Laird Sets 50,000 Troop Withdrawals From Vietnam by Oct 15
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced a faster timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam, with more than 50,000 servicemen to depart by October 15 and troop levels to dip below the 384,000 ceiling. He did not specify exact numbers by that date but pledged to meet or beat Nixon’s spring withdrawal pledge. The briefing also covered Soviet missile momentum, Middle East balance, Korea’s ongoing drawdown, and a missing helicopter crash involving Maj. Gen. George W. Casey with 6 others aboard.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
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Nixon
Cambodia
Middle East
United States
Israel
Egypt
Korea
South Vietnam
Saigon
George W. Casey
1St Air Cavalry Division
Casey
U.S. Command
Democrats Launch Campaign For August Primary Votes
Secretary of State James Kirkpatrick led a kickoff event in Audrain County for the August 2 primary. About 75 attendees heard Kirkpatrick promote experienced leadership, praising auditor traits over partisan advantage while introducing Democratic candidates including Stuart Symington and Bill Hungate. Local attorney Larney Barnes chaired the event as other speakers urged support for county and state races.
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Kirkpatrick
U.S
Stuart Symington
Haskell Bholman
Bill Hungate
Charles Dickey
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Mexico
Holman
Nent
Larney Barnes
Russell Blackburn
E. Pleasant Sr
Alvin Beamer
Congress
St. Louis
Missouri
Aerospace
Armed Services
Foreign Affairs
Haskell Holman
United States Congress
Charley Dickey
Must Tell Young People Why Says Kirkpatrick In Audrain Keynote
Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick urged Audrain County Democrats to explain why voting matters. He stressed service to the people, unity in the primary, and electing experienced leaders over amateurs as Missouri faces a strong Republican push and fiscal challenges.
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Kirkpatrick
James C. Kirkpatrick
Audrain County
Department of State
Missouri highway plan totals multi county upgrades
The Missouri State Highway Commission approves a 262 818 000 fiscal 1971 program including planning and engineering for resurfacing 7 miles of Highway 54 from east of Route 11 to Scott's Corner with resurfacing to occur in fiscal 1972 starting July 1 1971. It lists routes and sections in Audrain and other counties with main line projects on the interstate urban supplementary and recreational programs and notes potential delays from right of way design and funding issues.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Scott’s Corner
Robert Patton
Audrain
Baysinger Corner
Perry
Mexico
Commission
Thomas A. David
Marion County
Curtain Rises Tonight for Miss Missouri Pageant
Tonight the Miss Missouri pageant opens at Missouri Military Academy fieldhouse with 31 contestants. The winner earns a 1200 dollar scholarship plus 500 from Miss America Foundation, a 1500 dollar wardrobe, and competes in gown, swimsuit, and talent across three nights.
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Missouri ‘Military Academy
Frances
Elaine Biesemeyer
Glenn Osser
Leon C. Bradley
School of the Ozarks
Branson
Miss Missouri
Purple Shop
Columbia
Jefferson City
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Bill Luckaman
Wally Brashear
Jim Burchfield
Bill Munevrief
Kelly Deaver
Kathy Baumann
Last
Explosion Kills Worker At Hercules Plant Near Carthage
Kenneth Frey, 49, of Carthage, was killed when a nitroglycerin storage building at the Hercules Powder Plant blew up during his inspection. A second man, initially reported missing, was found unharmed. The blast damaged the facility, shook Joplin area buildings, and halted operations for the day as inspectors checked nitroglycerin conditions.
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Hercules
Kenneth Frey
Frey
Hoop Morgan
Kuhi
Joplin
Robert Good
Good
Doves Defeated In First House Action On Cooper-Church Bill
The House rejected the first test to instruct conference negotiators on the Cooper-Church amendment restricting presidential action in Cambodia. Doves charged harassment attempts by Housing and Urban Development staff while Republicans defended the process as partisan. The amendment would bar funds for Cambodian military actions without U.S. Congress approval and is tied to the foreign military sales bill pending in the House and Senate. President Nixon expressed desire for a conference with minimal instruction.
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D-Minn
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Illinois
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Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Morgan
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Bryce Harlow
Nixon
Dminn
Thailand
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U. S
Foreign Relations
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