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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1970

Page

2

Weather and Local Notices From Mexico Daily Record

Official 7 am readings show last 24 hours high 19 low 67 with 1.83 inches of rain this period. Area forecast calls Missouri mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, highs 80s to 100, tonight and Sunday partly cloudy with thundershowers in the east. Multiple hospital admissions and daily dismissals listed for area, plus traffic collisions on Promenade and Coal and a five car wreck on Wade and Monroe. Fire reported at MFA soybean mill with overheated dryer but no damage.

Missouri Oll “Street MFA E. Holt St Tom Merritt

Uncertain international conflict and crime report

A mixed array of AP datelines from Phnom Penh Saigon San Rafael Montevideo and Los Angeles notes include Cambodian forces gaining ground near Skoun amid a one week offensive, Soviet hints of political settlement in Laos not escalating aid, a California courtroom shooting that killed a judge and three others, a Tupamaro deadline to free kidnapped foreigners, and Linda Kayabian testifying for the prosecution in a separate case. The report ties war diplomacy, crime and terrorism developments across several regions.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Skoun Saigon Soviet Union Laos North Vietnam San Rafael Calif Harold J. Haley Lim Montevideo Uruguay API Los Angeles Linda

Improper Passing Leads to Rear-End Collision Near Audrain

Highway Patrol issued a summons to Joh C Schafer 55 of Marlinsburg at 9 05 p m Friday after his southbound car tried to pass Raymond P Palmer 17 of Hannibal as Palmer left to turn left on Highway 19 one mile south of Audrain County Route BB. Schafer struck Palmer from behind causing about 600 damage to Palmers car and 300 to Schafer with no injuries reported.

Joh C. Schafer Marlinsburg Schafer Raymond P. Palmer Hannibal Palmer Highway 19 Audrain

Gerard Wayne Sales Burial This Afternoon

Gerard Wayne Sales infant son of Steven Wayne and Brenda Kay Meyers Galee of Mantramomi Cihr Wore on a TeeUgino yywan born and died yesterday at Audrain County Hospital. Grandparents Mr and Mrs William Meyers of New Florence and Mr and Mrs Louis Sales of New Florence. Graveside services 3:30 p.m. at Sunrise Memorial Gardens Sehlantar Memorial Home Montgomery City.

Audrain Hospital Vergie McGee Maggie Smith John Duckworth Mexico Centraine Cynthia Fletcher Vanta Ae Ozella M. Scott Wellson David Curtis Dixon Madison Michael Roberts Benton City Estill Winfree Stoutsville Inez E. Glisar Montgomery City Albert McCulley Laura Booska William Williams Francis Swanton Ronald Fecht Addie Kluge James O. Wainscott Cloyd Campbell Lloyd Amos Nellie Adams Chester M. Richard James A. Robinson Robert Nowlin Richard Shepherd Larry Martin Pillischafske Clarence E. O'Connor Barbara A. Duffen Glenn Meador J. R. Quisenberry Jones Wts Herbert Dante New Florence Marvin Weasel Kermit Elis Florence Wheat William Fair Centralia Clara Durham Aux- Vasse Harriet O. Tripp George Meyer Middletown J. V. Hayden Lee Mitchell Gerard Wayne Sales Audrain County Hospital Steven Wayne Brenda Kay Meyers Galee Af Mantramomi Cihr William Meyers Louis Sales Sunrise Memorial Gardens Badu Ie Sehlantar

Deaths and a Road Accident Mention Mexico Native

John Feger aged 59 dies in Phoenix after illness. He was born in Mexico and survived by five brothers and four sisters. A highway crash on Interstate 70 near Callaway County injured Beverly Ann Robinson. both Kemp and Robinson cars sustained minor damage with no injuries. ROTC officer service time for new graduates shortened to eight years total military obligation.

John Feger Jeeeen Mexico James C. Kemp New Hospital Phoenix Arizo Yes- Bloomfield Mexico Kenya Fegar Callaway County Mercer Morluhis Ajary Fort Whipple Prescott Ariz Beverly Ann Robinson Robinson Washington (Ap U.S Kemp Vietnam Army Palas Tro

Stock Market Roundup From Over The Counter And NYSE

Over the counter trading showed A B Chance Co at 19 bid 20 asked and Commerce Bancshares 414 4244 asked. Wetterau 2014 bid 2144 asked. On the NYSE BOLBie Brooks closed 95 up 9000 shares traded. Dresser Industries 254 down 2500. Interco 29 up 1500. Kaiser Aluminum 2814 up 8000. Ralston Purina 20 up 7200. US Gypsum common HO 6 up 1 3500. US Gypsum preferred 30 up 44 3000.

