Saigonese Claim Bong Son Victory In Offense
Saigon reports capturing Bong Son after a push into Binh Dinh province with two battalions, about 1,000 men, recapturing the district town while a third battalion landed nearby. Despite Saigon claims, field informants say troops are 300 yards outside the town amid light resistance as U.S. air power supports the operation.
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Bong Son
Binh Dinh
le Trung Hien
Hien
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Staley Declines Endorsement For Presidential Candidate
Oren Staley president of the National Farmers Organization says the group will not endorse any presidential candidate. He criticizes Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz for not raising support prices while claiming the farming crisis remains severe. Staley spoke in Washington during a NW farmer conference trip.
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Richland, Wash
Oren Staley
Rea
National Farmers Organization
Staley
White House
Washington
Northwest
Global and domestic news briefs from AP wire
Reports from Vietnam describe a 10 000 man drive to retake Binh Dinh province amid light resistance and Hanoi outflanking paratroopers in Quang Tri threatening Highway 1. In Washington the Senate approved a 2 20 minimum wage hike for millions, aiding McGovern. Extreme heat caused power shortages across the Eastern seaboard with frequent blackouts. IRA attacks in Northern Ireland damaged a freight train near Lurgan. In Detroit UAW chief Woodcock and AFL CIO allies plan a labor campaign to back McGovern, aiming to mobilize over five million workers.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Afl-Cio
Woodcock
Jerry Wolf
American Federation of State
Floyd Smith
International Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Nader to Launch Critique of Corvair Report
Ralph Nader plans a strong challenge to a government report on the Corvair arguing it is not more dangerous than similar vehicles. The four man expert panel said Corvairs may show unusual handling in hard cornering but are not unstable or prone to rollover compared with contemporaries. GM defended the report while the transportation department noted some data contradictions in Nader’s filings.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Senate Commerce Committee
Department of Transportation
General Motors
Douglas Toms
Auto Safety Agency
Corvair
Ford Motor Co
Mayor's Wife and Daughters Switch To Nixon
MILWAUKEE AP Mrs Henry W Maier wife of Milwaukee mayor says the Democratic Party has gone down the drain and she and her two daughters will vote for President Nixon in November The Maier family voiced disillusionment with the DNC and opposed Chicago Mayor Daley and his Illinois delegates The mayor said the views are personal not those of him or the city
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Milwaukee
Henry W. Maier
Nixon
Milwaukee Sentinel
Maier
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Miami Beach
Irrigation Systems Draw Missouri Farm Managers Meeting
Audrain County hosted the Missouri Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers summer meeting July 20 and 21 with a banquet at Knights of Columbus Hall. Keynote speaker James F. Sprake of KFEQ Radio discussed industry trends while tours showed furrow and sprinkler irrigation systems and farm visits including Veale Shellabarger Davis Feutz and Taylor, with 150 members attending from Mexico and surrounding towns.
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Ed Wiggins
J. W. Hackamack
Missouri Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
The
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph
Mr. Sprake
Paul Veale
Gene Shellabarger
Ed Davis
Wallace Feutz
Gene Taylor
Furrow
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Mary Spencer
Eunice Schwarre
Marilyn Johnson
Florsheim Shoe Factory
Audrain Historical Museum
Mexico
Rex Johnson
Jim Worstell
Jerry Isaacs
Jerry Rozell
Joe Hagan
Don Spencer
Dale Schnarre
Don Johnson
Paris
Eisenhower Kin Reject McGovern Defense Claim
Augusta story notes Mamie Eisenhower and John Eisenhower challenge Senator McGovern’s claim of being a disciple of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s defense policy. John Eisenhower says McGovern’s defense stance differs in priority and approach, citing opposition to large foreign aid and unilateral force cuts.
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Augusta
George McGovern
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington Post
John Eisenhower
Mamie Lisenhower
Augusta Chronicle and Herald
Sen. McGovern
Gen
Eisenhower
McGovern
Oklahoma City
United States
Congress
Swallowed Her Pride And $3,000 Windfall
Shirley Martin of Vancouver bought a $1 box of buttons at a Salvation Army thrift shop. An odd uncut diamond was found and appraised. RCMP questioned her outside the jeweler's shop, but the jewelers later bought the stone back for $3,000 after she kept it briefly.
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Vancouver
B.C
Shirley Martin
Bike Training To Start Monday at Lawrence Shelter House
A bicycle training program starts Monday at Lawrence shelter house in Plunkett Park. It runs daily at 9:30 a.m. through Friday. Bicycles will be marked with reflecting tape. Sponsored by the Mexico Recreation Department with help from the local police department. Instructor is Miss Debra Davis.
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Lawrence Shelter House
Plunkett Park
Mexico
Car Makers Seek Higher Prices for 1973 Models
Ford GM Chrysler and AMC ask the Price Commission for price hikes to offset safety and emissions costs imposed by federal law. Ford seeks about 92 dollars per vehicle, GM about 90, Chrysler initially 180 then 110, AMC roughly 150, with variations. Additional requests for other costs to follow after January 1.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
AMC
Ford
Price Commission
Probation Was Short For Two
WEST PLAINS, Mo. Two men were sentenced to prison less than a day after being placed on probation. Richard McMillan Graham, 19, of St. Louis received five years and Quenton Edwards Stockton, 27, of Longview, Texas three years for theft of a car and a pickup. They had been released on probation Wednesday afternoon after pleading guilty, then four hours later were charged with stealing $27.53 in a lumberyard break-in. Sheriff Gene Jones said an anonymous tip warned they would try to break in and escape town, leading deputies to tail and arrest them at the lumberyard.
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West Plains
Richard McMillan Graham
St. Louis
Quenton Edwards Stockton
Longview
Tex
Wington W. Buford
Gene Jones
Graham
Stockton
Moore Improves After Illness at Audrain Medical Center
J Earle Moore, admitted to Audrain Medical Center in Terre Haute Indiana, was improving after taking ill Sunday night while with Mrs Moore. The report notes his condition has shown improvement this week.
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J. Earle Moore
Mra
Audrain Moore
Terre Haute
Ind
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