Rocket Attack Rains Rockets on Da Nang Chu Lai
Communist forces launched a major rocket assault on Da Nang and Chu Lai, killing one American and wounding 21 others at Da Nang Air Base plus 72 Vietnamese and injuring or killing civilians. At Chu Lai two dozen rockets hit a military installation and a residential area, killing one Vietnamese civilian and a serviceman and wounding 13 civilians and five servicemen. Twenty-two Americans were killed or wounded overall. U.S. fighter bombers conducted heavy raids in North Vietnam, with 340 strikes in three days totaling about 1,000.
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Chu Lai
U.S
South Vietnam
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Quang Tri City
Saigon Command
Quang Tri
Hue
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thai Binh
U.S. Navy
Oriskany
Air Force
Cao Hung
Tractor Pull Draws 3500 To Mexico Fairgrounds
A crowd of about 3500 tractor pull enthusiasts stayed at the Mexico fairgrounds until 1 a.m. for the annual Jaycee sponsored event. Trophies and $1800 in cash prizes were awarded across 10 classes with multiple local sponsors. Winners include Donald Biff Cyrene first in the up to 1000 pounds class and Ronnie Hill Pleasant Hill Illinois first in the 5000 pound class, among others.
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Mexico Fairgrounds
Jaycee
Donald Biff
Cyrene
Kenny Shaw
Hawk Point
Don Shellabarger
Mexico
Dan Disselhorst
Quincy
Ill
Ronnie Hill
Pleasant Hill
Larry Hill
Kimber Wilson
Smithfield
Walter Luehrman
Don McKinnon
Southwestern Bell increases Missouri phone rates to 34.9 million
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a 34.9 million rate increase for Southwestern Bell Telephone of St. Louis, far below the 63.5 million requested last October. Rates take effect Aug. 20 if a new schedule is filed. The action lifts annual gross revenues to about 335 million with expenses around 265 million and a 69 million net income, while linking costs to a 7.3 percent return.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone of
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell
Missouri
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph
Western Electric
At&t
PSC
Courtney Goodman, Jr
Liquor Control
Goodman
Comission
D-1
BM Clark
Dubitante
Marvin Jones
GM Rolls Back Price Boosts For 1973 Cars
General Motors cut its proposed price increase from an average 90 dollars to 59 dollars per car in response to White House pressure. Chrysler and American Motors kept higher requests. Ford asked for more time to study a broader government request, while GM noted further possible changes tied to emissions and safety costs. Donald Rumsfeld praised GM’s move and urged others to follow.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
White House
Chrysler
American Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Rumsfeld
Ford
Richard C. Gerstenberg
John F Perkins Dies At 74 In Mexico Missouri
John Franklin Perkins 74 of 1013 Fieldcrest St. died at 2 p.m. Thursday at Audrain Medical Center after a 21 day illness. He moved to Mexico 13 years ago from Moberly and leaves a wife Eva Florence Leathers Perkins plus two daughters, two sons, two sisters, two brothers, 31 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Fenton Funeral Home Centralia conducted by Rev. Marvin Jones with burial in Centralia Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p.m. today. Perkins born March 3, 1898 in Milan to William and …
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John Franklin Perkins
Fieldcrest St
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Perkins
Mexico
Moberly
Fenton Funeral Home
Centralia
Marvin Jones
Friendship’ Baptist Church
Perkins
Milan
William Perkins
Eva Florence Leathers
Macon
Pentecostal Church
College Mound
Mary Evelyn Spears
Ruth Summers
Green Ridge
William J. Perkins
Cairo
Ralph Perkins
Hetty Chrystal
Opal Howard
Kansas City
Holley
Excello
Leroy Gale Perkins
Convention Is Forum For GOP Attacks On McGovern
Miami Beach AP Democrats face off with McGovern in convention preliminaries as GOP leaders push a reapportionment plan favoring solid states. Critics warn of court challenges while platform talks loom and abortion repeal debate lingers among women’s rights discussions. The plan awards 4% bonus delegates to states carrying GOP wins, sparking legal and procedural battles ahead of the convention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
Republican National Committee
GOP
Spiro T. Agnew
Platform Committee
William Ruckelshaus
McGovern
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Salinger
Racine
Wis
South Dakota
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Indochina
Margaret Heckler
Massachusetts
National Committee
California
Alaska
Hijacker Demands 2 Million In United Jet Hijack
A bicycle riding gunman forced a United Air Lines 727 to Vancouver after seizing Reno takeoff. He demanded 2 million in cash and 15 pounds of gold plus weapons and gear to aid crippled Vietnamese children, with a broadcast claiming it tied to ending the war. Airlines and FBI tracked the demands as the jet landed for negotiations.
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Vancouver
B.C
United Air Lines
Reno
Nev
Vancouver International
Seattle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Chicago
United
United Aircraft
Cjor
San Francisco
Algo
James Parker
Parker
Smile Loss for Small Town Car Buyers
In a small town the drawback of owning a new car is slow recognition as residents take six months to greet you with a wave or friendly hello again.
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van Botkin
Richard Vance
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le Duc Tho
John F. Perkins
New York
UAL
Rabb D. Heady
Vietnam
Federal Aviation Administration
Denver
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