Agnew Reiterates No Cambodia Pledge Amid Asia Trip
In Bangkok during a tour stop, Vice President Spiro Agnew said the United States would not become militarily involved in Cambodia. He stressed U.S. aid would continue only as Cambodia can defend itself, resisting aggression, while seeking a regional partnership rather than patrons.
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Vietnam
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Agnew
Lotan
Creighton LW
Abrams
Cambodia
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Cheng
India
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Lon Nol
Asia
Lon No
Cambo- Heald
Thia
Isj
Thailand
State Dept Explains Agnew Plan And Withdrawals
Washington officials briefed that the United States would not commit to total withdrawal of ground forces from Korea and would keep enough forces to deter aggression. They noted preparations for a 20,000 man cut in forces by June 30, 1971, with final decisions remaining in Washington.
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Park Chung-hee
Fearean Reibagey
Jean
Lion
Korea
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Agnew
Thare
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United States
South Korea
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Donard B. Mattox Jr
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Richmond
Jackson
Miss
Jorm
Martin
Delta Democrat Times
Greenville
Jackson Citizens Council
Jackson Banks
Lamar
S.C
St Louis Bus Fare Hike to 45 Cents on Sept 1
The Bl. State Transit Company announced fare increases including a basic bus fare rising to 45 cents on September 1. Express fares grow to 50 cents, transfers to 10 cents, inner city zone fare to 35 cents, weekly passes to 7 dollars, and student weekly fares up to 3.50 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Tractor Crash Kills Farmer Near Nevada Missouri
A 51 year old farmer was electrocuted when his tractor struck a power line near Nevada Missouri. Witnesses said the collision snapped the pole causing a fatal electrical shock as the tractor’s wire tangled the pole. The incident occurred on a farm about 12 miles west of Nevada with the worried wife and others watching.
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Chester Kash
Uuison
Guy Wire
Kash
Cedar Creek
Iny
Fort Scott
Tha Dan Nan
Alother
Soviet MIG strength rises in Vietnam war era
U S military sources say North Vietnamese MIG fighter power has grown to nearly three times its peak during the air war three years ago. The US Command reports 4008 American helicopters lost in the war with 4152 Americans killed or missing aboard. Vice President Spiro Agnew arrives in Bangkok concluding a regional tour after a Cambodia visit. UN sources anticipate months of Arab Israeli peace talks, while Egypt warns the ceasefire may fail by November 5.
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U.S
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
New York
Cairo
Egypt
Musicians Halt Griffin Show In Crowd Disruption
A chaotic taping of the Griffin Show was halted when about 10 Arabs and one Israeli began playing instruments in the audience demanding more "black creative music" on television. The incident left one Israeli soldier dead and several wounded as security moved in. The broadcast cut after roughly 35 minutes of the 12 hour session. Meanwhile a separate Washington report notes President's Commission on Photography reportedly giving final approval to a plan urging repeal of laws restricting sale and possession of certain materials.
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Vel Aviv
Jordan
Lebal New York
Roland Kirk
Griffin
Washington
Cbs-Tv
CBS
Edwards wins grand champion Hampshire boar at Missouri State Fair
Ruben Edwards of Middletown captured the grand champion Hampshire boar at the Missouri State Fair swine show. Edwards also showed the reserve grand champion boar, with other area winners listed including Ray Davenport, Ralph and Jim Foster, and Rex and Larry Moore among multiple class placements across January to March events.
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Ruben Edwards
Middletown
Edwards
Ray Davenport
Thompson
Ralph
Jim Foster
New Florence
Foster
Davenport
Edwards Secord
Fosters
Rex
Larry Moore
Vandalia
Ray
Burnett Faring
Llerefords
Leiler Enlyes
Blasts And Parade Mark Integration
A North Carolina school bunker area bombed and a Georgia town saw a large black parade protesting desegregation plans. Virginia officials prepare to ask for a Supreme Court stay on city desegregation, while Mississippi teachers resign and private schools attract funds.
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Georgia
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Bullock
Rocky Mount
N.C
Edgecombe County
Sparta
Hancock County
Richmond
Supreme Court
Missouri State Fair attendance tops 236000 in six days
Fair counts show 236131 attendees through six days of Action '70 in Sedalia Missouri. Attendance for the six days is up 17848 from the same period last year as 28961 people passed through turnstiles on Thursday. The 1969 figures cited include a 30 ng spur play count and are not directly comparable.
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Sedalia
Action
Spurs
Watch copying suits top AP brief on two firms
In New York and Boston a copyright dispute involves Dirty Time Co. accusing Klein Department Stores and Hudson Watch Co. of copying its Spiro Agnew caricature watches. Dr. Hale E. Dougherty seeks impoundment and at least one dollar per watch in damages, detailing Mickey Mouse styled depictions and ongoing fashion of the novelty items. Christine Ga doury, an 18 year old high school senior, comments on summer work and male colleagues at a Woonsocket, Alabama construction site as a separate item.
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Boston
Christine Gadoury
Christine
St. Clare High School
Woonsocket
Anc
Thaddee J. Gadoury
New York
Spiro 7
Agnew Watches
Hale E. Dougherty
U.S. District Court
Anaheim
Calif
Dirty ‘Time Co
S. Klein Department Stores Inc
Hudson Watch Co
Dougherty
Mother wins burial plot for son in all white cemetery
Mary Campbell, an African American mother in Miami, won a court battle to bury her son Spec. 4 Pondecteur E. Williams in an all white cemetery after years of legal wrangling. She says the fight and the white cemetery’s prior contracts deter her from letting her two younger sons, Andrew and Amos, join the military. Burial is set for Saturday with a 21 gun salute, taps, and an Army honor guard.
