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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1975

Page

2

Kent State jury deliberating over civil rights damages

In Cleveland AP report jurors in a federal civil damages suit over the 1970 Kent State shootings begin a second day of deliberations. The case alleges students were deprived of life and liberty and seeks about 46 million dollars from 29 defendants including Gov. Rhodes and former officials. Separate item notes Thomas C. Kelley, first federal obscenity conviction locally since 1973, sentenced to six months in prison and a 3500 dollar fine.

Cleveland Kent State University Federal Ohio National Guardsmen U.S. District Court Don Young U.S Cambodia National Guard Kent James A. Rhodes Adj Sylvester T. del Corso Kent State Robert I. White Young Rhodes ST. Louis Thomas C. Kelley U.S. Supreme Court Kelley H. Kenneth Wangelin Ohio Wangelin Robert Hampe White del Corso Ohio National Guard

Hoffa Pal Says He's Not A Bit Nervous

Harold J. Gibbons exiled Teamsters official in St. Louis says he would have been Jimmy Hoffa's executive assistant if Hoffa had returned to lead the union. Gibbons, 65, once ran Central Conference of Teamsters, ousted in 1972 for backing McGovern. he remains international second vice president. He dismisses kidnapping theories about Hoffa's Detroit disappearance and says he feels no fear, moving about without a bodyguard.

ST. Louis Harold J. Gibbons Teamsters International James R. Hoffa Teamsters Jimmy Gibbons Central Conference of Teamsters International George S. McGovern D-S.c Richard M. Nixon Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa Detroit Teamsters Local 688

Nevada Indians Ignore Written Language in Voting Act Challenge

Carson City reports Nevada seeks to challenge the Voting Rights Act over its requirement to print ballots and registration forms in an American Indian language with no written form. Secretary of State Bill Swackhamer says language minority figures are misaligned with state data. Elko County’s Shoshone Paiute residents on Duck Valley Reservation rely on oral tradition.

Carson City Nev Nevada Bill Swackhamer Swackhamer Congress Elko Elko County Duck Valley Indian Reservation Robert Robey Duck Valley

Becomes Citizen On Deathbed In Omaha

Mrs. Norman Voss, dying of an extremely virulent breast cancer, was sworn in as a U S citizen in a makeshift federal courtroom at Nebraska Methodist Hospital. The 38 year old Plattsmouth mother of three, native of Great Britain, began residency in 1959 and urged others to pursue naturalization before her final days. She had tutored Offutt Air Force Base immigrants and faced the oath with quiet resolve as doctors warned her final time may have come.

Omaha Neb Nebraska Methodist Hospital U. S. District Court Richard E. Robinson Norman Voss Plattsmouth Great Britain

13 Student LPNs Capped In Ceremony

Mrs. Florence Harris spoke at the capping of 13 students from the 19th Class of The Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing held at the Mexico United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Sponsored by Mexico Public Schools and Audrain Medical Center, the event featured remarks by Donald Palmer and Woodrow Lee, with Peggy Sterner Scholarship presented to Miss Sue Stinnett.

Florence Harris Missouri Association of Licensed Practical Nurses Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing Mexico Sue Stinnett Fern Lemasters R.N Alice Pealer Mary Anderson Mary Lederle Connie Alexander Deborah Bertels Marti Carter Wilma Griffin Beverly Hampton Janette Harah Pamela Newsom Patricia Nicholson Charlene Nylen Phyllis Schuckenbrock Annette Schumacher Barbara Southerland Jerry Ostrom Centennial Baptist Church Mexico Ministerial Alliance Guy Pitts Davis Hart

Hammett Couple Welcome Baby Son in Laddonia

Mr and Mrs Michael D Hammett of Laddonia welcomed a son born Friday at 1 32 p m He weighed nine pounds two ounces and joins the Hammett family The father is a farmer in the community.

Michael D. Hammett Laddonia Mr. Hammett

Harris announces birth of son in Centralia

Mr and Mrs David Harris of Centralia welcome son David Lee Harris III born Friday at 7 52 pm weighing seven pounds 12 ounces The Harris family notes the father is employed by A B Chance Co.

