Air Shield Saved Viets From Laos Disaster
AP analyze explains the US air shield kept Saigon forces from disaster in Laos. South Vietnamese troops fell back from multiple bases, failed to secure Route 9, and relied on US helicopters for movement. Sepone was captured late, then abandoned as helicopters ferried troops.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Wester Saigon
U.S
Laos
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Heavy clashes push Laos front toward border amid losses
A chaotic AP dispatch reports heavy South Vietnamese attacks in Laos driving troops back toward the border with rising casualties as U S and allied forces grapple with the evolving crisis. Names like Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins appear in text but context remains unclear. The piece also touches on domestic trials, policy debates, and security concerns across the nation.
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Saigon
Laos
Testimony Begins In Seale Trial
A five Negroes and seven whites panel begins hearing testimony in the Rackley murder case. Seale and Mrs. Huggins face charges of kidnapping resulting in death, conspiracy to kidnap and murder, with Huggins accused of binding with criminal intent. Pan ther George Sams Jr. is a key prosecution witness. Sams has pleaded guilty to second degree murder. The slaying of Alex Rackley, a suspected police informer, involved torture and shooting. Panthers deny collective guilt and allege Sams acted as a police agent. }
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panther
Bobby G. Seale
Ericka Huggins
Seale
Mrs. Huggins
Alex Rackley
New Haven
Panthers
George Sams Jr
Stokely Carmichael
Sams
George Sams
Panther National
Panther
The
Huey P. Newton
California
Rackley
Lonnie McLucas
Colorado
Slater Girl With Meningitis Hospitalized
Teresa Halsey, 14, a Slater High freshman, is hospitalized at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia with spinal meningitis. Officials say the illness is isolated and seek to prevent panic. An adjacent Crearville elementary, attended by her half siblings, closed briefly and may reopen per health officials.
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Slater, Mo
Teresa Halsey
Slater High School
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
George Kendrick
Kendrick
Crearville
State Division of Health
Jefferson City
POW Families Lose Mail, Delays Hit North Vietnam
Washington AP report says families of American POWs in North Vietnam have had no mail since early January after a rise in mail deliveries last year. A New York peace group notes Laos war activity delays hand carried mail. Pentagon confirms latest letters dated December and January.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Committee of Liaison
New York
United States
Laos
Pentagon
Cora Weiss
Committee On Liaison
Priests Seek Right To Marriage Across U S Catholics
Baltimore AP The National Federation of Priests Councils voted 193 to 18 to urge allowing celibate priests to marry and to permit former priests to remarry if they leave the ministry. The 35 000 strong group urged the move ahead of a September papal synod called by Pope Paul VI amid priest resignations. The delegates also condemned the Vietnam War, backed Ber tigan group, and urged repeal of the 1967 Selective Service Act along with conscientious objector provisions.
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House of Delegates
National Federation of Priests Councils
International Synod of Bishops
Paul VI
No Threat To Privacy Says Hoover
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover defends the 25 million name and information system as not breaching privacy. He notes frequent accuracy checks and periodic purges to remove obsolete data and mentions safeguards are under study. The remarks were read by Dwight Dalby to a Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dwight Dalby
National Crime Information Center
Canada
Robert Mardian
Internal Security
Justice Department
Youth Camp Set At Benton City Church Friday Night
Benton City Christian Church will host the annual Youth Camp at the church Friday evening beginning at 7 oclock. Youth from area churches who attend White Oak Camp in Moberly will participate according to church minister Allen Bridges.
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Benton City
Ledger Ad Warns of Savings in Household Purchases
An alert reader of Ledger ads is reminded that there are always savings to be earned when buying household supplies, highlighting ongoing value and deals in the local publication.
Missouri considers right to life amendment to constitution
About 600 people packed the Missouri House hearing room as Reps Schlef and Greilner proposed a five word addition to the Bill of Rights reading from the moment of conception to extend life protections. The committee took no action on the amendment while approving welfare reforms expanding aid and eligibility rules.
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Jefferson City
Earl L. Schlef
D-Dellwood
John A. Greilner
Dshrewsbury
Schler
United States
Missouri
Grellner
House
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Highway Department
Isles
House Welfare Committee
Welfare Reform Hearings Highlight Access and Red Tape
Rep. James Troupe of Missouri led testimony on welfare verification and file access. Supporters argued current programs are inadequate while over 100 people gathered in the House channel. Several welfare recipients described the system as a jungle of red tape and legal barriers to reviewing their records.
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James Troupe
D-St. Louis
Farmers Can Sub Crop For Corn In Blight Policy
The Agriculture Department allowed substitution of other crops for corn in 24 Missouri counties to handle seed shortages for blight resistant seed. Farmers may plant soybeans on feed grain acres and still earn credits under the program, which now operates in 25 states overall with Missouri among the counties outlined including Audrain, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, and Shelby.
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Mexico Area
Phil Davis
Mexico
Naomi Burgess
Shelby Brandkamp
Washington
Missouri
Agriculture Department
Audrain
Bollinger
Callaway
Cape Girardeau
Clark, Dunklin
Jefferson
Knox, Louis
Lincoln
Marion
Mississippi
Monroe
Montgomery
New Madrid
Pemiscott
Perry, Pike, Ralls
St. Charles
St. Francois
Ste. Genavieve
Scotland
Scott, Shelby
Stoddard
Warren
Cuddle Controversy Strains Marriages, Doctor Says
Vanderbilt psychiatrist Dr. Marc Hollender told the Dallas Southern Clinical Society that some women seek to be held and may barter sexual interest for that comfort. He noted men rarely feel the same urge and may misinterpret such cuddling as sexual advances, risking marital discord.
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Dallas
Tex
Vanderbilt University
Marc Hollender
Dallas Southern Clinical Society
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