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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1970

Page

12

Weather Highlights and 7 AM Forecast for Missouri River States

The 7:00 am report notes yesterday's high and low, today's temperature at 7, sunrise and sunset times, and precipitation totals. Forecast calls for a warm period through Thursday with upper 80s to 90s, light variable winds, and a cooling trend into the weekend. Missouri extended outlook shows highs in the 80s to mid 90s Friday, then cooler with highs in the 60s and low 60s Saturday and Sunday, with a chance of late thunder showers. River states forecast from St Louis area.

Missouri St, Louis River States

Deaths of Miss Helen Harper Howell and Mr Robert Gwyn

Obituary notes the deaths of Helen Harper Howell aged 74 and Robert Gwyn aged 62. Details on their lives are brief in this notice.

Helen Harper Howell Robert Gwyn

Missouri Livestock Market Report Edition

Independence Missouri buyers traded slaughter hogs steady to 25 cents lower with most US grades 1 3 at 19 50 to 20 25 and occasional 2 3 at higher. sows scarce. Market lists 39 head including US No 1 3 grades and prices around 18 00 to 21 00. buyers mentioned Garys and Jean McConnell amid local names.

Missouri Livestock Market Center Dept. OF AG Alan Kripfe Mexico Independence Garys W. Dean Sandra Jean McConnell Bridge St

Cattle market reports and a Boone County crash

The dispatch lists cattle prices with various weight ranges and grades, followed by a detailed Boone County Route K accident involving a pickup owned by Lowell Monroe Ridgeway. The crash report notes the truck’s demolition after a collision with a car driven by Thomas Douglass, injuries, vehicle damage, and a mail box impact, with broader local hospital admissions and police notices included.

Lowell Monroe Ridgeway Sturgeon Boone County Rock Bridge School Ridgeway Chaice Good Thomas Michael Douglass Co Sheep Chieclee Mont Vanfardan Cape Girardeau Lake of the Ozark Pomme de Terre

Magistrate Court binds over in assault case for circuit term

Richard Cranmer bound over after a preliminary hearing on an assault with intent to do great bodily harm charge. Several speeding cases listed include Roscoe McKenzie James Fuqua Kartel Hillebrand and Harvey Fry. Ruth Garrett faces a failure to yield charge and economy Lumber Co sues Frank Boswell and Charles Tindall for 1138.48. Boswell sues for 5349.70.

Richard Cranmer Roscoe Henry McKenzie Meverly James Roy Fuqua New London Kartel Keith Hillebrand An da la Rte John Edward Steenhoek Ma- Flea Towa Ig Harvey P. Fry New Florence Ruth Virginia Garrett Hugo Okla Economy Lumber Co Frank Boswell Charles Tindall Tindall Charles Tin ‘Dal

Propane Fueled City Vehicles Trial Reported in Wilmington

In Wilmington North Carolina AP reports city vehicles including two police cars four garbage trucks and a utility truck ran on propane gas for three months to save money and improve air quality. City Manager F C Brandon Ksaya said seven vehicles performed as well as gasoline ones and a supplier noted the propane meets federal antipollution standards expected by 1975.

Wilmington N.C F.C. Brandon Ksaya Brandon

Vietnam Leader Presses for Strong Postwar Peace

The leader warned against an imposed or neutral or coalition peace with the Communists, saying the Southeast Asian danger persists. He argued Communists will not abandon their aggression, urged eradicating underground cadres in rural areas, and called for self reliance to secure independence, security, and prosperity.

North Vietnam Laos Cambodia South Vietnam

Blades Named Danforth Campaign Chairman in Monroe County

Ray Blades 52 of Paris Missouri is appointed to lead all Monroe County volunteer campaign efforts for Jack Danforth in his US Senate bid. He will recruit workers, organize campaign activities, and coordinate between the local team and nearby counties. Al Sikes calls the area key to overall efforts. Blades brings GOP experience and local community ties.

Ray Blades Paris, Mo Jack Danforth US Senate

Miss Helen Howell Dies In Montana

Local Miss Helen Harper Howell, 74, of Mexico formerly of Mexico and Kansas City, died Monday in Butte Montana. Born Nov 5 1895 she taught home economics in Kansas City and retired ten years ago. Funeral services Thursday in Kansas City and graveside at Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico. A niece Mrs Beth Hagemann of Butte accompanied the body.

Helen Harper Howell Butte Mont Mexico John W Nannie Noon Sceveeses Methodist Church Kansas City

Stock Markets Rise Modestly Amid Mixed Trading

NEW YORK AP stock prices rose modestly in moderate trading. The Dow Jones average gained 2.53 to 761.50 at noon as advancers outpaced decliners two to one on the NYSE. Investors expect gains to ease after last week's rally, with mixed results across industries and notable moves among Benguet, City Investing, General Mills, Teledyne, NCR, Memorex, and Great Western Financial.

