Rotary Marks Half Century in Mexico Club Dinner
The Mexico Rotary Club celebrated 50 years with a dinner at the Mexico Country Club. Guest speaker Missouri auditor Christopher Bond praised the club's civic service while members recalled its 1921 founding and early leaders. He urged improved transportation and higher education facilities in Mexico. The year also saw a gas price war ending with varied station prices across the area.
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Mexico
Robert M. White II
the Ledger
White
Boird
Missouri
Hardin College
Bond
Rotary Club
America
T. J. Williams
Fred A. Morris
Walker Pollock
Fred W. Pilcher
C. W. Edmonston
Earl Brown
A. R. Dahlmeyer
D.T. Moore
Club
W. Wallace Fry Jr
B. M. Marlow
A. P. Green
P. E. Coil
C. C. Bledsoe
L. B. Hawthorne
L. Mitchell Ume
UN Ethet
Double Trouble on East Liberty Street Bridge
Two cars collided on the East Liberty Street bridge over the South Fork at 6:13 p m yesterday. Lonnie N. Barnes 20 of 1708 West Street sustained minor injuries and received summonses for driving while intoxicated and failure to keep his car under control. Charles E Powers 74 of 1020 McFarlane Street drove west and his car stopped on the bridge causing a traffic tie up. Michael Newbrough 20 of 1209 Coss Street and Mary Connaway 19 of 128 Alabama Street were passengers in the respective vehicles.
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East Liberty Street
South Fork
Deep Rock
Lonnie N. Barnes
West St
Charles E. Powers
McFarlane St
Powers
Michael Newbrough
Coss
Barnes
Mary Connaway
Alabama St
Richard Vance
Calley clemency drive grows amid protests and rallies
Public support for Lt. William Calley Jr. swells as Alabama Governor Wallace and Georgia Lt. Gov. Maddox join a Columbus rally while Westmoreland and the Army defend the conviction. Calley, jailed for My Lai killings, was briefly released on Nixon clemency orders amid nationwide petitions and a White House surge of letters and telegrams.
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Associated Press
Army
William C. Westmoreland
My Lai
Alabama
George Wallace
Calley
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Columbus
Wallace
Nixon
Grant
New York
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Ady
Ramsey Clark
Te Ware
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Gov. Wallace
American Legion
Columbus Ga
Lt. Calley
Air Force
Japan
Maddox
Pearl Harbor
America
Miami
Fla
ST. Louis
Madison County Draft Board
William Calley Jr
Sam Najim
Joseph W. Dunn
William G. Hunter
Belleville
Illand
Forest Park
Northeast Missouri Music Festival shines with top band ratings
Mexico High School hosts 18th straight 1 rating for the Mexico Dixie Gray Band under John Willer. Nearly 4,500 musicians from the district gather for the festival, with many students, bands, and vocal ensembles earning ratings across multiple events including Van-Far, Orchard Farm, and Monroe City.
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Mexico
Mexico High School
Mexico Dixie Gray
Warrenton
Troy
Louisiana
Glee
Wentzville
MMA
Paris
Mark Ywain
Monroe City
Westran
Montgomery County
Bowling Green
Orchard Farm
Van-Far
North Callaway
Jaycee Lenten Breakfasts Begin Week in Mexico
The annual Jaycee Lenten Breakfasts start Monday at the United Methodist Church for men in the Mexico area. Rev Richard Wohlers and local pastors lead the service with 7 am start, 7:40 speaker, and 7:45 finish. Each day features a different speaker and scripture reading, ending with a concluding talk on Friday.
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United Methodist Church
Mexico
Richard Wohlers
St. John's Lutheran Church
Neil Nielsen
Wohlers
Chester Trotter
St. Paul Cme Church
Jerry Ostrom
Centennial Baptist Church
Ervin J. Hoffman
Robert Phillips
First Presbyterian Church
Edward Malzer
Trinity United Church of Christ
John R. Cline
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Robert Collins
Frank Arnall
First Baptist Church
Connie Pickering
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Edward Donohue
St. Brendan's Catholic Church
Larry Schraer
Love Street
Christian Church
William Johnson
W. H. Duncan
Second Baptist Church
Jeff Marsh
Jaycees
Key
Bernard Steinman
Jay Gourley
Wes Hauser
Survivor recalls tanker disaster off North Carolina coast
Vernice Newsome, one of 13 plucked from a life raft after the Texaco Oklahoma split in half 120 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras, recounts the harrowing hours at sea. Thirty-one crewmen remained missing as the 661-foot tanker sank after a distress signal went unanswered. Newsome kept faith with his wife’s Bible reading, reading Psalm 92 to a dying comrade before being rescued aboard a passing vessel.
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Norfolk
Newsome
Vernice Newsome
Texaco Oklahoma
Robert C. Paul
Mexico
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Mickey
Texas
U S Artillery Round Kills Four at Night Position Near Cam Lo
U S Command says an artillery round from a U S unit landed in its own troop position near Cam Lo nine miles west, killing four and wounding six during a night defensive post. The incident, under investigation, occurred about 10 miles south of the DMZ along Highway 9 in extreme northern Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
11St Airborne Division
Cam Lo
Highway 9
Future Careers To Be Explored At Mexico High School
The Mexico High School guidance department will host an Occupational Exploration program for grades 9 through 12 and parents on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the MHS building. L Byrnes Hawthorne of A P Green Refractories Co will deliver the keynote address. About 50 occupations will be represented including attorney auto mechanic conservation mental health health careers airline hostess modeling farming drafting electrical engineering ceramic engineering personnel education and more.
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The
Guidance Department of Mexico High School
MHS
Mexico
MHS Guidance Department
L. Byrnes Hawthorne
A. P. Green Refractories Co
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