Combat And Non-Combat Tolls Equal In Vietnam War
AP reports U S casualties in Vietnam are now split nearly evenly between combat and nonhostile deaths. In the week Sept 27-Oct 3, 41 nonhostile deaths surpassed 38 combat deaths, the first time nonhostile deaths led in a single week since 1965. Through the war, 43,821 Americans were killed in action and 8,659 died from nonhostile causes.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
U.S
Pentagon
U.S. Trops
Managerial Course To Be At Night School
A repeat managerial course starts October 20 and runs five weeks from 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m totaling 15 hours. Sessions are in room 14 at Mexico Vocational Technical School Mexico Mo cost 40 per person. Send checks to Audrain County Extension Center at the Court house Mexico for details call 581 8231. Designed for supervisors with little formal training.
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Mexico Vocational Technical School
N. Wade
Mexico
Audrain County Extension Center
Audrain Extension
Bomb Threat Delays Braniff Flight Into St Louis
A Braniff 707 diverted to Lambert Field after a bomb threat aboard the Dallas to Chicago flight. All 48 passengers and seven crew evacuated while FBI, police and Braniff searched the jet and baggage. no explosives found and the plane resumed to Chicago after about three hours. Flight originated in Acapulco Mexico and the bomb alert came from Dallas after takeoff.
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ST. Louis
Braniff International Airlines
Lambert-St. Louis
FBI
Braniff
Cheicago
Acapuba
Mexico
Dallas
Chicago
Paris WMU host for Contemporary Missions in Nigeria
Mrs Lillie James hosted the Salem WMU in Paris for a Wednesday afternoon program on Contemporary Missions in Nigeria. Participants included Mrs Jack Orton Mrs Al Threlkeld Mrs Floyd Fanning and Mrs James with guests Mrs John Fanning of Perry and Mrs Nina Stephens of rural Paris.
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Say
Lillie James
Salem
WMU
Paris
Nigeria
Jack Orton
al| ‘Sc Threlkeld
Floyd Fanning
James
John Fanning
Perry
Nina Stephens
Columbia
Hayhurst
Paris High
Ronnie Poage
Debby Warren
Barbara Powers
Donnie Street
Mike Harrison
Miss Long
Gail Raines
Burkhardt
Mrs. Reinhard
Parade
Blanton Engle
Steve Smith
Jackie Fusing
Stockton
Bonfire
Sadler
Nelle Carpenter
Audrain Hospital
Mexico
Edith Woodson
Carolyn Woodson
Eddie Woodson
Buena
Calif
D. G. Clarkson
AME
St. Louis
Nere
Mrs. Emelia Hughman Dies in Jefferson City
Mrs Emelia Hughman 37 mother of Mrs Hubert Gerling of Mexico died in Jefferson City Funeral set for Saturday at 10 a m at St Margaret s Catholic Church Osage Bend with burial in the church cemetery Body is at Buescher Funeral Home Jefferson City Mrs Hughman was preceded in death by her husband and four children
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Emelia Hughman
Hubert Gerling
Mexico
Jefferson City
St. Margaret's Catholic Church
Osage Bend
Buescher Funeral Home
Huhman
Clothing appeal ships 1800 pounds to Houston for CWS relief
In a local Church World Service appeal, 1800 pounds of clothing and blankets plus $55.40 for overseas shipping were received. Materials will be picked up by a CWS truck and sent to Houston for processing and world distribution. Rev. Edward Malzer and Rev. Terry Moore, co chairs for the Mexico Ministerial Alliance appeal, thank churches and individuals for support. Churches of Centralia Farber Thompson and Vandalia joined in the effort.
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Church World Service
CWS
Houston
Texas
Edward Malzer
Terry Moore
Mexico
Centralia
Farber, Thompson
Vandalia
Endangered species list adds 22 more types in US
Interior Department expands the US list to 101 endangered species including 14 mammals 50 birds seven reptiles and amphibians and 30 fish. New additions face threats from pollution especially pesticides and habitat loss. Notable entries include Hawaiian hoary bat Morro Bay kangaroo rat brown pelican Arctic peregrine falcon and Lahontan cutthroat trout among others.
