Chuck and Chris Named High School Europe Ambassadors
Two Mexico high school students, Chuck Worstell and Chris Pedersen, were chosen as People-to-People ambassadors for a six week Europe tour. They will travel through Russia, England, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Austria, staying with hosts and hotels. The program, begun in 1956 by President Eisenhower, aims to foster international understanding.
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Mexico
Europe
Chuck Worstell
James Y. Worstell
Rte. 3
Chris Pedersen
Vernon Pedersen
New Liberty
Rte. 1
III
Chuck
Mexico United Methodist Church
Chris
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Bill Johnson
MMA
Delta Phi
Scholastic Honorary
The
Glee Club
Mystical Singers
Washington
State Department
Educational Travel Institute
Russia
England
France
Netherlands
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Austria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
City Must Wait On Urban Renewal Fund
City officials in Mexico report funds for the North Central Urban Renewal area are impounded in Washington. City Manager Neil Nielsen says patience is required as HUD reviews planning grant applications amid a broader fiscal year 1971-72 budget and library funding discussions. The council approves a Westenhaver subdivision adjustment and surveys street improvements under the West Underpass plan, while clarifying non cash credits and financial guarantees for urban renewal projects.
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North Central
Mexico
Washington
Neil Nielsen
City Council
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Warner Williams
Stuart Symington
North Central Project
Nielsen
Symington
Douglas A. Clapp
Congressional Relations
HUD
Clapp
City of
Duane Rankin
Lakenan Barnes
Robert Collins
Eldon Burgess
Rankin
Howard Dillard
Tom Osborne
Westenhaver Subdivision
Quisenberry Park
Quisenberry St
Muldrow
Gilbert Patrick
Webster, Abat
Quisenberry
Mansfield Sts
Leonard Snyder
Mexico Housing Authority and Housing and Urban Development
Harold Enslen
Housing Authority
City of Mexico
Tiger Paving Co
Columbia
House Votes Down State Aid to Nonpublic Schools
Jefferson City AP reports the Missouri House rejected state aid for nonpublic schools by 71 to 86. The measure would have funded secular education, while the Senate earlier declined extending aid for private school transportation. Rep. James F. Conway called the bill a tremendous bargain for the state as nonpublic enrollment shifts to public schools.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Senate
James F. Conway
St. Louis
Robert E. Young
Carthage
Conway
John C. Danforth
George W. Parker
Columbia
Missouri
John T. Russell
Lebanon
House
Missouri House approves pari mutuel betting amendment
The Missouri House passed an 82 to 68 vote on a constitutional change to permit pari mutuel betting on horse and dog racing. If the Senate approves, the measure advances to voters. The session also tackled congressional redistricting, school transportation aid debates, and other bills, with several measures killed or postponed.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
House
Senate
Missouri
Missouri Senate
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
Nelson S. Tinning
Hornersville
Blackwell
St. Louis
Jefferson
Truman Wilson
St. Joseph
William H Ravenscraft Dies at 91 in Mexico Missouri
William H. Ravenscraft 91 of 932 Trinity St. died at 4 40 am at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services are pending at Precht Pickering Funeral Home. Born Sept 26 1879 in Boone County he was a farmer retired 25 years ago. Surviving are Velma Bell his wife two sons Robert F Ravenscraft and William Howard Ravenscraft five grandchildren four great grandchildren and five sisters preceded him in death.
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William Henry Ravenscraft
Trinity St
Audrain Medical Center
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Boone County
Columbia
Ravenscraft
Michael Lafayette
Mary Ellen Park Ravenscraft
Rebecca Generalise
Mexico
Velma Bell
United Methodist Church
Robert F. Ravenscraft
William Howard Ravenscraft
Marshall
Hail Closes Classrooms Across Joplin District
In Joplin Missouri a severe hailstorm forced the closure of all public schools serving 8 028 pupils as 26 elementary and high schools suffered extensive window damage. Superintendent Jack Allman estimated 1 500 to 2 000 windows smashed overnight along with downed trees and roof damage. National Weather Service logged 40 inches of rain. other gauges read higher.
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Joplin
Jack Allman
National Weather Service
Kotouc Charged Soldier Cleared In One Count
FT MCPHERSON Ga AP A military judge directed a verdict of innocent today on one charge against Capt Eugene Mi Kotoue for cutting a suspected Viet Cong prisoner in My Lai in 1968 The judge allowed the maiming charge by cutting off part of a finger to go to deliberations The defense argued the government had only one witness and failed to prove the assault The civilian lawyer called the case a travesty while the government insisted the witness proved the incident
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FT. Mcpherson
Kotoue
Wright
Norman Cooper
Southern Pines
N.C
Kotouc
Cooper
William Eckhardt
Starkville
Miss
Nebraska
Robert Crosby
Lincoln
Kotone
Crosby
Fourth day of intensified Viet Nam shelling hits Da Nang
SAIGON AP reports major allied bases in South Vietnam faced a fourth day of intensified attacks. A rocket hit Da Nang Air Base causing a fuel fire and evacuations while Cam Ranh and Camp Eagle near Hue endured lighter shelling with no or light casualties.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Cam Ranh
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Soc Trang
Binh Thuy
Mekong Delta
101St Airborne Division
Camp Eagle
Hue
Quang Ngai
Indochina
Vietnam
A Shau
Lam Son
Air Force
Laotian Panhandle
Ine Quang Ngai
Paris
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Chuck Worster
Dillard
William H. Ravenscraft
Donna Humaniak
Burlington Northern Railroad
Chicago
Burlington Northern
Depoe Bay
Ore
Coast Guard
Tony Wisniewskie
Cleveland
da Nang Harbor
Third Marine Amphibious Force
United States
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