Indochina War Toll In Week 104 Dead Reported
Saigon press summary reports U S and Vietnamese casualty totals for the week ending June 27. Americans affected include 802 wounded and 34 killed, with 1 607 wounded and six missing among South Vietnamese. A major battle near Quang Tri coast killed 58 North Vietnamese and involved 600 South Vietnamese militia forces. Laotian and Cambodian fronts show multiple air and ground losses for U S forces, with 42 858 Americans killed and 282 503 wounded overall. Cambodian operations near Phnom Penh and ashes of the Siem Reap area reflect ongoing cross border activity, while Thai forces threaten in border areas as cabinet shifts occur in Cambodia and Bangkok.
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101St Airborne Division 1
Hue
Aus
Laos
Panhandle
Dars
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Quang Tri City
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap- Angkor
Lon Nol
Sirk Matak
Yom Sambaur
Norodom Sihanouk
Bangkok
Ban Phai
Cambottia
Thailand
Thai Defense Ministry
Sisaket
Thanom Kittikachorn
U.S. Senate
Nixon names ambassador to Paris peace talks amid CNN exchange
President Nixon in a live TV interview with network reporters defends Cambodia policy while nominating Ambassador David Bruce as U.S. negotiator to Paris peace talks. McGovern demands equal air time amid Nixon criticisms of Senate restrictions on Cambodia operations. Draft lottery fairness questioned as birthdates for 1972 inductions noted. SEATO meeting opens with Thailand’s allegations against U.S. doves and Rogers vows continued U.S. Pacific role. US and North Vietnamese losses reported in Indochina while UN diplomats hint cooperation toward Arab Israel settlement. Curtis W. Tary cites Middle East draft settlement outlines.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
David. Bruce
U.S
Paris
Indochina
Mideast
Cambodia
Washington
AHS
George S. McGovern
Equal Network
Ume
Senate
COE Hunts Employers For Students In Mexico
The annual COM survey by Mexico Area Vocational Technical School seeks training stations for 1970-71. COE pairs half day school with on the job training in chosen occupations. Businesses, especially in retail and service, cooperate to provide general and job specific instruction and work experience. Call 581-5684 to participate.
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Anual Com
Mexico Area
Mexico
Mary Ann Finley
Clark Mefford
The Mexico Ledger Publication Details
The Mexico Ledger lists standard publishing details including daily schedule excluding Sundays and holidays, office address at 300 N Washington St, Mexico Mo, and postage rates. It notes subscription prices by term and area, carrier and mail delivery costs, and office hours with a listed phone contact.
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Washington St
Mexico
Anadrain
Scientist Loses Piece Of Moon Fragment
Dr. Nicholas M. Short of NASA reported a fragment of the moon weighing one fiftieth of an ounce went missing from a safe at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland. The tiny piece, about two thirds the size of a pen, was kept in a vial and discovered missing a week ago.
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Washington
Nicholas M. Short
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Short
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
NASA
Los Angeles
Goddard
Arnold Installed As Masonic Secretary in Missouri
Frank A. Arnold, 49, was installed as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons in Missouri. He becomes the 16th to hold the post in 149 years, and the first from outside the St. Louis area in 66 years. The ceremony in Cooper Lodge No. 36 included multiple grand lodge officers and clergy. The downgrading sample scene and NASA remarks are background to the main installation note.
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Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
Manned Spaceland
Houston
Souri
Frank A. Arnold
Goddard
Arnold
Kemper Military, School and College
Boonville
Missouri
St. Louis
Grand Lodge
Cooper Lodge No. 36
J, Morgan Donelson
Princeton
Basey Vanlandingham
Columbia
Bruce Hunt
Kirksville
James A. Noland
Osage Beach
Wes Cook
Kansas City
Fielding A, Poe
William H. Utz Jr
Freelon K. Hadley
St. Joseph
Eugene Stacy
Chillicothe
Loren Thompson
King City
Cecil Hurt
Carl Radford
Springfield
Clarence Newby
Elmer W. Wagner
Medicaid Reductions Announced in Missouri Welfare Program
Jefferson City AP reports Missouri state welfare director N. Carter announced Medicaid cuts due to $6.5 million less funding than 1989 70. Hospital inpatient stays drop to 14 days from 21, outpatients limited to one visit daily at $5, dentures eliminated, and further savings sought in drugs labs and nursing home care as caseload rises by about 30 000 amid federal changes and court decisions.
