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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1972
Page
1
Daily Record weather forecast for Missouri with highs in the 60s to 70s and chances of rain. Local hospital notices list admissions, births, and marriage licenses. police, sheriff, and highway patrol reports cover break‑ins, two car accidents, and a forged check case. Magistrate and circuit court actions summarized.
Two Missouri Military Academy faculty officers Capt. David Steinmetz and Lt. Russell Fedak will participate in a weekend workshop at Webster College in St. Louis. The program focuses on modern teaching challenges and practical classroom applications.
North Vietnamese troops pushed within sight of Quang Tri City after overrunning a western Hue fire base and halting Highway 1. A district coastal town fell. heavy casualties reported as U.S. air support aided Saigon.
Over the counter trading showed bids and asks for A B Chance Wetteranu and Commerce Bancshares. On the New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks closed at 1174 up 4 with 43100 shares traded and several issues like Dresser Kaiser Panhandle Ralston Purina US Gypsum listed with varied gains and percentage figures.
Funeral services for Miss Katherine Edwards aged 88 of Mexico were held at 2 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. I Donaldson officiating and Mrs John Conner as organist. Burial followed at Midway Cemetery with pallbearers Marion Crockett John Barnes A B Edgar Charles Arnold Jr Clayton Snook and L Buford Thomas named.
Amtrak shifts the National Limited schedule with a 9:40 a.m. Kansas City departure to link Kansas City and New York directly. Stops include Warrensburg Sedalia Jefferson City Kirkwood and St. Louis with arrivals in St. Louis at 3:35 p.m. and Kansas City at 4:40 p.m.
Henry Wallace campaigns in Tennessee and Alabama as 135 Ohio delegates head to the Democratic convention. Wallace ridicules party leadership while McGovern’s aide calls rival moves acts of political desperation. Humphrey is greeted by Dayton’s black mayor. Wallace criticizes leadership while staging rallies and student audience encounters.
Colonel Donald Fox led an Army inspection team at Missouri Military Academy praising the cadet corps as outstanding after a full day of reviews. He lauded the Junior School cadets, the overall appearance of barracks, and the corps’ poise and competence while noting the rating decision will be announced next month.
MU football player Booker T. Washington will be arraigned in magistrate court Monday on a charge of assault with intent to ravish. A Stephens College coed reportedly was assaulted Saturday night in an apartment outside Columbia. Prosecutor Charles Franklin said an agreement with Washington's attorney keeps him from arrest until court.
AP report from Willow Springs Missouri says eight wooden business buildings burned in under two hours on Friday. The bars, repair shop, shoe store and other shops were destroyed though four structures were saved by firefighters from West Plains Mountain View Birch Tree and Cabool. Mayor A J Bray estimated losses at 150000 to 200000. Willow Springs lies about 80 miles east of Springfield.
In Springfield Missouri Sen Harold Hughes and Missouri's top Democrats join the 49th Jackson Day event. Speakers include Hughes Stuart Symington Eagleton and Gov Hearnes with Rep Symington opening remarks at a Young Democrats breakfast. Gubernatorial hopefuls roam hospitality rooms as Morris and Blackwell stay in Jefferson City.
California scientists at UC Livermore predict a tenth planet beyond Pluto based on Halley’s Comet deviations. Led by Joseph Brady the team says Planet X could be 300 times Earth’s mass, six billion miles from the Sun, and complete an orbit in 512 years.
ABC officials warned Dick Cavett’s late night program could be canceled if ratings and affiliate adoption do not improve by July 28. Martin Starger cited competition from CBS films and NBC Tonight move as factors. A replacement high-budget late night series would launch if Cavett fails to rebound.
Berlin chancellor Brandt declares eastern treaties will be ratified to secure Berlin at a rally in Kennedy Square. He shows strong support amid a Bonn no confidence bid, as conservatives fail to topple his government and Brandt emphasizes personal popularity and policy strength.
Audrain County Betterment Association launches a countywide glass recycling drive slated for May 27. The recycling committee will reconvene Monday at 7 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce to finalize plans and urge attendance, especially former participants, as they seek town representatives to organize pickups across the county.
Mexico Audrain County Library officials release the weekly bookmobile routes and times. Monday stops include Sims School and Friendship in the afternoon. Excelsior in late afternoon. Tuesday visits Centralia Charlie and Sunnydale. Wednesday visits Martinsburg locations. Thursday stops include A 6 Elementary and Cedar Grove.
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