25th Division to Leave Viet Nam by Christmas
Saigon reports the 25th Infantry Division and two brigades of the 11th Armored Cavalry will depart Vietnam by Christmas under Nixon’s troop reductions. The move includes transferring units to Hawaii and shortening overall American strength to 344,000. In Cambodia, limited fighting near Phnom Penh was reported, with claims of Roka Kong falls denied and Vietnamese forces reduced to about 10,000 in Cambodia after a weeklong operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
4Th Infantry Division
St. Marie
Nixon
Vietnam
25Th Division
Hawaii
7Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Cambodia
Roka Kong
Phnom Penh
Associated Press
Robin Mannok
Justice de- Vietnamese
FBI
Congress
Mannock
Cam
Nock
Phnom Penh-Saigon
25Th Infantry Division
U.S
Indochina
Sth. Marine Regiment
Bunker Denies Retirement Rumor in Saigon
U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker rejected retirement rumors, saying he plans to return after a three to four week US trip for consultations and vacation with wife Carol Laise. Rumors linked his departure to a possible replacement by William H. Sullivan, then deputy assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Bunker
Tye
United States
Carol Laise
Nepal
William H. Sullivan
Laos
Far East
Pacific
No Kidnap Alert, Says Mitchell
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell says the FBI has heard rumors of plots to kidnap U S officials but no alert has been issued. He responded to Sen. Saxbe who claimed the White House warned GOP leaders of possible abductions. Mitchell noted Saxbe may refer to a GOP briefing where Hoover mentioned revolutionary activities including kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
United States
Mitchell
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
White House
Saxbe
J. Edgar Hoover
Niet
Trudeau invokes War Measures Act to curb separatist threat
Canada faces crisis as Pierre Trudeau uses War Measures Act amid hostage-taking by French Canadian separatists. The act grants the government sweeping powers without Parliament, including arrest, censorship, and deportation to ensure security and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Special Methodist Conference Set on Lawson Case in Missouri
A Nov 7 special session of the United Methodist Church annual conference in Clinton Missouri will address remarks attributed to Rev Phillip Lawson who urged black soldiers to shoot over the heads of North Vietnamese. Bishop Eugene M Frank says Lawson’s leadership is no longer tenable and limited his appointment to St James Church while the Inner City parish board reaffirmed him. The cabinet and district superintendents requested the session. Neither man commented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
United Methodist Church
Clinton
Kansas City
Hanoi Radio
Eugene M. Frank
Phillip Lawson
Frank
Lawson
Methodist City
United Methodist
Inner City
St.James
Vocational advisory committees meet at Mexico Area Tech School
Teachers from the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School held advisory committee meetings to review training alignment with industry needs. The Child Care group met Sept 30 with Annabel Gooch and several community leaders attending. Welding and Electronics committees met Oct 5 and yesterday respectively, with industry representatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Area
Annabel Gooch
Bill Johnson
H.D.C
Louise French
Audrain Head
Suzanne Bunge
Audrain Welfare Office
Nora Gilman
Gilman’s Nursery
Cheryl Ligon
Kris Craddock
Cooperative Nursery
Methodist Church
Louise Curtis
Happy House Day Center
Gary Vines
Glen Riley
Rise & Repair
Sti Scharti
Kaiser Refractories
D. M. Shouse
A. P. Green Refractories
Virgin Stull
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Rogers Gromyko Meet To Push Mid East Peace Talks
United Nations, N Y AP Secretary of State Rogers and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko meet amid hopes for progress in Middle East negotiations with Egypt. Riad says no concrete agreement reached but supports U N debate. talks to resume Monday with U Thant Jarring Gabon president and Italian foreign minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U.S
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Andrei A. Gromyko
Egypt
U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
N.Y
Liam P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromysko
Indi
Cairo
Mahmoud ‘Riad
Rogers Hotel
L Suite
U.N. i General Assembly
Riad
General Assembly
Rogers-Gromyko
Moscow
Israel
Rogers
U.N
Security Council
Jarring Rogers
U Thant
Jarring
Gabon
Top FFA Member is Big Dairyman
Mer rill Kelsay a 21 year old dairy and crop farmer from White Land Ind was named Star Farmer of America at the 43rd national convention of the Future Farmers of America Thursday night Earl M Weaver also 21 of Middletown Pa was named Star Agribusinessman of America Kelsay operates 842 acres with 166 Holstein cows his corn yields 141 bushels per acre and income near 100 per acre He rose from a freshman to a high school senior earning from 500 to nearly 20000 He has held office in local and state FFA and Purdue University Weaver works at an animal breeding colony supplying major drug companies He is one of 12 children Town Gov Robert Ray received a FFA distinguished service award Ray urged rural youth to work and defend the environment saying clean air may be more important than driving and polluting cars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Merrill Kelsay
White Land
Ind
Kelsay
FFA
Purdue University
Weaver
New York
Pennsylvania
Robert Ray
Ray
Family Planning Clinic Open in Audrain County
Under Dr. Alice Crosby M D the Audrain Family Planning Clinic opens to county residents Wednesday October 28 from 3:00 to 8:00 p m at the Audrain City County Health Unit 502 KE Monroe St Walk ins and appointments are welcome and fees are charged according to family income Call 581 1332 for details or to schedule a visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Crosby
Audrain
Monroe St
Birth of Jeffrey von Phillips in Columbia Missouri
