Nixon Sets Stage For Declaring War Is Over
President Nixon's order to withdraw 70,000 troops by May 1 signals a potential mid April announcement to pull 35,000 to 45,000 more troops and declare the war ended. Remaining forces would take advisory roles as MACV is downgraded.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Military Assistance Command
MACV
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Equalization Won't Swell Total Valuation
Audrain County Court defends tax equalization plan saying it will not raise total valuations and aims to equalize assessments. Rumors are discouraged as field work begins in March under State Supervisor Dean Cissna with local hires to visit each property and collect data for fair values.
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Floyd Lewis
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Dean Cissna
Board of Equalization
Soviet Expels U S Congressman James Scheuer
Moscow orders the immediate expulsion of Rep. James H. Scheuer a New York Democrat after he attended a dinner at a Jewish professor planning emigration to Israel. An embassy statement says the action cites alleged improper activities and urging emigration. Scheuer, the first elected American official expelled by the USSR, denies all charges and says he met six Soviet scientists who wished to leave.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Israel
James H. Scheuer
New York
Leningrad
Scheuer
Georgy Kornyenko
Soviet
Ing
House of Representatives
Brademas
John Brademas
D-Ind
Foreign Ministry
Nixon
Sos
Ater
Audrain Countians push Bond for governor bid
A group of Audrain County Republicans circulate petitions urging State Auditor Christopher Kit Bond to run for governor. Spokesman Connie Pickering says goal is 1000 signatures in days. Bond, a Mexico attorney, tops a field with State Rep Bus King and Gene McNary likely to join.
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Christopher
Kit) Bond
Connie Pickering
Audrain Group
Bond
Bus King
St. Louis County
Gene McNary
Gene McNary. Mr. Pickering
Pachyderm Club
B-Positive Blood Needed for Mexico Blood Drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Mexico Methodist Church Tuesday from noon to 5 pm with a 119 unit quota and a call for B-positive donors. Audrain County has donated 333 of 1043 yearly units. next stops include A. P. Green Refractories on Feb 17. Donors 18+ welcome. ages 18-21 no parental consent. over 66 need physician consent within two weeks.
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Red Cross
Mexico Methodist Church
Maxine Johnson
Johnson
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Moonshiners Erase Evidence as Revenue Agents Close In
Warned that revenue agents were on their trail, a pair of moonshiners scrambled to destroy incriminating gear. One man stood at a cliff base while the other tossed equipment over the edge. The warning figure, identified as Jeb, vows more to come in the illicit operation.
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Ledger-See
Missouri
Weather Service
Bootheel
Cape Girardeau
Kirksville
St. Joseph
Jeb
Attacks Seen From Hanoi Predicted For Political Gains
Secretary of the Army Robert Froehlke warned in Saigon that Communist forces may stage spectacular attacks in Indochina for political purposes amid an election year in the United States. He noted Hanoi and Viet Cong leaders aim to pressure Nixon China talks while asserting the Vietnamization program proceeds with apparent success.
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Saigon
Robert F. Froehlke
Indochina
United States
Froehlke
Nixon
China
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Froehtke
Laird
Pacific
Cantrell Hopes Son Will Be Exonerated
In St Charles County five youths including Rep. E J Cantrell's son were charged with burglary of the Wentzville Veterinary Clinic. Bond set at 3500 dollars each. Cantrell expressed hope his son Robert Steven Cantrell 20 will be exonerated. Local arrests followed tracing car and barbiturate findings.
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ST. Charles
E. J
Lucky) Cantrell
St. Louis
Wentzville
Cantrell
Con
Jefferson City
Lucky” Cantrell
D-Overland
House Appropriations Committee
Robert Steven Cantrell
St. Charles County
Cantreill
Highway pheasant miles from home in Missouri tale
The Ledger reports Odell Priest near Cedar Grove School raises pheasants and quail, with birds escaping after a pen breach. He sold hundreds of birds this fall at $3.4 and $3.50 for dressed pheasants, and $1.50 each for quail. The bird sighting on Highway 54 raises local interest.
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Odell Priest
Phelix King
Arthur Scott
Priest
The
Ledger
Route D
Cedar Grove School
R.M. Bried
Priests
Priest Pens
Highway 54
Ringneck
Camdenton
Audrain County road districts seek renewed taxes
Five special road districts in Audrain County plan votes on continued road taxes. The county court will set election date after a petition from Rush Hill. Rush Hill proposes 35 cent levy. Petitions from Skull Lick for 35 cents three years, Benton City for 35 cents three years, Saling No 2 for 35 cents three years, and Saling No 1 for 36 cents four years.
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Audrain County
Rush Hill
Skull Lick
Benton City
Saling
King Frederik in grave coma as doctors report
Copenhagen AP says King Frederik of Denmark, 72, remains in a deep coma and condition is extremely grave. Morning bulletin offers little hope for survival and notes his strength is running out.
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Copenhagen
Frederik
Denmark
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Richard Vance
Melvin R. Laird
American Air Shield
Neighboring
Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
South
Laos
Cambodia
Dorothy Irwin
Sylmar
Calif
Russia
Congressman
Vientiane
Wendy Lea Kelsay
Tim E. Kelsay
Route 2
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Priest
Priest Place
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