Bussen Killer Gets Life
A Montgomery County jury found Sidney B. Rowlett guilty of first degree murder in the November 30 1969 killing of Robert A. Bussen, a former Martinsburg man. The jury could not agree on a sentence. Judge George P. Adams imposed life imprisonment. The case followed the slayings tied to a federal narcotics trial in St. Louis.
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Montgomery City
Montgomery County
Sidney B. Rowlett
Martinsburg
Robert A. Bussen
U.S
Rowlett
Indiana
George P. Adams
Bussen
St. Charles County
St. Louis
St. Charles
Albert Musterman
William T. Herron
Herron
Mexico Public Schools See Net Enrollment Drop
First day enrollment across Mexico Public Schools reached 3418, down from 3471 last year. México High School declined to 1091 from 1105, with 292 freshmen, 302 sophomores, 266 juniors and 229 seniors. Hardin Junior High and Garfield campuses posted gains while several other schools reported steady or mixed figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Public Schools
Hardin Junior High School
Garfield
México High School
Hardin
Eugene Field
McMillan
Hawthorne
Once More It Will Be Lambert
The St. Louis Municipal Airport Commission voted to restore Albert Lambert’s name to the airport amid petitions and a Lindbergh letter. They approved a future ordinance to formalize Lambert Saint Louis International Airport rather than the prior name.
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Lambert
Volunteers Prepare for Civil Defense Drill at Caverns
About 70 volunteers in Springfield Missouri will spend a weekend in Fantastic Caverns for a Civil Defense drill under Greene County director E. L. Chadick. The group includes couples families and a Boy Scout troop. They will eat Civil Defense crackers drink rationed water and attend classes on atomic radiation and defense procedures.
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Springfield
Fantastic Caverns
E. L. Chadick
Greene County Civil Defense
Ahrens Bros Show Champion Charolais Bull at Missouri State Fair
Broadacres Big Boy, a 2200 pound two year old Charolais, won the grand championship at the Missouri State Fair. Owned by Ahrens Brothers Liborious and Carl of Martinsburg and Bolton's Broadacres Ranch Arm strong, Big Boy was bred at Arm strong. Ron Geddes of Higbee showed the bull as the Ahrenses watched proudly. The family had acquired their stake in him while he excelled on the Florida show circuit months earlier. The grand champion female was shown by Shearbrook Inc of Ozark. Edgecliff Farms of Potosi exhibited the grand champion bull and female and the reserve grand champion bull in the Hereford show. In shorthorns, Bob Lee and Lee Johnson of Fredericksburg Ohio won the grand champion bull and the grand and reserve grand champion females. J S Farms of Columbia won the reserve grand champion shorthorn bull. The Most Rev William W Baum, Bishop of the Springfield Cape Girardeau Catholic diocese, was named by Pope Paul VI to the general assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome Sept 30.
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Broadacres
Big Boy
Ahrens Brothers
Liborious
Carl
Martinsburg
Bolton
Broadacres Ranch
Armstrong
Ron Geddes
Higbee
Ahrenses
Florida
Shearbrook Inc
Ozark
Edgecliff Farms
Potosi
Bob Lee
Lee Johnson
Fredericksburg
Ohio
J&s Farms of
Columbia
Springfield, Mo
William W. Baum
Springfield-Cape Girardeau
General Assembly
Synod of Bishops
Rome
Teacher Pay Rule Being Clarified
Francia X Tobin new regional OEP director in Kansas City says teachers will get contractural raises for the new school year if any teachers under the contract were working before August 15. He notes wage freezes by President Nixon and asks Washington for clarification while stressing that signed contracts last May do not affect eligibility.
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Jefferson City
Francia X. Tobin
OEP
Kansas City
Nixon
Tobin
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Washington
Washington loosens pay rules for teachers amid wage freeze
Washington moves to allow most public school teachers a pay raise this fall under a 12 month eligible but paid over 10 month period, aiming for equity with summer school staff. Union leaders praise but warn boards may stall contracts, while the broader fight over Nixon’s wage freeze continues across labor groups.
