Viet Nam Fronts Press Citadel Siege and Tam Quan Recapture
South Vietnamese forces push toward the walls of Quang Tri Citadel as paratroopers assault the fortress amid heavy artillery. In central coast fighting, Tam Quan district town is retaken by ranger units, while fires erupt from Hanoi air strikes and clashes along Hue fronts leave several dead and wounded.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Hanoi
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Neeld
Binh Dinh
Tam Quan
Neal Ulevich
Que Son
da Nang
Lion
Bastogne
Hue
van Dien
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Death Row Cases Back In Court
The Supreme Court was asked to rehear 16 death row cases after its June ruling. Prosecutions in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas sought quick reconsideration with arguments that the ruling harms juries and cross checks on capital punishment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Texas Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Elmer Branch
Arlen Specter
Anthony Soleri
Frank Phelan
Georgia Atty
Arthur K. Bolton
Martin
British Soldier Killed in Belfast as Violence Surges
A sniper killed a British soldier at an army post near Ballymurphy in Belfast, the 4738rd confirmed death in three years of Northern Ireland unrest. In Londonderry a civilian died and four were wounded in crossfire as gun battles and attacks recur across the region.
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Belfast
Londonderry
Ballymurphy
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
IRA
William
Farm Safety Exhibit Showcases Safer Farm Machines
Washington AP record notes a week long Farm Week exhibit by equipment manufacturers at the Agriculture Department. A 1921 Fordson tractor stands between two modern tractors to illustrate progress from steel wheels to rubber tires and higher horsepower. Earl Butz stresses farming hazards and safety practices alongside gear like PTO shields and operator enclosures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ford
Massey- Ferguson
Fordson
Earl I. Butz
Butz
Court Begins Hearing On Bond's Eligibility
In Jefferson City the Missouri Supreme Court opens hearings on whether state Auditor Christopher Kit Bond has lived in Missouri long enough to run for governor. The suit by Rep. R J Bush King claims Bond lived outside Missouri 1960 to 1968, while Bond argues voting residency matters and he never voted out of state. The case focuses on residency, not Bond’s auditor qualifications, and court proceedings aim to set groundwork ahead of testimony. King labels unity behind the primary candidate crucial for Republican chances in November.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Kit
Bond
Missouri
State Supreme Court
Tom Simon
R. J. Bush King
R-Clayton
King
Gene McNary
St. Louis
Creve Coeur Park
Cemetery Rules Up Again Tonight
An ordinance to bar Sunday burials at Elmwood Cemetery and raise grave opening and lot prices returns to Mexico city council tonight after a 2 to 2 July 10 tie thwarted final approval. The proposal, read June 26, faces possible third reading. absent councilman noted. Additional items include no parking on Muldrow and Wade, a weight limit removed at Muldrow, and code revisions for recertification of Mexico’s workable program with engineering and building inspector input.
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Elmwood Cemetery
Mexico City
Edward D. Hodge
Muldrow
Wade Streets
Muldrow Street
Mexico
Strike Shuts British Ports
AP reports massive strike action across Britain as longshoremen halted all large ports to protest the jailing of five London dock workers. Sympathy strikes spread to miners printers and truck drivers with Prime Minister Heath set for talks with the Trades Union Congress to seek a solution.
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London
Liverpool
Hull
Southampton
Manchester
Glasgow
Bristol
Swansea
Ipswich
Edward Heath
Trades Union Congress
South Wales
Scotland
Yorkshire
Nine Miners Trapped At Blacksville Mine Hope Fades
Rescue teams near completion of a five inch bore into Consolidation Coal Co. Blacksville No. 1 mine as nine miners remain trapped after a fire. Officials say air conditions and life-sustaining viability are uncertain while geophones and microphones are deployed to detect signals. The mine is deemed dangerous, with weekly federal inspections noted.
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Blacksville
W. Va
Hazlett Cochran
Consolidation Coal Co
Cochran
Bureau of Mines
Washing
Ton
Blacksville No. 1
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Washington
W.va
Judge Says Teasdale Didn't Refuse 75000 Contribution
Jackson County Missouri judge George Lehr charged that Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Joseph Teasdale did not refuse a 75000 donation as he claimed. Lehr said Teasdale and a consultant contacted Burleigh Arnold at the Democratic National Convention to raise money, while Arnold said he would not raise funds for Teasdale. The judge urged full disclosure of the incident and noted Teasdale’s remark that the governorship is not for sale.
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Kansas City
Joseph Teasdale
George Lehr
Jackson County
Lehr
Missourians
William S. Morris
Teasdale
Burleigh Arnold
Jefferson City
Miami Beach
Matthew A. Reese
Washington
Arnold
Mr. Teasdale
Missouri
Reese
Central Trust Co
Joe Moore
The
Kansas City Star
Matt Reese
Heat Reaches 101 as Drought Persists Across Missouri
Weather records show a Sunday high of 101 degrees with scattered showers offering partial drought relief. Local rainfall minimal at .06 inches this morning, while Paris reported 1.8 inches and Mexico 1.39 inches for the month, leaving crops in Martinburg and Wellsville struggling. National forecasts cite a 30 percent chance of showers tonight as a Canadian cold front moves southeast through central Missouri.
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Smokey Woods
Paris
Mexico
Martinsburg
Wellsville
National Weather Service
Missouri
Canada
Playground and baseball programs close Friday in Mexico
Mexico's swomer playground and baseball programs will close for the season Friday, announced by Joe Bailey, city recreation director. The bicycle safety program runs 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily this week at the Lawrence shelter house in Plunkett Park, supervised by Miss Debbie Davis. The wading pool at Hardin Park stays open 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 11, with Park and Garfield swimming pools operating through Aug. 27 and Plunkett Park courts open 7 to 9:30 p.m. through Aug. 25.
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Mexico
Swomer
Joe Bailey
Lawrence Shelter House
Plunkett Park
Debbie Davis
Hardin Park
Park and Garfield
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