Big Tank Kill Aids Cambodians
U S command sent warplanes into Cambodia to aid Cambodian forces against North Vietnamese tanks. Jets from Bien Hoa destroyed 14 Soviet T64 tanks near the Saigon Phnom Penh border as Hanoi troops tried to encircle Kompong Trabek. In North Vietnam, U S jets attacked Haiphong area and damaged Cao Ning bypass bridge. South Vietnamese militiamen recaptured hamlets near Hue amid civilian casualties. Defense Minister Vy was fired for embezzlement as Premier Khiem took over.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Bien Hoa Air Axe
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Kompong Trabek
South Vietnam
Mekong
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Lai Dong
Haiphong
U.S. Command
Cao Ning
Hanoi
China
Vinh
Hue
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Quang Tri City
South Vietnamese
Defense Ministry
Nguyen van Vy
Tran Thien Khiem
Ogden Baby Born at Landstuhl Army Hospital
John Thomas Ogden Spee and Mrs. John Paul Ogden announce the birth of a son named John Thomas born July 30 at the U S Army Hospital in Landstuhl Germany. The infant weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents are Roy S Neely and Virginia Ogden and Robin Neeley (former).
McGovern Shriver to lead running mate push in race
In Washington George McGovern trains his pick for vice president Sargent Shriver a Delaware born ex Peace Corps head age 56 as he shifts to reconnect with voters. The Democratic Party convenes a three day meeting to appoint a running mate amid seating disputes including a fight over a state led by Daly. The AP dispatch also notes clashes in Vietnam and fires in Boston along with Northern Ireland violence raising the global tension surrounding the campaign.
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Washington
Anx
Quang Triious
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Kennedy
Peace Corps
America
Democratic National Committee
Pee
Richard J. Daey
Soft Drink Tax Petition Court Action In Missouri
Jefferson City AP reports backers of a soft drink tax petition sought a writ of mandamus to force Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick to accept or return petitions. He refused to accept due to no enacting clause. Petition signatures total 164000 advocating a one cent tax per 16 ounces to fund conservation programs.
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Jefferson City
James C. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Citizens Committee For Conservation
Secretary of State
Bellringer Campaign Set for Sept 17 23
Raymond J. Fountain of Auxvasse says East Central Missouri Mental Health Association will hold its annual Bellringer Campaign from Sept 17 to 23. The six-county drive covers Audrain Callaway Monroe Montgomery Ralls Pike and Cen tralia and is funded by Community Chest and contributions. Fountain notes about 2 million Americans suffer mental illness and urges public concern to help those affected.
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Raymond J. Fountain
Auxvasse
East Central Missouri Assn
Mental Health Association
Audrain
Callaway
Monroe
Montgomery
Ralls
Pike
Centralia
Bellringer
Fountain
Cool Air Stuns Missouri August Readings
Kansas City area ends summer heat as an unusually cool August week begins. St Joseph logged 55 degrees the coolest August 7 on record, tied or set other low marks in several cities. Overnight readings ranged from 55 to 66, with a cool Canadian air flow expected to keep temperatures low and bring possible showers in northwest Missouri late Tuesday.
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Kansas City
Missouri
St. Joseph
Kirksville
Cape Girardeau
Mercury
Canada
Shriver Seized as McGovern’s Running Mate for Ticket
Washington AP: Sar gent Shriver emerged from the wings to be the backstop choice after Muskie declined. McGovern and aides moved quickly as Humphrey and others rejected, with Shriver accepting the VP offer amid a fast evolving process at Hyannis Port and the Kennedy compound.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
George McGovern
Shriver
Edmund S. Muskie
McGovern
Frank Mankiewicz
Muskie
Kennebunk Port
Hyannis Port
Kennebunk
Jane
Kennedy Compound
Massachusetts
Kennedy aide Shriver chosen as Democratic vice presidential nominee
Shriver, 56, a longtime Kennedy and Johnson administration figure, is set to be confirmed as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. He helped run Kennedy's 1960 campaign, headed Peace Corps, led the War on Poverty, and later served as ambassador to France. Married to Eunice Kennedy, he campaigned nationwide in 1970 and has five children.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
George McGovern
Thomas F. Fagleton
Eunice Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
France
Nixon
Newsweek Magazine
Joseph Kennedy
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Shrivers
Robert III
Maria
Timothy
Mark
Anthony
Chicago
Rockville
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Meanest Thief Robs Woman In Dying Vigil
A Shelbyville woman reported a thief stole her last 225 dollars and her dying husband’s watch during an all night vigil at a Nashville hospital. She had cashed checks for support and kept them with her in a pocketbook. she slept briefly and found the theft at dawn. Her husband remains in critical condition in the ICU as she continues her vigil.
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Nashville, Tenn
Shelbyville
Mary Warren
Nashville
St. Thomas Hospital
Death Toll Near 500 In Ireland Violence Escalates
United Kingdom forces face heavy attacks as Belfast gunfire kills two soldiers and injures two, a mine dumps an armored jeep in County Ferma nace, and a 17-year-old youth is found dead in Belfast. Ulster toll rises to 492 dead since August 1969 with 283 in the year. Provisional wings threaten renewed activity as cross border guerrilla movement examples grow. Catholic-Protestant tensions spike with a riot at a sports park after a peaceful protest. SDLP cancels talks with William Whitelaw amid fears of Catholic backlash and possible IRA internment releases.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Andersonstown
County Fermanace
Ulster
TRA
Irish Republic
Casement
Social Democratic
Labor
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Girls Survive Four Days Locked in Closet Near Lackland
Two girls aged 6 and 8 were found alive after spending four days in a locked closet of a vacant home near Lackland Air Force Base. They had locked themselves in while playing and were discovered by a teenager walking her dog. The girls were treated at Wilford Hall Medical Center where they received IV fluids.
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San Antonio
Tex
Cherry Lambert
Fara Fazi
Ann Lambert
Fara
Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center
Stephanie Roy
Fazi
Lackland Air Force Base
Alfred Carreons
Hilton In US Jaycee Plan Session in Tulsa
William S. Hilton of Mexico Jaycees visited Tulsa Oklahoma July 19 16 to join planning sessions for the United States Jaycees upcoming fiscal year. He met with Samuel D. Winer president of the 300000 member organization and learned about key program developments for more than 6400 Jaycee chapters nationwide. A tour included the U S Jaycee War Memorial in the aquastere building built in 1950 in memory of Jaycees who died in World Wars I and II and a visit to the Jaycee White House the national president’s residence during his tenure.
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William S. Hilton
Mexico
Jaycees
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Mr. Hilton
Samuel D. Winer
Young Men’s Civic Organization
Jaycee
U. S
Jaycee White House
National
Teasdale Reports Contributions Before Governer Run
Jackson county prosecutor Joseph Teasdale disclosed eight day campaign data showing receipts of 10 965 and outlays of 22 969 ending last Saturday. He said 132 668 in 18 months came from 1 871 donors and stressed he is beholden to no one as he camps in Missouri towns during election eve.
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Kansas City
Joseph Teasdale
Jackson County
Teasdale
St. Joseph
Kirksville
Cape Girardeau
Jefferson City
Columbia
Springfield
Joplin
Hannibal Art Show Set for August at Main Street
The Hannibal Art Club will stage its annual show on August 19 at 121 N Main St, open 11 am to 5 pm. Missouri Illinois and Iowa artists may enter oils watercolors drawings and other media. Entry blanks available from Mrs Morton Weaver 42 Holiday Dr.
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Hannibal
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