US Again Demands Immediate Cease Fire in Vietnam
Paris AP reports US Ambassador Porter says the Communist peace plan is remote and renews demand for an immediate cease fire. Hanoi’s Xuan Thuy sticks to end bombing, pull out forces, halt aid to Thieu. Thuy accuses US of barbaric war methods including bombings and dike strikes.
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Paris
William J. Porter
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen the Dinh
Henry Kissinger
Nguyen Thi Binh
Vietnam War Weekly Casualty Totals Report
AP reports eight American servicemen were killed in action last week with additional nonhostile deaths and one missing in action. Saigon announces ongoing declines in total enemy and allied casualties, detailing 1,891 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths, 587 government deaths, 2,563 wounded, and 235 missing. American totals reach 45,836 killed in action, 303,260 wounded, 10,243 nonhostile deaths. South Vietnamese 151,580 killed, 391,701 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong 888,131 killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Saigon Command
Rats fill Salinas sewers trigger city survey
Salinas California health officers surveyed the sewer system after residents reported rats emerging from toilets. Of 208 manholes, eight showed heavy infestations, four moderate, eight few, and 188 free of rats. Poisoning should curb the overpopulation within a month.
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Salinas
Calif
Monterey County
Walter Wong
Wong
Vietnam peace talks show no change in Communist position
Paris AP reports no shift in Vietcong stance after Kissinger meeting with North Vietnamese negotiators. Saigon AP notes 2000 marines attack Quang Tri City defenses and Da Nang shelled, with American lives and Vietnamese losses. US command tallies eight Americans killed last week and 17 wounded, plus nonhostile deaths and one missing. Washington AP states Senate second vote to halt combat operations, aiming withdrawal within four months if Hanoi frees prisoners and accounts for the missing. bill passes 92 to 5, with broader weaponry programs intact. Washington AP says McGovern moves to select a running mate via caucuses, with Humphrey among names. decision expected by Friday. London AP reports emergency powers to open strike-bound ports for food supplies, as Heath aims to avert food shortages for people and animals.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S
da Nang
Sen
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Indochina
Thailand
Hanoi
Pentagon
US mum on merger of Egypt Libya amid Soviet pullout
Washington reports indicate most of the about 15,000 Soviet personnel in Egypt are leaving, with planes and advisers departing. Cairo’s proposed Egypt Libya merger by Sept 1, 1973 gains little obvious impact on Arab Israeli balance. US questions remain on Sadat’s motives, future cooperation, and Soviet policy. amid November elections, officials doubt a new Mideast initiative will be launched before then.
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Washington
U.S
Egypt
Cairo
Libya
Anwar Sadat
Mediterranean
Sadat
Moscow
Mohammed Sadek
Middle East
Mideast
Israel
Rotary Governor To Visit Friday
Gilbert S. Maxson of St. Louis the new district Rotary governor will visit the local Rotary Club at its luncheon Friday at the Mexico Country Club He will speak on the activities and purposes of Rotary clubs Officers directors and committee chairmen meet with the district governor at 8 oclock tonight at the Air Park Motel to discuss plans for this Rotary year
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Gilbert S. Maxson
St. Louis
Mexico Country Club
Air Park
High School Equivalency Classes Aimed at Adults in Mexico
Mexico Public Schools announces enrollment for High School Equivalency and Basic Adult Education classes at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School. Open to adults 18 plus. no tuition. Basic Education targets those under 6th grade, others under 8th grade. Herman Tolson leads instruction. Last year 27 earned diplomas. Classes meet two nights weekly for 15 weeks. reservations at 581-5684.
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Mexico
Mexico Area
Herman Tolson
State Department of Education
Ginn proposes selecting GOP vice presidential nominee first
Mrs. Rosemary Ginn of Columbia Missouri Republican national committeewoman urged in Jefferson City that from 1976 the GOP pick the vice presidential candidate before the presidential nominee Her plan, discussed with the GOP rules committee and Reform committee, would be sent to the Miami Beach convention for approval She argued the change would give the VP greater status and public scrutiny while allowing a compatible pairing with the presidential nominee.
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Jefferson City
Rosemary Ginn
Columbia
Missouri
GOP
Ginn
McGovern Committee
Miami Beach
Democratic Party
Thomas F. Eagleton
Rules Committee
Nixon
Agnew
Credit Cards Overrun Man With 300 New Cards
A Louisville man, Charles J. Friedl, faced a computer error when renewing two Ashland Oil Co. credit cards and ended up with 300 new cards. The oil company asked him to destroy the excess cards, which he agreed to do.
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Louisville, Ky
Charles J. Friedl
Louisville
Ashland Oil Co
Friedl
Girl Killed On Interstate 70
Miss Karen Privet aged 17 of St Charles was killed when struck by a pickup on Interstate 70 near Fairlane Drive. Companion David Black 17 of O Fallon was treated for injuries after stopping to assist. the truck driver was not charged.
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ST. Charles, MO
Karen Privet
St. Charles
St. Charles County
Fairlane Drive
David Black
O'Fallon
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Boys’ Find Starts Spree in Belford
Two six year old boys in Belford New Jersey found a wallet containing 180 dollars. They used the money to buy candy sodas and ice cream and then began giving away funds to playmates. The spree ended when a mother learned of the find. Police said Louis Brown of Neptune recovered 135 dollars.