Family Fire Ruins Eldon Home. Community Seeks Help
The Eldon Childress family lost nearly all belongings after a morning fire, mainly in the kitchen, with attic and roof damage. They live in a mobile home at 918 W. Boulevard and need clothing, linens, and kitchen goods. Donations may be left at local homes or The Ledger office.
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Eldon Childress
Fulton
Robert Willenbrink
W. Central
Ledger
Randy Childress
Randy
Darrell Marking
Mrs. Childress
Melissa
Mr. Childress
Witness Refuses My Lai Trial Testimony Again
Key prosecution witness Frederick Widmer invoked the 5th Amendment and was cited for contempt after again refusing to testify in Army Capt. Ernest Medina's My Lai murder trial. The judge ordered immunity while Widmer faces potential perjury if he lies today.
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FT. Mcpherson
Medina
Montrose
Colo
My Lal
Widmer
Gary Myers
U.S. District Court
Governor Receives Mexican Painting and Ham Gift
Governor Warren E Hearnes left the Missouri State Fair with a painted Civil War scene by Nick Burditt of Mexico and a ham won by Clary's Mark Twain Country Hamlet Center. Sedalia restaurant owner paid 950 for the ham and gave it to the governor. Burditt, 24, from Mexico, entered his acrylic painting in the oil division and plans further art talks in the Capitol.
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Warren E. Hearnes
Nick Burditt
Mexico
Clary
Mark Twain
Burditt
Charles E. Burditt
Brave St
Sedana
Mexico High School
Central Missouri College
Warren
Sburg
Nick
Hearnes
Sedalia
Jefferson City
Capitol
Pentagon Civil Rights Chief Frank Render Resigns
Pentagon announced the resignation of Frank Render from his civil rights chief post as pressure from Secretary Laird and top officials mounted over progress against racial discrimination. Brig. Gen. Daniel James said Render left Wednesday, earning $36,000 annually, to return to prior work while Kelley investigates a successor.
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Washington
Pentagon
Frank Render
Melvin R. Laird
Render
Daniel James
Bender
Laird
Asst
Roger Kelley
Defense Department
James
Sugges Render
Kelley
Missouri education chief cites confusion over wage freeze
Jefferson City Missouri AP The Department of Education voiced continued confusion over Washington notices on what teacher contracts remain valid under the Nixon wage price freeze. Attorney Kent G Barber said the guidance is unclear and districts await definitive written instructions. He noted most teachers likely have a 12 month contract but validation remains unsettled.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Department of Education
Washington
Kent G. Barber
Kansas educators optimistic on contract salary increases
In Topeka education officials voiced optimism that teachers will receive negotiated salary raises even if not yet at work by the August 15 wage price freeze. Kansas National Education Association officials cited a Cost of Living Council ruling reversing a prior interpretation by the Office of Emergency Preparedness. State Education Commissioner C Taylor Whittier said an official written notice is still needed.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Emergency Preparedness
National Education Association
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
Topeka
Kan
Melvin Neely
Kansas National Education Association
Living Council
Neely
National
Kansas- A
C. Taylor Whittier
Kansas
Enrollment Set For First Community College Courses
Enrollment for the first semester of the Mexico Community College will be on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Mexico High School library. Courses begin Sept 13 and will be part of Westminster and William Woods Colleges curricula, with transferrable credits. Fees: $20 per credit hour and $25 application.
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Mexico Community College
Bill Hilton
Mexico Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
Library of Mexico High School
Wade and
Curtis Streets
Board of Education
The
Mexico
Westminster
William Woods
Hilton
Fulton
Ponrore Interaeree
FE Pak
Dolla
Atte Megalon
Quenday
Mexico High
Contec
Stowe
Ween
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Ahrens Bros
Charolais Bull
Richard Vance
Cost of Living Council
Afl-Cio Painters Union
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Aerospace
UAW
Woodcock
Auto Workers
Ae Firma
Sai Woodcock
Aflcio
Nixson
Congress
Spiro
McGovern
South
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Sagiki
Beaumont
Tex
Enterprise
Governor
Mexicoan
Center Man
Barber
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