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Jefferson City
Proctor N. Carter
Carter
U.S. Supreme Court
Hitchhiker Killed On Interstate 70 Near Odessa
The Missouri highway patrol reports a hitchhiker died Wednesday night after stepping into the path of a truck on Interstate 70 near Odessa. Theodore Carson, 39, of Chicago, was pronounced dead. No charges were filed against truck driver John Craig of Raytown.
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Odessa
Theodore Carson
Chicago
John Craig
Raytown
No Nerves, Says Nixon After Talk
Los Angeles AP report describes President Nixon appearing relaxed after an hour of live questions on foreign policy with NBC CBS and ABC journalists. Nixon said he had no nerves at his age, facing rapid queries on Cambodia Vietnam and the Arab Israeli conflict in a break from a traditional news conference.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Zambodia
Vietnam
Jol Chancellor
NBC
Eric Sevareid
CBS
Howard K. Smith
ABC
White House
Eight-Second Senate Session Sets Record
Washington AP reports the Senate met eight seconds the day before the July fourth holiday, the second shortest session on record, presiding officer Sen. Lee Metcalf of Montana. The House also adjourned after a one hour session and plans to reconvene Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
House
Mexico Nursing School class enrolls twenty students
The fourteenth class of the Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing started with the maximum twenty students enrolled. The program is sponsored by the Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School and affiliated with Audrain Hospital. Instructors are Peggy Sterner and Sheila Bastean. Students include Judy Adams Laddonia Jean Arens Wellsville Marta Burt Auxvasse Ricky Cleeton Mexico Carla Foster Auxvasse Carolyn Goshorn Wellville Frank Graves Mexico Teresa Jones Mexico Barbara Kobush Mexico Vickie Landis Benton City Teresa Loman Fulton Rosalyn Lynn Laddonia Christine Mackie Mexico Carolyn Marteen Montgomery City Paula Mills Auxvasse Joan Paulette Neal Mexico Sylvia Neal Mexico Eva Jean Oliver Wellsville Connie Oquist Montgomery City.
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Mexico
Parcel Post Size Limits Increased
Parcel post size limit rises to 78 inches combined length and girth for most shipments. Forty pounds becomes the typical weight limit for parcels sent from Mexico. Some items and offices retain 70 pounds with 100 inch combined length and girth. Further steps to raise limits occur on July 1 1971 as bulk mail facilities are built at major transportation centers.
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Margaret Mackie
Mexico
Miss Mackie
Post Office Department
U.S
Mitchell Bound Over On Charge of Rape
Albert Junior Mitchell was bound over to the Audrain Circuit Court on a rape charge after a preliminary hearing in Magistrate Court. The case for assault with intent to ravish was taken under advisement until July 3. Bond was set at 15,000 for the assault charge. he remains jailed without bond on the rape count.
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Albert Junior Mitchell
Audrain
Mexico
Mitchell
Lakettan Barnes
Garfield Heights
Three youths face charges in vandalism and theft case
In magistrate court, Bach was fined $10 and 30 days jail for vandalism and theft. Restitution was ordered for damages to Robert Mickle, 22, Richard Palmore, 23, and Robert Taylor, 21. Items damaged or stolen included windows, a wall telephone, an antique clock, radio testing gear, a record player, and a television. Damages estimated at $150. items recovered by Monroe County deputy sheriff Harry Belcher.
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Paris
Bach
Robert Mickle
Richard Palmore
Decatur
Robert Taylor
Brownsville
Tenn
Otto Loutenschlager
Stoutsville
Monroe County
Harry Belcher
Bombs Hit Four Embassies In Washington Attack
Four Latin American embassies in Washington were firebombed with slight damage reported. Police said no injuries and there was no immediate claim of responsibility following yesterday's pipe bomb incident at the Inter-American Defense Board.
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Washington
Inter-American Defense Board
Jaycee Wives Sell Tickets for Missouri Pageant
The Mexico Jaycee Wives will sell tickets for the 1970 Miss Missouri Pageant on July 2 3 6 and 7 from 1 to 5 p.m. each day in front of Hagan's Clothing Store at the southeast Mexico square. Friday extends 6 30 to 8 30 p.m.
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Mexico
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