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Belford
N.J
Louis Brown
Neptche
Ledger Clues to Friends Names in Today's Edition
The local Ledger hints at the presence of several friends' names in today's paper, suggesting personal notes or community notices within the issue. Readers may notice familiar monikers among the bylines and listings, reflecting ordinary neighborhood content.
Heavy fighting in Quang Tri as Citadel remains under siege
Reports state continued heavy combat in Quang Tri with house to house clashes and fires after North Vietnamese captured the Citadel and western district. Marines replaced a 2000-strong paratrooper brigade in costly attempts to storm the fortress while U S F4 Phantoms dropped 2000 pound bombs near the old allied base west of the Thach Han River. Fire Base Bastogne near Hue has changed hands for the fourth time since March 20 as South Vietnamese troops regain the base briefly amid air strikes.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Quang Tri
AUS
Thach Han River
U.S
da Nang
Bastogne
Hue
Price Wants To Be Just A Singer
Ray Price discusses his wide musical range and why he wants to be remembered as “just a singer” rather than tied to a single country style. He recalls 1956 57 milestones, including rhythmic country changes and the Nashville Symphony big sound, while noting his Texas home and racing ambitions.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ray Price
Price
Columbia
Dallas Symphony
Elvis Presley
Texas
Danny Boy
Nashville Symphony
Anita Kerr
Birth Rate Decline Tied to Pill and IUD Rise
New York AP a top population researcher links the drop in the birth rate and fewer unwanted births to a rise in married couples using the most effective contraception. The study notes by 1970 about six in ten couples relied on the pill sterilization or IUD, up from under four in ten five years earlier. Dr Charles Westoff of Princeton reported findings in interviews and Planned Parenthood’s Family Planning Perspectives. The pill leads among all couples and use of traditional methods fell. Contraception access shows similar use across blacks and whites and across education levels.
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New York
Charles Westoff
Princeton University
Planned Parenthood
Family Planning Perspectives
Veto Stands On Public Broadcasting Finance Bill
The House Commerce Committee backed a Senate passed bill to fund public radio and television, authorizing 45 million dollars for one year plus 10 million for construction. President Nixon vetoed a prior 155 million two year request. The Senate approved the new version on July 21 and sent it toward the full House.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Obion County Voters Enter TV Set Prize Draw
Union City Jaycees offer a new color television prize to voters in Obion County. Voters will be numbered as they cast ballots, with stubs placed in a box for a post election drawing to determine the winner.
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Union City
Wall Street's Mimi Green Calls Women Outrun World
New York broker Mimi Green, a 26 year old registered broker at Brukenfeld Mitchell and Co., says women would face a worse world if they ran it. She notes impressively high daily sales to banks and funds, and explains women on Wall Street face competition and bias from other women while praising male buyers. She opposes the women’s liberation movement, arguing many women lack toughness for top business roles and prefer being mollycoddled.
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Hal Boyle
NEW York
Mimi Green
Wall Steet
Miss Green
Brukenfeld, Mitchell and Co
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Briarcliff
Universiy
Lausanne
Mimi
Women's Liberation Movement
Centralia Contour Maps Available in Missouri
Missouri Geological Survey releases a one inch to 2000 feet topographic map of the Centralia quadrangle covering about 60 square miles. Drawn to aid real estate developers planners and travelers it highlights Boone and Audrain counties with color and contour lines. Copies cost 50 cents before September 1 and 76 cents after. prepaid orders to Box 260 Rolla Mo 65401.
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Centralia
Missouria
Wallace
Howe
Missouri Geological Survey
Rolla
Boone County
Audrain County
Centralla Quadrangle
President Keeps Football In Desk
Washington AP reports President Nixon kept a football in his desk drawer. He showed an autographed 1969 Pro Bowl football to former star Ollie Matson during a Oval Office visit. Matson and family were touring the White House when photographed with the item.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval
Ollie Matson
Matson
White House
Football Hall of Fame
Barbara
Bruce
Stanley Erdel To Graduate From Southwest Missouri State College
Stanley F. Erdel son of Mr and Mrs Leo Erdel Route Mexico will receive a bachelor of science degree in summer graduation exercises at Southwest Missouri State College Springfield Saturday Commencement for about 350 is set for 7:30 p m in Briggs Station Dr Charles McClain president of Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville will deliver the commencement address
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Stanley F. Erdel
Leo Erdel
Mexico
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Briggs Station
Charles McClain
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Tanya Ranee Barnes Born In Madison Family Announces Birth
Mr and Mrs Ronald R Barnes of Madison welcomed Tanya Ranee Barnes at 9 am Sunday at Woodland Hospital in Moberly. The newborn weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces and has a brother Timmy aged 3. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Mahler of Madison and Mr and Mrs Howard L Barnes of 1708 West St.
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Tanya Ranee Barnes
Ronald R. Barnes
Madison
Woodland Hospital
Moberly
Tanya Ranee
Timmy
Robert Mahler
Howard L. Barnes
West St
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