18-Year-Old Voters Weigh Local Election Attitudes
An analysis of Mexico High School seniors shows 35 percent of eligible youths were registered, but 25 percent voted in the city school election. Most seniors favor Nixon for re election and Kit Bond for Missouri governor, with Vietnam and pollution named as top national issues.
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Nixon
Kit Bond
Missouri
Vietnam
United States
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No substitute for conscience in small town life
A brief quotation from the Denmark Wisconsin Press notes that conscience remains paramount, especially in tight communities where actions reflect on neighbors and local norms. The line underscores the enduring value of personal integrity within small towns.
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Denmark
Wis
Inquiry To Widen Inquiry To Widen
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand its probe of ITT and to end the inquiry by April 20. Hearings will resume Monday with allegations by Life magazine about Justice Department improprieties and questions about Richard G. Kleindienst’s qualifications to be attorney general. Democratic leaders seek a broader witness list, including White House aides Flanigan and Timmons, while the White House plans to bar them.
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County-Wide Projects To Be Discussed In Audrain County Meeting
Audrain County Betterment Association invites all residents to an 8 p.m. meeting Monday at Community A-6 High School Scotts Corner. Topics include glass recycling county fire district and solid waste disposal. L E Kohl Vandalia chairman says officers will be elected and committees named to boost communication coordination and county development.
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Mexico
Audrain County
Audrain County Betterment Association
Community A-6 High School
Scotts Corner
L.E. Kohl
Vandalia
ACB
5 000 School Musicians Compete In 2 Day Festival
Mexico High School hosts the Northeast Missouri High School Music Festival with about 5,000 students in uniforms and instruments from bass drums to piccolos. John Willer, director of music for Mexico Public Schools, coordinates the two day event and notes they are about a half hour behind schedule with no major problems evident.
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Mexico High School
Northeast Missouri
John Willer
Mexico
School Band Day Winners Take Top Honors Across Classes
Centralia Van-Far and Montgomery led with one rating each while Community A-6 Paris and Mark Twain earned two. The event featured full size bands vocal and instrumental ensembles and individual performances with future showcases by the Dixie Grays and a high school freshman band at 7 40 a m tomorrow.
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Johnson Hospitalized Amid Chest Pains In Virginia
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was admitted to the University of Virginia Hospital cardiac unit with chest pains. Dr. Richard Crampton said he is comfortable and stable while tests proceed. officials stopped short of confirming a heart attack. Johnson was visiting Charlottesville when symptoms began around 4 a.m. He was later moved to the hospital, plans to travel to Washington were postponed. Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb is a UVA law student. Johnson previously faced heart issues in 1955 and 1970 with non fatal outcomes.
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University of Virginia
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Johnson
Charles Robb
University City
Robb
Farmington
Washington
Lynda Bird Johnson
University of Virginia School of Law
Senate
Austin
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
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DWI Charge On Dr. Ratchford at Missouri Campus
Dr. C. Brice Ratchford president of the University of Missouri was arrested in Columbia on a DWI charge after a minor two car collision with no injuries. He posted a $250 bond and faced a magistrate court appearance, with a hearing set for April 14 in Boone County.
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University of Missouri
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Boone County
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Lilbern Stone Rites Saturday
Lilbern L Stone 62 of 1038 Hazel Place died 11 37 a m Thursday at Audrain Medical Center after only hours admitted Born Boone County December 4 1909 son of Griffith M and Ida L Lewis Stone Married Margaret Stalcup April 24 1929 She survives He was a retired farmer Love Street Christian Church member Also survived by daughter Betty Plyborn Inglewood California three grandchildren Marilyn ary Ronald Plybon a brother Arthur Stone Columbia two sisters Goldie Acton Columbia and Clara Snell Kansas City MO One brother preceded him Funeral 3 p m Saturday Arnold Funeral Home Pastor James Randall officiating Burial East Lawn Memorial Park Family visits tonight after 7</s>
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Ida L. Lewis Stone
Margaret Stalcup
Columbia
Stone
Audrain County
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Betty) Plyborn
Inglewood
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Ary
Ronald Plybon
Arthur Stone
Goldie Acton
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Kansas City
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Loc Ninh Falls As Vietcong Press Mekong Delta
North Vietnamese troops captured Loc Ninh district town 75 miles north of Saigon, opening a fourth front in a nine day offensive. U S warplanes hit targets across North and South Vietnam and Laos with more than 600 strikes. Casualties were heavy on both sides as four North Vietnamese divisions crossed into South Vietnam and threats to Saigon grew, prompting reinforcements and palace guard alert.
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le Trung Hien
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Laird vows continued bombing of North Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird condemned the North Vietnamese attack as a massive invasion of South Vietnam and said U.S. air and naval bombing will continue until the Communists withdraw and show willingness to negotiate. He affirmed no return to Paris talks until conditions are met and that ground troops will not be involved. The administration plans further force reductions in South Vietnam while expanding air and naval support.
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