Nixon allows broad air strikes into Cambodia without geographic limits
AP reports that President Nixon placed no geographical restrictions on U S Air Force strikes inside Cambodia against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, with possible limits on Angkor area cited but no policy change. Also, a 425 foot Philippine freighter Don Jose Figueras burned off California aids from a Japanese ore carrier. 40 crew and 2 passengers aboard.
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Saigon
Nixon
Cambodia
Angkor Temple
Phnom Penh
U.S
South Vietnam
San Francisco
Pacific
Coast Guard
Figueras
Philippines
Balboa
Panama
Agnew Confers Before Asia Trip to Brief Nixon Officials
Vice President Spiro Agnew huddles with President Nixon and White House aides before a weeklong Asia tour. He previously visited 11 Asian and Pacific nations in January and will visit South Korea Nationalist China Thailand and South Vietnam. The trip tests the Nixon Doctrine urging self-help by Asian nations in receiving U S aid.
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San Clemente
Calif
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
White House
Asia
South Korea
China
Thailand
South Vietnam
United States
Southeast Asia
California
Border accord fixes Rio Grande as U S Mexico line
The Rio Grande will mark the official border between the United States and Mexico regardless of the river's course, under a Nixon Diaz Ordaz agreement pending Senate approval. Separately, Sen. Fulbright questions U S technicians in Cambodia for a new arms aid program. State Department denies advisers deployment, noting possible electronic gear in shipments.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
U.S
Nixon
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Rio Grande River
United States
Washington
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Cambodia
State Department
Administration
Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall Green
Pentagon cuts B52 raids show reduced Vietnam role
The Pentagon says U S involvement declines as B52 sorties fall from 1 800 monthly 18 months ago to 1 200 then to 1 000 per month. Secretary Melvin R Laird states the average sorties per month will drop further.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Sharon Tate Hanged and Stabbed Says County Coroner
Coroner Thomas T. Noguchi testified in the Tate murder trial that Sharon Tate was hanged and stabbed, noting rope burns on her neck and left cheek and 16 stab wounds. A prosecution exhibit showed abrasions on the cheekbone.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Thomas T. Noguchi
Tate
Noguchi
16 Year Old Shears Sheep By Hand in Pewaukee
Gail McKerrow, 16, sheared a Shropshire lamb owned by William McKerrow of Pewaukee using only her hands. The animal had been given cyclophosphamide as a new defleecing drug ten days earlier.
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Milwaukee
William McKerrow
Pewaukee
Gail
Seed Growers Shift to Mexico for Blight-Free Seed Kernels
Seed corn growers in Chicago turn to Mexico for blight-free kernels while attempts to use Argentina and Venezuela falter. Only one of three major growers farms seed abroad to escape blight, and two others report their crops largely spared from Southern leaf blight, which could cut up to half of this year’s yield.
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Chicago
Mexico
Argentina
Venezuela
Soviet Bloc Hails West German Soviet Treaty
Soviet bloc leaders meeting in Moscow praised the West German Soviet friendship treaty as a major step toward relaxation in Europe. They said they would seek an early European security conference but warned no Western reply will occur before NATO meets in December.
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Moscow
Europe
Soviet Union
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Poland
East Germany
Israel cites new evidence of Egyptian cease fire violations near Suez
Israel says Egypt expanded missile batteries within 20 miles of the Suez Canal in defiance of a cease fire. Washington says indirect talks mediated by UN envoy Jarring may begin soon, while Egypt denies charges and tensions rise with Iraq.
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Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Suez Canal
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
McCloskey
Jarring
Jordan
New York
U. N
Yosef Tekoah
Cairo
al Ahram
Mohamed Hassan Elzayyat
Cyprus
Beirut
Amman
Iraq
U.S
Monroe Hosts 34th Fall Fire School Across States
Firemen from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa gather for the 34th Fall Fire School of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association at Green County Fairgrounds Monroe. About 1500 attended last year with 3000 at the parade.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Monroe
Northern
Green County Fairgrounds
Darleen Rufener
Green County
Rufener
Monroe Fire Department
United States
Wisconsin State Fair Ends Sunday
Ladies voice opinions on women's liberation at the 120th Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee as Fort Atkinson hosts Holstein shows. Winners include Gene-Acres Felicia May Fury and Crescent Beauty Premier with premier breeder Gray View Farms named. John Paul wins Howard Clapp Memorial Trophy. Illinois Day Sunday with a 200 mile car race and World Pageant of Bugles and Drums set for evening.