David Lee Harris Jr David Harris Centralia Harris A. B. Chance Co

Fulton businessman Henry Danuser dies at 67

Henry Danuser of Fulton, 67, notable industrialist and president of Danuser Machine Co., died Friday at Firmin Desloge Hospital St. Louis. Survived by wife Lillian, two sons, two brothers, sister, and four grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at First Christian Church Fulton with Masonic services Monday evening. Born Auxvasse July 19 1908, he built a global farm equipment business and led Sky-Go Farms Dairy and Kingdom Daily News.

Henry Danuser Fulton Firmin-Desloge St. Louis Harold Flora) Hayden Mexico First Christian Church Browning Mr. Danuser Auxvasse Casper A Anna C. Koch Danuser Readsville Danuser Danuser Machine Co Sky-Go Farms The Kingdom Daily News Farm Equipment Institute Chicago Auto Arc Welding Equipment Cleveland Westminster College Paul Harris Rotary William Woods College University of Missouri McCubbin United Church of Christ Masonic Lodge Rotary Club Lillian Hamilton John L William Jerry Alfred Walter Claremore Okla Leona

Probe Defense Contracts For Conflicts

Washington AP reports the Justice Department is examining about 30 cases of possible conflicts of interest where former military procurement officers joined defense contractors. A spokesman warned the probe does not imply charges and noted law requires reporting such employment within three years. The piece references Northrop and a proposed two-year ban on federal workers hiring by former contractors. It also notes Pentagon’s Profit 76 study to boost defense contractor profits.

Washington Justice Department Council On Economic Priorities Northrop Corp Defense Department Congress Pentagon

Weaponry Raises War Risk, Oxford Expert Says

Christoph Bertram, director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, warned after a 10 day Oxford lecture series that advances in weaponry and fraying alliances raise the chance of war in the 1970s and 1980s. He noted missiles could soon land within 1000 feet and weapons can be tailored to tasks, blurring nuclear thresholds. The IISS publishes The Military Balance with revised spring figures on manpower, weaponry, and deployments.

Oxford England Christoph Bertram Bertram Defense Ministry London International Institute For Strategic Studies IISS The ISS

Nazi Rockwell's Killer Getting Out

John Patler is released from prison after eight years of a 20 year sentence for killing American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell. He plans to continue art studies begun under a prison program at Radford College, subject to a temporary ban on inmates and parolees attending the college.

Richmond John Patler George Lincoln Rockwell Patler Radford College

Udall Refuses 1976 Ticket If Wallace Is Chosen

Rep. Morris K. Udall warned at the Young Democrats of America convention that he will not run in 1976 if Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace is nominated by the Democrats. He urged fellow Democrats to ostracize Wallace, saying Wallace would dominate the party’s direction and that “George Wallace won’t be on my ticket and I won’t be on his.” Udall and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen joinedLeonard Woodcock and Robert Strauss in criticizing Wallace’s potential nomination and Ford’s presidency as veto prone. Strauss warned of economic catastrophe under the Ford administration while predicting a three to four way Democratic field at the July convention.

ST. Louis Morris K. Udall D-Ariz Alabama George C. Wallace George McGovern John Kennedy George Wallace Udall Young Democrats of America Gov. Wallace Arizonan Wallace Lloyd Bentsen Texas Pennsylvania Avenue Bentsen Woodcock National Energy Production Board Strauss Ford Administration

Mrs. Harry Hixon Dies In Aberdeen

Mrs. Harry Hixon Sr., 70, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, formerly of Laddonia, died Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital after a 22 day illness. Born Sept. 9, 1904, she married Harry Hixon on Sept. 25, 1923. Funeral was held in Ashton, South Dakota. Survived by three sons, eight daughters, one sister and one brother. husband and several children preceded her in death.

Laddonia Harry Hixon Sr Aberdeen S.D St. Luke’s Hospital Ashton Hixon Alzada Bymers Mellette Missouri South Dakota

Mural of Ford Planned atKent County Airport

Artist Paul Collins of Grand Rapids Mich sketches a 24 foot mural depicting President Ford's life to be displayed at Kent County Airport administration building. Ford viewed sketches and praised the work. The mural costs $35000 and funds are being raised privately by a committee.

Vail Colo Paul Collins Ford Grand Rapids Mich Kent County Collins Bass Halls Paul

Weather and Local Notices From Missouri Station

Clear to hot and humid forecast with 90s highs through Sunday and a chance of afternoon storms. Plus daily weather data, extended outlook, hospital notices, births, dismissals, deaths, and public safety reports from Missouri communities.