A.B. Chance Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser, Aluminum Ralston Purina U.S Associated Press Benguet City Supermarket General Teledyne National Cash Register Memorex Great Western Financial American Stock Exchange CMI Corp Deltona Equity Amrep Nortek Pevenly. Enterprises

Record Enrollment In Schools Predicted In Missouri

Jefferson City AP reports Education Commissioner Hubert Wheeler predicted fall school enrollment in Missouri will hit about 1,062,000. A Marshall segment notes a Missouri Bar Association and Missouri Teachers Association projection of record numbers, with a civic leaders committee proposing a basic law curriculum for all high school students led by Mitch Geisler.

Jefferson City Hubert Wheeler Peclksens i Anaauel Marshall Mitchell Geisler Wayne Hall Sedalia James O'Malley Central Missouri State College Warrensburg Bill E. Gough Harrisonville Jim Donley Lexington Connie Jones Independence Geisler Ike Skelton State Senate Skelton

Air Attacks Cut Enemy Supplies In Cambodia

US and South Vietnamese forces disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines entering Cambodia from Laos and South Vietnam. Reconnaissance shows 120 bicycles moving toward border areas and more than 285 trucks damaged in the Laotian panhandle. Air strikes have flooded streams with mines and destroyed storage drums near Tchepone as floods hamper road use.

Fred Hoffman Saigon Cambodia North Vietnam Nixon Administration South Vietnam U.S Laos Vietnam U.S. Air Force Tchepone Laotian Panhandle Se Kong Se San Mekong Quang Khe Demilitarized Zone

Robert Gwyn of Paris Dies in Los Angeles

Robert Gwyn age 52 died Monday evening in Los Angeles California where he had lived many years following a lingering illness He was born near Paris a son of Mr and Mrs Sam Gwyn He is survived by his wife and three children all of California four sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Agnew funeral home with burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery

Robert Gwyn Paris Los Angeles Calif Sam Gwyn Mr. Gwyn It S Iren California Sisers Sloan Cartwright Louis John Watson Tirksville Glen Mayes Centralia Penick Hob Madison Flees Agnew Funeral Home Walnut Grove Cemetery Joseph D. Crump Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia School of Business and Public Administration Crump Phil Crump Western St

Jackson County and Macon Bonds Vote

The Associated Press reports minimal turnout in Jackson County where an $8 million Little Blue Sewer District revenue bond passed with 3,480 of 80,000 voters. Holden rejected a $1.13 million water revenue bond, while Macon approved a $995,000 revenue bond to expand its power plant.

Associated Press Little Blue Belton Missouri River Little Blue River Jackson County Holden Macon

Fellow Carpenters Aid Blinded Man in Roof Rescue

Elden Lowland, a carpenter who became blind from influenza three years ago, received help from 17 fellow members of his carpenters union who repaired his leaking roof in under four hours at his Kansas City home. The act shows strong union solidarity and timely aid to a disabled worker.

Kansas City Elden Lowland Carpenters Union Lovland

Penn Central Names New President

Philadelphia AP Gaylord P. Harnwell, 66, atomic physicist and president of the University of Pennsylvania since 1983, is named president and chief executive officer of Penn Central Co. He will retire from the university next week and succeeds Paul A. Gorman after Stuart T. Saunders. Penn Central, owner of the United States largest railroad, reorganizes under bankruptcy and holds oil firms, a refinery, fuel distributorships, financing, pipelines, real estate, hotels and amusement parks.

Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Penn Central Co Gaylord P. Harnwell University Paul A. Gorman Stuart T. Saunders Penn Central Penn Central Railroad Texas New York

Warm and Wet Before Cooling Kansas City Weather

Kansas City area forecasts warm up to the mid 90s through Friday then turn moist and cooler by early next week. Thunder chances arise Friday into Saturday with highs in the 80s Sunday. Overnight lows remain in the upper 60s to mid 70s, cooling later to the upper 50s and mid 80s. Joplin hit 89 Tuesday, Kansas City 88, with West Plains at 67.

Kansas City Missouri Joplin West Plains

Bond cites need for fast audits in Missouri race

MT VERNON AP Christopher Kit Bond Republican candidate for state auditor says Missouri county governments have not been audited every two years as required by law. Speaking at a 7th District Republicans meeting Tuesday Bond noted five years can pass between audits in some cases.

Mt, Vernon, Mo Christopher Kit) Bond Missouri Bond

Women's Lib Day Takes Spotlight

Rallies planned in New York Washington San Francisco Detroit and Boston as League of Women Voters warns against backlash. Governors mayors and senators push women's rights while activists urge boycotts of targeted products and media portrayal. An Ontario student cites mixed views amid honors roll notice.