A. B. Chance Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Bolbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Ralsian Purina

Rudolph Shulz Dies Rites Sunday Readied

Rudolph C Shulz 1 of Wellsville died Friday at Pleasant Mill Rest Home Shelbyville where he had been a patient four days He was born June 27 1889 near Wellsville son of William Augustus and Catherine Spitzheimn Shulz He attended Wellsville schools and was a member of the Lutheran Church He was retired parts manager of the Binkley Manufacturing Company at Wellsville He was preceded in death by his parents three sisters and four brothers Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p m at the Myers Funeral Home in Wellsville with burial in the Wellsville Cemetery Friends may call today from 4 p m until time for services

Wellsville Rudolph C. Shhulz Pleasant Mill Shelbyville William Augustus Catherine Spitzheimn Shulz Lutheran Church Myers Funeral Home

No Clues In Ozarks Bank Robbery

Three men robbed Citizens Bank of Climax Springs, Missouri, taking about $10,600. Bank workers Franklin C. Wright and Doris Thomas were tied up as robbers, two with pistols and one with a sawed off shotgun, fled after Wright freed himself and raised the alarm. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported no clues yet and noted the rough Ozark country surrounding Climax Springs near Lake of the Ozarks where governors’ conference begins.

Jefferson City Missouri Highway Patrol Citizens Bank Climax Springs Climax Springs Camden County Lake of the Ozarks Franklin C. Wright Doris Thomas Rob Bers Wright

Bucher Denies Pueblo Drink Charge In Smear Fight

In New York Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher disputes Edward R Murphy's claim of heavy drinking aboard the USS Pueblo before its 1968 seizure by North Korea. Bucher notes only two medicinal drinks and denies concealing explosives while Murphy pushes a party culture accusation.

New York Lloyd M. Bucher Navy North Korea San Diego Edward R. Murphy The Pueblo Murphy Bucher Murphys

Carrier Cruiser Will Be Retired

Washington AP Navy announces retirement of 55 ships over six months including attack carrier Bon Homme Richard and heavy cruiser St Paul to meet budget cuts. Average ship age about 23 years, raising total cuts to 228 since Nixon administration economy drive.

Washington Bon Homme Richard Navy

Mrs Ferris Pioneer Public Servant and Educator

Mrs. Ferris, active in Missouri politics for decades, taught in Audrain County before marriage, became secretary to the Bureau of Mines under Gov. Guy B. Park, and served on the Laddonia city board of education. She ran unopposed for mayor in 1953 at age 77, her first election office. In 1962 she was named Democratic Woman of the Year in the ninth district by the Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs.

W. H. McIntire Moss William Moss Peoria San Francisco Examiner Ferris Bureau of Mines Guy B. Park Audvain County Board of Education Laddonia Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs

Quarantined Scout Ranch After Boy Scout Death

Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico placed under quarantine after James Morris a 12 year old from Jackson Michigan died on a hike to the Tooth of Time. Health department officials said tests are underway to identify the cause and prevent spread while access to the ranch is restricted and tours are delayed.

Army Kentucky Alabama South Wilmington N.C Cimarron N.M Philmont Summer Haven Philmont Scout Ranch Great Rivers Council Carlier New Mexico Department of Health and Social Services James Morris Jackson Mich Sangre de Cristo Mountains New Mexico United States Bruce Storrs State Health Department Philemont Boy Scout Ranch Astrak Kan Vollgograd Sta- Philmont Uplingrad Ulyanovsk Oressa UnUlErd Intourist

Nixon at Camp David Weekend Visit With Family

President Nixon stays at Camp David in Thurmont Maryland with wife Pat and daughter Tricia. Presidential aides Ehrlichman Haldeman Chapin and press secretary Ziegler joined the president on the helicopter trip from the White House on Friday.

Thurmont, Md Nixon Camp David Tricia John D. Ehrlichman H. R. Haldeman Dwight Chapin Ronald L. Ziegler White House

Cholera In Russia Involves Moscow Industry Hubs

Four major industrial cities are closed to foreign tourists as Soviet health authorities tighten measures to localize an outbreak of cholera in Russia. Officials report efforts center on Moscow and other key industrial centers to contain spread and monitor travelers.

Moscow

Disneyland imposes neat look at gates after protest

Anaheim, Calif. AP says Disneyland will require a clean and neat look at entry, with attitude a factor. The rule follows demonstrations by about 300 youths that shut the park early after 30,000 gathered, with Yippies disrupting with obscenities, roof-climbing, and flags.

Cicials Anaheim Calif Disneyland Hiroshima

Court Disruption Called Treason in Legal Debate

A panel led by Simon Rifkind and William Kunstler denounces courtroom disruption as treason to the rule of law. They defend lawful access to justice for all while criticizing activists who disrupt trials and mock judicial decorum.

ST. Louis Aspenace Alea Simon Wy Rifkind New York Supreme Court William ©. Douglas William K. Kunstler Chicago H. Rap Brown Stokely Carmichael Kunstler Patrick Henry

Cigarette Tar and Nicotine Content Disclosure Rule

Washington AP reports the FTC proposes a rule forcing cigarette ads to list tar content to the nearest milligram and nicotine to the nearest tenth milligram. The tobacco industry is expected to oppose the measure as a major regulatory change.

Washington Federal Trade Commission

Vandalia man Carl Goodin moved to U S Medical Center

Carl Goodin, sentenced by U S Judge Julius Hoffman, was transferred by ambulance to the University of Medical Center in Columbia after a four year and 13 day prison term and 23 counts of contempt. He has been a patient at the Brain Hospital since Monday amid coverage of the Chicago 7 trial.

Kunstler U.S Julius Hoffman Carl Goodin Vandalia Aus Chicago 7 Columbia West

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