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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
1
Vietnam observers report Thieu faces demand for a two man race as Ky barbs at Thieu and Minh withdrawal reshape the ballot. Ky cites constitutional procedure for a restart while Bunker presses for a competitive contest to preserve leverage with Washington.
US officials in California reacted to Nguyen Cao Ky declaring he will not campaign for the South Vietnam presidency. Authorities at the Western White House still cling to hopes Thieu faces real opposition in the Oct 3 election as Ky’s name remains on the ballot per a court ruling. The move aims to quell critics in Congress while the Nixon administration pushes for a contest in Saigon.
London and other Western European money markets opened after a weeklong shutdown while traders operate without global rules as nations prepare for the upcoming presidential election. In Vietnam the political crisis deepens as the nation braces for leaders to testify in the My Lai aftermath.
Campbell Soup Co recalls thousands of cans of chicken vegetable soup produced at Paris Texas after botulinum toxin was found in a can. About 66 percent recovered. over 96,000 cans still in circulation in 16 states. No illnesses reported. Consumers urged to destroy cans and grocers to remove stock. Federal agencies coordinating recall.
TEL AVIV AP The government devalued the Israeli pound from 3.56 to 4.20 per dollar on a Saturday night. The next morning bread butter milk eggs and sugar rose in price. The move aims to boost exports amid a 1.4 billion dollar deficit, but imports may fall and workers suffer from higher living costs and taxes.
Gov Warren E Hearnes renames two Air Conservation Commission members James H Bogle of Mississippi County and John A Gunn Jr of St Louis. He also reappoints William A Knight Jr to the Board of Health and names K O Barley Sr to the Illinois Missouri Bridge Commission replacing the late Leo Basler. Saettele's term expired and Henry W Beins is named to the Housing Development Commission succeeding Gustave Saettele.
OTTUMWA Iowa AP Gaylord Nelson Jr son of Wisconsin senator bound over to a Wappella County Grand Jury on charges of escaping arrest and possessing marijuana. He was released on 2500 bond after arrest with three others at an old railroad caboose. Nelson escaped when taken to the police station then turned himself in and waived a municipal hearing before bound over. He returned home to Chevy Chase Maryland after the grand jury binding. He allegedly wore a shirt full of freshly picked marijuana.
Nevada Governor Mike O Callaghan said a hand delivered letter signed Howard Hughes appears genuine though he would not confirm its author. A Hughes Tool Co associate said the reclusive billionaire sent the note which was given to state gaming officials. Hughes owns seven casinos in Nevada and past reports linked him to inquiries about his operations.
DES MOINES AP report notes Monday night events at the Iowa State Fair Horse Show. Hialeah representing Schuman Stables of Wentzville MO won the Roads ter Pony Amateur division. Hi Land Merry Girl owned by Virginia Reutzel of Fremont NE won the $500 Walking Horse Stake. Ibn Handegraff, a flaxen gray, captured two titles on Saturday night.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. aged 17 pleaded no contest to sauntering and loitering in Barnstable District Court. He was fined with $50 court costs after police said he blocked a street near Hyannis. Kennedy disputed the officer’s testimony and was granted one week to pay.
Black lay Catholics and clergy in Detroit urge appointment of a black bishop for Washington D C where the black population nears seventy percent Delegates at the National Black Lay Catholic Caucus propose a list of ten candidates to the U S Conference of Bishops and Pope Paul VI The list excludes Harold Perry of New Orleans and includes Edwin Cabey of Epworth Iowa and Herman Porter of Willemette Illinois The group says no intent to separate but addresses existing separation and a potential black rite within the church They plan to study such a rite with oversight only to the Pope
About 30,000 residents watched the Watts Summer Festival parade in Los Angeles on the final day. Grand marshal Sammy Davis Jr. led the procession featuring floats on black history, bands, equestrian teams, and community groups marking progress since the 1966 riots.
A 12 hour Festival of Life on Hart Island Long Island Sound drew 10000 attendees. Sponsored by Phoenix House Foundation the event featured rock bands carnival rides art shows and 1930 movies marking the third annual Phoenix House festival with no drugs present.
U S B53 bombers conducted nearly 20 strikes just below the DMZ while South Vietnamese infantrymen found the bodies of 76 North Vietnamese soldiers in an area hit by earlier B52 raids. Government troops also reported four enemy killed and 14 wounded after a compass of ground clashes near Fire Base Alpha 4.
Corrs eaux Surveye y Switzerland reports movie star James Mason wed Australian actress Clarissa Kaye in a registry office overlooking Lake Geneva on August 13. Friends said Mason and Kaye were married in secret ceremony by a British friend.
Winter Haven Florida AP Henry Ager 27 waited at a rail crossing for the Spirit of 78 train when another car struck his vehicle pushing it onto the tracks. He escaped seconds before the engine slammed into his car leaving it mangled as onlookers watched the near miss.
Associated Press writer Gene Handsaker reports that sneak previews are expanding with titles and casts announced in advance. Fox in Phoenix teased The Apes are back in Phoenix for Fiscape from the Planet of the Apes, while producers like Ross Hunter test public reactions in multiple cities.
Special federal income tax provisions make certain annuities highly attractive to teachers and other employees of public schools and many non profit charitable educational scientific literary and religious organizations.
The Topkapi Palace harem in Istanbul will open to visitors on Sept. 1 with Queen Elizabeth II among the expected guests during her Oct. 1 official visit to Turkey. The restored 360-room complex housed sultans and royal officials for centuries and features ornate furniture, gilt walls, and the famed royal prison known as The Cage.
Miss Bernadette Devlin a 24 year old MP and civil rights activist from Belfast Northern Ireland gave birth to a daughter at Magherafelt Hospital County Londonderry today. The unwed mother and child were reported well and the birth had been unexpected by about a month with Devlin rushed 12 miles from Cookstown to the hospital.
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