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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1970

Page

3

Absenteeism Delays Senate Action on 5.2B Public Works Bill

The Senate failed to muster a quorum during a roll call on a 5.2 billion public works appropriation. With 51 no quorum, many senators were away for campaigning and weekend plans, forcing adjournment until Monday. Mrs Stowers recovers after minor surgery in St Louis with relatives.

Washington Senate Capitol Hill Lester Stowers St. Louis John MacDonald Boone County Hospital

Scranton Commission Starts Hard Task On Campus Unrest

Washington AP The President's Commission on Campus Unrest completes hearings and begins drafting recommendations to President Nixon to keep peace at colleges this fall. Chairman William Scranton says seminars will precede the draft with a report aimed for next month. The panel finished Friday at Kent State after four students died May 4. earlier hearings covered Washington Jackson Mississippi demonstrations in May.

Washington William W. Scranton Nixon Kent State University Ohio National Guardsmen Jackson, Miss

Phillips Initiated Into Phi Delta Kappa at Northeast Missouri State

Robert W. Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Phillips Route 1 Mexico was initiated Thursday Aug 13 into the Northeast Missouri State College Campus Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity. He joins 18 new members in the professional education honor society. Phillips holds a 3.8 GPA in the graduate school of education and teaches mathematics in Fort Osage Schools Independence. He is slated to graduate May 1971 with a Master of Arts in School Administration.

Robert Phillips PDE Robert W. Phillips Billy Joe Phillips Route 1 Mexico Northeast Missouri State’ College Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity Phillips International Honor Fraternity Northeast Phi Delta Kappa Fort Osage Independence

Ride With Strangers Ends In A Ditch

Glen Presley Wilson, 96, a construction worker from Norwood North Carolina, was found in a roadside ditch northwest of Joplin. He had a bullet wound and facial injuries after being dumped from a pickup truck with two strangers. Treated in Pittsburg Kansas and then at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Wilson was listed in critical condition. Four men were questioned.

Joplin Glen Presley Wilson Pittsburg Kan University of Kansas Medical Center Wilson Norwood N.C

Moscow Moderates Tone While Eyes Middle East Drive

An AP analysis notes Moscow shows interest in easing Middle East danger and signs of listening at arms talks while signaling a prefered cautious approach in Europe. It sees West Germany treaty, internal strains, and a prolonged diplomacy as stage setting for maintaining global influence.

Middle East Moscow West Germany Europe Kremlin China Asia United States Vietnam Community Party Brezhnev European Soviet Bloc Mediterranean Egypt Israel Gamial Abdel Nasser Atlantic Nasser

Cemetery Barred Burial of Viet Vet in All White Plot

The mother of a Black Vietnam veteran vows to bury Spec. 4 Pondexteur E. Williams in a white cemetery plot despite Hillcrest Memorial Gardens contracts limiting whites. The cemetery manager refused a Negro burial without a court order, while a white neighbor offered a family plot for the serviceman, prompting ongoing dispute and appeals.

Fort Pierce Fla Vietnam Mary Campbell Pondexteur E. Williams Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Campbell Hillcrest

Trash Smasher Aims To Ease Home Garbage Work

In Los Angeles a new appliance the Trash Smasher promises weekly trash handling for a family of four. A dishwasher sized unit compacts a week's garbage into a 20 to 30 pound waterproof sack using an electric ram. Each one minute cycle sprays odor and germ killer, selling soon for about 240 dollars.

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