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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1975

Page

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Weather and local notices from Missouri paper

Official 7:00 a.m. readings show 24 hour high 52 low 31 with 33 at 7 a.m. April rainfall totals 3.75 in month to date and 8.57 year to date. Forecast partly cloudy warm tonight with mid 90s low, Sunday scattered showers then 60s. Extended look through Wednesday cooler 60s 40s with chances of rain. Hospital admits from Audrain Medical Center list 20 names across several towns. numerous discharges. Marriage licenses: Rodney Stephens and Arden Boyer of Sturgeon. Public safety: minor collision on Green Boulevard with no injuries. drivers named Gibbs and Sales.

Missouri William F. Gibbs E. Breckenridge William L. Sales Independence Green Boulevard Huntingfield Road Lary Sandland W. Love

Burglary Suspect Held as Items Recovered in Farm Theft

The Daily Record reports Larry Dean Cross is held on burglary suspicion after 17 stolen items from Walter Wyss's Route HH farmhouse were recovered. Cross was taken into custody in Auxvasse by Callaway officers for the Audrain sheriff. Also noted are yesterday's grain, stock market figures, and a Vietnam era asylum appeal from Edward G. Lansdale to President Ford.

Larry Dean Cross Walter Wyss Cross Auxvasse Callaway County Audrain County

New Probe In King Killing Is Sought

In Memphis on the seventh anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr death civil rights leaders urged a fresh inquiry into who financed the killing and whether the FBI or CIA helped. Jesse Jackson and Ralph Abernathy pressed for accountability, suggesting wider involvement beyond James Earl Ray and implicating government power structures.

Memphis, Tenn Martin Luther King Jr FBI Central Intelligence Agency Jesse Jackson King CIA Jackson CTA Ralph David Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Conference James Earl Ray Abernathy Washington, D.C Ray Memphis Martin

Audrain County Democratic Club to Meet Wednesday

The Audrain County Democratic Club will convene at 6 30 p m in the Social room of the Farm and Home building. Guest speaker to address the gathering, with light refreshments. Public welcome, as stated by president Bill Crow.

Democratic Club Audrain County Bill Crow

Ford seeks 1976 extension of unemployment benefits plan

President Ford announced in California that he will ask Congress to extend the supplemental unemployment benefits program through the end of 1976, expanding to 65 weeks and extending the temporary program to 39 weeks. He proposed built in termination if unemployment falls to a specified level and aimed to target resources to high unemployment areas.

Associated Press Ford Congress California San Francisco Bay Area Council Capitol Hill

Power Com Adoption Agencies political fund revealed

Missouri Public Service Co of Kansas City faces possible loss of its operating franchise after a PSC audit uncovered an employee political fund called the Western Missouri Good Government Club. 45 supervisors contributed 1 percent of salaries. a 1 percent merit raise funded the club. Company officials say contributions were personal money and voluntary.

Dave Bradley JR Associated Press Jefferson City Missouri Public Service Co Kansas City Missouri Public Service Commission Missouri Western Missouri Good Government Club Leland Curtis PSC James Stephens Stephens U.S. Chamber of Commerce Curtis

Clayton Hook Suffers Minor Injuries in Route 54 Crash

Clayton Hook, 79, of Auxvasse, treated and released at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after a 11:40 a m Thursday collision on Highway 54 one-tenth mile west of Route B. Hook, making a U turn, collided with a pickup driven by James D. Smith, 24, New Bloomfield. Hook cited for failing to yield. Smith cited for speeding.

Clayton Hook Auxvasse Audrain Medical Center Mexico Highway Patrol Hook James D. Smith New Bloomfield Highway 54 Route B

Agencies and groups aiding South Asian war orphans

Washington AP lists adoption agencies and private groups assisting war orphans from South Asia. Named organizations include Holt Children's Services in Eugene Oregon, International Social Services in New York, Catholic Relief Services in New York, World Vision in Monrovia California, Friends of the Children of Vietnam in Denver, Friends For All Children in Boulder, Emergency Committee to Save the Babies in Vienna Virginia, Council on Adoptable Children in Palisades Washington, and Food for Children of Vietnam with Linda Conrad in Lexington Massachusetts.

Washington Holt Children's Services P.O Eugene Ore International Social Services E. 46Th St New York N.Y Catholic Relief Services First Ave World Vision W. Huntington Drive Monrovia Calif Friends of the Children of Vietnam Gilpin Denver Colo Friends For Boulder Emergency Committee To Vienna Council On Adoptable Children Palisades Station Washington, D.C Food For Children of Vietnam Linda Conrad Ceder St Lexington Maas

Northeast Storm Dims After Nationwide Snow Outbreak

The Northeast digs out from a spring storm that dumped up to three feet of snow and gusts to 90 mph, killing more than a dozen in the region and contributing to over 50 deaths in the Chicago area. Warnings from Connecticut to Maine persist as rivers flood and temperatures drop.