League of Women Voters Benson New York Washington Sant Francisco Detroit Boston Nelson A. Rockefeller New York State James Tate Philadelphia Peter Flaherty Pittsburgh Charles E. Goodell R- V.y Batty Friedan National Organization of Women—Now Martha Griffiths D. Mich Congress Strike Coalition Silva Thins Cosmospolitan Fifth Avenue Bryant Park Friedan Sausan Young Lethbridge Alta Canada Montana Women’s Liberation

Ritenour Levy Vote Fails Delays School Start

Voters in the Ritenour School District in St. Louis County reject a two year four point four seven million tax levy, delaying classes for the districts fourteen thousand three hundred seventy five students. The levy tally stands six thousand one hundred sixty seven yes to four thousand thirty not, short of the required two thirds.

T. Louis AP Ritenour St. Louis

Champion Ham Sells for 1050 at Missouri State Fair Breakfast

In Sedalia Missouri a record 1080 paid for the grand champion ham at the Country Ham and Bacon breakfast auction part of the Missouri State Fair. Gov Hearnes Lt Gov Morris and Rep Randall attended with their families. Burger of California produced the 16 lb 14 oz ham which earned the governor’s trophy. Richard Phillips of Kansas City bought the ham for the Democratic party of Jackson County. A reserve grand champion ham sold for 375 to Al Sweeney of National Speedways Campa Fla. The grand bacon went for 360 to Maxine’s Gourmet House Sedalia.

Sedalia Warren E. Hearnes William S. Morris William J. Randall D-Mo Missouri Smith-Cotton High School E. M. Burger California Burger Hearnes Richard Phillips Kansas City Motrig Democratic Party Jackson County Shelly Williams Higginaville al Sweeney National Speedways, Inc Campa, Fla Sally Rand Showmen's League of America Sweeney Miss Rand Max- Ine Alewel's Inc Concordia, Mo

Romney Says Housing Act Began Change at Last

Washington AP secretary George W Romney of HUD said federal policies helped create segregated housing patterns and the nation is only now seeing real changes since the 1968 act. He cited progress like 500,000 new low and moderate income housing units this year and plans to locate future public housing away from minority concentrations.

Washington George W. Romney Department of Housing and Urban Development Romney Nixon Senate Select Equal Educational Opportunity Committee Senate Committee Ronmey

2nd District Election Is Challenged

Clayton Township committeeman Owen T. Armstrong says he will challenge the legality of State Sen. Robert A. Young's re election as chairman of the 2nd Congressional District Democratic Committee. Armstrong notes the committee reelected a Young led slate without opposition after Young refused a vote on Armstrong’s slate, claiming Normandy and Bonhomme townships were ineligible. Edward F. Ford Jr. led the challenger slate and was defeated earlier in the governor race.

Owen T. Armstrong Clayton Robert A. Young Disney Democratic Committee Young Armstrong St. Louis Normandy Bonhomme Edward F. Ford Jr Normandy and Hondonime

Ginn Faction Loses In Eighth Rolla Missouri

In Rolla Missouri AP reports the Ginn faction loses influence as 6th District Republicans elect a majority of state committee delegates not aligned with M Stanley Ginn. Officers named include Melvin Enloe as chairman and Jane Hardy as vice chairwoman. Springfield meetings name Democratic and Republican officers and organizers for fall campaigns with Turner White and Christopher Bond among speakers.

Rolla Missouri M. Stanley Ginn Columbia Ginn Rosemey Ginn John Powell Frank Dickerson Iberia William Schwaller Eugene Mildred Dalelko St. Louis County Estelle Bockhorst Jefferson City Kester Potter Boonville Melvin Enloe Crawford County Jane Hardy Miller County iCarol Elliott John Cummins Dixon Springfield Sam Hamra Della Nolan Joplin Neva Pemberton Crane Fred Mackey Preston Urbana L. W Larry) Meier Hickory County Mt. Vernon Marno Williams Noosho Ruth Bacon Stockton Jim Hedges Turner White Christopher Bond Mexico Haskell Holman Rose Ann Harmon Camdenton Meredith Pete) Garten Pierce City William W. Denney Carthage James E. Curry Ava R. W. Wiles Bolivar Sybil Kerr Jessie Tiller Humansville Denton Smith Hugh S. Vaughn James P. Landis Neasho

Congressman Teague halts Hunt ad use in Texas

Rep. Olin E. Teague of Texas said he halted H. L. Hunt from using his name to promote Apache Indian Springs a West Texas health spa along the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso. He called the promotion without permission embarrassing and asked Hunt to stop. The ads urged viewers to call Teague’s private number for information while he was in Dallas during a congressional recess.

Dallas, Tex Olin E. Teague D-Tex Dallas H. L. Hunt Texas Teague Washington Apache Indian Springs Hunt Congress Rio Grande el Paso Whica

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