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Washington
Interior Department
United States
U.S
Morro Bay
California
Hawaii
Kendall Warm Springs
Pecos
Centralia Personal News Update Continues
Morning vices led by Rev Hessler with District Superintendent in charge. Mrs Harry Munson reports on officers training in Sturgeon. Ivan Donaldson, new minister for Mapple Grove, to preach Oct 25. Members to knit lap robes for nursing home. 20 robes received. Flora Coldicott, 90, knitted three. Nov 10 meeting at Mrs Ocis Stidham’s, program by Mrs Larry Mann. Weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Robert Harold from Sedalia.
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Hessler
Harry Munson
Sturgeon
Ivan Donaldson
Near St. Louis
Mapple Grove
Flora Coldicott
Ocis Stidham
Larry Mann
David Seiler
Chris
Robert Harold
Sedalia
Travel Is Topic Of Rotary Speaker
AP report from Lewis, Washington describes Army private Theoda Lester Jr. and Frank Cowden addressing a Rotary Club lunch on travel tourism in Missouri. Lester, stationed with the U S Air Force, faced a court martial for disobeying orders tied to his religious beliefs, while Cowden, returning from Vietnam, planned to resume duty in Lubbock Texas.
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Ft, Lewis
Wash
Army Pvt
Theoda Lester Jr
Missouri
Les Ray Hagan
Pantater Se
S. Coal St
Vietnam
Lester
Charles Cowden
Duncan
Martial
Vile
Tex
Cowdn
Army
Lubbock
Sadat wins Egypt six-year presidency with 90% vote
Anwar Sadat was proclaimed president of Egypt for six years after securing 90 percent of the 7.44 million votes amid a nationwide campaign and no opposition. Voter turnout reached about 85 percent with 13,814 invalid ballots. Concurrently in Amman, shooting erupted as Palestinian guerrillas distributed Fatah. one guerrilla was reported wounded, and a car carrying commandos burned. King Hussein and Yasir Arafat had signed a new accord allowing publication of the commandos newspaper in Arabic and Palestinian communities.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Cairo
Sadat
Gabhal Abdel Nasser
Sharawi Gomaa
Amman
Fatah
Pet
King Hussein
Yasir Arafat
Kansas City Blast Injures 2 Police Officers
A bomb shattered a side door at a storefront center in Kansas City injuring two patrolmen. Officers Kenneth Menning and Charles Robinsort suffered multiple lacerations and were admitted to Menorah Hospital. Officials said the explosive type was not yet determined and no link to any group was established.
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Kansas City
Kenneth Menning
Charles Robinsort
Menorah Hospital
California
Washington State
New York
Massachueatte
Local Lawmen Gather at Northeast Missouri Officers Meet
About 200 officials and their spouses attended the Northeast Missouri Peace Officers Association gathering in Moberly at the Ramada Inn. Mexico Police Chief Earl Jones FBI agent William Duncan Sheriff Harold Sulgrove and deputies were among attendees as Sam Dindia of Hannibal was elected president. Judge Hugh P. Williamson of Callaway County urged better cooperation and effective law enforcement. Fleming and Robinson, both in Pinpoint, were noted participants.
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Northeast Missouri Peace Officers Association
Moberly
Ramada Inn
Mexico
Earl Jones
FBI
William Duncan
Harold Sulgrove
Sam Dindia
Hannibal
Hugh P. Williamson
Callaway County
Voters approve Belton school tax amid tensions in races
In Belton, Kansas City area residents faced hostility as a $5.96 school tax levy measure passed by 1,186 to 537 amid a high turnout. Police detained three men two hours after a blast. officers matched three suspects’ descriptions hours after the event.
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Kansas City
Belton
Explosion Injures Person After Package Carried
A man carrying a package was involved in an incident in the area on Friday in WEMIEG Missouri. Local reports say the man died or was injured as a result of an explosion near the delivery site.
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Fon
Thres
Aéeni
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