Warplanes Pound Enemy In Cambodia
U S fighter bombers strike along Highway 6 and north of Phnom Penh as Cambodian forces battle more than 2,000 enemy troops near Kampon Thom. Four government soldiers killed, several wounded, with bridges repaired and reinforcements moved in. U S troop strength in Vietnam to drop to 384,000 by Oct 15 while Cambodian arms shipments and helicopters are supplied with U S backing.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Saigon
U.S
Skoun
Roops
Kam
Pone Thom
Capital
Cambo
Nixon
Vietnam
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
1Th Marine Artillery Regiment
de Nang
Nixon Gauges Mood With 'Leave Us Alone' Message
St Louis AP reports Frank Mankiewicz, GOP observer, backs Nixon reading public as wanting to be left alone. He contrasts Nixon with Lyndon Johnson, saying Johnson was a Washingtonian and a master parliamentarian, while Nixon embodies a quieter, isolated leadership style.
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Nixon
ST. Louis
Washington Observer
Missouri Municipal League
Frank Mankiewiz
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mankiewiz
Peace Corps
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Mankiewicz
Cities Under Archaic Law Pushes for Revenue Restyle
Misf ord Municipal League delegates at the 36th annual conference adopted resolutions urging both state and federal governments to share revenue with cities and to expand tax sources. They backed federal revenue sharing, state measures to raise funds, a three cent gasoline tax increase to eight cents, and a larger share of gas tax proceeds for cities. The group also endorsed a constitutional convention to overhaul archaic municipal provisions in Missouri.
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St, Louis
Municipal League
Missouri
Nixon
League
Chavez Leads Nationwide Lettuce Boycott Action
Cesar Chavez announced a nationwide boycott targeting non union labeled U.S. lettuce. The campaign will focus on major cities and continue until all lettuce growers sign, signaling a broad labor pressure across the industry.
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Chavez
Salinas
Calif
Cesar Chavez
U.S
Fighting spreads in northern Jordan amid cross border clashes
Reports say fighting between Arab forces and Jordanian troops backed by rebels has widened into northern Jordan near Phnom Penh area along Highway 6. After a night of blood clashes, U.S. bomber raids were noted in Amman as Washington eyes a response to Egyptian cease-fire concerns.
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Rerillas
Highway 6
Jordan
Phnom Penh
Sai
U.S
Amman
Mexico Masons to Attend Missouri Grand Lodge Session
Hebron Lodge No. 354 of Mexico will be represented in St. Louis for the Grand Lodge annual communication. William A Bramble Clyde F Walker and Joseph S Gardner to represent 350 members as Circuit Judge J Morgan Donelson presides. Delegate body includes 11,500 representing 582 lodges. Missouri Masons review agenda, elect state officers, approve 1970 71 budget. The Masonic Home of Missouri serves about 400 guests with 13 children and a 1.2 million dollar annual budget. Judge Donelson to mark meeting as it nears Mexico Judge to celebrate 100th anniversary Oct 12.
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Hebron
Mexico
St. Louis
Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Missouri
William A. Bramble
Clyde
F. Walker
Joseph S. Gardner
J. Morgan Donelson
Princeton
Masons
Masonic Home of
Hebron Lodge No. 354
AF & AM
Aylett H. Whitney
Fred B. Kent
Birth Announcement for Paul Vincent Vaccora
Paul Vincent Vaccora was born at Memoria Hospital in Orange on September 11 to Mr and Mrs Peitro Vaccoraj of East Orange New Jersey. The four pound eight ounce baby was named Paul Vincent. The couple has a five year old son Armand. Mrs Vaccora is former Miss Harriet Norman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Norman. Pauls paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Armond Vaccora of East Orange.
