Four U S airmen kidnapped near Ankara by Turkish terrorists
Four American airmen were abducted near a U S radar base outside Ankara. Turkish militants demanded 400000 dollars by Friday with threats of execution. Names include Sgt Jimmie J Sexton Den ver Airman J C Larry J Heavner Richard Caracas and James M Gholson. Turk police detained a youth near the Russian Embassy. U S officials expressed concern and were in contact with Turkish authorities.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
J.C. Larry J. Heavner
Denver
Colo
Richard Caracas
Stamford
Ghulson
Turkish People's Liberation Army
William Handley
Foreign Ministry
Jimmy Ray Finley
Fort Worth
Copters Put Troops Ahead in Laos Front
Hundreds of U.S. helicopters moved South Vietnamese troops six miles deeper into Laos as Saigon forces pressed a new front near Sepone. Commanders reported heavy enemy casualties in Laos and along Route 9, with U.S. losses rising to 69 killed in action last week. Ky urged more American air support and Raids by B52s, while noting discrepancies in current air support.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
le Thung Hien
Hien
Quang Tri
U.S
Khe Sanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnamese Airborne Division
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
New Bills In To Beat Deadline
Jefferson City AP reports a Missouri House bill would pay discharged penitentiary prisoners 40 dollars weekly for up to four weeks or until employed to deter reoffending. The rush follows Friday deadline for new measures as the Senate limits introductions to emergencies. Other proposals in the mix are noted.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
House
Senate
Nixon proposes expanded federal manpower funding for unemployment
President Nixon asked Congress for a one third increase in federal outlays to fight unemployment through manpower programs. He called for 2 billion dollars in the first year under revenue sharing and proposed automatic triggers for more funds if unemployment stays at or above 4.5 percent for three straight months.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Federale Gipervision
Secretary of Labor
US Stops Nuclear Peace Use Tests
The United States suspends underground Plowshare tests for peaceful nuclear use due to budget limits and environmental opposition. The halt affects fiscal 1972 with no clear funding for 1973, while earlier projects Gasbuggy and Rulison faced similar concerns amid environmental protests.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Soviet Union
Atoms For Peace
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ABC
Panama Canal
Farmington
N.M
Rifle
Colo
Congress
Commission
Howard Pehle Named Outstanding Young Farmer of Audrain County
Howard Pehle of Route 4 Mexico was named Outstanding Young Farmer at the Audrain County 4-H Center banquet hosted by the Mexico Jaycees. Seven FFA members were honored. Rob Robertson and Robert Spires were runners up. The event drew over 70 attendees with speakers from Monsanto and GM&O Railroad highlighting agriculture and FFA achievements.
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Howard Pehle
Route 4
Mexico
Audrain County
Mexico High School
FFA
Pehle
OYF
Soil Service of
Laddonia
Agricultural Division of
Monsanto
OVF
Wayne Robertson
Robert Spires
Thompson
Robertson
Spires
Jerry Caulder
Ed Meyer
Gm&o Railroad
Justin Woolfolk
James Woolfolk
Chuck Worstell
James Worstell
Dennis Azdell
Ned Azdell
Tony Jesse
Raymond Jesse
Jeff Rudasill
John Rudasill
Bill Wilkerson
Donald Wilkerson
Delbert Healy
Cecil Healy
Tony Asberry
Gene Howes
John Cauthorn
No Jail Visits Then Due To Disturbances At Audrain
Disturbances at Audrain County jail on February 21 led to a two week ban on visiting for all five prisoners. Deputy Russell Wilkes said the 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday visiting hour may resume next week. Restrictions aim to deter contraband and ensure tighter visitor supervision. The jail, which provides meals and no corporal punishment, had no max security cells or solitary confinement. The bar was disclosed after Mrs. Walter Roberts of Centralia complained about visiting her son Carl, jailed for six months after a parole breach. He shared a cell with Dale Manning and Sammy Manning.
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Audrain County
Russell Wilkes
Walter Roberts
Centralia
Carl
Dale Edwin Manning
Sammy Edward
Rail Strike Talks Resume Amid Breakdowns in Separate Talks
Washington AP Union negotiators in a nationwide railroad dispute agreed to resume talks after a brief breakdown the UTU said no strike was imminent. Nixon issued an emergency board over the 10 000 member Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen to study the dispute for 30 days with a further 30 day extension.
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Washington
Charles Luna
United Transportation Union
Labor Department
Asst
W. J. Usery
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Nixon
National Mediation Board
Congress
Usery
UTU
American Combat Deaths In Vietnam Highest In Months
Saigon reports show weekly American combat deaths rose to 69, highest in six months, with 281 Americans wounded. South Vietnamese losses also surged, 898 killed and 2,222 wounded, their highest since the Tet era. The tally cites Laos and Cambodia offensives, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses reached 5,107, the largest weekly enemy death toll since May. Nonhostile American deaths totaled 37. Four district winners in DECA in Columbia qualify for state competition in Jefferson City.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Laos
Hoang Xuan Lam
Associated Press
J. T. Volkerstorfer
Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
Columbia
Jefferson City
MHS
Roger Buckman
Jerry Pollard
Paul Winterbower
Ron Hever
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