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Treasury
William E. Simon
CBS “Morning News
Today
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Saudis Lead Walkout Over OPEC Oil Price Boosts
In Vienna the OPEC session failed to agree on a price increase as moderates led by Saudi Arabia walked out amid a push by Iran led price extremists for more than a 20 percent rise. The group eyed a five to ten percent basic increase with differential cuts to offset higher quality crude costs.
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Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
OPEC
Ras Tanura
Tayeh Abdul Karim
Washington
U.S. Treasury
Wil Nag Ds Siman
CBS
Simon
Iran
Iraq
Nigeria
Abu Dhabi
Libya
Indonesia
Ezzedin Mabruk
Thieves Nab Band Gear From Locked Garage
The Starlighters band loses 1590 dollars in CB radios microphones amps and a Gibson SG guitar from a van in a locked garage on Highway 22. The theft occurred Tuesday night while the McHattons were away. Local reports say stolen gear is common, with five CB units stolen in Holts Summit this week and twenty stolen across Callaway County in three weeks.
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Joe McHatton
American Legion Hall
Highway 22
Starlighters
McHatton
Mr. McHatton
Mexico
Church of the Nazarene
St. Louis
Callaway County
Holts Summit
Callaway
Skelton Urges Death Penalty For Assassins
Missouri state senator Ike Skelton urged a bill to impose the death penalty on anyone who attempts to kill the President or a declared presidential candidate. He argued the measure would deter would-be assassins amid recent Ford plots and Kansas City hosting the 1976 Republican convention. The quote about supervision appears from another source.
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Jefferson City
Ford
Kansas City
Missouri
Sen
Ike Skelton
Eight Patients Poisoned In Hospital in Marion Illinois
State's attorney says eight or more patients may have been poisoned at Marion Memorial Hospital from August 1974 to January 1975 with adulterated anesthetics. Two deaths confirmed, including a 3-year-old and a 21-year-old. a 15-year-old survived. Virtually everyone at the hospital is a suspect and lie detector tests have been inconclusive.
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Marion, Ill
Marion Memorial Hospital
Robert Howerton
Howerton
Close Vote In House Insists On US Control Of Canal Zone
The House voted 203 to 197 to deny funds for ceding any privileges in the Panama Canal Zone, signaling stubborn U.S. control as Panama presses for a new treaty. Panama's Alfonso Lopez Michelsen arrives to meet President Ford amid talks. demonstrations at the U.S. embassy followed.
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Canal Zone
Washington
House
U.S
Panama
House of Representatives
State Department
United States
Canal
Alfonso Lopez Michelsen
Ford
Colombia
Lopez
Senate
Littrell seeks democratic sheriff nomination in Audrain County
James Littrell former Audrain County chief deputy and Mexico police veteran filed as a Democrat for sheriff subject to the August primary. He served as chief deputy to Sheriff Arthur Riley until October and previously led Auxvasse police this year. He has military MP service and a long local residency. He and wife Joy Good live at 1110 Omar St with two daughters. He previously ran for sheriff in 1972.
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James Littrell
Audrain
Littrell
Audrain County
Mexico
Sheriff's Office
Army
Military Police Corps
Joy Good
Barbara
Sara
Omar St
Last Gap Effort On Nuke Plant Out
Missouri Public Service Commission dismissed a MoPIRG request to require utilities to inform customers about nuclear disaster steps, saying plan timing premature before 1981 and that evacuation information falls under governor and adjutant general, not the commission. The 1.7 billion plant remains slated for Callaway County with 2.3 million kilowatts, expected by 1983, amid continued debate over public readiness and safety.
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Missouri Public Service Commission
Union Electric Co
PSC
A. Robert Pierce
Commission
Governor’s Office
Adjutant General
Missouri Public Interest Research Group
Mopirg
Steve Graham
Hugh Sprague
Sprague
Tomers
Utilities
C. Gene Fee
Stephen Jones
Ralph Nader
Fee
Graham
Missouri
Callaway County
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