Mexico council approves budget and Mini bike rules
The Mexico city council approved a 1 387 664 dollar budget for the coming year cutting the tax levy by six cents to 1 80 and offering reduced refuse rates to seniors. The meeting also addressed mini bike use at the Fairgrounds track and a subdivision problem. William Miller of Mexico died at 92. he was a former city street worker and farmer with survivors including three daughters a son six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral will be Wednesday. Council debates refuse criteria and head of household definition as part of the new rate program. The council also set a five percent raise for city employees and moved to close city halls on Saturdays during December and January tax season.
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Fairgrounds
Neil Nielsen
William P. Miller
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Miller
Phillips Home
Dubuque
Iowa
August Miller
Rose Margaret Gnesling
Miller
Thompson
City of Mexico
Sunrise Christian Church
William
Martha) Haley
Rose B. Rogers
Howard
Ruth) Fairchild
William R. Miller
Kansas City
Precht-Pickering
Robert R. Collins
Elmwood Cemetery
John Boyce
Mc Nielsen
Dr. Boyce
Nielsen
Duane Rankin
Bob J. Gilbert
S. Missouri St
Bill
Hodaka Sales
Fairgrounds Park
Kissinger Holds Secret Talks in Moscow on Vietnam
Washington reports Henry Kissinger spent four days in Moscow meeting with Leonid Brezhnev and Andrei Gromyko. Officials say discussions covered Vietnam and other international issues ahead of Nixon talks, with briefings noting exchanges with Brezhnev were through correspondents.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
White House
Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
China
Communist Party
Leonid L. Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Ronald L. Ziegler
Camp David
Maryland
Paris
Brezhnev
Apollo 16 Heads Home From Moon After Five Days
Apollo 16 crews left lunar orbit and began their Pacific splashdown run after five days of exploration. Astronauts Duke and Young reported rocks looked non volcanic though scientists believed volcanic evidence exists in meteorite–impacted samples. Mission Control monitored twilight zone crossing and a retrieval walk to recover film canisters aboard Casper as Young marveled at the Earthrise.
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Pacific Ocean
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Casper
Moon
Earth
Christmas Island
Lunar Orbit
John W. Young
Mission Control
Duke
Young
Tony England
England
Ideas for Tomorrow Homemakers School at Presser Hall
A full house at Presser Hall exceeded its 1149 seat capacity for a Ledger sponsored Homemakers School titled Ideas for Tomorrow. Miss Cyndy Chase demonstrated a full range of recipes while winners of prizes were announced and listed on page 8.
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Presser Hall
Cyndy Chase
SRO
the Ledger
Ledger
Richard Vance
Crum enters race for county assessor as Dem candidate
Two more candidates join the primary filing on the last day. Andrew J. Crum, a farmer from south of Mexico, files as a Democrat for assessor to challenge incumbent J. Holloway Neill who had filed earlier. Coroner Connie Pickering plans to seek re election on the Republican ticket before 5 pm. Other Democrats file for party committee positions across Linn County.
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Connie Pickering
Andrew J. Crum
Crum
J. Holloway Neill
Mexico
Pickering
Gregory A. Fennewald
Martinsburg
Linn Township
Wanda Garnett
Laddonia
Raymond L. Edwards
South Fork
Marguerite Langford
Vandalia
First Ward
Vandalia man files for Audrain sheriff race
Vandalia resident Vandalian Stotler, 29, entered the Democratic primary for Audrain County sheriff shortly after noon. He joins Don St. Clair, Jim Littrell, and Art Riley in the race. Stotler runs a Vandalia mechanic shop, has lived in the county 15 years, and promises equal and fair police protection.
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Bill Stotler
Vandalia
Don St. Clair
Jim Littrell
Mexico
Art Riley
Stoller
Audrain County
Rte. 3
Nir
US Bombers Slow Hanoi Advance in Highlands Defense
South Vietnamese forces abandoned two bases in the central highlands under fire while U.S. bombers knocked out a Dien Binh bridge and halted the enemy armor. Ten Americans died as three helicopters were shot down. advisers at Tan Canh and Dak To were among the casualties. Kontum remains a key objective as Hanoi redirects troops and battles spread around An Loc and Vo Dinh.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Tan Canh
Dak To
Dien Binh
Dak Psi River
Vo Dinh
Ray Dobbins
Hanoi
Highlands
Nguyen van Thieu
Ngo Dzu
Thieu
An Loc No. 2
An Lac
Laos
Air America
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
MHS Art Exhibit Opens Tonight With Reception
The Mexico High School art exhibit Attic Antics debuts tonight at the Mexico Audrain County Library, running through May 17. About 250 students from Art 1 1 and 117 classes work under Mrs. Charles Sweitzer and Mrs. Max Sweitzer, with a reception from 7 to 8 pm. Refreshments by the Mexico Women's Club. Demonstrations include Juanita and Anita Wilson in machine work and several students in the black light room. Woven pieces, assemblages, encaustics, and various stitcheries will be shown alongside sculpture. Local art clubs plan visits and student teachers assist with setup.
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Mexico High
Mexico-Audrain County
MHS
Charles Sweitzer
Max Sweitzer
Mexico
Juanita
Anita Wilson
Robert Hobertson
Bruce Swan
Darle Smith
Terrie L. Maddox
Darle
Terrie
Bobby Sims
Ladgerland
Ron Anderson
Act
University of Missouri Colundaia
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Davis Fork
Possum Walk
Apollo
A. J. Crum
Vandalian Stotler
Simvile
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