Nixon warns of wider air war in North Vietnam
President Nixon signaled a potential expansion of bombing against North Vietnam if infiltrating enemy forces threaten South Vietnam. He emphasized continued Paris talks, pledged aid for Cambodia, and named staff moves while vowing no ground invasion. He framed limits on inflation and urged labor and management to curb inflationary pressures.
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Nixon
South Vietnam
United States
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Paris
South
United States Senate
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Frank Carlucci
George Bush
R-Tex
Senate
Fulbright and Laird Clash Over Vietnam Policy
Sen. J W Fulbright challenged President Nixon's expanded bombing plan for North Vietnam arguing it signals seeking a settlement by force. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird testified that U S aims are to succeed in negotiations with Vietnamization as an alternative, as they push for rapid approval of Nixon's Cambodia aid program. Fulbright contends money sufficiency for six to eight weeks remains with replenishment from this year's funding.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Laird
Coon Hunter Injured by Brother's Gunshot Wound
Harold Arnold Griffin 23 and his brother Mark 19 were coon hunting near Thompson when Mark's gun discharged. The bullet passed through a tree and struck Harold in the left chest, lodging near his back. He underwent surgery at Audrain Medical Center. Griffin is a Mexico Fire Department member and lives with his wife Doris at 1411 N Clark St. JUNCTION CITY Kan AP
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Harold Arnold Griffin
Mark
Route 1
Thompson
Arnold Griffin
Harold Griffin
Burglars Take 1200 Dollars In Cigarettes In Paris
Burglars at the Wade IGA store in Paris last night pried open the front door and stole 350 cartons of cigarettes valued at 1200 dollars and 450 dollars in cash. A portable television and a transistor radio were also taken. Sheriff Dean Mason said troopers and city police are assisting the investigation. The store is operated by Henry Wade and his son Victor. The break in was discovered this morning when the shop opened.
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Paris
Wade Iga
Dean Mason
Henry Wade
Victor
Pants May Win Mini Battle In Missouri Capitol
In Jefferson City the pantsuit gains favor as dresses lengthen and men lament the mini. Women outnumber men and the issue even reaches the Missouri House where Rep Orchid Jordan and another woman wore pantsuits to the chamber in a bold political statement.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House of Representatives
House
Orchid Jordan
D-Kan
Doctor Carl Schlager Found Dead In Orchard Heights Home
Dr. Carl Schlager 38 an osteopathic physician and heart specialist shot himself with a shotgun at his new home in Orchard Heights south of Mexico. His wife found the body around 7 a.m. Coroner Connie Pickering said no inquest will be held. Funeral arrangements are pending. Schlager had recently been hospitalized for a back ailment and had moved from Paris to Mexico with his wife last year. He was born April 18 1932 in Canton and trained at Culver-Stockton College and Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery. He served in the army 1953 to 1955 and is survived by his wife three children and his parents two brothers and a sister.
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Carl Schlager
Mexico
Orchard Heights
Connie Pickering
Schlager
Precht- Pickering
Paris
R. L. Willis
Culver-Stockton College
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Normandy
Kirksville College
Living Nativity Set Draws Mexico crowds for 14th year
First Christian Church presents a four-scene Living Nativity on December 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Forty-eight performers, plus background crew, enact Joseph Mary Wise Men and angels with live animals. Viewing routes and police direction planned. publicity by Dr. J. H. Linder.
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First Christian Church
Olive St
Jackson
Jackson St
Mexico
Joseph
Mary
the Angel
J. H. Linder
George B. Wraith
Alma Guy
Martha Phillips
Jack Davis
Mr. Wraith
Earl Dougherty
Raymond Smiley
Wayne Shellabarger
QO. B. Melahn
Ed Meyer
Frank Boswell
Chester Fritch
Charles Anderson
Lindel Hollensteiner
James R. Marley
William Elliott
Otto Baker
Jack Linder
Mary and
Charles Guile
Wise Men
Adolph Brashear
Donald Woods
R. M. Maupin
Shepherds
Cecil Dodd
Buddy Robinson
William Bramble
Viola Keele
Randall Weber
J. Earle Moore
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Unions End Rail Strike After Congress Orders Result
Washington AP says rail workers return to duties after a 24 hour nationwide strike ended under orders from Congress and federal courts. Negotiations resume next week as officials hope to settle pay hikes and shipping priorities for essential goods.
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Washington
Congress
C.L. Dennis
Dennis
Asst. Secretary of Labor
W. J. Usery Jr
Usery
National Railway Labor Conference
Detroit Grand
White House
John P. Hiltz
Hiltz
Mail Embargo Lifted After Railroad Strike Ends
Washington AP reports Postmaster General Winton M Blount lifted the prestrike mail embargo for second third and fourth class mail including publications catalogs and parcel post with thousands of Christmas packages. Local problems could keep embargoes in place beyond 300 miles while first class and air mail remained unaffected.
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Washington
Winton M. Blount
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Kan
Self
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Clifton Hill
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Jeffrey
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John C. Schlager
William D. Schlager
Canton
Betty S. Horner
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