Bombing Escalation Maintains Intense North Vietnam War
Saigon reports the heaviest U.S. air attacks in over three years continued for a fourth day. Hanoi cites seven American planes shot down plus civilian casualties as par t of a widespread, multi-front campaign. U.S. defense officials insist operations remain limited duration strikes aimed at protecting allied forces.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
Quang Vinh
Nghe An
Thailand
Radio Hanoi
Quang Binh
Demilitarized Zone
Thanh Hoa
U.S. Defense Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
North
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Washington
Johnson
Friedheim
Barthelemy and
Ma Gia
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Plain of Jars
Triborder
Central Highlands
Welfare spot check finds under 3 percent ineligible
Missouri welfare findings show under 3 percent of aid to the aged, blind, and disabled and 2.7 percent of ADC cases were ineligible in a nine month sample. Carter urged more frequent investigations and asked for 295 more workers. state officials approved.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Division of Welfare
Proctor N. Carter
Carter
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Warren E. Hearnes
Sion
ADC
State of Union Messages Coming State of Union Messages Coming
Nixon plans to present the State of the Union to Congress on January 20 with a likely focus on existing proposals. Democrats prepare a televised assessment a day or two later, while tax and fiscal ideas such as a value added tax circulate in speculation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Lawrence F. O’brien
Lyndon B. Johnson
Last Day For Taxes Without Penalties Friday
Friday is the deadline for city and county tax payments with no penalties. Unpaid bills after December 31 incur penalties and interest. County Collector Leo Erdel notes tax remittance for 1971 is coming in, urges use of Friday to avoid penalties, with county office closing at noon and Mexico City taxes due in city hall 8 to 5. City hall other offices close Friday. refuse collection doubles. Saturday schedule moved up. landfill closed Saturday. some courthouse offices closed or open half day Friday.
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Leo Erdel
Erde
Mexico City
City Hall
Ashbrook to challenge Nixon in GOP primaries
Rep. John M. Ashbrook announces a Republican presidential bid citing Nixon’s broken 1968 promises. He targets New Hampshire and Florida primaries, attacking Nixon on detente with China and the Soviet Union, the family assistance plan, and welfare rolls, while urging conservative policy changes.
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Washington
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
New Hampshire
Florida
Ashbrook
U.S
Red China
Soviet Union
Democratic Party
United States
Paul Revere
New York City
Unemployed Fathers Must Move Out Under ADC Law
Missouri faces the end of the ADC U program on New Year’s Eve affecting 702 unemployed fathers in ADC households. Governor Hearnes seeks 1972 General Assembly extension in his January message, arguing the program aided family stability and reduced breakups while noting fears of work disincentives were unfounded.
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Missouri
Billie Jean Potts
Pauline Leopold
Richard Vance
Jefferson City
ADC
Warren E. Hearnes
General Assembly
Hearnes
Senate
Mex-Tech to Offer 26 Courses at local Vocational School
Mex-Tech lists 26 skilled and technical courses for adults in Audrain and adjoining counties. Enrollment Monday night January 17 at 7:00 p.m. includes Air Conditioning, Algebra I, Amateur Radio License Prep, Auto Body Repair, Automobile Mechanics, Industrial Electricity II, Basic Electronics I, and more. Courses are state approved with veterans training options. Fees vary by course and district residency. Reservations: 581-5684 or write to 905 N Wade St, Mexico, Mo. 65265.
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Mexico Area
Ray Clement
James Carpenter
Gary Vines
Fire at Loujon R Ranch Shop After Blast
An 8:30 p.m. explosion from a fuel oil heater sparked a fire at the Loujon R Ranch machine shop eight miles northwest of Mexico. The wooden shop measuring 36 by 45 feet housed the shop and a shed, with loss expected to include a farm tractor, jeep, motors, and tools. Fire control was achieved by 9:30 p.m. with aid from nearby residents. the shed was galvanized, the shop wood, and a power outage resulted from melted wiring. The owners, Dr. Ralph Earp and Dr. John Shaner of St. Louis, were notified.
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Loujon R Ranch
Mexico
Don Carter
Neigh
Carter
Ralph Earp
John Shaner
St. Louis
Loujon Ranch Inc
Highway 15
S. P. Locke
Mr. Carter
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GOP
Charles Nixon
Raymond Howard
D-St. Louis
William Cason
D-Clinton
Budget Control Committee
J. F. Patterson
D-Caruthersville
Mex-Tech
Jerry Dunlap
Fred Jacobi
Lowell Peden
Cologne
Saarbruecken
Germany
Kurt Vicenik
Marseilles
Saarland
St. Wendel
Hamburg
Kaga
Joanne Mackey
William C. Mackey
Salmons Village
Route 1
Audrain Medical Center
Kaga Joanne Mackey
Mackey
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Raymond Mackey
A.T. Brett
Wiliam Mackey
Sheldon, Mo
Frank Fox
Frank Hogan
Cabool
Belleville
Wisc
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