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Judy Sessler
Plymouth
James Feeney
Madison
Fort Atkinson
Allen Metts
Hetts
May Fury
Crescent Beauty
Gray View Farms
Union Grove
Mike Jones
Silver Lake
Ind
John Paul
Milton
Howard Clapp
Nancy Barlass
Janesville
Gil-Bar Jersey Farm
Miss Barlass
E. J. Miller
Poynette
Illinois
Monroe Public Schools unveils bus routes and trial runs
William Stuckey announces completion of all transportation routes for Monroe Public Schools. About 1,000 students will ride, with 17 regular routes and 5 secondary routes for K through grade four. A Tuesday trial run on August 25 precedes school start on August 26 with kindergarten shifts on August 27.
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William Stuckey
Monroe
Northside
Browntown
Hiawatha
West Clarno
Lunch Program Starts at Local Schools This Week
Monroe Senior High, Junior High, Lincoln and Northside begin lunch service on Thursday August 27 with prices 30 cents for grades 1-8 and 35 cents for grades 9-12. Milk program resumes at all city and rural elementary schools starting August 31 at 2 cents per half pint. Weekly menus and daily radio announcements planned.
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Monroe Senior
Lincoln School
Northside
William Stuckey
Corn Blight Damage Reports Questioned by Seed Industry Leader
Thomas H. Roberts Jr of DeKalb Ag Research and Del D. Walker of Funk Brothers Seed Co. dismissed dire We can expect 2 to 7 percent national crop damage from the leaf fungus blight after a Washington meeting with Agriculture Secretary Hardin. Illinois experts warned 25 to 50 percent local losses, while other states saw uncertain prospects. A corn shortage could lift consumer prices for eggs and meat.
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Thomas H. Roberts Jr
DeKalb Ag Research Inc
DeKalb, Il
del D. Walker
The
American Seed Trade Association
Funk Brothers Seed Co
Bloomington
Mill
Georgia
Deep South
Midwest
Illinois
Nixon Moves to Western White House for Two-Week Stay
President Nixon settles in at the Western White House in San Clemente for two weeks. He dispatches Vice President Agnew on an Asia report and plans Cabinet, NSC, and economic briefings with advisers William Rogers and John Mitchell.
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Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
William P. Rogers
Atty
John N. Mitchell
National Security Council
Cheese Days to Host Wisconsin Cheese Scoring Event
Cheese Days will feature a scoring contest announced by August Burgi of Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association. Trophies will be awarded with all cheese types eligible. Cheese will be displayed on Courthouse Square during Cheese Days and scoring will take place by Sept. 16 noon at the Pauli warehouse under William Spoerry's supervision.
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August Burgi
Wisconsin
Swiss & Limburger Cheese Producers’ Association
Courthouse
William Spoerry
Pauli Cheese Co
Pauli
Honor Mark Winzenried Day Planned by Monroe Chamber
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce announces plans for an Honor Mark Winzenried Day in early September to recognize his international athletics achievements. A display of awards, a Key to the City presentation by Mayor Reasa, and letters of commendation from dignitaries are planned. Citizens are urged to attend and send congratulatory letters to be included in a scrapbook. contact Mrs. Carol Nipple at 325-3739.
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Platteville
Brodhead
Evansville
Edgerton
Sandwich
Ill
Champaign
J.F. Fitzgerald
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Monroe
The
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Winzenried
Mark
Reasa
Chamber of Commerce
Carol Nipple
al Pederson
Boyd Elliott
Jack Fernan
Juda Celebration Winds Down With Chicken and Dancing
Wet weather is expected this afternoon as Juda hosts the final three night-two day program organized by local firemen and business groups. A slow pitch tournament reaches its final phases at noon, a water fight follows, and hundreds of chickens are prepared for the barbecue from 4 to 9 30 p.m. Square dancing lights up the schoolhouse tonight with live downtown music continuing.
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Juda
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