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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1970

Page

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Soviet hurry to hear hijackers appeal in Jewish case

Moscow moved quickly to schedule a Supreme Court hearing on appeals from the Jewish hijacking defendants in Leningrad. The rapid proceedings aim to quell international outrage over the death sentences of Basque militants and the overall harsh handling of the emigration case.

Moscow Spain Kremlin Suez Soviet Union Supreme Court of Russian Federation Leningrad Communist Party Riga Kishinev Israel Sweden U.S. State Department Washington Nixon William P. Rogers U.S Haa Senate U.N U Thant Abraham Ribicoff D-Conn Edward M. Kennedy D-Mans Geneva Jewish Defense League United Nations New York

Boy Petitions To Break Law Of Teachers Hitting Kids

Seventh grader Steven Steen in Miami petitions to break the law that forbids corporal punishment by teachers. He says corporal punishment harms children and prefers teachers refer unruly students to the office with parental consent. Steen collected signatures from classmates, noting support and double counting adjustments.

Miami Afp Steven Steen Steen Michael Miami Beach Leonard Rivkind Rivkind Steven

Derailment Blocks Highway 94 in Montgomery County

A 15 car MK&T train derailed near Bluffton on Monday afternoon, tying up Highway 94 from 4 40 p m until the evening. A broken rail is blamed, with traffic diverted over Route D and Callaway County Route P. No injuries reported.

Montgomery County Bluffton Highway Patrol Mk&t Callaway County

Fire destroys two Chillicothe buildings

AP reports a blaze early today destroyed two buildings on the edge of the downtown business district in Chillicothe Missouri. Authorities say the fire came as postmen were returning after a long weekend designed to clear backlog from Christmas. Mail volumes rose about 5 percent from 1969 with 8.3 billion pieces in the system. Christmas Eve tallies remained incomplete.

Lashington Post

Deep-Freeze Babies Seen in Future

Chicago AP reports geneticist Dr Bentley Glass foresees birth of deep freeze babies conceived from stored eggs and sperm, delaying childbirth without higher defect risk. He cites Cambridge University work by Edwards and colleagues in vitro fertilization and embryo development, with future possibilities including prenatal adoption and sex selection.

Chicago Bentley Glass American Association For the Advancement of Science Glass State University of New York Stony Brook Cambridge University England R. G. Edwards

Dad Must Support Daughter Despite Hippie Life

New York lawyer ordered to resume support for his 20-year-old daughter who calls life with him “hippie” though he deems it stinks. He must post a 5750 bond or face possible jail. appellate division stayed jail sentence pending review. Daughter, a University of Louisville student, says she’s destitute and unemployed, forced to sell her car after he stopped paying tuition. Judge Midonick condemns father’s conduct, notes daughter’s progress and mental health, and affirms minors’ right to independent views during transition to adulthood.

NEW York Family Court Millard L. Middriick University of Louisville Louisville Courter-Journal Pye Midonick

Five Easy Pieces Dominates New York Film Critics Poll

New York critics name Five Easy Pieces best movie of 1970 with director Bobby Rafaelson as best director. George C. Scott wins best actor for Patton, Glenda Jackson best actress for Women in Love, Karen Black best supporting actress for Five Easy Pieces, and Chief Dan George best supporting actor for Little Big Man. Other top votegetters include MLAS Patton The Confession and Tristana.

New York Middle America Ingmar Bergman Anna Bob Rafaelson Federico Fellini George C. Scott Patton Glenda Jackson D. H. Lawrence Miss Jackson Karen Black Dan George Eric Rohmer Maud Tristana

Fire at Macklin Bargain Store blocks highway traffic

Police report no injuries and undetermined cause after a blaze at Macklin Bargain Store. Fire units blocked all four lanes of U.S. highway 65 for a distance while two buildings including a converted church and a prefabricated one story structure were involved. The store sold used and antique furniture.

Macklin U.S. Highway 65

Basque Nationalists Swear Benefits Amid Death Sentences

AP dispatches from Burgos and Moscow report Basque nationalists vow benefits for retired workers while denouncing military judges who handed down death sentences to six Basques and prison terms to nine others. World protests and violent demonstrations follow. Nearby coverage notes a U S aviation disaster and a U S Senate approval of foreign aid and defense bills.

Burgos Spain Europe Washington Senate Cambodia Israel Chamber

Brick crashes through patrol car windshield injuring deputy

A brick shattered the windshield of a Sedgwick County sheriff's patrol car near Wichita injuring deputy Glass Burner 26. He was treated and released from a hospital. The Kans Turnpike saw a fatal brick strike killing Gladys Willman 22 of Lincoln Neb in the same period, marking multiple brick incidents in three days.

Wichita Sedgwick Burner Gladys Willman Lincoln Neb Kansas Turnpike

Manson defense claims real killers at large in Tate murders

Los Angeles defense attorney Paul Fitzgerald told jurors that Charles Manson and three women co defendants are innocent and that Linda Kasabian lied under oath to save her life. He argued unknown killers targeted actress Sharon Tate and four others in August 1969, citing glasses at the Tate mansion and Kasabian’s testimony as unreliable.

Los Angeles Charles Manson Sharon Tate Paul Fitzgerald Foum Linda Kasabian Fitezerald Fitzgerald Tate Mansion Fitzgerald. Mrs. Kasabian Kasabian Manson Miss Tate Leno LaBianca Tate

New Year's Revival At Littleby Led By Global Harvester Head

The Rev Bud Donaldson president of Global Harvester Foundation will lead a revival at Littleby United Methodist Church seven miles northeast of Mexico. Watch Night program starts Thursday with Holy Lands pictures and midnight supper. Services continue through Sunday 9 45 am Communion. Evening events Jan 1 and 2 at 7 30 feature music by Joyce Donaldson. Donaldson has preached in 39 countries and holds degrees from Centenary College Asbury Seminary and Texas University. Methodist Youth Fellowship sponsors.

Bud Donaldson Global Harvester Foundation, Inc Littleby United Methodist Church Mexico Holy Lands Joyce Donaldson Donaldson Ivan America Centenary College Shreveport Asbury Seminary Wilmore Texas University Fort Worth The Methodist Youth Fellowship

Prosecutor Urges Caution in Panel Deliberations

Fitzgerald argued the victims showed no signs of struggle and implied some victims may have known the killer. He urged the panel to acquit unless testimony leaves no doubt, warning of high stakes and lives at risk if a conviction rests on uncertain testimony.

Fitzgerald

Charge Boys Had 4000 Stolen Blasting Caps

Three youths aged 14, 15 and 16 were arrested by a Missouri highway patrolman with more than 4,000 blasting caps in their possession. The suspects were turned over to juvenile court officials.

Kansas City Missouri

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