Cooper Church To Try Again In Cambodia Aid Fight
Senate Prepare to reoffer Cooper Church amendment to curb presidential use of force in Cambodia. Supporters press for Senate stance as Nixon seeks 255 million in Cambodia aid amid debate over U.S. troops and air support. Rogers and Laird say aid emphasizes efficiency and aims to avoid past mistakes.
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Washington
Cambodia
Senate
Southeast
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Cooper Church
U.S
Church
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Laos
Thailand
William P. Rogers
Appropriations
Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Cambodia’s Lon Nol Line aims to slow Khmer Rouge advance
Cambodian General Staff shifts to realism after sweeping Communist gains. The Lon Nol Line would run west of Battambang north of Tonle Sap to Kompong Cham, abandoning hopes to retake heartland and seeking to defend vital areas with limited South Vietnamese help. Western experts doubt rapid victory and worry over northern front stability.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Battambang
Tonle Sap
Kompong Cham
High Command
Nol Nol
Siem Reap
Four rail unions threaten strike amid pay demand
In Washington four rail unions threaten a strike at midnight Thursday unless Congress acts to authorize a 13.5 percent wage increase for 500000 workers as part of a delay bill. The push comes as Viet Nam battles flare near Da Nang and Lt. Calley defense rests.
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Washington
Congress
FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley
May Lai
Mexico Ledger Publication Billing and Circulation Note
The Mexico Ledger publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N. Washington St. Mexico Missouri. Second class postage paid at Mexico Missouri 65265. Single copy ten cents. Subscriptions: $2.00 per month in Mexico and nearby towns. By mail in Audrain and adjoining counties yearly $12. Six months $8. Three months $6. By mail in all other Missouri counties yearly $18, six months $13, three months $9. Out of state yearly $21, six months $14, three months $11. Members of armed forces anywhere $1 per month. Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Quiet Fellows Burial in Qui Nhon After Riots
In Qui Nhon Vietnam a Vietnamese teenagerNguyen Van Minh aged 13 was buried after two days of anti American rioting. A Buddhist funeral procession drew about 200 people including students faculty and relatives as American authorities offer 850 in partial compensation. The soldier who fired the fatal shot remains unnamed and under hold pending charges.
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Qui Nhon
Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Minh
Francis Corry
Binh Dinh
South
Californian To Replace Farmer as HEW Assistant Secretary
Elliot L. Richardson announced that Rodney H. Brady will succeed James Farmer as HEW assistant secretary for administration. Brady, former Hughes Tool Co. executive from Culver City, is a Salt Lake City native with a PhD in management control from Harvard. He will oversee department administration and early childhood development programs.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
California
James Farmer
HEW
Rodney H. Brady
Hughes ‘Tool Co
Culver City
Calif
Brady
Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
British official recounts kidnapping under Quebec separatists
AP reports former British trade official Cross, held by Quebec separatists for eight weeks, described being hooded and forced to wear dynamite on his head. He said captors took staged photos, watched him on TV, and warned his wife, while he pondered escape and survival during the long ordeal.
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London
Dames, Cross
Québec
Foreign Office
Cross
Cuba
Labor
Pierre Laporte
Quebec Liberation Front
Laporte
Quebec
Lutler Construction Co wins Fayette housing bid
Lutler Construction Co of Omaha was the apparent low bidder Tuesday for a 50 unit public housing project in Fayette. The bid totaled 686000 dollars and requires HEW approval. Twenty six units will house the elderly and twenty four will house low income families.
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Fayette, Mo
Lutler Construction Co
Omaha
Fayette Housing Board
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mexico Evening School selects second semester classes
The advisory committee chose skilled and technical courses to enroll January 18 at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School and the general evening offerings start February 1 at Mexico High School. Courses span auto, drafting, electronics, nursing aide, accounting, sewing, data processing, public speaking, Spanish, and more with additional options and two Northeast Missouri State College transfer classes.
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Mexico Evening School
Mextico Area
Mexico
Mexico High School
Northeast Missouri State College
M. L. Barnes
Suzanne Bunge
Eldon Burgess
Caroline Davis
Jim DuBus
Merle Foster
Bill Hilton
Joe Hodgin
Denver Hudson
Dave van Dyke
Clifford Banks
Barbara Moorehead
Lawrence Putney
Gil Rhodes
D. M. Shouse
Martha Stephenson
James Stowe
Virgil Stull
Jack Viar
Gene Ziegler
Ruth Olson
Howard Copeland
James McKitterick
Quinnie Benton
Neil Nielsen
Byres Hawthorne
Bill Maloney
Davis Hart
Mexico Area
Former Shelbina Woman Is Slain in Kansas City
Thelma M. Van Atta was found dead with a knife wound in the throat in a downtown Kansas City apartment. Police arrested a 27 year old man for investigation. Survivors include her mother Edith Hewitt of Shelbina, an adopted son in Los Angeles, sister Frances, and brother Dr Sam Hewitt of Central Missouri State College. Clifford Van Atta, her husband, died years ago.
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Shelbina
Thelma M. van Atta
Kansas City
Bhélby
Edith Chevront Hewitt
Shelbinain
iChimes
van Atta
Los Angeles
Frances
Sam Hewitt
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
van ‘Atla
Clifford
Officials Back Revenue Sharing Plan Shift
In Atlanta AP reports a coalition of state and local government officials announced support for a revised version of President Nixon's stalled federal revenue sharing plan. The group backs a new approach to share federal funds with states and localities.
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Atlanta
Nixon
Farm Tour In Audrain County Arrives Friday
A farm tour of feed handling grain storage and cattle feeding is planned for Friday in Audrain County. Stops include Ray Davenport Farm at 10 30 a m seven miles north of Highway 22 on Route E and one mile west featuring an automatic feed grinding center. Second stop Bill Deimeke Farm at 1 20 p m east of Mexico on Highway 54 with a new feed lot and storage. Final stop Becker Bros farm east of Scott s Corner showcasing a feed bank lot design mounds and cattle handling facility. Residents invited.
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Audrain County
Dale Schwarre
Ray Davenport
Highway 22
Rte, E
Davenport Farm
Bill Deimeke
Mexico
Highway 54
Becker Bros
Scott’s Corner
Schwarre
Wholesale Price Index Dips One-Tenth of a Percent
The wholesale price index for November fell one tenth of 1 percent, a bit less than earlier predictions but still an encouraging sign for the slow national economy. The index stood at 177.7 for the month, marking only the second drop in two years.
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Washington
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