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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1975
Page
11
Official 7:00 am readings show highs near 97, lows around 67. Forecast calls for more thunderstorms tonight, then partly sunny and mild Tuesday with a high mid to upper 80s. Regional notes cover Missouri lake levels, local hospital admissions, births, dismissals, public safety incidents, and livestock market results.
A federal appeals court upheld Ronald Calvert's 1974 murder conspiracy and mail fraud conviction in the Victor G. Null case. Calvert, 39, was sentenced to 45 years after Null was shot dead at the East St. Louis office of HCS Turbine Co. Calvert's father James Calvert, 75, benefited from $2.35 million in life insurance.
Gamble Paint Co. employee Dave Frankhauser was hospitalized at Audrain Medical Center after a shock from a live wire while installing metal framed windows at Richardson Hall. He was released the next day. another Gamble worker, Sam Oliver, was not injured as they installed front office windows in the old Hardin Junior High building.
The Missouri Department of Conservation warns the Sept. 6-14 teal season will be poor due to extended drought. Low water at Montrose Schell Osage Fountain Grove Duck Creek and Trimble Wildlife areas may limit hunting unless rainfall improves conditions.
NEW YORK AP. Prices advanced across markets as the Dow Jones industrial average rose to 808.20, up 3.44, following a Friday gain. Gainers led decliners 3 to 1 at the NYSE as traders cited bargain hunting and short covering. The American Stock Exchange market value index climbed 0.40 to 83.98.
Weekend traffic accidents across Missouri claimed multiple fatalities. Mrs. Jilsie Burt of Auxvasse died Sunday on Highway 54. William Pierce, 33, of Mountain View, perished after a high speed loss of control on Texas County Route W near Carroll. Randy Evans, 18, of Monroe City died in a truck rollover on Ralls County Route W. Three more deaths occurred Saturday: Ronald Wolvering, 21, in a St. Louis motorcycle crash. Michael Cooper, 25, of Kennett in a head on collision on Missouri 21 near Clarkton. Aaron Miller, 19, of Paris in a motorcycle-car crash on Missouri 16 west of Paris.
Clifton Hill man Jerry Carl Klusman died Sunday morning after being struck by a car while flagging for Hargey Construction on Highway 136 east of Maryville. He was thrown through the windshield. the driver received a summons for careless driving. Born in Mexico, he is survived by his wife Betty Joy, a son, his mother, and many relatives in Mexico. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Patton Funeral Chapel Clifton Hill, with burial at Clifton Hill Cemetery.
Ferdinand Hochhalter 80 former principal and teacher with the Jonesburg school system died after a month long illness at his High Hill home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at St Johns United Church of Christ. Survived by wife Ilse two sons Rainer of Columbia and Michael of Albany Ga one brother Christoph and two grandchildren Paul. Memorials to American Friends Service Committee requested.
Funeral services for Aaron Zane Miller 19 of Paris were held at Agnew Funeral Home after he was killed when his motorcycle crashed and a car blinded by lights stopped to help and then rear ended him on Highway 15 south of Paris. Miller was riding with Larry Wolfe who was injured. burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery. He was born November 16, 1955 in Monroe County to Zane and Vivian Mitchell Miller and is survived by his parents a sister Chanda Huffman and other relatives.
President Ford finished a Colorado golf stint and attended a private Chicago Yacht Club dinner for the 1975 International Star Class Yacht Racing Association. He later helped dedicate Libby Dam in Montana while logging 108 hours of work and 44 hours of leisure since the trip began.
Four tornadoes touched down from Wisconsin to Iowa as storms dumped up to four inches of rain. A Montello Wisconsin man died when a tree toppled onto a car. six injured when a twister toppled trailers in northwest Wisconsin. In Cleveland, manhole surges flooded sewers. Jacqueline Boomer, 4, missing after water pushed manhole cover. Five died in a separate three car crash near Conroe Texas amid heavy rain. Names and ages of dead include Joyce Scott and family, and Albert Wittliff Jr.
Claude Vincent Thomas of Vandalia 65 died Sunday at the Sheridan Boarding Home after an extended illness. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waters Funeral Home with Rev. Noel Edwards officiating. Burial in Vandalia Cemetery. Visitation tonight. Born Sept 7 1909 to Homer and Frances J. Thomas. Survived by two aunts Grace Kindred and Lila McGrew. brother Paul William preceded him in death.
Sylvia Ruth Lechliter 66, former Paris resident, died yesterday in Ashdown Arkansas. Visitation after 5 p.m. today at Agnew Funeral Home. funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev. Al Baumgartner. Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Survived by daughter Wilma Gentry, two brothers Lynn and Ben Shumard, three sisters Ernest Morgan Margaret Wheelan Jessie Kincaid, and other relatives.
More than 25 000 persons signed petitions to place an eighth of a cent sales tax for conservation before voters next year. Volunteers gathered over 6 000 signatures in the first three days of the Missouri State Fair at Sedalia. The measure would fund upland and wetland areas, state forest land, river access, urban fishing lakes, and work on rare species. Petitions must be submitted to the secretary of state next July.
FBI agents join VA investigators in a probe into eight deaths at a Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor as officials say a possible murder via a paralyzing drug could have caused respiratory arrests. Nearly 50 patients halted breathing since July 1, with 23 patients affected in late July to mid August and eight fatalities.
Actress Alice Faye was dining at a Fast Side pub when robbers broke into her chauffeured limousine and took two cosmetic cases with about 20 jewelry pieces. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars, many items gifts from husband Phil Harris. Faye was away from the car with her press agent and driver for about 40 minutes after arriving in the city from an out of town engagement.
Ken Maurer a 28-year-old teacher in Orchard Farms Schools St Charles County stops in Mexico calling on courthouse officials and at The Ledger. He cites fewer lawyers in Congress and education deterioration arguing for about one teacher per five pupils. A retired teacher Mrs Shelby Lester of Portageville visits Mexico with husband and attends church. Central Missouri Livestock Auction buys junior grand champion lamb for 3 65 a pound and Keith Kinne earns 402 50 for Suffolk. Alewell s Country Meat Concordia buys junior reserve champion barrow for 2 70 a pound totaling 634 50. The Ledger notes a photograph mislabel in Saturday edition correcting Mr and Mrs Ed Bettenhausen as Boone County Farm Family. Bobby Dale McBride’s is the page 3 photo.
Ford Motor Co boosted by dealer incentives reported mid August car sales of 66,206 for August 11 20 average 7,356 per day, slightly above last year. Industry analysts estimate domestic sales down about 9 percent daily, with full August totals near 195,000 cars and the period seen as the worst since 1971.
Mobil Oil chairman Rawleigh Warner Jr urged ending price controls gradually to avoid shocks to the economy. He warned against a sudden end, noting potential higher prices and possible job losses, and rejected a windfall profits tax as ineffective. He called for multi year phasing and cautioned about economic impact on consumers.
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and black nationalist leaders opened talks on the Victoria Falls bridge with Smith opposing black majority rule and the ANC seeking it. South Africa’s Vorster and Zambia’s Kaunda attended, signaling possible breakthroughs as border tensions and constitutional outlines dominate the dialogue.
Donald K. Slayton, veteran astronaut, to enter M D Anderson Hospital in Houston for exploratory lung surgery after X rays showed a small lesion on his left lung. Surgeons will remove a wedge shaped specimen for pathology. benign results mean no further surgery, malignant may require partial lung removal. The lesion appeared during recovery from gas exposure on the Apollo Soyuz mission.
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