Vietnamese war chaos intensifies with freighter sinking
Viet Cong frogmen sank an 11,000-ton U.S. freighter at Qui Nhon harbor while DMZ shelling persisted for a sixth day. U.S. B52 raids dropped over 600 tons on North Vietnamese positions as firefights and mortar attacks wounded soldiers and civilians.
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Saigon
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
North Vietnam
Richard Gardner
Green Bay
United States
Caw
Bet
Pacton
Sarge
Triborder
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Elusive Ellis Escapes Again in Jail Break
Robert Eugene Ellis of Kirksville who escaped custody last month and hid in the Old Central School earlier, busted from Adair County Jail in Kirksville early yesterday. Chandler, 50, of Brookfield, remains at large with Ellis as lawmen pursue.
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Robert Eugene Ellis
Kirksville
Old Central School
Adair County
Ellis
John Chandler
Brookfield
Audrain
Harold Sulgrove
Leon Coy
Chandler
Hershal McFarland
Davenport
Coy
Jim Littrell
Audrain County
Littrell
Mexico
Vane
Nixon Summons Congress Leaders to Sell Tax Cut Plan
President Nixon called key congressional figures to press support for the tax cut portion of his economic package. The move follows a volatile market reaction and mixed labor and foreign responses to the plan, as Congress plans hearings on September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ralph Nader
United States
U.S
Treasury Department
Ruling On Teacher Salaries Amid Price Ceiling Debates
Treasury Secretary Connally warned controls on wages and prices may push lenders to hoard cash, urging voluntary reasonable rates. The administration signals exemptions only for catastrophic hardship. Markets rallied on Nixon policy, with GM Ford and AMC surging as the Dow climbed to near 995, led by heavy volume and a record 31.7 million shares traded.
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Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
American Motors
New York Stock Exchange
Maso
Chyler
Medina told troops to avoid harming noncombatants at My Lai
Prosecution witness says Capt. Ernest L. Medina warned Charlie Company the night before the March 16 1968 assault to spare civilians. Other witnesses recalled radio traffic and lack of a cease fire as Calley and his unit killed unarmed villagers.
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Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Charles Sledge
Sardis
Miss
Medina
Charlie Company
Lee Bailey
Sledge
Capt. Medina
Robert Mauro
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bailey
Kenneth Howard
Ronald L. Haeberle
James Durst
Gregory Olsen
Willaim L. Calley Jr
Mynad
Willam Eckhardt
Eckhardt
Young Misses 16 Pound Rainbow Trout State Record
Seven year old Robert Brown of Branson caught a 16 pound 6 ounce rainbow trout in Lake Taneycomo. State conservation department confirmed the record catch and noted the bait included lye soap and a french fry. Also mentioned are brief notes on Yorn Turpin’s improved condition and Mrs Turpin staying in Mexico.
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Springfield
Robert Brown
Branson
Lake Taneycomo
State Conservation Department
Brown
Turpin
N. Turpin
Farbers
Audrain Medical Center
Glenn R Hatfield Dies At 63 In Missouri
Glenn R. Hatfield age 63 of 526 West Love Street died at 7 45 am in Boone County Hospital Columbia after a long illness. Funeral services are pending at Arnold Funeral Home. He was born near Sedalia February 18 1908 and married Ruby Hopkins February 22 1930. A lifelong Audrain County resident he worked at Florshelm Shoe Co for 25 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife three sons eight daughters 19 grandchildren two brothers and a sister along with extended family members. Three brothers preceded him in death.
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Glenn R. Hatfield
W. Love St
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Arnold Funeral Home
Sedalia
Hatfield
William F
Maggie M. Dunton Hatfield
Ruby B. Hopkins
Audrain County
Florshelm Shoe Co
First Baptist Church
Glenn E. Hatfield
Donald R. Hatfield
Mexico
William L. Hatfield
San Antonio
Tex
G. Thomas
Donna) Crowin
Godfrey
Alice J. Hatfield
Gene
Lois Ann) Cloven
Lloyd
Nancy) Jenkins
Lyndell
Reba) Hooke
Vandalia
Teddy
Mary Lou) Hoyt
Laddonia
William
Doris) McBride
Tucson
Ariz
Porter Hatfield
Kenneth M. Hatfield
Roxanna
Ill
45 Foot Fall Fatal To Worker At Plant
New Madrid Missouri reports a worker from Wickliffe Kentucky, Paul Ei Powell, aged 45, died after a 46 foot fall at a construction site in the St. Jude Industrial Park power plant. Powell was knocked from a structural girder by a hoist cable.
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New Madrid
Paul Ei, Powell
Wickliffe
New
Powell
St. Jude
CEC Meeting Is Tomorrow at Rural Enjoyment Area
Five counties will gather for the 33rd annual Consolidated Electric Cooperative meeting at the Rural Enjoyment Area near Mexico. Registration runs 8:30 to 11 am, business session starts 10 am with three directors to be elected from Pike Monroe and Audrain counties.
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Consolidated Electric Cooperative
CEC
Highway 54
Mexico
Edward Fisher
Gary Chamberlain
Pike County
Carroll Keithley
Orville Vanlandingham
James W. Dunlap
Monroe County
Thomas F. Callis
Fred Blades
Callis
Delbert Sudbrook
Leslie Freyer
Wessie L. Miller
Central Electric Power Cooperative
Larney Barnes
Miss Consolidated Electric Cooperative
Earl King
The
Iowa Electric Cooperatives
Auto makers roll back 1972 price hikes in Nixon 90 day freeze
Detroit sources report General Motors Ford cancel proposed 1972 price increases as Chrysler and American Motors expected to follow. The moves align with Nixon wage price rent freeze and urge repeal of 7 percent federal excise tax on new cars. VW announces Beetle price rise above 2000 dollars with 10 percent import surcharge.
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Detroit
U.S
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Nixon
Volkswagen
Chevrolet
AMC
Schaffner Denies $14 Million Tax Gap Was Uncollected
Missouri Revenue Director James E. Schaffner charged State Auditor Kit Bond and his staff with error in assuming $14 million in sales tax revenue might be missing over two years. He outlined 14 firms auditors failed to locate, noting name changes, nontaxable wholesalers, or firms out of business. He urged correction of the record and public explanation of steps taken to fix the impression of lost taxes.
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Jefferson City
James E. Schaffner
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Schaffner
Bond
James
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Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Vietnamese War Veterans Group
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Viet Nghia
Hue
Vietnam
RMK Construction Combine
U.S. Army
Hue University
Kirksville Daily Express
Europe
Africa
Latin America
Wright Patman
House Banking and Currency Committee
America
Commerce Department
New York
General Moravi
Ford Motor
Amere
Missouri
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Robert L. Jamey
Revenue Department
Christopher Bend
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