Revaluation Talk Set for Audrain County Tax Plans
A Tuesday night meeting organized by the Mexico League of Women Voters will discuss Audrain County property revaluation and equalization. County officials note the tax limit is reached, but emphasize the need for future planning and targeted equalization rather than a full revaluation.
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Audrain County
Mexico League of Women Voters
Mexico
Floyd Lewis
Holloway Neill
Riney
Jefferson City
Lewis
Tax Commission
Audrain
Ammunition cache fuels Northern Ireland tensions
Fresh blasts and a 4000 round cache claimed to be for Soviet and Chinese weapons were found near Belfast after tips to security forces. The haul, possibly French manufactured, comes amid sectarian clashes as British troops and police face IRA and Ulster Volunteer Force actions. A nearby clay products factory was bombed with no injuries, and three off duty soldiers were found murdered in a separate incident.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Indochina
France
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster
Mrs. Joseph Morrow Rites Held in Jacksonville
Funeral services for 62 year old Mrs. Joseph H. Morrow were held at Arnold funeral home with Rev. Terry Moore officiating. She died Saturday at 12 45 p.m. at her home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery Jacksonville. She had lived in Mexico since 1953 and is survived by her husband, a daughter and a grandson. Visitation was at Cody Funeral Home. Also State Checks Mailed for Public School Aid totaling 49,939,372 to county treasurers today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Morrow
Arnold Funeral Home
Terry Moore
First Christian Church
Gene Davis
Floyd Crews
William Oliver
Jack Burkey
Raymond Smiley
Clarence Neuner
Cody Funeral Home
Jacksonville
Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Jefferson City
John Miller Dies Rites Wednesday
John A. Miller 69 of Mexico Route 5 retired farmer died 10:15 p.m. Sunday at Audrain Medical Center after extended illness. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Arnold funeral home with Rev. Walter Hinton. Interment East Lawn Memorial Park with Masonic services by Hebron Lodge 354 AF&AM. Surviving: wife Martha E. Rion Miller two sons John T. Miller and Calvin W. Miller a half brother N W Arnold eight grandchildren. Born July 18 1902 in Little Rock Ark he lived in Audrain County 15 years and was a Methodist and Mason. The notice also includes birth announcements for Matthew Alan Penn and a son born to Larry Shupert.
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John A. Miller
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Walter Hinton
Sunrise Christian Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Hebron Lodge
Af&am
John T
Martha Arnold Miller
Mr. Miller
Little Rock
Ark
Martha E. Rion
Audrain County
Methodist Church
Arkansas
Masonic Lodge
Marland
Oklo
John T. Miller
Route 5
Calvin W. Miller
Natchez
Natchez, Miss
N. W. Arnold
Boulder City
New
Foreman Teases Apprentice About Wake-Up Call
A banter between foreman and apprentice plays on orders and timing as the head mechanic’s instruction about waking him up when the visitor arrives is mocked and laughed off. The exchange highlights workplace humor and hierarchy in a casual setting.
Calley Jury Rules and Timeframe Mark Key Trial Dates
The judge issued a 12 point conduct list for Calley's jurors during confinement and limited contact to fellow jurors. Summations by Capt Aubrey Daniel begin on the third anniversary of Calley's instructions for the next day's assault on a hamlet, amid debate over murder charges and possible penalties.
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Aubrey Daniel
Calley
Kennedy
Gale Winds Cause Severe Farm and Road Damage in Ledgerland
Severe gale winds across Ledgerland caused major damage from a small tornado at the James Dunlap home southeast of Santa Fe to toppled barns and power lines. Hogs escaped fences, a tractor shed roof failed, and a windmill blew over. A 48-foot Kamar building frame collapsed in Auxvasse, with debris damaging a churchyard and cutting power to Auxvasse and parts of Mexico. Power restored after MPL crews rerouted lines. Monterey Restaurant patrons briefly dark.