Associated Press Upper Midwest Chicago New England Connecticut Maine New York Vermont New Hampshire Kentucky Washington, D.C National Weather Service Mt. Killington Pennsylvania Maryland O'Hare International Arport Midwest Mississippi

Bomb Raid Arrests Four In Hearst Hideout

An armed raiding party arrested four persons and seized bomb materials in an apartment where Patricia Hearst was believed to hide, though she was not present. Police found Red Guerrilla Family literature and bomb making gear guarded by two guard dogs. no injuries reported. Hearst, abducted in 1974, is sought on robbery charges while associates Harris and Yoshimura face 1972 bomb or related counts.

Menlo Park Calif Patricia Hearst Red Guerrilla Family Standard Oil Co San Francisco Ford Miss Hearst FBI California Department of Corrections Menlo Park Police Organized Crime Unit San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Charles Bates Randolph A. Hearst San Francisco Examiner Symbionese Liberation Army SLA Emily William Harris Wendy Yoshimua Pennsylvania San Francisco Bay Area

Spurling Inquest To Be Completed At Mexico Police Station

The inquest into the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Spurling will be completed at 7 p m Tuesday at the Mexico police station Coroner Connie Pickering said. The couple were found at 1010 S Calhoun St. The coroner previously said the deaths appeared to be murder and suicide with Mr Spurling killing his wife and then turning the rifle on himself. A coroner s jury was summoned earlier and has waited for lab blood and ballistics results.

Shannon Spurling Mexico Connie Pickering Spurling S. Calhoun St

Lt Staples calls home to assure mother he is safe

Mrs Merle Robinson of 329 S Missouri St received a call Friday afternoon from her son First Lt Sidney Staples 30 a navigator on an Air Force C5A Galaxy transport plane. He said he was not on the plane that crashed near Saigon carrying 296 aboard. Staples is based at Travis AFB California and noted he might be called for evacuation flights without notice.

Merle Robinson Missouri St Sidney Staples Saigon Robinson Staples Travis Air Force Base California Vietnam

Music festival ensembles showcase across counties and schools

The page lists numerous vocal and instrumental groups from Louisiana, New Franklin, Glasgow, Wright City, Madison, and others, detailing choir, madrigal, sextet, quartet, and quintet entries with school associations like Clopton, Westran, Van-Far, Monroe City, and MMA. It notes multiple performers across brass, flute, clarinet, and saxophone categories, reflecting a large regional music festival with many participating schools.

New Franklin Glasgow Louisiana Winge Clopton Westran Fayette Montgomery City Winfield Wright City Randolph Northeast Mark Twain Monroe City Paris MMA Howard South Callaway Wise Oliver Harrison Bueneman Johnson Centralia Barnes Hartman Maximovich Mexico Bryson Mathews Kern Higbee Penn North Callaway Newcomb Van-Far Lute Madison Carlson Girls Trio Madrigal Brown Whitmore Hendricks Quattrocchi Wesselean Langerud Holman Sturgeon Brooks Wasson Poor Community Herzberg Elsberry Willis Ferguson Nixon Gnade Seeley Forsythe Battery Ashland Glaser Crane Forsyth Girls Taylor Hinch Dearing Ensor Kinder New Bloomfield Schuster Clapton Rhinehart Linhart Zike Stewart Silex Langewisdh Ledford Hallsville Farris Walden Robinson Coleman Truster Levings Wilmsmeyer Cowley Watson Grossglasser Goodin Tallman Burwell Wellsville-Middletown Malnix Choate

Barker Acquitted in Bank Charges Case in Kansas City

Alexander J. Barker was found innocent in federal court of misapplying bank funds for illegal political contributions. Judge John M. Oliver credited efforts to curb improper financing while noting lack of proof of a $7,500 bonus to Rudolph E. Zatezalo to aid Hubert Humphrey’s 1968 campaign. The derailed second indictment alleged Civic Plaza's $30,000 loan to a Democratic faction.

Kansas. City Alexander J. Barker Kansas City John M. Oliver Bert C. Hurn U.S Missouri Barker Rudolph E. Zatezalo Civic Plaza National Bank Zatezalo Hubert Humphrey Oliver Humphrey Civic Plaza Warren E. Hearnes Mark Twain Flute Sanders Centralia Lankson Mma Blumer Hallsville Slater Clopton Kinder Paris Squires North Callaway Reid Elsberry Bennett Walden Hallaville Clark New Bloomfield Grigher Wellsville-Middletown Van-Far Patterson Louisiana van- Far

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