War Front Quiet After Truce Ends
The war fronts between Israel and the Arabs were quiet after the cease-fire expired. Egypt refused to extend the truce, Sadat said Egypt would not be bound by the cease-fire, while Israel indicated willingness to extend. Armies of Egypt Jordan and Syria went on alert as Syria reinforced the Golan Heights and rockets were fired from Syria at an Israeli farm two hours before the end.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Syria
Canal
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Zeid Ben Shaker
Jordan River
Golan Heights
Saeb Salam
Leba
Khartoum
Sudan
Sadat
Moscow
Soviet Union
Abba Eban
Eban
Split School Shifts Make Long Days
Kansas City AP reports Ruskin High School in Hickman Mills Missouri uses two shifts with juniors and seniors from 6 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and sophomores 12:30 to 6:45 p.m. Parent Beth Blosser describes morning routines for her family as they adapt to the crowded district and long days.
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Kansas City
Ruskin High School
Hickman Mills
Beth Blosser
Karen
Harley
Cindy
Cheryl
Electric Art Show Opens at Missouri Columbia Gallery
Public viewing of an Electric Art Show begins March 15 at the Fine Arts Gallery, University of Missouri Columbia. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit features works crafted from lights and electrical apparatus.
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Columbia
Fine Arts
University of Missouri- Columbia
Vietnam War Fronts See Key Trail Junctions Seized
Reports from Saigon indicate South Vietnamese troops have captured three main junctions on the Ho Chi Minh Trail as forces press two aims: destroying North Vietnamese bases and severing the supply network. In other items, Medina and Calley lawyers clash over testimony. U S Air Force predicts Saigon air power gains. Arab Israeli fronts stay quiet. Jackson cites need for Soviet arms limits. Hanoi negotiator held secret talks about U S withdrawal. Fraser resigns amid Vietnam war crisis. Proxmire seeks civilian control for foreign military aid.
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Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vote At 18 Up Today In State Senate Vote At 18 Up Today In State Senate
Missouri Senate reconvenes to pass a voting rights bill extending adult rights to 18 year olds with debate on amendments. Other measures include extending public accommodations to barber and beauty shops, broadening Fair Employment Practices, and potential tax reforms. Senate leaders push amid fiscal constraints and planning on ambulance districts.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Senate
House
St. Louis
Raymond Howard
Maurice Schechter
Governor Hotel
Symington Sees Thieu Ky Fall After U.S. Exit
Senator Stuart Symington predicts the Thieu Ky regime will fall once American troops withdraw from South Vietnam. He cites lack of US support and says the South Vietnamese cannot sustain the war without Washington. He spoke in Kansas City en route to a St. Mary College speech near Leavenworth and noted no immediate Middle East danger.
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Kansas City
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Thieu-Ky
South Vietnam
Symington
United States
St. Mary College
Leavenworth
Kan
Middle East
Transit workers vote to authorize strike in Philadelphia
Transit workers in Philadelphia vote unanimously to authorize a strike set for one week from today, threatening to paralyze the city’s public transportation for a second time in two years.
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Philadelphia
Action 70 theme drives Mexico Girl Scouts Week plans
Mexico Girl Scouts mark Girl Scout Week March 7 13 centering on the Action 70 theme. Observances celebrate the 59th anniversary of Girl Scouting begun in Savannah Georgia in 1912 by Juliette Low. Local volunteers lead district activities across a council footprint in Jefferson City. Cookies are available with family boxes at 1 each call 561 1881.
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Juliette Low
Mexico
Heart of Missouri Girl Scout Council
Jefferson City
Jack Baker
Neil Nielsen
Eugene Field
Denny R. Whisler
Hawthorne
James P. Wilson
McMillan
J. W. Seigfield
Raymond Groves
Garbage Children Vex Frisco Nomads on Wheels
San Francisco officials say hundreds of youths living in vehicles leave garbage and human waste in public spaces. Police and health departments seek a new ordinance banning overnight residence in parked vehicles, with fines up to 1000 dollars and six months jail.
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San Francisco
Haight-Ashbury
David P. Roche
Police Department
Police and Health Departments
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Roche
Health Department
Summer at Camp Pin Oak slides at St Matthew's Parish Hall
A slide program titled Summer at Camp Pin Oak will be shown Tuesday at 3 30 p m by Miss Phyllis Domann of the Heart of Missouri Girl Scout Council Jefferson City The talk and slides are at St Matthew's Episcopal Church parish hall sponsored by Cadette Scout Troop 253 Scouts from fourth grade through senior year in high school may attend Pin Oak in any of four two week sessions Mrs Robert Napier leads Troop 253
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Camp Pin Oak
Lake Ozark State Park
Phyllis Domann
The
Heart of Missouri Girl Scout Council
Jefferson City
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Cadette Girl Scout
Pin Oak
Robert Napier
NBC Promotes Vanished Two Part Movie With Big-Cast Cast
NBC sails ahead with the two part miniseries Vanished adapted from a best selling novel. It features Richard Widmark James Farentino Robert Hooks Arthur Hill and Eleonore Parker in a Washington intrigue tale about the disappearance of the president's top adviser. The network plans a sequel if ratings justify it and may air two hours each night over two nights.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood
Vanished
Washington
NBC
David Victor
Victor
Fletcher Knebel
United States
Richard Widmark
James Farentino
Robert Hooks
Arthur Hill
E.G. Marshall
Eleanor Parker
William Shatner
Robert Young
Ten Cent Tax Proposed for Randolph Jail Remodel
Moberly reports Randolph County Court indicated a one year ten cent tax increase may be placed before voters in April or May to raise about $50,000 to match federal funds from the Law Enforcement Assistance Council for remodeling the Huntsville jail, which is condemned and unused. The current county tax rate is 50 cents, at the state maximum for counties under $300 million valuation.
