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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Page
9
Weather data covers last 24 hours with highs 67 and low 44, with precipitation totals. Forecast predicts cloudiness and possible severe storms tonight and Saturday. Missouri and Kansas City area river and lake stages listed. local police reports include a van theft and a nonreportable break-in attempt. county and circuit court actions plus obituaries.
Officials at Audrain Medical Center report admissions including Byron Shoemaker and many residents from Mexico Wellsville Auxvasse and nearby towns plus a birth to Mr and Mrs Benjamin Steinman at 2 05 p m weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces Dismissals include Marvin Munford Mrs Julia W Hubbard and others A police report notes a failed burglary at MIA service station ends with a dog scare and no losses A highway patrol log records a one vehicle crash at 12 16 am on Route M three miles west of Mexico
Market notes show Monday receipts at National Stockyards 8 000 hogs 3 500 cattle and 30 sheep with hogs 6 000 butchers 26 higher and sows steady. Cattle not enough to test. sheep insufficient. Chicago futures mostly lower led by soybeans down a fraction May 3.58 4. Wheat down 4 to 15 cents May 1.60 0. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.55 0. Missouri live stock reports show slaughter hogs mostly steady to 25 higher varying by weight. sows steady. slaughter cattle with several price ranges. prices for steers heifers cows and bulls listed.
In Vietnam the Hue base remains ringed and under heavy pressure for four days as ground attacks and artillery are blocked by the surrounding position. Northern shelling hits Hoi An killing five and wounding 14, while Dak To airfield defenses halt a sapper attempt. Sky raiders suffer losses near Fire Base Charlie where helicopters cannot resupply or evacuate. Cambodian fighting continues at Kompong Track with 127 North Vietnamese dead and 77 wounded, as Saigon tries to block the North Vietnamese 1st Division from crossing toward the delta.
Library officials publish the Bookmobile routes for April 17 to 20. Monday visits include Molino Oak Crest and B-3. Tuesday covers Farber Branch and Farber Elem.. Wednesday lists Benton City and Rush Hill stations plus Ingram's Court. Thursday visits R G Elem and Salmon's Court.
New York banks Citibank and Irving Trust raise their floating prime lending rate from 5 percent to 5.5 percent to 5.9 percent on Monday. The move reflects auto adjusting rates tied to credit market changes, with the prime rate previously rising from 4.5 percent in 1969 to current levels amid improving business activity.
The Glass Recycling Committee of the Audrain County Betterment Association will meet at 7 40 p m next Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce office in Mexico. Chair Mrs Elmer C Johnson of Laddonia and Dr Robert Peak of Mexico invite any organization or individual to attend. They note old glass lasts indefinitely and must be recycled to remove it from the environment.
On the New York Stock Exchange prices weakened as trading picked up after a slow start. The noon Dow rose to 965.98 as blue chips held. Glamour issues slipped while steel stocks and most metals and chemicals fell. A large block of American Medicorp stock traded lower, and Grand Union shares also slipped amid antitrust news affecting CBS NBC ABC and Viacom International. Estimates show first quarter GNP up about $30 billion.
President Nixon met Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in Ottawa for a low key summit before a joint parliamentary session. The talks were not expected to resolve contentious economic issues as Canada worries about U.S. influence while both leaders face elections, and demonstrators gathered outside Government House during a chilly welcome.
Odella Lamping 80 sister of Revs Severin and Stephen Lamping of Wellaville died Thursday at Sunset Retirement Home in Bowling Green. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at St Clements Catholic Church near Bowling Green concelebrated by Revs Severin Stephen Lamping and Rev Henrich Enneking of Germany with Msgr Gerald Poelker in charge. Two sisters survive Alma and Henrietta Lamping of St Clements.
Onetime Mexico resident Mrs Maybell Wales Crummel died in Palm Springs California. Burial was at Sun Nyside Cemetery Long Beach. Born December 12 1896 she was daughter of Henry and Ida Wales. She died February 27 19. She married Clyde Crummel March 27 1917 and leaves son Larry Wales Crummel daughter Elinor Ross six grandchildren and one great grandson.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home for Harry J. Stalcup 90 of 221 N. Missouri Avenue. The Rev. Carl Swiney of Fulton officiated with burial in East Lawn Memorial Park. Organist was Mrs. George Keen. pallbearers were grandsons Robert Lee Barnes Craig Barnes Harry Lee Davis Howard Davenport Charles Ruse and Ernest Plybon.
Funeral services for Marvin Chapman were held at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Columbia. A former Paris resident, he died at Columbia Healthcare, Inc. Burial followed at Memorial Cemetery.
