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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1971

Page

7

Planes Duel With Russ MIG Over North Vietnam

American fighter bombers clashed with a Soviet MIG interceptor and faced heavy antiaircraft fire over North Vietnam in the sixth day of intensified air activity. One US plane suffered minor damage as missions targeted anti aircraft defenses and Ho Chi Minh trail routes in Laos and along the DMZ.

Saigon North Vietnam North U.S U.S. Command Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos U.S. Navy Demilitarized Zone South Vietnam A Shau Mekong Lam Son Quang Ngai da Nang Mu Gia Ban Kai Quan Lang Mig Airfield Hanoi

First Turkey Taken by Audrain Countian in Season

Doug Rainey, a Warrensburg State biology student and Conservation Department worker, bagged a 21 pound wild turkey in Callaway County this morning. He traveled from 510 N Kentucky St, paused class to hunt, and used a box call to lure the bird within shotgun range. The report notes it as the first Audrain Countian kill of the season and Rainey’s first turkey in three seasons.

Doug Rainey Callaway County Doug Charles Rainey Kentucky St Warrensburg State Conservation Department Richard Vance

Soviet cosmonauts prep for link in space rendezvous

Soviet Soyuz 10 and the unmanned Salute craft circled Earth in parallel orbits as the crew aimed for a linkup. Tass said rendezvous, docking gear, and radio equipment were tested and the mission advanced toward the first orbital space laboratory.

Moscow Orbital Space Laboratory Tass Soyuz 10 Soyuz Salute Mair Vladimir A. Shatalov Air Force Alexei S. Yeliseyev Nikolai Rukavishnikov Yeliseyev Bernard Lovell England Jodrell Bank Observatory

Out Of Prison Back To Jail In A Few Hours

Kenneth Wayne Worth, 23, of Kansas City, was jailed again hours after finishing a six year term. Boone County officials planned to file charges. Worth escaped in 1968, entered prison in 1965 for stealing, hijacked a car with a knife, forced a woman from University of Missouri work, took $30, and was captured after a chase and a ditch crash.

Keytesville, Mo Kenneth Wayne Worth Kansas City The Highway Patrol Worth Columbia Helen Mason University of Missouri Mason James Barnes Salisbury Missouri 5 Chariton County Barnes

Refugees Flee Camp as Shells Approach Indian Border

AP reports thousands of East Pakistanis fled from a refugee camp near Petrapole as shells fell close to the Indian frontier. About 8,000 refugees at the camp near Calcutta carried pots and belongings southward amid artillery fire that did not land inside India. The Pakistan Foreign Office called India's stance on defectors from the High Commission in Calcutta a token recognition of Bangla Desh.

Calcutta Petrapole Pakistan Foreign Office India High Commission Dent Pakistan Mohammad Hussain Ali Bangla Desh Bengal

Lee Heads Blue Cross Organization in Central Missouri

Woodrow Lee as administrator of Audrain Medical Center was elected chairman of the Blue Cross Permanent Organization of Central Missouri at a noon meeting at Governor Hotel in Jefferson City. Attendees from Mexico included William Haas. Reports on enrollment and Blue Cross activities were given by James E. Baker and Martin Hallandsworth. Other officials elected included Wade Baker and Trevor Watson to the corporate board, Harry Burge to the board, Ralph Kiesling to the Hospital Advisory Committee, Elma Barton as vice chairman, and Robert Goser as secretary.

Woodrow Lee Audrain Medical Center Blue Cross Central Missouri Governor Hotel Jefferson City Mexico William Haas Leger James E. Baker Martin Hallandsworth Sister Grace Marie St. Mary’s Hospital Ted C. Lloyd The Missouri Hospital Association George Banjak Wade Baker Missouri Bar Association Memorial Hospital Trevor Watson M. D Columbia Harry Burge Stephens College Ralph Kiesling Charles E. Still Osteopathic Blue Cross Hospital Elma Barton Robert Goser Jefferson City Public Schools

Two-car Crash on I-70 Service Road Kills Man in St Charles

In St Charles County a fiery two-car collision on an Interstate 70 service road left one man dead and another critically injured. Ralph R. Yant, 22, of Washington, Missouri, was identified as the fatality by highway patrol.

ST. Charles, Mo St. Charles Highway Patrol Ralph R. Yant Washington

100 MPH Chase Ends As Car Flips Near Jackson Street

A car fleeing at over 100 mph on North Washington Street, then Jackson Street near the courthouse square, flipped into the Owens yard at 1016 E Jackson. Driver Donnie Garnett, 24, was in a coma and later reported in fair condition. Passenger Laurence Stogdill, 22, was treated and discharged. Police say Garnett sped through the area before the crash. In separate news, Mr and Mrs Thomas Freeman of Mexico Route 1 welcomed a son at Audrain Medical Center weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces.

Jackson Street George Owens E. Jackson Street Owens Donnie Dean Garnett University of Missouri Medical Center Laurence (Donny) Stogdill Audrain Medical Center Orville Head Washington St Courthouse Square Head Garnett Freemans Thomas Freeman Mexico Route 1 Freeman Pearl Motor Co

Time changes to daylight saving set for 2 A.M Sunday

The official daylight saving shift is at 2:00 am Sunday with the slogan spring ahead fall back. A joking Western note mentions cavalry arresting Indians for air pollution due to smoke signals.

Gather In War Protest Gather In War Protest

Tens of thousands of young war protesters marched peacefully on a fenced Capitol, starting early from the Washington Monument. Veterans led the crowd, with Viet Cong flags and American symbols, as police prepared for possible violence while White House activities moved to Camp David. The National Peace Action Coalition pressed for broad reforms and a guaranteed income, as veterans and clergy spoke on Indochina war memories and a memorial service drew 2,500 attendees at National Cathedral.

Washington Capitol Pennsylvania Avenue Washington Monument S. J. Logan Ken Schutt Louisville John N. Mitchell Pentagon Executive White House Nixon Camp David U.S Justice Department Capitol Hill Capitol Steps Navy John Kerry Supreme Court Congress National Air Force William Benedict 6Th Weather Wing Andrews Air Force Base Benedict Concerned Officers Movement Robert I’, Drinan D-Mass Pete Seeger Peter Yarrow Spec Charles Balent San Francisco

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