Fighting Near Sepone Deepens Laos War Front
U.S. B52 bombers pressed the Ho Chi Minh trail as clashes raged 11 miles south of Sepone Laos. North Vietnamese rocket and mortar barrages hit helicopter zones while ground fighting intensified amid weather hampering air support. Casualty tallies showed both sides suffering, with U.S. and South Vietnamese losses reported and a new discovery of a hidden anti aircraft missile site near Ban Karai Pass.
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Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Quang Tri
May
Doan Doc Hoi
Sepone
U.S
Panhandle
Namese
Cambodia
Hawaii
Ban Karai Pass
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Navy
Hearnes Danforth Amendment Defeated in Missouri House
The Missouri House rejected a constitutional amendment to abolish the two term limit for governor and state treasurer and cut the governor’s residency from ten to five years. The 70 to 81 defeat was tied to a proposed political deal between Gov. Warren Hearnes and Atty. Gen. John Danforth for the 1972 race. Democrats Rep. Thomas Graham and others argued the plan threatened clean government, while opponents noted Missouri’s lack of independence from the current administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
John C. Danforth
Thomas D. Graham
D-Jeffer
Son City
Hearnes
ABC
Graham
Missouri
E. J
Lucky) Cantrell
D-Overland
Frank Bird
St. Louis
House
Robert E. Young
Carthage
Court And Prison Reforms Urged
President Nixon urged reform of the nation s courts and prisons to speed justice, curb crime, and restore respect for law. He opposed live television in court, praised orderly judges, and endorsed paraprofessionals to handle minor cases under attorney supervision to free judges for core duties. He called for faster trials and appeals and constructive training for convicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Nixon
National Conference On the Judiciary
Sims School and Hook pit shed burglaries reported
Sheriff Harold Sulgrove said two Sims School buildings on Highway 22 near Thompson and the Hook pit maintenance shed at Walser Refractories were broken into last night. The Hook shed, entered by window damage, showed no missing items. the Sims School break-ins yielded $6.11 and a blank check.
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Sims School
Highway 22
Thompson
Diane Powell
Stribling Elected Vice-President of Military Colleges
Col. Charles Stribling III, president of Missouri Military Academy of Mexico, was elected vice-president of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States at its 54th annual meeting in Washington. He has served as secretary-treasurer for 1970-71 and has headed Missouri Military for three years, with 19 years on the faculty. AMCSUS comprises 37 accredited military schools with ROTC units. Maj. Gen. William A. Knowlton of West Point was principal speaker.
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Charles Stribling III
Missouri Military Academy of
Mexico
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the
United States
Washington, D.C
Stribling
Missouri Military
Amcsus
Reserve Officers Training Corps
William A. Knowlton
United States Military Academy
West Point
DSA Honors His 21 Years
John W. Waggett, Mexico Kiwanis since 1950, received the club's Distinguished Service Award at the second annual banquet at United Methodist Church. Waggett, a longtime employee service manager at A. P. Green Refractories Co. since 1945, helped found Kiwanis Minstrels in the 1950s and held roles as treasurer and vice president. He is active in school, civic, company, and church affairs and serves as church maintenance chair. The event drew over 70 Kiwanis members and featured attendance awards for decades of perfect attendance among members.
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John W. Waggett
Mexico
Ledger
Richard Vance
John W. Wagegett
Waggett
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Kiwanis Minstrels
Mexico Club
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
The
Kiwanis
Marvin Dishman
Estil Atkins
Denver Hudson
Lewis M. Moore
Sims Vote On Boundary Change For Local District
Sims School District plans a boundary change vote for April 6 along with Carter. The proposal would add three parcels totaling 74.6 acres to Centralia A-6. Names include William Bell Glenwood Lawrence and Clifford Kable. Sims faces dissolution in two years if not annexed to a six district. Howard Maxwell notes legal constraints after last year’s annexation vote.
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Sims
Carter
Centralia
William Bell
Thompson
Glenwood Lawrence
Clifford Kable
State Department of Education
Mexico
Howard Maxwell
Joseph A Pearson Dies at Home
Joseph A Pearson of 215 B Love St died unexpectedly at 3 30 p m yesterday at his home Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Precht Pickering funeral home with Robert Phillips pastor intern of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. He was born in Bowling Green longtime Mexico resident owned Pearson s dry cleaning at 309 S Jefferson St for 10 years and later partnered in Mexico Furniture Co two years ago retired. Survived by wife Lorraine and a daughter and a son two sisters a brother six friends may call tonight 7 to 8 30 p m at the funeral home.
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Joseph Anderson Pearson
B. Love St
Precht Pickering Funeral Home
Robert Phillips
First Presbyterian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Alonzo Pearson
Kate Anderson Pearson
Pearson
Bowling Green
Mexico
S. Jefferson St
Mexico Furniture Co
E. ©. Redd
W. Monroe St
Lorraine Roberts
Presbyterian Church
Alan Krebs
Waterloo
Iowa
Robert Pearson
Big
Krebs
Mr. Pearson
Donnell Pearson
Police Train With Sony Video Units In Missouri Cities
Police in Jefferson City and about 50 Missouri cities received new Sony video tape units under the Highway Safety Act. Officers train to use the portable recorders for on scene evidence and court use. units operate on patrol car lights and can be played back on closed circuit TV.
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Mexico
Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Highway Safety Division
Highway Safety Act
Earl Jones
Jones
Testimony completes in Calley court-martial trial
Four months into the William Calley Jr. murder trial at Fort Benning Ga the court heard final testimony. Prosecution witnesses totaled 57 with 40 for the defense as jurors prepare to hear closing arguments next week. Capt Ernest Medina testified amid tense recollections of the My Lai massacre. Medina and Calley face possible death sentences if convicted of premeditated murder.
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Ft, Benning
William Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Cran K. Henderson
Henderson
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
11Th Brigade
Charlie Company
David Mitchell
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ossie Brown
Mitchell
Ft. Benning
Brown
Army Chief of Staff
Medina
Lai
United States of America
Montrose
Colo
National Guard
Army
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Dan Clay
Atlanta
Association
DSA
Dorothy
Elm Tree Tr
John S. Wagcott
Ann Arbor, Mich
Charles N
Virginia
Pearl
Virginia Beach
Elmo Inlow
Art Dever
Bill Sullins
Earl Dougherty
Vernon Duffy
James McKitterick
Alan Coatsworth
M. A. Gibson
Robert J. Johnson
John Ashburn
Joe Hodgin
Harold Enslew
James (Pap) Young
William K. Maloney
Charles Ekedahl
E. W. Reed
Nelson Willingham
James Botts
James Dubus
Lea Erdel
Jack Mirts
Robert Ollis
Joseph A. Pearson
United States Air Force
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