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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1973

Page

3

Pilots Chase UFO Near Farmington

Two pilots Kenneth Pingel and Marvin Colyer reported chasing a glowing disc near Farmington Missouri on April 12. The object described as circular off white turning yellow and orange moved toward and away at high speed before vanishing. University scientists study the Piedmont area sightings as part of a broader regionwide UFO investigation.

Farmington, Mo Missouri Kenneth Pingel Pingel Farmington Marvin Colyer Colyer Pingel 23 Piedmont Elsinore

Elsberry body tied to Feb jail escape in St. Louis

Dennis Cox, 26, identified as one of 12 escapees from the St. Louis City Jail who broke out Feb 2 by sawing bars. Cox was found shot five times in a drainage ditch near Elsberry, about 60 miles north of St. Louis. Sheriff Arlie Creech said four escapees remain at large and a suspect is being sought.

Troy Lincoln County St. Louis Arlie Creech Elsberry Dennis Cox Creech Cox

Laser beams to transmit AP pictures

The Associated Press unveils Laserphoto a laser based picture receiving system enabling high speed wire transmission and electronically stored dark rooms at MIT developed in two years. The system will deliver glossy photo quality prints without liquids and is slated for installation starting 1974 replacing existing receivers within a two year production run. AP serves 1259 newspapers and 3387 broadcast stations and has won numerous Pulitzers for its photo reporting.

New York Associated Press Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wes Gallagher News Cooperative Waldorf Astoria Hotel United States Gallagher MIT William F. Schreiber Electronics AP Research and Development Department Photo

Two From Area Get MU Awards

George W. Jesse of Route 2 Mexico and Robert C. Hansen of Centralia are among 87 graduate student teachers chosen for new Graduate Student Awards announced by Dean Lloyd E. Berry at the University of Missouri Columbia. Each will receive a letter of recommendation from Chancellor Herbert W. Schooling and a $50 check.

George W. Jesse Route 2 Mexico Robert C. Hansen Centralia Lloyd E. Berry University of Missouri, Columbia Herbert W. Schooling

Notable graduate recipients honored at reception

In Mexico MO a reception at the faculty-alumni lounge honored graduate recipients chosen from about 900 reviewed. Each recipient serves as a teaching or research assistant. Jesse majors in animal husbandry and Hansen in mathematics.

Basia Jesse Hansen

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