Missouri

Sheriff's Report Finds Electric Item After Noon

Bernard Coil reported to officers about 2 p.m. Friday that he had found an electric item. The report notes the discovery and the subsequent investigation by local authorities.

Bernard Coil

New Titles Added At Library Amid Wide List Of Works

The Mexico Audrain County Library reports new adult books across fiction and non fiction. Titles include Agatha Christie Rosamond Laker Ellery Queen and Ross Thomas among others with works by Plaidy Doctorow Christie and Westmacott. Local notices mention court actions inventories and a sheriff typed item at a location south of Route KK near a bridge. A court docket records littering speeding and driving cases with fines and a probate inventory for Ida Fuqua. Market data and stock quotes from MFA Fowles Grain Commerce Bancs Wetterau and NYSE listed.

Mexico-Audrain County Magda Townsend Margaret Banning John Creasey Diane Pearson Ellery Queen Rosemary Rogers Mary Westmacott Donald A. Wollheim Ann Worboys Hasseli ‘Bradley T. Berry Brazelton Carole Johnny Cash Vlad Evanoff Jack Kramer Wall Street Louis Rikeyser Robert Schleicher Foxfire 3 Eliot Wigginton U.S Terry Morgan Jane's ‘Fighting Ships Raymond Blackman E.B. Weston R.S. Summerhays Robert Miller Ludwig Schaefer Mike Saunders Mobil TWA Boston Faye Hammel Phoenix Tucson John Godwin California and The West Los Angeles Stanley Haggart Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Shepard Clough Stanley Ulanoff Mare Bragadin Gitta Sereny Murray Hoyt Lamy of Santa Fe Paul Horgan Edith Meyer Jimmy the Greek Demetrious Synodinos Bill W Robert Thomson Lowell L. Nester Jr Muriel Ann Beshears Stanley Lane Long Elmer Perry Mason Circuit Court Eugene Mary E. Burnett Edwards, Seigfieid Runge and Hodge Vivian Bernice Shaw Executrix Ida Virginia Fuqua

Presley Cancels Las Vegas Show to Seek Treatment

Elvis Presley, 40, canceled the remainder of his two week Las Vegas engagement to undergo medical tests and treatment for exhaustion at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He returned to Memphis by plane with his personal physician Dr. George Nichopoulos.

Memphis, Tenn Elvis Presley Las Vegas Baptist Hospital Memphis Presley George Nichopoulos

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Kent State Jury Hoffa Pal Hammetts Nazi Rockwell Demos Harry Hixon Idinga Audrain Medical Center Margaret H. Mackie G. Ford Ogden David D. Frankhouser Roland S&s. Howard Mabel. M. Haycraft F. Merl Graves Farber Eva L. Geisel Rose L. Troesser Leo Hoer William M. Carman Perry Fred W. Seiger Rush Hill Clyde F. Cochran Harry V. Odem Wellsville Mary C. Roberts Sturgeon David L. Mills Larry R. Wolfe Paris Katie E. Dickroger Montgomery City Ora L. Holensteiner Frank E. Volkmer Virgil Atchison Robert Stites Eric J. Jones Joe G. Thomas Gladys Marie Barnes Ora Gladys Nichols Nancy Carol Day Lewis Berry Stewart Garrett Thomas T. Miles Garry Moore Edward Brockstock James Palliser Zallie Roberts Randy James Claude J. Jackson Isaac W. Walton Jr Donald H. Workes Lottie Gregg Darryl Heaton Vandalia Gaither H. Berry, Jr Vernon Levingston Aurora Calvin Smith Aaron Zane Miller Public Safety Deborah Meyer Benton City Meyer Cathy MaeKenyon Promenade Monroe Jefferson Streets Reginald Mudd Seminary Pauline Simons E. Bolivar Missouri River Kansas City Boonville Jefferson City Hannibal Cape Girardeau the Daily Record MFA Fowles Grain Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Combustion Engineering Dresser Industries Emerson Electric Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina US Gypsum Wal- Mart Liberty Walt Disney Productions Burt Reynolds Elliott Gould Robert Blake Little Dixie Drive-In Veskomelie E141 TV Zanuck BROWN Goldie Hawn Sugarland Express Ben Johnson Michael Sacks William Atherton John Williams Habarna Matthew Robbins Steven Spielberg Hal Barwood Richard D Zanage David Brown Universal Picture Techncolor Panassion Polis George Peppard
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