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Ledgerland
James Dunlap
Santa Fe
Dunlaps
Mrs. Dunlap
Auxvasse
Shamrock Road
Edward Whaten
Kamar
S. Western St
Mexico
Monterey
J. J. McNamara
Missouri Power and Light
MPL
South Territory
Miss Wolf Services Held Today
Miss Nan T. Wolf, 71, of 912 W. Carricott, died at 2 10 p m Saturday at Audrain Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services were today at Arnold funeral home conducted by Rev. Terry Moore. Burial was in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Organ music by Mrs. John W. Willer and vocal by Mrs. John M. Conner. Pallbearers named Marvin Flynn Norburn Yancy Earl Barnes Harry Gorves Nelson Groves Lee Duckworth. Born Oct 27 1899 in Callaway County, she resided in Mexico 42 years. Survived by sisters Eula Hildebrand and Mrs. Carl McCown, both of Mexico.
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Nan T. Wolf
W. Carricott
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Terry Moore
First Christian Church
Hickory Grove Cemetery
Centralia
John W. Willer
John M. Conner
Auxvasse
Marvin Flynn
Martinsburg
Harry Gorves
Nelson Groves
Lee Duckworth
Norburn Yancy
Earl Barnes
William and
Sallie L. Lynes Wolf
Miss Wolf
Callaway County
Mexico
Eula Hildebrand
Carl McCown
Larry Azdell Hurt as Copter Shot Down in Indo China
Warrant Officer Larry R. Azdell, 22, suffered minor injuries when the helicopter he piloted was shot down in combat in Indo China. He reported his condition to his mother by radiotelephone, saying injuries are not serious and he hopes to return to combat in a month. He and others on board were not seriously hurt. Based at Phu Bai, Vietnam, Azdell enlisted in 1969 and turns 23 on March 28. a Mexico High School graduate, his father is Dozier Azdell of Fulton.
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Larry R. Azdell
Indo-China
Marjorie Azdell
Mexico
Rte. 4
Vietnam
W O Azdell
Azdell
Phu Bai
Mexico High School
Dozier Azdell
Fulton
Viet N Vietnamese assault on Laos base near Lolo intensifies
North Vietnamese artillery and tank units attacked a South Vietnamese base near Lolo in Laos while antiair craft fire blocked U.S. helicopter support. One U.S. helicopter was shot down, seven enemy tanks destroyed nearby, and two 150mm guns at the base damaged. Casualties: 153 total killed or wounded on both sides reported in 24 hours, with ongoing ground fighting and troop movements south of Highway 914.
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Ham Nghi
Vietnam
Laos
Lolo
1St Infantry Division
Sepone
U.S
Pham van Phu
Phu
Saigon
Lédsiby
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
House Expected To Vote SST Bill
Washington AP report says the House Appropriations Committee approved 289.9 million dollars for SST development with two prototypes, one to fly by March 1973, sending the measure to the House floor amid strong Senate opposition. The project would cost about 1.3 billion dollars including private financing, with government royalties potential up to 1 billion if sold widely.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Senate House
Jack McFall
D-Calif
Appropriations Committee
Sidney R. Yates
D Ill
Yates
Boy Rescued After Mired in Cement in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee, a 10 year-old boy named Ralph Palto Jr. became trapped up to his waist in newly poured cement at a city excavation. Firefighters arrived at dusk, chipped the boy free with shovels as the cement began to set, then he was cleaned, examined at a hospital, and released.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ralph Palto Jr
George Boyce
Batallion
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Ireland
Joseph Morrow
John Miller
Matthew Alan Penn
David Penn
Springdale St
Matthew Alan
Tania
Michael
Penn
Kaiser Credit: Union
Lewis Penn
Auxgasse
Harold George
Shuperts
Larry Shupert
W. Boulevard
Shupert
Safford Shoe Store
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning, Ga
My Lai
Richard Kay
George Latimer
Maj
Kenneth Raby
Calley'’s
McNamara
Consolidated Electric Cooperative
Highway
Dunlap
Cari
Larry Azdell
Copter
ST. Brendan's
Ann McAllister
Mary Pat Lawrence
Mark Farnen
Teresa McAllister
Jene O'Connor
Andy Kehl
Bill Albus
John Hawkins
Carl Fuemmeler
Tom Badaracco
Chris Jones
Sue Ellen Enslen
Gregory Piper
Richard Vance
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