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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1973

Page

14

Senators push May vote to curb Indochina bombing

Washington AP Longtime war foes prepare a Senate May vote to cut funds for bombing in Cambodia and Laos and to require congressional approval for any Indochina operations. Senators Church and Case seek endorsement from colleagues, arguing the measure is not pro or antiwar but ensures congressional judgment. Eagleton laments lack of resolve to end U S presence in Southeast Asia.

Washington Senate U.S Cambodia Laos Sens Frank Church D-Idaho Clifford P. Case R-N.j Indochina North Vietnam Congress State Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee William P. Rogers Case Church Hawkish Dovish Cambedia

Eagleton Criticizes Cambodia Bombing In Elyria Speech

U S Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri criticized the Nixon Administration for the Cambodia bombing at a news conference and during a Lorain Community College Elyria campus speech. He said the action has some earmarks of the initial U S involvement in Vietnam and called it a dangerous escalation.

Elyria Ohio U.S Thomas F. Eagleton Dmo Cambodia Vietnam Lorain Community College Eagleton Nixon

Mexico Ledger 1973 April 19 Page Headline

Local page from Mexico Missouri ledger dated Thursday April 19 1973 features brief items across community news sports and notices including civic updates school events and local classifieds with concise summaries and names of involved parties where readable.

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Haise Leaves Astronaut Corps for Shuttle Program

Fred W. Haise Jr., longtime astronaut since April 1966 and member of Apollo 13, is exiting the astronaut corps to take an executive role in the space shuttle program. Apollo 13 suffered a hydrogen oxygen tank explosion and returned to Earth without a moon landing.

Space Center Houston Fred W. Haise Jr Astronaut Corps Haise Earth Moon

Grim mission aims to find missing U S service members in Vietnam

Bangkok AP report describes Joint Casualty Resolution Center JCRC based in Nakorn Phanom Thailand training 150 men from the Navy Marines Air Force and Army to locate missing in action and remains not recovered. Field teams locate crash sites then CIL experts inspect and identify remains for transport to Samae San and back to the United States. The JCRC struggle to gain ground due to access limits in Laos Cambodia North Vietnam and VC held areas. About 1 200 Americans are listed as missing in action.

Bangkok U.S. Navy Marines Air Force Army Joint Casualty Resolution Center JCRC Nakorn Phanom Thailand U.S U.S. Military Assistance Command Thailand Macthai Central Identification Laboratory CIL U.S. Army Saigon Samae San Southeast Asia United States Laos Cambodia North Vietnam South Vietnam

Search Called Off For 3rd Escapee

Authorities in Washington County called off an intensive search after recapturing two of three inmates who escaped from the county jail early Wednesday.

Potosi, Mo Washington County

Killer in Houston shooting spree pleads he didn't realize

Larry DeLon Casey, 21, charged with three murders and two counts of assault to murder after driving a car through Willowhend addition and firing a .22 rifle. He admitted the drive through incident and a February 21 robbery killing of a drive-in clerk. He blamed a fight with his girlfriend, beer, marijuana, and the murder of his father for Wednesday's killings. Beulah K. Davis, 66, Jana Whatley, 10, and Claire Jakubowski, 5, were among the dead. two others were wounded.

Houston Tex Larry DeLon Casey Casey Willowhend Beulah K. Davis Jana Whatley Claire Jakubowski

No Veto For Aid To Elderly

Washington AP reports congressional sponsors say President Nixon will sign a revised aid package for the elderly approved by the House 346 to 0 and the Senate by voice vote. The program, scaled back to 543.6 million over three years, retains health recreation and nutrition while deferring funding levels to annual appropriations.

Washington Nixon House Senate

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