Jeffrey Earl von Phillips was born yesterday at 9 55 pm in Boone County Hospital Columbia weighing six pounds two ounces. Parents are Mr and Mrs Elly E Phillips with Miss Priscilla Lierheimer and Mr and Mrs Edwin Kekelmer of Mexico Route 3 visiting this evening. Father studies veterinary medicine at the University of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey von Phillips
Elly E
Task Force On Colleges Is Praised
Gov War Ren E Hearnes announced a task force to study private schools in Missouri higher education. Dr John Anthony Brown Lindenwood Colleges president praised the move but warned private schools risked public policy neglect and funding cuts. He urged state scholarship programs to preserve student choice and prevent transfers to overcrowded public colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Warren E. Hearnes
John Anthony Brown
Lindenwood Colleges
Missouri
Brown
Nixon Signs 3.1 Billion Transit Bill Into Law
President Nixon signed a 3.1 billion transit bill aimed at boosting mass transit in cities. The measure envisions 10 billion over 12 years for subway and bus systems, with federal aid covering up to two thirds of project costs and grants or loans to private systems. Public funding starts this fiscal year with 80 million and reaches about 1.86 billion in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Todd Dee Francis Born at Audrain Hospital in Paris
Mr and Mrs Orville Francis announce the birth of a six round one ounce son at 10 16 a m yesterday in Audrain Hospital. The baby is named Todd Dee. The father works for Farm Service and Supply Co in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Francis Paris
Audrain Hospital
Todd Dee
Francis
Farm Service and Supply Co
Paris
Grandson Held For Murder Of Tammy Author In Mass
In Duxbury, 16 year old John R. Cutler is held without bail for the murder of his grandmother Cid Ricketts Sumner, author of the Tammy books. Police say he surrendered at a station and led to the body removal. hammer found as alleged weapon. Sumner, 79, also wrote poems and short stories. three Tammy novels were adapted into films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duxbury
Mass
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Tammy
al Hammer
John R. Cutler
Plymouth District Court
Mexico Ledger Publication and subscription rates
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details and mailing rates. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, address at Mexico Missouri, and varying subscription costs by region and term. The notice also includes office hours and mail handling details for subscribers.
Fear Strike Could Drag Down U S Economy
In Hot Springs Virginia a group of about 100 Business Council members, including heads of major corporations, warn the GM strike and UAW action threaten a hoped for economic upturn. They expect a downturn if the GM strike continues past Thanksgiving, while a settlement could restore consumer confidence and bolster spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
General Motors
U.S
United Auto Workers
Business Council
Virginia
Presdent Nixon
Veryong
Hijacked Passengers Flown Home From Turbulent Flight
ANKARA AP A hijacked AN24 with 49 aboard diverted to Trabzon where a stewardess was slain and five crew wounded. The chief pilot Valery Adejov was too weak for the return flight after chest surgery. Hijackers seek political asylum as Turkey weighs extradition versus asylum requests from the hijackers. The plane’s return to the Soviet Union remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Pkpabzon
Soviet Union
Valery Adejov
Istanbul
Foreign Ministry
Trabzon
Aeroflot
Batumi
Black Sea
Sukhumin
Koroyero
Natasha Kurcherko
Uzbekistan
Columbia
Lithuania
Union
Soviet Factory Men Support GM Strike In Solidarity Rally
The Gorky Car Factory in Russia held a sympathy rally for General Motors workers, with over 6,000 employees endorsing the UAW action and sending a message to president Leonard Woodcock. The message praised international worker solidarity and called for a successful struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
General Motors
United States
Gorky
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Hijacking of Soviet Airliner Lands in Trabzon
Reported hijacking of a Soviet air liner ends with the plane landing at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast. Hijackers surrendered after police surrounded the craft, handing over two shotguns five pistols and three grenades. Passengers were escorted to a Trabzon hotel amid Soviet agency labeling the event criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trabzon
Black Sea
Cites
Polite
Tease
Tt Sbldomt
Hag
Oen
Drugs Topic Of Mental Health Dinner In Louisiana Missouri
Dr C R Horne Jr director of education for The Chris Han Civic Foundation of St Louis will discuss Drug Abuse at the East Central Missouri Association for mental health annual meeting at the Masonic Temple in Louisiana on Monday at 7 pm. The dinner costs 2.50 per person and reservations are invited through the Mental Health Association office or Mrs Dorothy Webb in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Horne, Jr
Chris- Han Civile Foundation of
St. Louis
East Central Missouri Associaion For Mental Health
Masonic Temple
Louisiana
Horne
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Rutgers University
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda
Calif
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis ‘County
Mental Health Association Office
W. Jackson
Dorothy Webb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Viet
Agriculture Department
Meat and Poultry Inspecion
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Martha Mitchell
John Mitchell
Martha
US Supreme Court
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Rogers & Gromyko
Mideast
Berlin
Suez Canal
Gunnar V. Jarting
Big Dairyman
John Hampel
Chester
Capitol Steps
Todd Dee Francis
American Legion
West
Harvey Morts
NO Stags
The
Mexico
Washington St
Viexica
Wade
SomaDeNy
Nan
Ledger
Brazinskas Koroyevo
Algedas
Finlay
Paga
W. O. Wiedenmeyer Associates
Williams St
Jefferson City, Mo
Wilbur Pullen
E. Monroe
Ualted
Omaha
Christian Civic Foundation
Disney
Joy
Walt Disney
Waly] Disney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!