Thieu Seeks U S Aid After Texas Visit
President Thieu left for Austin after a six day U S visit with assurances of short term economic support and possible military aid he denied seeking American ground troops. He then planned to Rome for a meeting with Pope Paul VI and expressed satisfaction with the talks.
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Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Texas
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rome
Paul VI
Thieu
National Press Club
Congress
North Vietnam
China
Soviet Union
Hanoi
Graydon C. Burchfield Dies At 65
Graydon C. Burchfield 65 a retired Mexico businessman died at 1 25 p m Friday at University Medical Center in Columbia after surgery Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Arnold Funeral Home conducted by Rev J C Montgomery Burial is East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery He was born November 28 1907 in Niangua Missouri married Cleo I Johnson October 27 1929 They say surviving are his wife a daughter Mary Ann Whalen two sons Harold G Burchfield and John William Burchfield two sisters Ruth Slonaker and Ola Mae Burchfield four brothers William M John Carl and Charles E Burchfield and 12 grandchildren The family will receive friends after 7 p m Saturday at the funeral home.
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Graydon C. Burchfield
Mexico
University Medical Center
Columbia
Arnold Funeral Home
J. C. Montgomery
Mexico United
Niangua
Burchfield
St. Washington St
Wally
Cleo I. Johnson
Frances
Leslie
Mary Ann) Whalen
Harold G. Burchfield
Dunlop, Tr
John William Burchfield
Marshall
Elmore
Ruth) Slonaker
Ola Mae Burchfield
William M. Burchfield
John ©. Burchfield
Carl J. Burchfield
Charles E. Burchfield
George Allen Dies After Long Illness
George Roscoe Allen 35 of 915 Mansfield St died at 9 30 am at home after illness since July 1972. Employed by A P Green Refractories Co for eight years. More than 4000 raised for the family. Services 2 pm Monday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with burial at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Barbara Main and six children, siblings, and in laws. Born February 20 1938 in Callao. Member of Assembly of God Church in Macon. moved to Mexico from Callao eight years ago.
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George Roscoe Allen
Mansfield St
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Allen
Precht- Pickering
Marvin Jones
Friendship Baptist Church
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Mr. Allen
Callao
Ross
Lester Grimshaw Allen
Barbara Main
Susie
Brenda
Jana
Geoffrey
Jeffrey
Dawn
Lavier
Philadelphia
Calvin
Auxvasse
Ronnie
Jacksonville
Jamie
Macon
Robert
Lucille) McGee
Warsaw
Howard
Marjorie) Wright
William
Fern) Brown
Lee
Lois) Bixenman
Wallace
Deloris) Lear
Mexico
Assembly of God Church
Allens
Ledger Wins In Missouri Newspaper Contest Awards
The Ledger ranks among Missouri's top dailies with a Class I General Excellence third place and second for best editorial at the Missouri Better Newspaper Contest in Columbia. Anita Bule earns honorable mention for a feature story. Katharine Graham addresses the banquet during Journalism Week.
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Missouri
Missouri Press Assny
Columbia
Journalism Week
Anita Bule
Ledger
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri Weather Outlook and a Humorous Store Sketch
The Associated Press notes light rain across Missouri through Sunday with the heaviest rain in the southeast and a shift to light snow in the north as temperatures drop. Overnight lows 35 to 45, Sunday highs mid 30s north to about 50 southeast. Expect below normal temperatures and light rain into midweek. In a lighter note a woman asked for a low handicap at a sporting goods store for her husband’s birthday, prompting puzzled clerk remarks.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Bandsmen And Vocalists Finish Two Day Festival
The two day festival concluded with bandsmen and vocalists performing across categories. top ratings included Louisiana Fayette 1 Clapton 2 Winfield 3 and Wellsville 4 in various instrumental and choral events. multiple ensembles from Mark Twain Van Far Wellsville Bowling Green and Montgomery R-2 earned ratings ranging from 1 to 4 across flute clarinet trumpet saxophone and vocal groups.
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Warrenton
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Whalen
Community
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Montgomery
Clinton
Handfield
Levings
Paris
Sears
Waite
Orchard Farm
Gant
Mma
Cornet
Mitchell
Deppe
Jones
McKay
Elsberry
Bowling Green
Clithero
Ehrlich
Arens
Centralia
Sinclair
Monroe City
Boyer
Whyte
Remley
Meyer
Brockman
Fowler
Leak
Morgan
Madrigal
Fry
Doubelmann
N. Callaway
Mississippi Crest Falls After Crest Near St Louis
Flood fighters along the Mississippi River from St Louis saw relief as the crest of 39.84 feet began to drop, with the river receding about one foot by midnight. Officials warned it could take 10 days to two weeks to return to normal while damage estimates hold at 41 million dollars for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Mississippi
National Weather Service
al Bertram
Corps of Engineers
Missouri
Illinois
Chouteau Island
Granite City
Ill
Kaskaskia Island
Missouri River
Winois
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Cairo
Floods Forced Mass Evacuations Across Missouri River Region
Across eastern Missouri and nearby Illinois, thousands fled homes after levees broke and floodwaters rose. In West Alton 400 residents were displaced as up to seven feet inundated streets. Volunteers, guardsmen, and civil defense crews worked to reinforce levees while residents waited for a safer assessment. River levels fell but authorities warned against returning until health officials cleared areas.
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Cal Davis
Civil Defense
St. Charles County
Missouri
Davis
West Alton
Carter Tax Jump As Carter District Joins Mexico System
Attorney general rules Carter School District taxpayers will pay the Mexico district levy of 4.49 per 100, replacing Carter’s 1.40. With Kaiser Refractories nearby, the merged district gains added tax revenue, boosting countywide school funds by about 39,990. Carter’s base valuation and district realignments feed into Mexico’s budgeting as 23 districts statewide follow the high school rate.
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Carter
Mexico
Kaiser Refractories
Glenn M. Barnes
Ruth Kent
Arthur L. Mallory
South Gets Ready For Flood Waters
Widespread rain pelted the saturated lower Mississippi River Valley as residents in the Delta, including 2,000 Louisiana prisoners, prepared to move to higher ground. Mississippi faces flash flood warnings with $120 million in damages and 5,620 homes evacuated. Louisiana coordinates emergency measures for prison relocation and levee protection amid rising waters.
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Mississippi River
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Mississippi
Angola
Arkansas
St. Louis
Missouri
Memphis
Vicksburg
Yazoo
U.S. 61
Holly Bluff
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