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Moberly
Randolph County
Randolph County Court
Law Enforcement Assistance Council
Huntsville
Strike Ends, British Mail Still In Mess
London AP reports less than half of Britain’s post offices reopened as postal workers ended a 47 day walkout. Backlog reaches 11 million domestic letters and 60 million abroad. service may normalize by end of next week. U.S. embargo on Britain mail lifted. about 1,000 of 1,700 main offices remained closed for training in a new decimal system. Telegraphs resumed. pay phones limited. Union vote 190,000 members to return. commissions to review pay and overhaul. June rate hikes added about 2 cents to first and second class letters.
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London
Britain
U.S
Washington
Postal Workers’ Union
Do You Remember? Two Showings On Channel 12 Tonight
Audrain County Historical Society presents a turn of the century playlet Do You Remember? on Channel 12 Sec. TV at 6:00 PM and again at 12:00 noon tomorrow. Cast includes Mrs. J. B. Webber, Mrs. Strode Edwards, Frank Kent, John Webber, Wallace Brashears, and Miss Martha Tuepker.
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Audrain County Historical Society
Sec. Tv
J. B. Webber
Strode Edwards
Frank Kent
John Webber
Wallace Brashears
Martha Tuepker
Jackson Reveals New Russian SS-9 Missile Threat
Jackson cited “huge new missiles” rivaling the 559 rocket, supported by Defense Department sources, as U.S. and Soviet negotiators prepared to resume arms talks in Vienna. The remark followed Nixon’s rejection of a separate anti missile defense proposal and raised questions about administration disclosures.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Russia
Soviet Union
Defense Department
U.S
Vienna
Nixon
Jackson
Moscow
Sutherland Triumph in Lucia at Hamburg Opera
Soprano Joan Sutherland scored a triumph in Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor at Hamburg Opera. She received hearty applause despite a mixed audience reaction to the new production. The lavish sets and costumes sparked some cheers when Joergen Rose and conductor Richard Bonynge joined for curtain calls.
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Hamburg
Germany
Joan Sutherland
Donizetti
Hamburg Opera
Juergen Rose
Richard Bonynge
Miss Sutherland
Mexico Ledger Publication Details and Rates
The Mexico Ledger lists publication schedule and mailing details. It states daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo 65265. Rates are 10 cents for single copy, 2.00 per month by carrier in Mexico and nearby towns, 12 per year by mail in Audrain and adjoining counties, 18 per year in all other Missouri counties, and 21 per year out of state with period rates for 6 and 3 months. Armed forces members paid at 1 per month. Office hours are 8:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Chou Visits Hanoi Reported by Radio Hanoi
Premier Chou Ei-lai of China and officials reportedly visited North Vietnam with an invitation from Hanoi. NHK noted a brief report of Chou arriving Friday and departing today amid heightened U S and South Vietnamese行动 near Laos.
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Tokyo
Chou Ei-lai
China
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Japan Broadcasting Corp
NHK
Chou
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Laos
Radio Hanoi
Communist Party
Five Die in Motorcycle Gang Feud at Ohio Show
Police charged 87 members after a fierce Saturday night clash at the Motorcycle Custom and Trade Show in Cleveland. The fight between Breed and Hell’s Angels drew 150 officers, left 5 dead and 23 injured including three police, with victims identified as Breed members Bruce Emerick, Thomas Terry, and Andrew Demeter and Hell’s Angels Emelia Gardull and Jeffrey Coffey.
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Cleveland
Everett Chandler
Breed
Hell’s Angeles
Hell’s Angels
Bruce Emerick
Vermilion
Ohio
Thomas A. Terry
Broadview Heights
Andrew C. Demeter
South Amboy
N.J
Hell's Angels
Emelia Gardull
Bristol, Pa
Jeffrey Coffey
New York
Neighbors Recover Valuables From Kraftzeck Burglary
Neighbors recovered a cache of valuables stolen from Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kraftzeck while they were at church on February 2. Items included engagement and wedding rings, a silverplate chest, watches, a food blender, and important papers. The haul was found along Gamma Road and nearby woods, with only a small cash portion and some minor items still missing.
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Wellsville
Henry Kraftzeck
Rte. 2
Dick May
Kraftzecks
Methodist Church
King Oyekan Outpoints Muskie in Fatherhood Count
Lagos Nigeria AP Sen Edmund Muskie learns that King Adeyinka Oyekan has five wives and 25 children. The Muskies have five children. Muskie says I am not an oba, and he plans closed door meetings with national leaders during his African tour this week.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Adeyinka Oyekan
Muskie
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