North Vietnamese push near Hue met heavy losses
North Vietnamese forces backed by Soviet built armor breached the northern defense above Hue but retreated with heavy casualties. Saigon reported 19 tanks destroyed and widespread Communist losses north and southwest of Hue. U.S. forces reported the loss of an AC130 gunship and extensive air strikes across North Vietnam.
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My Chang River
My Chanh
My Chanh River
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Namese
Bale sale ad for straw at East Ridge Charolais Farms
Ed Brown of East Ridge Charolais Farms advertises baled wheat straw in field 25c and provides the contact phone 581-1929 for inquiries.
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Ed Brown
East Ridge Charolais Farms
Record Flood Disasters Hit Eastern Seaboard in Officials Warn
Eighty killed and more than 120000 displaced as record flood crests sweep the Susquehanna Basin. Ohio River at Pittsburgh receded after cresting 35 feet. West Virginia and Ohio still face flooding. Other AP briefs cover hijacked jet in Indiana, Belfast violence, and Europe’s monetary tremor as Britain floats the pound.
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Ohio
Golden Triangle
West Virginia
Palmer Infant Dies at Centralia
William Andrew Palmer infant son of Mr and Mrs C P Palmer of Centralia died unexpectedly at their home Friday He was two months and 12 days old Prayer services were conducted at 1030 am today at the Fenton Funeral Chapel Interment was at Glendale Memorial Gardens Surviving grandparents are Mr and Mrs James W Batye Route 1 Hartsburg and Mrs Robert A Brown Route 5 Columbia
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William Andrew Palmer
C. P. Palmer
Fenton Funeral Chapel
Glendale Memorial Gardens
James W. Batye
Hartsburg
Robert A. Brown
Columbia
Mrs Hodgson Rites Held This Morning
Services were held at St. Brendan's Church for Mrs. Walter Hodgson 54 of 821 N Western who died Wednesday. The Rev Patrick G Dolan officiated with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Arthur Scott Jerry Barlow Kenneth Wyatt James Winkelman James Price and Donald Eick. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Dearley John Brandon Don Smith Frank Kincade Kirby Ailen and Charles Kindig.
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Walter Hodgson
N. Western
Patrick G. Dolan
Elmwood Cemetery
Arthur Scott
Jerry Barlow
Kenneth Wyatt
James Winkelman
James Price
Donald Eick
Bill Dearley
John Brandon
Don Smith
Frank Kincade
Kirby Ailen
Charles Kindig
Mrs. Mary E. Collins Rites Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Collins, 95, of Mexico, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. George Wraith officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Call hours are noon Monday until time of service. Daughter Mrs. James Fraley of Louisville, Kentucky, plans to attend.
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Mary E. Collins
Mexico
George Wraith
First Christian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
James Fraley
Louisville
Beef Price Rise Seen this Summer Urges Imports
A member of the federal Price Commission says beef prices will rise this summer and only lifting import quotas can prevent a spike. Robert F. Lanzillotti of Gainesville notes he won’t target any group but argues expanding imports could reduce the cost of living.
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Federal Price Commission
Robert F. Lanzillotti
Gainesville
HDC Picnic in Park Details Unfold
The Human Development Corporation will hold an informal business session picnic in Plunkett Park on Monday at 7 p.m. Food will be provided and attendees may call 581-3238 for more information.
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Plunkett Park
Kit and Caboodle: GOP ticket idea and Rotary talk sparks chatter
Andy Runge predicted Nixon over McGovern by a landslide and Kit Bond over Morris for Governor with one party rule. A local move named Caboodle could team with Bond as Kit and Caboodle. KHOURY LEAGUE games saw one 55 point win as youngsters enjoy baseball and learn teamwork despite umpire disputes.
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GOP
Rotary
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McGovern
Kit Bond
Morris
Kit
Caboodle
Ump
Warrenton Woman Dies In Train Crash
Velma L. Lewis, 51, of Warrenton, was killed when her 1964 Chevrolet coach failed to stop at a railroad crossing and was struck by a Norfolk and Western train on the north service road of Interstate 70, 1.3 miles east of Route F in Montgomery County. Conductor James H. Lusk of Moberly oversaw the wreck. The body was taken to Harding Funeral Home in Jonesburg then moved to Nieburg Paul Funeral Home in Warrenton.
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Montgomery County
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Norfolk and Western
James H. Lusk
Moberly
Can of Cleaning Fluid Ignites Sedalia Fire
A dry cleaning building in Sedalia Mo was destroyed by a blaze that shot flames 200 feet high. Six injured none hospitalized. Workmen trying to smother the fire with a five gallon cleaning fluid container caused the spread. Firefighters fought the flames from mid afternoon to night, protecting a nearby lumberyard. Owner Paul Schroeder estimates losses at 20000 with no salvage possible.
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Paul Schroeder
Schroeder
Missouri Governor Signs 213 Bills in Final Burst
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes signed 213 of 225 Missouri bills, vetoing 12 and trimming five line items. Notable signings include a 2 cent gas tax measure, income tax simplification, intangible tax repeal effective 1975, and environmental bills expanding air pollution control and solid waste permit rules. Vetoes included two bills that could threaten the state Finance Division and the Department of Community Affairs.
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Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Air Conservation Commission
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Department of Community Affairs
Law Enforcement Assistance Council
Irish War Rages On Four Killed in Belfast Violence
The land mine destroyed a jeep near Dungiven army HQ and a 15 year old girl, Deirdre Montgomery, was wounded in Antrim Road Belfast as the death toll in three years of Northern Ireland violence rises to 382. Provisional IRA leader Seamus Twomey warned of a near cessation of activity until midnight Monday with discipline for offenders, while gunfire wounded a man in Belfast market area.
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Antrin Road
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Europeans Fear New Money Crisis Deepening Currency Turbulence
London economists warn a currency float may be proposed at the European meeting. Washington officials seek calm over the Smithsonian 1971 monetary accord as Britain frees the pound from fixed rates to defend reserves. Bank of England used 1.3 billion of 7 billion in reserves. euro markets intervene to prop the dollar as the pound floats.
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Stock market report of over the counter and NYSE moves
Over the counter trading shows A B Chance 26 percent bid 27 percent asked Commerce Bancshares 50 51 Wetterau 48 bid 38 asked On the NYSE Robbie Brooks 9 percent up 44 9800 shares traded Dresser Industries 37 up 44 20800 Interco 48 down Kaiser Aluminum 21 down 54 174500 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 92 down Ralston Purina 40 up US Gypsum common 2754 down 8700 US Gypsum preferred up 1200
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Ralston Purina
Mexico Ledger Weather and Police Notes Roundup
The Mexico Ledger reports a threefold day with a forecast of mostly fair weather in Missouri, including slight chances of showers in the southwest and weekend thunderstorm chances. It also notes hospital admissions, births, dismissals, a minor deaths list, and a detailed police log with DWI citations, accidents, theft, and a magistrate court roundup.
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