Protest Attack In Vietnam Crisis Raises U S Protest
The United States sent a formal protest note to the International Commission accusing the Communists of shooting down a U S helicopter on a peace mission near An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. Five crewmen were wounded one severely. The four party Joint Military Commission was urged to investigate the violation and halt hostilities while the cease-fire remains fragile.
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Saigon
United States
International Commission of Control and Supervision
America
Vietnam
An Loc
Joint Military Commission
U.S
International Commission
North
South Vietnam
Paris
Bui Tin
Third Death In Crash On Highway 54
Three people died and two were injured in a head on collision on Highway 54 north of New Bloomfield at 8 50 p m Friday. Victims were Alice G Allen 51 Fulton Mo David L Vernon 17 Lebanon Mo and James Rippy 16 Lebanon Mo. Rippy died later at University Medical Center Columbia. Two other passengers in the Rippy car were injured and in critical condition at Callaway Hospital Fulton. Lebanon youths were en route to Fulton Lebanese basketball game when crash occurred. A separate two car crash on M210 west of Richmond killed Mercer V Greene 63 Independence Mo and injured five others including Flora Greene 64. Another fatal crash near Waynesville left Kenneth Pitts 32 dead after his car hit a tree.
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Highway
New Bloomfield
Alice G. Allen
Fulton
David L. Vernon
James Rippy
Lebanon
Highway Patrol
Rippy
Alice Allen
Vernon
University Medical Center
Columbia
Mark Windsor
Allen Keith Jackson
Lebaron
Callaway Hospital
Richmond
Independence
Mercer V. Greene
Flora
Waynesville
Kenneth Pitts
We Kept Faith Says Alvarez as POWs Head Home
Twenty more former American prisoners of war reach home with a flight landing at Alameda Naval Air Station due to fog at Travis. The group includes Everett Alvarez Jr., the first American shot down in Vietnam, who spoke of faith in God and country. Also returning are Douglas Ramsey, Robinson Risner, and others as the repatriation continues toward 379 more to be released.
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Alameda
Calif
San Francisco
Travis Air Force Base
Alameda Naval Air Station
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Navy
Harry T. Jenkins Jr
Washington, D.C
Clark
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez Jr
Santa Clara
Vietnam
Tangee
Alvarez
Army
Floyd Thompson
Thompson
State Department
Douglas E. Ramsey
Boulder City
Nev
Air Force
Robinson Risner
Tulsa
Okla
Risner
Hisner
Richard Springman
Long Beach
Cottonwood
Ariz
Letterman General Hospital
Springman
Cambodia
Raymond O. Schrump
Tomahawk
Wisc
Travis
Dee Lapson
Schrump
Atlantic Beach
Nixon
Mayport
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
America
Nixon Labor Meeting Seen As Mixed Signals in Miami
Union leaders in Miami Beach assess President Nixon’s closed door session as a possible social visit or a push for wage price and foreign trade policy support. Council members expect concessions on trade and Phase 3 programs while stressing job protection amid imports.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
S. Frank Raftery
Afl-Cio Painters Union
Raftery
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
George Meany
Painters Union
Communications Workers
Joseph A. Beirne
Council
Beirne
Congress
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State, County and Municiple
Wurf
Afl-Cio Council
Leon Schacter
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
Beekeepers Buzz Congress Reception in Washington
Beekeepers and families hosted a reception for congressional aides and lawmakers, wearing bee themed attire. Despite Lincoln's Birthday recess keeping many in town, attendees saw an artificial insemination display and a honey themed buffet. They urged a $1 million Agriculture Department appropriation tied to honey production and bee research and sought continuation of indemnity payments for bees killed by insecticides. Glenn Gibson of the American Honey Producers Association noted the plan to distribute honey to all members of Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional
Agriculture Department
House
Glenn Gibson
Minco
Okla
American Honey Producers Association
Name in Ledger Ads Wins Free Cherry Pie
Mexico merchants celebrate Washington's Birthday with ads offering free cherry pies to readers whose names appear in the special ads. Some ads list many names and pies may be picked up at The Ledger Monday or Tuesday, with Montgomery Ward winners collecting at that store.
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Mexico
George Washington
the Ledger
The
Ledger
Montgomery Ward
Ward
Adrian Charles Newland
Concrete steps seen toward US China ties after Kissinger visit
Tokyo AP reports Asahi Shimbun cites Chinese diplomatic sources predicting concrete moves to normalize relations. observers in Beijing foresee an understanding on withdrawing U.S. troops from Taiwan, with trade missions and media exchanges as part of the effort.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Japan
Asahi Shimbun
U.S
Taiwan
Asahi
Hsinhua
Chou En-lai
Kissinger
Nixon
Chou
Chi Peng-fei
Chiao Kuan-hua
People's Daily
Communist Party
Chi
Kyodo
Washington
Gray to Get FBI Nomination as Director
President Nixon will nominate Patrick Gray III to become permanent FBI director after Hoover’s death. Gray, acting director for over nine months, met with Nixon and the nomination was reportedly forwarded to the Senate for confirmation soon.
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Washington
Patrick Gray III
FBI
Nixon
Washington Star- News
Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
Star-News
Senate
Barbara Beck In Fair Condition After Train Crash
Barbara S Beck age 26 of Louisville Kentucky remains in fair condition at Boone County Hospital in Columbia after a Feb 9 collision at the Lakeview Road crossing when her car was struck by an ICG GM&O train. She suffered a severe head injury and a fractured leg and has been hospitalized since that evening.
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Barbara S. Beck
Louisville
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Gm&o
Lakeview Road
Shotgun Blast Kills 3 Year Old in Louisiana Missouri
John Wesley Penn Jr., 3, died at home after his sister climbed to retrieve a shotgun and shells on the wall. The child accidentally loaded the weapon, causing a fatal discharge, according to Pike County Sheriff Dave Jenkins.
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Louisiana, Mo
John Wesley Penn Jr
Pike County
Missing dachshund Boris hoped for by Colorado girl
A year old black and tan dachshund named Boris, once living on a farm near Centralia, disappeared in winter. Mrs. Deane Record appeals via The Ledger for tips, tracing him to the area around Route 3 Centralia and listing her Fort Collins Colorado address for leads.
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Colorado
Centralia
Boris
Deane Record
South Mason No. 2
Fort Collins
Nixon Stresses 'Peace With Honor' at Mayport Naval Visit
President Nixon and Pat Nixon visited the Mayport Naval Station near Jacksonville aboard the Saratoga for a working holiday. He praised POWs and families, honored prisoner of war memories, and spoke of the Vietnam peace with honor as the Albany and Eisenhowers' apartment visits occurred nearby.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Pat
Mayport Naval Station
Jacksonville
Saratoga
Mayport
Vietnam
Frederick Wright
Demilitarized Zone
Nixons
Julie
J.g
David Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Albany
Eisenhowers
Boillot Names Egg and Dairy Men to Posts
James B. Boillot announced two appointments to supervise Missouri egg and dairy programs. Milton W. Rischert, 54, of St. Louis, will oversee the egg inspection program, while Van Landuyt, 54, of Versailles, will supervise the dairy inspection program. Rischert has 20 years in the egg industry and belongs to the St. Louis Butter and Egg Exchange.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Versailles
State Department of Agriculture
James B. Boillot
Milton W. Rischert
Department
Consumer Services Agency
van Landuyt
Boillot
Rischert
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Kingdom Daily News
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Barbara Beck
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