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Paul Vincent Vaccora
Peitro Vaccoraj
East Orange
N. J
Orange [Memoria Hospital
Paul Viet
Armand
Vaccora
I Harriett Norman
Edward Norman
Paul
Armond Vac ‘Wera
More Letters From Viet Nam War Prisoners Reach Families
Officials report a rise in POW mail from North Vietnam yet totals remain well below Geneva minimums. About 330 letters have reached U.S. captives, more than triple last year, with 975 POWs listed in North Vietnam and 77 in South Vietnam plus three maps missing.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Kennedy Airport
Robert Scheer
Scheer
U.S. Peoples
North Korea
New York
Paris
Red China
Boston
Lenny Budd
Budd
Congress
Frank Borman
Borman
Vietnam War Widow For Second Time
Mrs. John D. Lawson of Laguna Beach California became a Vietnam war widow again after Marine 1st Lt Lawson 26 was killed in action in Vietnam. His previous marriage ended by his death in Vietnam on January 29 1967. They were wed August 9 1969 and he was due home October 13 after a year in Vietnam.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
John D. Lawson
Defense Department
Lawson
Vietnam
Auto Strike Effects Snowball Across GM Plants in Day Four
Detroit AP reports the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors enters its fourth day with 3,151 more exempted plant workers laid off in Michigan. Nationally about 11,998 GM workers have been laid off since the strike began, 16 percent of the exempted plant workforce. Ford and Chrysler remain at work, while state revenue and city economy officials warn of tax and unemployment impacts if the stoppage lasts long. Top union officials tour the nation to explain strategy and rally support amid ongoing local in plant bargaining.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Michigan
United States
Canada
General Motors
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Clarence Lock
Michigan Department of Revenue
Romano
Gribbs
Johnson argues Agnew targets wrong in anti rock push
Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas Johnson says Vice President Agnew should focus on corporate campaign donors who profit from drugs cigarettes and alcohol rather than songwriters. He notes ads by Ford TVA and others promote drug imagery and argues artists address drug issues not glorify them. Johnson also says music offers relief from pressures leading to drug use and that Agnew’s listening to rock is not a cause for alarm.
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Washington
Nicholas Johnson
Spiro T. Agnew
Las Vegas
Johnson
United States Information Agency
Agnew
I’ord
TWA
Washington, D.C
Ford
TVA
The Mexico Ledger Header and Classified Rates
The Mexico Ledger header lists the newspaper name, edition details, and standard mailing and single-copy prices. It notes publication schedule, office hours, and postal information for the Mexico, Missouri area and surrounding counties.
Pop Singer Jimi Hendrix Dies in London
American pop singer Jimi Hendrix died in London and was pronounced dead on arrival at St Mary Abbott hospital in Kensington. A hospital spokesman said the cause was unknown and the matter was referred to the coroner. Hendrix, 28, had stayed at the Cumberland Hotel and stirred controversy with his energetic stage manner and gyrating guitar. He had prior legal trouble in Canada and once predicted a jam session funeral.
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London
Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix
St. Mary Abboty Hospital
Kensington
Coronier
Cumberland Hotel
Britain
Canada
Democratic Party considers 18-year voting and duties rule
A Missouri Democratic Party commission issued its report on party constitution bylaws and structure. It recommends allowing 18-year-olds to participate in party affairs and supports legislation to set 18 as the age of majority for voting entering contracts marrying without parental consent and possessing liquor.
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Jefferson City
Democratic Party
Judge Grants New Trial In Columbia Assault Case
Judge L F Cottey of Lancaster Missouri grants Mayor Herbert Jeans of Columbia a new trial on a common assault charge after ruling a prejudicial error occurred at trial. The case concerns Jeans allegedly ejecting petition circulator Anzalone from Parkade Plaza for soliciting signatures. Anzalone testified Jeans struck him twice in the face with a closed fist. The memorandum notes Anzalone had no right to solicit at the privately owned shopping center. A new trial date has not been set.
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Anzalone
Cottey
Parkade Plaza
Frank Anzalono
St. Louis
Columbia
L. F. Cottey
Lancaster
Herbert Jeans
Jeans
Boone
Progecu' Cottey
of &T. Prom
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