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Miami
Vietnam
Andrew
Amos
Miniskirts Vanish as Pants Take Fall Collections
Paris fashion houses unveil winter collections with cropped pants and jackets, capes in abundance, and a surge of fur lined capes for sleighing. Designers like Chanel Courreges Yves Saint Laurent and Cardin showcase leather, embroidery, and knit pieces, including breeches and knickers paired with high boots.
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Paris
Oliver Twist
Chanel
Courreges
Givenchy
Anna Karenina
Cardin
Venet
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves
Automakers Offer Key to Possible Auto Strike Ending
UAW seeks an unlimited cost of living wage escalator and a 30 year pension, with pace-setter talks on Tuesday. Ford GM and Chrysler propose new terms, while Woodcock presses for a substantial wage rise and a shift away from lockstep initial offers. Current wages stand near $4.02 with about $1.75 in fringe benefits.
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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Detroit
UAW
Leonard
Woodcock
Boxcar Penalties May Be Doubled
Washington AP A ruling by the ICC suspension board would double penalties on shippers who keep boxcars beyond two days. If upheld by a three member panel, penalties start Sept 1. Railroads seek the increase to cut idle cars. at least one shippers’ group appeals. Ten dollars a day for days 3–6, then twenty dollars for days 7–8, thirty dollars for day 9 onward.
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Washington
Suspension Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Railroads
Three Vo Tech Men at Workshop in Missouri City Area
Three workers from Mexico Area Vocational Technical School completed a three week workshop in Moberly for vo tech instructors. Gary Vines electronics teacher Wesley Harvey electricity teacher and Phil Davis post high school technical drafting teacher attended. The program, funded by the University of Missouri and the State Department of Education, covered subject matter selection, occupational analysis, and teaching methods.
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Mexico Area
US Navy Shrinks as Soviet Navy Grows
London report from Jane’s Fighting Ships 1976 edition says the US Navy will end its current fiscal year with 175 fewer active ships and 732 fewer aircraft than 1968. It highlights rapid Soviet naval expansion, noting merchant fleet growth from 1000 ships in 1955 to 7000 in 1970 and a spectacular rise in the Soviet fighting fleet in the late 1960s.
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London
Us. Navy
Jane’s Figh
Raymond Blackman
U.S
Jeffery Lemasters Wins 1st in Piano Solo at State Fair
Jeffery Lemasters of Middle town Rural Route won first place in the Piano solo contest for ages up to 10 at the Missouri State Fair. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Lemasters of Middle town Rural Route.
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Missoui State Fair
Arthur Simmons
Courageous Connie
W.C. Madlener
Topeka
Empire
Henry Kaufman
Omaha
Heart of America
Buck Field
Green
Springfield
Marsh
Court Graves
Eldova
Kan
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Poland
Ohio
He Kaufmans
Mona Belle Peavine
Stig Ulz
Minnie Stonewall
Air Time
Caroline Butterfly
Twiehaus
Kansas City
Charles Judd
Dale Pugh
New Bloomfield
Mrs. Pugh
Will Shriver
Calla
Way Hills
Pugh
Missouri
Rob Shriver
Karen White
Johnny Gillen
Johnny
Howard R. Palmer
Jeffery Lemasters
Middle' Stown
Richard Lemasters
Middletown
Unlisted Telephone Number Prompted Privacy Plea
Pensacola Florida report says Bill Parsons obtained an unpublished phone number after asking, but the company refused to disclose it to Parsons or his wife. When Parsons inquired at information on Thursday, he was told the number is private at the customer’s request and not shared.
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Pensacola, Fla
Bill Parsons
Parsons
Guardsmen On Alert At Convention In Portland
In Portland Oregon six thousand National Guardsmen were placed on alert for antiwar demonstrations during the American Legion national convention opening weekend. Police and emergency powers were prepared for potential violence with a city-county-state-federal command post. The protests are led by the People’s Army Jam boree with plans to target the region. rock festival sites 25 miles out were also monitored as turnout lagged behind promoters’ hopes. A separate Seattle blast damaged a former American Legion state HQ with no injuries, estimated at three thousand dollars in glass damage. A private detective observed a car leaving the scene.
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Portland
Ore
American Legion
Oregon Gay
Tom McCall
Seattle
Wash
Building Turned Up After Bombs Found
Police reported the building was turned up with no further bombs found. Authorities said they had not immediately determined the type of explosive used and continued to investigate the incident.
Dogs Cause Trouble For Postmen On I 70
St Louis AP report details 23 year old mail carrier Richard Patrylo who rammed his car to avoid a dog on Interstate 70 and was charged with unlawful detention and delay of mail. Investigators found 1,000 pieces of undelivered first class mail in his trunk and 4,000 mail circulars in his garage in Hanney Hills suburb.
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ST. Louis
Richard
Patrylo
Hanney Hills
East St. Louis Teachers Strike Over Salary Demands
East St. Louis teachers union Local 1220 of the American Federation of Teachers voted not to report for the opening day of school Monday unless salary demands are met. The school board cited a mounting deficit and said there will be no raises this year.
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East ST. Louis, Il
East
Publication and mailing rates for Mexico Ledger
The Mexico Ledger lists print and mailing rates by delivery method and region. It details prices for daily copies, carrier delivery, and various mail subscriptions across Audrain, adjoining counties, all other Missouri counties, out-of-state, and military members, with office hours noted.
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