Tank Attack Beaten Off In Laos Base Assault
Eight North Vietnamese tanks attacked Hill 31 inside Laos but were repelled by South Vietnamese defenders with five tanks destroyed. The base withstood three days of shelling as U.S. bombers pursued the remaining tanks. The incident marked the first enemy tank action in the Laos campaign aimed at cutting the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Nixon Says Hanoi Has Widened War Indochina mayface broader conflict
President Nixon charged Hanoi with widening the Vietnam war into an Indochina conflict. He forecast tougher choices for the United States and allies in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos as he urged renewed peace negotiations while pledging continued troop withdrawals. He warned of increasing Soviet and Chinese pressures and outlined a restrained long term U S role.
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Laos Result Crucial Says Gen Abrams
General Creighton Abrams says the South Vietnamese Laos operation is critical to the U S troop withdrawal. He notes the outcome may not be clear until after the rainy season and before the October South Vietnamese elections. The drive aims to destroy North Vietnamese supplies and deter a 1971 offensive, not seal all Ho Chi Minh Trail routes. The operation has reduced enemy flow, faces heavy fighting, and Abrams defends the prior news blackout as a tactic to mislead Hanoi and delay enemy reinforcements.
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Army psychiatrist counters Calley mental fault claim
FT BENNING Ga AP An Army psychiatrist testified that Calley showed no mental disorder and could tell right from wrong and form intent to kill in the My Lai massacre. The rebuttal witness and two others on the Walter Reed sanity board contradicted defense claims of impairment as the defense rested.
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County Makes Annual Report On Salaries
Audrain County’s annual compensation report filed by County Clerk Glenn M. Barnes lists salaries for officials in 1970. Top earner was County Collector Leo Erdel at 27150.55 net after deputy pay. Assessor Holloway Neill earned 17426.80. Sheriff Harold Sulgrove 15000. Probate Judge Joseph M. Bone 12400. County Clerk Barnes 10986.69 including hunting and fishing license fees.
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Arch) Hays
Leroy Werner
Howard Maxwell
Hattie Wood
Floyd Lewis
Wesley Wood
A.J. Deimeke
George Adams
Audrain County
Earthquake Tornadoes Deplete Clothing Gifts
Mexico residents urged to replenish supplies for Church World Service aid to California earthquake and Mississippi Louisiana tornado victims. This week 900 blankets and 3000 pounds of clothing were distributed from the Unnetan Tow nV center. Residents may donate via local churches or mail to CWS Blanket Fund Elkhart Indiana. A three dollar gift buys a blanket ready for shipment.
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James R Young Files For School Election
James R Young 42 owner of Youngs Shell Service on West Monroe St has filed to run for two seats on the Mexico Board of Education in the April 6 election joining incumbents Kermit Head and Dr Thomas Hodges. Filing deadline is March 19 with board secretary Mrs James Baker. Young and his wife and three children live at 1130 Ringo St. and moved to Mexico in 1950 after growing up in Wellsville. He is a 1946 Wellsville High School graduate with military service and two years at Rankin Trade School. He previously worked for Art Dever and now runs his service station. He is active in First Baptist Church Bulldog Boosters Kiwanis and Travelers Protective Assn.
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Today's Smile Kindness of Sharing Secrets
A reflective note on trust and discretion, noting that entrusting others with a secret makes them feel valued and important while they reveal private thoughts. The piece highlights the social power of confidences and the responsibility that comes with telling secrets.
Bill Shelved As Additions Pile On In Missouri House
Jefferson City AP reports the Missouri House halted debate on the higher education appropriations bill after approving amendments adding 1.689 million to the University of Missouri operational fund, 150 thousand for a kidney machine program in Kansas City, and 30 thousand for watershed district planning. Cantrell said the measure would be brought up again next week amid a tight state revenue margin of about 700 thousand.
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Lucky) Cantrell
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Hawthorne School Closed Tomorrow
Hawthorne School will be closed again tomorrow as workmen repair leaks in the gas supply line. Assistant Superintendent Joe Hodgin said today that Thursday classes were called off after officials decided continued work would be too dangerous with the line in its current state.
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Russia Calls It New Escalation Of War
The Soviet Union denounces U S intervention in Indochina and pledges aid to North Vietnam while warning that the United States cannot act with impunity. Izvestia via Tass cites danger to peaceful settlement and calls disruptions a dangerous delusion with serious consequences for the U S. In other news a birth is reported in Audrain Medical Center and Continental Oil and Burmah Oil announce merger talks.
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