Jefferson City AP report says state government budget shortfalls led Missouri Division of Personnel to cancel June merit tests and halt recruitment for several professional and technical posts on May 20. Director Norris F. Steenberger cites funding shortages and heavier workload as reasons, noting staff will be borrowed from other agencies to cope. Renewal depends on next fiscal year's appropriation beginning July 1.
The Audrain City County Health Unit will hold a Family Planning Clinic Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Clinic physician Dr. Roger Hofmeister will be present for consultation and examinations. Anyone interested in Family Planning services is urged to attend.
John Webber son of Mr and Mrs Bryan Webber of 927 N Jefferson St has earned a $500 faculty memorial scholarship from the St Louis College of Pharmacy. The annual program awards 30 scholarships to high school graduates based on scholarship and need. John is a senior at Mexico High School.
An American Airlines 747 with 204 aboard was ordered back to Phoenix after authorities received an anonymous call claiming a bomb on board. The plane had left Phoenix for Chicago when the call came about 45 minutes into the flight. Authorities investigated the threat and sent the aircraft to return to Phoenix.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that ITT proposed four of the six key provisions of the final out of court settlement ending three federal antitrust cases. Documents indicate a November 1970 ITT proposal included divestment of Canteen Corp, Levitt & Sons units, most insurance operations, and more, with later offers to drop Canteen and Grinnell elements. The final deal required divestiture of Canteen, Grinnell parts, ITT Levitt & Sons, two insurance units, and Avis-RentaCar.
The Citizens Committee for Conservation says it has over 150000 signatures from eight Missouri congressional districts to place a pop tax on the November ballot. Proceeds would fund conservation and state department facilities, with funds used for wildlife management, research, land purchases, and enforcement.
A public meeting April 6 in the Courthouse Community Room led to forming the Montgomery County Coyote Control Association. Officers elected include President Gervas Ouerkamp, Vice President Richard Fischer, Secretary Treasurer Mrs Zona Wells. A follow up meeting set for April 27 at 7 30 PM in the Courthouse room.
Winds lifted a pickup truck off Missouri 83 northwest of Pomme de Terre Lake and overturned it three times, witnesses told the highway patrol. The lone occupant, Rena Bella Parsons, 60, of Veabluaeau, was hospitalized at Osceola in fair condition.
University of Missouri president Dr. C Brice Ratchford was fined 100 plus 11 costs and had his license revoked for one year by Boone County Magistrate Court after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He did not appear. attorney Ray Lewis entered the plea following a minor Columbia traffic accident with no injuries.
Sen Ed Muskie urged a 90 day temporary cap on food prices during a Pennsylvania campaign stop for the Democratic presidential primary. He said the price ceiling would target chains and middlemen not farmers and could end after 60 days if prices stabilize.
Rep Lou Frey says NASA will establish two space shuttle bases at Cape Kennedy Florida for initial testing and operational launches and at Vandenberg Air Force Base California for military missions. Cape Kennedy to host testing with civilian launches starting 1976 and first manned flights by 1978. A second base at Vandenberg to begin in 1979 or 1980 funded by the Defense Department for polar orbits, with launches southward dumping boosters at sea.
Public school menus list meals for Mexico High School and Hardin Elementary for April 17 to 21. Daily offerings include hamburgers, hot beef sandwiches, lasagna, tuna croquette, barbecued pork, meat loaf, and grilled cheese with sides such as potatoes, vegetables, salads, fruit, desserts, and milk for students and teachers.
Ten girls compete for Miss Kingdom of Callaway title at William Woods Campus Center auditorium. Judges award a 300 dollar scholarship to the winner and 150 to the runner up. Contestants include Denise Young Janet Graham Linda Barnes Carolyn Purvis Jennifer Cooke Karen Guerrant Judi Morris Debbie Jones Nancy Conner Marilyn Kennish. Pageant theme Let the Sun Shine In. April 15 at 8 pm with tickets from contestants and local banks.
St Louis AP report notes Gene McNary St Louis County prosecutor attended a $100 dinner and hinted at seeking the Republican nomination for Missouri governor. He told attendees to wait until Monday for formal announcement with news conferences planned in St Louis and Jefferson City.
Three area cadets named on the honor roll for the seventh grading period at Missouri Military Academy Mexico Mo Lt Col Eugene Lamm principal announces John Reddick son of Maj and Mrs John Reddick 412 East Promenade Mexico with 10 honor points Eric Mortenson son of Maj and Mrs Kenneth Mortenson 1800 Pollock Head Mursico with eight honor points Kevin Gregory son of Mr and Mrs Wendell O Gregory Hte 1 Middletown with six honor points
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