Plane Attacks North Viet Gun Post in Protective Self Defense
A U S fighter-bomber attacked an antiaircraft position 54% miles north of the DMZ after radar tracked the plane. The U S communique called the strike a protective reaction in self defense. Separately a POW camp raid freed 19 Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta with 15 Americans and 19 Vietnamese militiamen taking part.
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North Viet
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
United States
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Navy
Mekong Delta
Atlas
Vietnam
Cainia
Highlands
Thirteen Killed On Missouri Highways During Thanksgiving
Thirteen people died in Missouri traffic crashes during the four day Thanksgiving period. Victims include Mary N. Dickerson 46 of Caruthersville and David S. Franklin 19 of Blytheville Ark. Others range from ages 3 to 73 across Kansas City St Louis and surrounding areas. Nationwide 623 deaths were logged with record pace noted in several states.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Bootheel
Mary N. Dickerson
Caruthersville
Cottonwood Point
David S. Franklin
Blytheville
Ark
Missouri-Arkansas
Robert Gottman
Queen City
Lancaster
Joseph Howman
St. Joseph
Lawrence Coil
Kansas City
Skipper Wilson
Stephen Lofton
St. Louis
Leland Wise
Lebanon
Estrella Bonham
Lottie Finney
St. Louis County
Maxine St. John
Devil's Elbow
Leroy Amos
Harvey
Wayne Roark
Windsor
California
National Safety Council
Dayan outlines Israel's negotiation guidelines
Israel says it is ready for unconditional peace talks with the Arabs but will not cede the Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, or the western shore of the Tiran Strait. Dayan lists these as goals while insisting no Arab army should cross the Jordan River. He says talks, not ultimatums, are the aim, with a warning that war could resume if needed. Israel suspended indirect talks with Egypt and Jordan after missile moves near Suez. Jordan may seek sanctions if talks fail. U Thant to report to the Security Council around Jan. 5.
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Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Golan Heights
Gaza Strip
Strait of Tiran
Labor Party
Dayan
Jordan River
Old City of
Jerusalem
Sinai Peninsula
Tiran Strait
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Old Jerusalem
Egypt
Jordan
United Nations
Suez Canal
Yigal Allen
United States
U.N
U Thant
Security Council
Jordan Valley
They Took Christ Out Of Christmas in Indianapolis
AP reports in Indianapolis that Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Allison awoke to find their outdoor Nativity scene stripped of the holy family three wise men shepherds and animals. A lighted cross on the roof was damaged as thieves pried at bulbs. Mrs. Allison lamented that stealing a baby Jesus is “taking Christ out of Christmas.”
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Indianapolis
Harold L. Allison
Jesus
Used Plates Find Odd Uses
A new by product in Mexico offers thin aluminum plates once used for offset printing. Read how Ledgerlanders repurpose the sheets for crafts and practical items from choir decorations in Nova Scotia to a camper project in Minnesota. The plates serve many DIY roles and resale value, with examples of wedding mementos and functional fixes like window sill repairs.
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Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Leland Trask
Jim Thill
Farmington
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Waggett 88
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie G Waggett age 88 mother of John W Waggett of 6 Elm Tree Tr will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Precht Pickering funeral home Rev John Harmon will officiate burial will be Elmwood Cemetery She died yesterday at Audrain Medical Center after a short illness She was born in Yellow Creek PA April 29 1882 widow of John A Waggett She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Survived by son two grandchildren and two great grandchildren Visitation 7 to 8 pm tonight Memorials to Twain Haven Nursing Home Memorial Fund
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Jessie G. Waggett
John W. Waggett
Elm Tree
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
John Harmon
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Yellow Creek
Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles
Virginia
Pearl
Virginia Beach
Twain Haven Nursing Home
Kate Smithey
Audrain Medical Center
Phillips Home
Emma McPheeters
Arnold Funeral Home
Robert Collins
Funeral
Miss Smithey
Memphis
Santa Arrives At Mexico Courthouse Square Tonight
Santa Claus will arrive at 6:30 p.m. via a Santa Sleigh piloted by the Mexico Jaycees at the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The Mexico Kiwanis Club helps distribute candy as Santa lights downtown decorations from his house. Children may talk to Santa and ride the sleigh, with police escort and a crowd eager to greet him despite mild weather.
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Santa
Mexico
Courthouse Square
Santa Claus
Mexico Jaycees
Mexico Kiwanis Club
Colthouse
Jim Stowe
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Claus
Tax Bill Nearing Final House Vote in Missouri
Jefferson City AP report says the Missouri Legislature in a special session will move toward final House action on a liquor beer and wine tax bill. Gov Warren Hearnes aims to raise revenue to ease the state's financial crisis as a 500 percent beer tax hike is included in the measure.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Ralph Houf Dies Today At Age 78
Funeral services for Ralph 8. Houf 78 of 1502 S Western Ave are pending at Arnold Funeral Home. He died at 11 43 a m today at Audrain Medical Center after a period as a patient since Nov 9. Survivors include his wife Estelle and three sons John, Walter, and Will Houf plus six grandchildren. A daughter was born today to Mr and Mrs Charles Tindall at Audrain Medical Center weighing seven pounds 11 ounces. Mr Tindall works for GM&O Railroad.
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Ralph 8. Houf
S. Western Ave
Arnold Funeral Home
Houf
A. P. Green Refractories C
Audrain Medical Center
Estelle Houf
John E. Houf
Mexico
Walter Houf
Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Will Houf
Greenwich, Conn
Charles Tindall
Harwood St
Tindall
Gm&o Railroad
Gasper, Fulton restaurant owner, dies in plane crash
John Gasper, 61, proprietor of Gasper’s restaurant and truck stop at Kingdom City, died when his Piper Commanche crashed in heavy fog west of Fulton. The crash occurred about 11 p.m. and wreckage was found at dawn by his nephew from a cliff overlook. Gasper had been visiting Minneapolis for heart surgery, leaving behind his widow Lottie and two daughters Pat and Mrs. T. J. Atkinson. Funeral arrangements at Maupin in Fulton.
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Fulton
John Gasper
Gasper
Kingdom City
Minneapolis
Ted Salmons
Columbia
Vichy
Cape Girardeau
Tom
Williamsburg
Carrington
Salmons
Lee
Lottie
Pat
Illinois
Census figures fix US population at 204,765,770
The Census Bureau released final 1970 counts showing 204,765,770 people in the United States as of April 1, including overseas servicemen and federal workers. California gains five House seats to lead with 43, while New York loses two to 39. Florida Texas and Arizona gain also. Pennsylvania and several states lose seats. The 98th Congress will use the new apportionment in 1973. Also noted is a separate obituary for Miss Kate Smithey, 93, who died at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Arnold funeral home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
U.S
California
House of Representatives
New York
Florida
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Iowa
North Dakota
Ohio
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Ralion
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U.S. Command
Phnom Penh
Nist
Prek Kham Ferry
Kompong Som
American Legion
Arthur Scott Jr
Clark Stephens
George Pettebaum
Christ
Jessie Waggett
Santa’s
Ralph Houf
Tindalls
House
Senate Democrats
Senate
J.F. Patterson
John W. Joynt
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
Blackwell
Patterson
Joynt
Sen
William B. Waters
Liberty
A. Basey Vanlandingham
William J. Cason
Clinton
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau
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