US Warns Hanoi On New War
Paris AP report notes US peace negotiator Porter warns North Vietnam and Viet Cong against military adventures in South Vietnam as talks resume after a four week recess. He urges reflection, cites risk of more lives lost, and calls for a general cease-fire and internationally supervised elections if talks proceed. Von Braun predicts moon colonization and a baby born there before 2000 end.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Indochina
Porter
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen van Tien
Nixon
Saigon
Tien
Hanoi
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Thieu
Democrats Block Fusion Bill in Missouri Senate
In Jefferson City Democrats walked out on an adjourn motion blocking rapid action on a plan to align Missouri unemployment compensation with federal law. Senate rules delay work until the next session, with key players indicating possible hearings and votes next week as Gov. Hearnes urges quick action to avoid higher taxes and lost benefits.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Clifford Jones
Senate
Jones
Missouri
William J. Cason
Clinton
Warren E. Hearnes
Albert M. Spradling
Dcape Girardeau
Sprathing
Spradling
Cape Girardeau
Paul Bradshaw
Springfield
William J. Esely
Bethany
James A. Noland
Osage Beach
Edward Stone
House
Franklin Payne
D-St. Louis
Employment Security Committee
A. Clifford Jones
R Brentwood
Robert A. Young
Dst
Ann
Edward
Senate House
D-Clinton
James E. Godfrey
St. Louis
Mrs White Dies in Mexico After Illness
Mrs L Mitchell White died at Audrain Medical Center at 8 00 this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Mexico United Methodist Church with Rev Jeff Marsh officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Arnold Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are her son and daughter in Mexico and Portland Oregon seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren plus a brother Frank M Lee of St Louis. She was long active in church and local civic groups.
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L. Mitchell White
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico United
William Y
Jane Isabelle) Burton
Portland
Ore
Ronald T
Barbara) McClain
Boulder
317 Marriage Licenses Issued Last Year in Audrain
Audrain Recorder LeRoy Werner reports 317 marriage licenses issued last year, about average. August led with 38 licenses, December followed with 36, and June dropped to third with 34.
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Audrain Recorder
LeRoy Werner
Arabs Fire Into Israel From Lebanon Across Border
The Associated Press reports guerrillas launched several rockets into northern Israel from Lebanon early today. Shells landed harmlessly between Kiryat Shmona and Kfar Blum with no damage or casualties. Beirut papers claim Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas are preparing for a potential border attack amid Israeli air activity and reported clashes with guerrillas. Israeli security police later arrested four terrorism suspects.
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Associated Press
Israel
Lebanon
Kiryat Shmona
Kfar Blum
Beirut
An Nahar
Heaviest DMZ bombing drives up pace of Vietnam war
U S planes attacked North Vietnamese radar sites in the DMZ region with two strikes on Wednesday as B52s dropped nearly 300 tons of bombs in the southern DMZ. The U S Command reported the missions and noted radar sites 45 miles north and 64 miles southwest of Hanoi were hit while a second Wild Weasel escorted bombers into northern Laos. The attack marks the first protective reaction strikes of 1972 and follows a broader escalation amid continued fighting near the DMZ and new South Vietnamese preparations for troop withdrawals and Cambodia bases.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
Son Tay
North Vietnam
Laos
Library use in Mexico-Audrain rises sharply in year
Mexico-Audrain County Library System added 7259 new books as Mexico branch saw more than a 10 percent rise in circulation reaching 136587 from the prior year. Eldon Burgess reports increases across all branches with 442 special request books obtained in 1971 versus 260 the year before.
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Mexico-Audrain County
Mexico
Eldon Burgess
Board of Trustees
Burgess
Missouri State Library
Prowler Hangs Trying Skylight in Detroit Bar Supply
Detroit AP report details Johann Drescher, 23, found hanging head down stuck in a skylight at a bar supply store on Detroit's East Side. Firefighters cut him down after a four to five hour ordeal before he was arraigned, claiming he never entered the building. Bond was set at $1,000 by Recorder's Judge Samuel Olsen.
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Detroit
Johann Drescher
Drescher
Frank Wiecek
Samuel H. Olsen
Olsen
Mrs. C. P. James, longtime Mexico civic leader, dies at 81
Mrs. C P James 81 died after months of illness at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral at Mexico United Methodist Church with Jeff Marsh officiating, burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren. remarried and active in education, Leagues of Women Voters, Red Cross, and local arts. Memorials to the church or First Presbyterian Church of Mexico.
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C.P. James
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Columbia University
New York
Georgia
Athens
Oliver Paul James
Camilla
James
Coca Cola
Frederick W
Snyder
Okla
Charles
Harold
Marjorie James
State League
Kansas City
League of Women Voters
Audrain County
Church
Where Are We Going To Get Funds Legislator Asks
Jefferson City lawmakers react to Gov Hearnes 1960s budget message with concern over money and new programs. House and Senate leaders praise or critique the plan while wary of fiscal strain, as welfare changes could raise costs. A sampling of reactions shows perplexity over funding and support for priorities.
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Jefferson City
Hearnes
William J. Cason
Clinton
James E. Godfrey
St. Louis
House
Richard Rabbitt
Rep
John Russell
Lebanon
Clarence Heflin
Bill Hikes Sales Tax With Food Drug Exemption
Missouri House opens with a bill to raise the state sales tax by one cent to four cents, exempting food and drugs. Senate action includes a constitutional amendment to cut House members to 102 and require public hearings on remap plans. Other measures seek tax, welfare, education, and public works reforms across both chambers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Frank L. O'Gara
Ckansas City
Senate
John D. Schneider
D-Florissant
New House
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von Braun
Washington
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Board of Commissioners
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Mexico-Audrain
Mexico Evening School
Audrain County Historical Society
American Saddle Horse Museum
Rollins College
Donald Manford
Manford
J. F. Patterson
Caruthersville
Rhodie
County Welfare Commission
State Board of Education
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