War Food Aid To Viet Has Tripled
Washington AP report shows Vietnamization more than tripled U S military aid to South Vietnam via Food for Peace in 1969 to about 106 million dollars. Since 1954 this program has handed out roughly 520.7 million in military aid, mostly for Saigon, with funds routed through AID and Defense.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
White House
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U.S. State Department
United States
Agency For International Development
Korea
Vietnam
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Kidnaper Of Rolla Family Sentenced
Dennis R. Pea 21 of Tipton Indiana was sentenced in U S District Court after a bureau of prisons evaluation procedure. He and Bobby R Dunn 23 of Indianapolis escaped Ft Leonard Wood stockade February 24 and abducted a Rolla Missouri family to Indianapolis.
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U.S. District Court
Bureau of Prisons
Dennis R. Pea
Princeton
James H. Meredith
Pea
Bobby R. Dunn
Ft. Leonards_ Mo
Indianapoli
Dunn
16 Foot Diameter Spruce Tree Cut In Washington
A logging crew cut a spruce tree in Washington with a base diameter of 16 feet 4 inches. Bernard Sain, woods boss for Weyerhaeuser Co., said the giant would yield lumber for more than three average houses, as about 15,000 board feet are needed per home.
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Bernard Sain Woods
Weyerhaeuser Co
Pot of gold found at San Juan Island barracks site
A National Park Service crew discovered a pot of gold and coins dating to 1863 in an old British Army barracks attic on San Juan Island, part of the Pig War site. The treasure valued at about 1400 dollars was turned over to 91 year old Mrs. Rota Anderson who plans a Seattle bank deposit. The 1859 barracks lie near the Canada US border where the 12 year cold war over the pig incident ended in 1872 with a US possession verdict.
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San Juan Island
National Park Service
Rota Anderson
Park Service
Anderson
Seattle
Canada
United States
U.S. Army
Lyman A. Cutler
Charles Griffin
Hudson’s Bay Company
Victoria
B.C
James Douglas
Cutler
Allentown
New Jersey
U.S
Charles Mellon
New Jersey Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Senate
Michigan
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Essex County
Pennsylvania
Hubert Daye
Montclair
N.J
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Daye
Ronald M. Heynann
Court Plan Vote For St. Louis County
In Clayton Missouri the Aug 4 primary ballot will include a nonpartisan court plan proposal. Circuit Judge Douglas L C Jones ruled voters must be offered a yes or no choice on the plan on voting machines.
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St. Louis County
Circuit
Douglas L.C. Jones
Gasoline market turmoil blamed on supplier rents and price schemes
Michigan hearings describe a nationwide pattern of supplier rent concessions and loyalty pricing that privilege chain outlets. Shipley notes high operator turnover has created a price only market with weakened service as suppliers own most retail outlets and use leases as subsidies to steer dealers.
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Michigan
Hart
Shipley
Smith Ruled Ready For Murder Trial In Missouri
Clayton Missouri report states psychiatrist from Fulton State Hospital testified that Charles Smith of Kirksville is capable of standing trial for the 1961 murder of his wife. Circuit Judge Douglas L. C. Jones will set a trial date this fall. The case includes a venue change and prior rulings of incompetence and confinement for mental examination.
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Fulton State Hospital
Charles ©. Smith
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St. Louis County
Douglas L. C. Jones
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Aukansas
Idaho
Adair County
Jones
Fulton Hospital
Carleton Merrifield
Granville Collins
Boone County
Wilson's Creek battle debated as national battlefield push
Washington AP reports contention over whether Wilson's Creek was a Union victory or Confederate win. Lawmakers and Park Service disagree. the 1861 battle near Springfield pitted Nathaniel Lyon against 10,000 Confederates, with heavy union casualties and Lyons death, shaping Missouri's Civil War loyalties.
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Wilson's Creek
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National
Park Service
Capitol Hill
Durward G. Hall
House
Wilson’s
T Creek
George Hartzog
National Park Service
Hartzog
Wilson’s Creek
Nathaniel Lyon
Springfield
Lyon
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