Nine Americans Dead in Vietnam Attack and Mines
Saigon reports nine U.S. military deaths and twelve wounded after a mine blast, a booby trap, and an ambush near Quang Ngai and northeast of Saigon. Two North Vietnamese were killed. South Vietnamese losses include two soldiers killed and one wounded on the highway near Saigon. Cambodian fronts remained quiet with a large pontoon bridge replacement flown in by U.S. air power.
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Phnom Penh
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Hippie JP Office Abolished in Kansas City Area
Kansas Attorney General ruled the justices of the peace office in Lawrence was abolished by the 1968 legislature in 108 first and second class cities. Phillip Hill, 22, who ran as a unaffiliated or Democratic candidate, said the decision would be challenged and plans to marry hippie friends and hear civil rights damage claims. Lawrence is the Douglas County seat.
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University of Kansas
Kent Frizzell
Washington, D.C
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Douglas
Agnew Dismisses Campaign Tactics As Hogwash
AP dispatches report Vice President Spiro Agnew rejects complaints about Republican campaign tactics as hogwash. Nixon orders federal agencies to cut propaganda spending on pet projects, stressing not aimed at public information. A coalition of women's groups rejects a compromise on a constitutional amendment.
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Charges Dropped On Three GIs in Vietnam Case
Three 101st Airborne soldiers Adolph Flores Frank Moore and Frederick Miller faced court martial for refusing to advance with their units claiming conscientious objector status The Army dropped all charges after counsel consultations Flores will be reassigned to a noncombatant unit Moore and Miller will stay ready to obey orders and may reapply for conscientious objector status if approved
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101St Airborne Division
Adolph R. Flores
Frank Moore
Houston
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Frederick H. Miller
Madison Heights
Mich
Flores
Washington
Moore
Miller
Gun Battle At Carbondale Investigated
CARBONDALE ILL AP City officials promised a full investigation into a gun battle between police and Black residents after residents complained of indiscriminate shooting. City Manager William Schmidt said the probe would involve police and Black community members. Ten people, including four officers, were wounded in a two hour gun battle as police tried to flush out six Negroes from a house in a largely Black area near the university. Mayor David Keene questioned how the incident began on the South Side and ended on the North Side. Police found 15 weapons in the house.
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North Side
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David Keene
GM UAW ratification sought for $2.5 billion deal Dec 1 aim
Detroit AP reports GM workers face ratification of a three year contract worth about 2.5 billion in higher wages and benefits. 394,000 GM UAW members vote by nov 20, with results due nov 21, as negotiations on local contracts and Canada plant terms continue amid a lengthy strike.
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Victory Party Tonight as Mexico Bulldogs close season
Mexico Bulldog football hosts Waynesville at Hawthorne Heights at 8:00 PM aiming to boost their season record. A Youth Center victory party for high school students runs 9:30 to 11:30 after a 6:30 junior high session. Sunday fruit cake sale funds the center. Sadie Hawkins Dance is tomorrow at 8:30 in the Armory. The Mexico Dixie Grey Band sells 50 cent chocolate bars to fund a Chicago trip.
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No Beer in Paris Marks End of Prohibition Era
Paris reports a historic shift as no taverns or cafes sell beer for the first time since prohibition ended. Package stores alone satisfy local thirst, while residents adjust to the new drinking landscape.
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Godfrey 71 39 For Graham Godfrey 71 39 For Graham
Jefferson City AP The choice of Gov Warren Hearnes as speaker earlier was tumultuous but Rep James Godfrey won 71 to 39. He favors tax hikes on corporate and personal income plus beer wine liquor but expects no broad income tax boost. Voters defeated an income tax reform last April, straining state finances and triggering a fourth special session. Registration voted yes for county wide voter registration in Rolla Phelps County.
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Lebanon
Forest Noel to join Democratic state committee meeting
Forest Noel of Mexico is among Democratic state committee members called to meet November 23 to fill the vacancy created by Sidney Salomon Jr.’s resignation as national committeeman of the St. Louis Blues owner. Gov. Hearnes says he would accept the post but won’t campaign. The Columbia fire remains under investigation with losses near 500000, possibly the city’s costliest, with causes narrowed to an overheated appliance or a careless smoker.
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Mexico
Democratic State Committee
Sidney Salomon Jr
St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
Hearnes
Columbia
Max Woods
Agnew Deems Victory A Parliamentary Revolution In 1970
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a GOP dinner Republicans improved Nixon's Senate position and achieved a key election-day objective. He cited two Senate gains, nine House losses, and said foreign policy, defense, crime, and fiscal policy would benefit Nixon in the 92nd Congress. He praised party unity despite losses and defended campaign tactics.
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Chilean leader criticizes OAS measures against Cuba
President Salvador Allende said in a Thursday broadcast that punitive steps by the Organization of American States against Communist Cuba did not serve the interests of peace and friendship. The report notes Chile, Castro Cuba and voting context from six years earlier.
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Chile
Fidel Castro
Mexico
Organization of American States
Salvador Allende
OAS
Cuba
Hartke Leads in Indiana Senate Race Breaks Tie
INDIANAPOLIS AP Sen. Vance Hartke led Republican Rep. Richard Roudebush by 4,482 votes in an interim tally from mailed returns across 92 counties. Hartke had 871,089 votes to Roudebush 866,607 as Secretary of State William N. Salin released figures.
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Hartke
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