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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1971
Page
1
A sprawling skim of local notes reports weather outlook with humid highs and mild nights, plus a rash of minor incidents. Firefighters battled a stove fire, windows broken in several shops, stolen car items, negligent driving summonses, and a highway patrol tally of a Centralia accident, Laddonia DWI, and skidding Mexico youth injuries.
Police report King Curtis, famed rhythm and blues bandleader, was stabbed during a late Friday night altercation with another man in New York City. The incident leaves the music world mourning a noted performer and humanitarian figure.
AP dispatches report new North Vietnamese attacks near the demilitarized zone. seven American lives were lost in a helicopter crash aiding South Vietnamese forces. Other items note India's mines in Eastern Assam, Nixon policy attacks, and federal probes into Kent State killings.
Over the counter trading shows A B Chance at 27 bid 26 ask Commerce Bancshares 51 bid 52 asked Wetterau 25 bid 26 asked. NYSE action includes Robbie Brooks 13 down slightly 7700 shares. Dresser Industries 28 unchanged 7100 Interco 44% unchanged 200 Kaiser Aluminum 26% unchanged 7700 Panhandle Pipeline 34% down 7500 Ralston Purina 30 58 unchanged 9200 US Gypsum common 67 up 4 3100 US Gypsum pref 34 54 up percent 1300
Funeral services for Mrs Carey McGee were conducted Friday at Precht Pickering funeral home with Rev Marvin Jones of Friendship Baptist Church officiating. Burial took place in Elmwood Cemetery with organist Mrs John M Conner and vocalist Mrs Jack Davis providing music. Pallbearers included Joe Burgess Tulsa OK Fred Miller George Ellis Farber Marion Culwell Mexico Fred Blair Fort Madison IA and Melvin Embree Peoria IL.
Last rites for Carl Bradley will be at 2 p.m. today at Arnold funeral home conducted by Reverend John Blass. Burial follows at East Lawn Memorial Park with music by organist Mrs. John M. Conner. Pallbearers include H. Ross Vance L.E. Clark Randall M. Weber Jimmy Martin Arch Hayes and John O. Skinner active, and Glen Singleton Fay Lipp Dorsey Griffith Ed Brundege Edwin Eick Howard Jones Creel Dillard JH. Smithey Wilbur Stuart and Irvin Young of Mexico John McMillan of Springfield Ill and Rufus Burns of Rush Hill honorary.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Deimeke formerly Betty Matthews were held at St. Josephs Church Martinsburg with Rev Leo Stamm officiating. Burial followed in St Josephs Cemetery. Pallbearers included Clarence Deimeke Larry Deimeke Kenny Deimeke Bob Deimeke Ronald Deimeke and John Ditto. Arrangements were made by Arnold Funeral Home.
In Kirksville Missouri area a bolt of lightning killed Susan Normile eight, daughter of Circuit Court Judge Bruce Normile, while she sat with her mother Mrs Jane Normile and siblings beneath a tree at Baring Country Club. Three other family members were hospitalized in fair to guarded condition including Mark twelve and Chris ten.
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Irwin and Worden exhibit small deviations from preflight medical norms. Dr Berry notes irregular heartbeats and dizziness on Irwin, subnormal heart workload for Worden, and overall fatigue after splashdown. Findings may alter Apollo 16 17 flight plans and Skylab preparations. Green moon rocks and soil were unpacked for analysis with composition pending.
Jefferson County bondsman says Jerry R. Penrod age 25 of High Ridge was charged with the July 3 killings of Granville Welch and Diana Jean Overturf. Jackie N. Duncan, 26, of Blytheville Arkansas, was booked as an accessory. Both men were arrested in Fenton and held on the warrants.
New York AP Edmund Muskie led a nationwide poll of 23 000 high school student leaders as the preferred president, with Nixon second and McGovern third. In head to head matchups any Democrat except Humphrey beat Nixon. The Merit Publishing Co conducted the poll this summer.
President Anwar Sadat urged Syria to halt border clashes with Jordan to protect the Arab position against Israel. The call to Syrian President Hafez el Assad came in an early morning talk, amid three days of blame between Jordan and Syria. Syria severed diplomatic ties with Jordan last Thursday.
Bahrain announced independence from Britain with a government decision to terminate treaties dating to the 19th century. The move, approved by Britain, follows plans for a regional federation and precedes Bahrain’s UN and Arab League applications.
Miss Rebecca K. Gibbs leaves Audrain Medical Center for Charleston I with her nephew Dr. Bill T. Ridgeway. Ridgeway, professor of zoology at Eastern Illinois University, also chairs the Afro American studies program.
G Andy Runge of Mexico has been named coordinator for the Citizens for Conservation petition drive seeking a 1972 constitutional amendment to expand Missouri conservation and recreation. The group aims for 90 000 signatures, with at least 17 000 in the northeast 9th District, and plans a September kickoff. Runge, president of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, urged volunteers to contact him in Mexico.
After indicting 24 youths and one Kent State professor on riot charges tied to the campus disturbances before the shootings, no case has gone to trial. Kent State student body president Craig Morton said he was morally abhorred by the decision but expected it. ACLU of Ohio vowed to intensify civil actions to hold guardsmen accountable for their conduct.
In Columbia, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P. Flood, longtime Sacred Heart Church pastor and first monseigneur there, will transfer to Our Lady of Lourdes on Aug. 27 as part of a series of parish moves. Rev. Fred Barnette of Moberly will replace him. Our Lady of Lourdes Pastor Rev. Raymond Wels will leave. Rev. John Fisher moves to Moberly, replaced by Rev. John Groner.
Jefferson City AP bids total 18 million for state highway work due August 27 including an interstate 2.2 mile grading bridging and paving project in Platte County plus supplementary system projects in Monroe Lincoln and Callaway with grading culverts bridging resurfacing and bituminous mat surfacing on routes A B EE and B near Goss Elsberry Bachelor and U.S. 24 61 79. Seniors group meets Aug 16 at Mexico Audrain Library for a book review by Mrs. Howard Richards. transportation calls to Mrs. O B Melahn 981-1182.
AP Brussels reports NATO and the United States face losing their Malta naval HQ as Mintoff's government negotiates. NATO offers money to Malta, aims to deny Soviet access, and shifts HQ to Naples. Mintoff seeks higher rent and neutrality while Malta considers Libyan talks. Continued scrutiny over NATO presence and rents.
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