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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1972

Page

4

Seven Days In May Nixon Mining North Vietnamese Harbors

AP Special recounts President Nixon's seven days in May as he weighed and chose to mine North Vietnamese harbors in a move to cut off war supplies. Kissinger, Haig, Connally and others advised, with debates over diplomatic risks and the Moscow summit shaping the decision. Nixon drafted the speech, held NSC meetings, and announced the plan to Congress and the nation.

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Gold prices surge to record $58.50 in Europe

London AP reports European markets opened with heavy demand pushing gold to $58.50 an ounce in Frankfurt. Dealers cite South Africa withholding part of its weekly output as the key factor, while the dollar remains steady in European capitals. Theunis De Jongh, South Africa’s central bank governor, confirmed reduced sales in Johannesburg.

London Frankfurt Theunis de Jongh Reserve Bank of South Africa Johannesburg South Africa U.S

School Bus Collision Injures 5 Students

In Wright City Missouri a school bus from Warren County School District collided with a pickup on Bell Tower road near the Warren County line injuring five students and the truck driver Josephine Kohn. The 15 student bus occupants aged 7 to 16 were not seriously hurt.

Wright City Here Highway Patrol Josephine Kohn Lincoln County Memorial Hospital Troy Warren County Bell Tower Road Lincoln County

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