Ships and Copters Aid Cambodians
In Saigon the U S military reported fighter bombers attacked North Vietnamese SAM sites for a third day while Cambodian forces claimed recapture of the Pich Nil pass to reopen Phnom Penh’s highway to the sea. The U S Seventh Fleet and helicopter gun ships backed more than 13 000 South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops along Route 4 as three U S aircraft were shot down in South Vietnam. U S troop strength rose to 333 300, up 800, as rotation schedules and late arrivals for Christmas replacement crews caused a temporary fluctuation.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Pich Nil Pass
Phnom Penh
U.S. Command
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
Cleveland
Gulf of Siam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnamization era shows war pace easing in two years
Washington reports indicate a downward overall war pace since Nixon took office though South Vietnam bears a heavy combat load. Security in the countryside improves and economic indicators hint at better times. Nixon aims to shift combat duties to Saigon with June 1969 troop withdrawals and a near end of U.S. ground fighting by mid 1971.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
U.S
Robinson Trial Set For April 12
Jefferson City AP State Treasurer William E. Robinson pleads innocent to an indictment alleging use of public office for personal gain. Circuit Judge James T. Riley sets April 12 for trial, expected to last eight to ten days. motions by both sides heard February 5. Robinson admitted taking 2500 from Crismon in 1969, claimed it was for a future campaign contribution. Crismon tied to bank fraud indictments. case touches impeachment talk in Missouri House.
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Jefferson City
William E. Robinson
James T. Riley
Robinson
Riley
Thomas Guilfoil
St. Louis
Guilfoil
Cole County Grand Jury
James B. Crismon
Crismon
First State Bank of
Bonne Terre
Warren E. Hearnes
House
James E. Godfrey
Richard J. Rabbitt
Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis County
John D. Hasler
Virgil Poelker
Supreme Court
County Levy To Hit Top Budget In Audrain Officials Debate
Audrain County budget requests exceed the maximum 50 cent levy per $100 assessed value, up from 46 cents last year. County Clerk Glenn M. Barnes has summoned four departments for hearings as the budget exceeds revenue, with a Feb. 1 court review. Sheriff seeks $66,288.30, recorder $21,570, assessor $22,740, and prosecuting attorney $19,906.25. Total requested spending is $413,140.05 against $357,025.51 last year, creating a projected deficit of $27,652.98 even with expected 325,000 from the levy and about 60,507 from other income.
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Harold Sulgrove
Board of Prisoners
Hattie Wood
Leroy Werner
Werner
Holloway Neill
Thomas Osborne
Circuit Court Administration
McGovern Opens Presidential Bid in 1972 Campaign
Democratic Sen. George McGovern, son of a prairie preacher, formally launched his 1972 presidential bid promising candor and reason. He announced via letters to editors and donors, scheduled a South Dakota TV address, and named campaign officials. He vows to avoid image-making and focus on confronting complex problems.
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Washington
George 5
McGovern
America
South Dakota
MacGovern
U.S
Southeast Asia
Party Reform Commission
Sen
Edmund &. Muskie
Maine
Blair Clark
Eugene McCarthy
U.S. Atty
John Douglas
Kennedy
Jean Westwood
Utah
Humphrey
House
Senate
Man Nabbed By Victim Gets Prison
A Montgomery County Circuit Court jury found James Farmer Lewis guilty of burglary and stealing for July break ins. They sentenced him to six years for burglary and four for stealing, totaling ten years. The victim Marion Strube spotted the missing items and helped bring the suspect to justice. The case linked to a Huffstader home burglary, with Lewis claiming two men paid him to retrieve a TV set.
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Montgomery City
Montgomery County
George Cobb
Marion Strube
Shube
James Farmer Lewis
Strube
Lewis
Thomas I. Osborne
Huffstader
St. Louis
Larry Stevens
Bill
Osborne
James Gregory
Max Oliver
Kenneth Gerloff
Norman Stiers
Maxine Ingwersen
Charles F. Palmer
Mary Ann Niedergerke
George Woods
Fred Nagel
Martin Schroer
Alma Lovelace
Erma Blane
Estil Berger
Vandals Strike School and 4-H Center in Audrain County
Weekend vandalism reports describe break ins at HiWay R-3 Elementary School north of Mexico where offices and classrooms were damaged and minor theft occurred. Items taken include a stopwatch and small change. a kitchen freezer was damaged and meals spoiled. Obscene writing appeared on walls. Audrain County 4-H Center also entered with cash drawn from a soda machine. A separate break in at Hudson Service Station yielded a broken window. Police investigated the scenes and noted limited property loss.
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Audrain County
HiWay R- 3
Highway 15
Mexico
Harold Sulgrove
Audrain 4-H
E. L. T. Griffin
Sulgrove
Rodney Loesch
Loesch
Sheriff's Office
Morgan Banks Cut Prime Rate to 6 Percent
Three major New York banks Morgan Guaranty Trust Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank trimmed the prime lending rate to 6 percent today, with several smaller banks following. The move, potentially the third cut this month, reflects easing loan demand and abundant funds, signaling possible lower mortgage and consumer loan rates.
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New York
Morgan Guaranty. Trust Co
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chemical Bank
Mrs Anna Luckner Dies at 86 in Missouri
Mrs Anna K Luckner 86 of 131 Josephine St died 10 am Sunday at Audrain Medical Center Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at Arnold funeral home Rev John Blass Burial Benton City Cemetery She born June 29 1884 in Audrain County married Oscar C Luckner Jan 4 1909 He died 1969 They farmed in Macon County NL 1909 1934 then moved to Rush Hill area Survived by son Louis Luckner three sisters one granddaughter and a great granddaughter Family to receive friends 7 9 pm Monday
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Anna K. Luckner
Josephine St
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
John Blass
Rush Hill Community Church
Benton City Cemetery
Louis
Sarah Baker Knoebel
Luckner
Audrain County
Oscar C. Luckner
Luckners
Macon County
Rush Hill
Benton City
Martinsburg
Kim Luther
Warrenton
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Jays
Ledger
Richard Vance
Glenn M. Barnes
Barnes
George McGovern
Algoma
Wis
Record- Herald
Hudson
Highway 54 South
Kenneth Mantle
Morgan Bank
Anna Luckner
Northeast Park
McMillan School
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