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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1973

Page

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Agreement Opens Cleveland Schools After Strike Settlement

The Cleveland return to class follows a partial contract for 2,500 non teaching staff adding vacation days and capping weekly hours at 63. Custodians ratified. other unions await ratification. Catholic lay teachers plan third study day as pay dispute continues. In Philadelphia and Warwick strikes halt much of the school system with injunctions issued in the city.

Associated Press Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Warwick R.I Akron Catholic Board of Education Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Board of Education

McGovern Named One Of Best-Dressed Personalities

New York AP report notes Senator George McGovern among the Fashion Foundation of America’s best dressed men of 1973. The list includes Doc Severinsen, William Kunstler, Burt Reynolds, Edward Finch Cox, and other prominent figures such as David Merrick, Reuben Askew, Howard Samuels, Van Rapaport, George Foreman, Leonard Harris, Bert Pulitzer, and Larry Uttal.

New York George McGovern Fashion Foundation of America South Dakota Doc Severinsen William Kunstler Burt Reynolds Edward Finch Cox Nixon McGovern Foundation David Merrick Ervin H. Brabec Florida Reuben Askew Howard Samuels van Rapaport Ted Bowden George Foreman Leonard Harris Bert Pulitzer Record Company Larry Uttal

Insurance Aid Spent On GI Who Didn’t Die

Mrs. Mildred Ridgeway says she used a $5,000 life insurance advance after her son Marine Pfc. Ronald L. Ridgeway was listed as missing in action in Vietnam. Ridgeway was one of nine men at a Khe Sahn outpost hit by Viet Cong on February 25, 1968, and remains a prisoner of war.

Houston Mildred Ridgeway Vietnam Ronald L. Ridgeway Khe Sahn St. Louis Ridgeway Lewis Ridgeway Shepherd Washington Veterans Administration

Mauze Named Chairman of Missouri Public Service Commission

Gov. Bond will designate James F. Mauze as chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission replacing Marvin Jones. Mauze, 33, a Republican, was appointed in 1971 to complete the term of Howard Eliott Jr. and is expected to be reappointed when the term ends April 15.

Jefferson City Christopher Bond James F. Mauze State Physic Service Commission Marvin Jones Mauze Howard Eliott Jr Westminster College Fulton Washington University St. Louis Army William C. Westmoreland U.S. Court of Appeals Jones

Clark Outlines Major League Scouting At Optimist Breakfast

Bill Clark Cincinnati Reds scout spoke at the Mexico Optimist Club breakfast at The Monterey detailing scouting operations and player attributes. He travels over 100000 miles yearly across 14 states and two Canadian provinces, runs tryout camps, and notes five thousand contracts across 24 MLB teams. Mexico Coach Bob Ligon aids his scouting, with club activities including an oratorical contest, a Valentine dance, Khoury League signups, and a junior high track meet.

Bill Clark Cincinnati Reds Mexico Monterey Clark Canada Bob Ligon Dave Bell Knights of Columbus First National Bank Mike Shuppert Tim Hotep Sedalia John Hoffman Optimists Fhe

Russia Honors US Seed Expert

MEXICO CITY AP No Nobel Prize physicist Dr. Norman E. Borlaug has been admitted to the Soviet Union's Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Tarasov presented the American scientist with the certificate on Tuesday based on Borlaug's work to develop improved corn and wheat seed.

Mexico City Norman E. Borlaug Soviet Union Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences Nikolai Tarasov Borlaug

Ships on route to Haiphong as mines delay talks

Washington reports nearly a dozen Communist cargo ships heading for North Vietnam or Chinese ports awaiting clearance to Haiphong once minefields are removed. A U.S. Navy mine task force led by Rear Adm. Brian McCauley planned talks with North Vietnamese officials on mine removal and resupply routes. Evidence suggests continued Soviet and Chinese support, with about 160,000 tons of supplies landed in China for North Vietnam in January, much of it routed by land through South China. The cease fire allows North Vietnam unlimited aid but South Vietnam cannot be resupplied except on a restricted basis.

Washington North Vietnam Haiphong U.S U.S. Navy Brian McCauley McCauley China South China South Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos

Jaycee Wives Sponsor Babysitting Course in Mexico

The Mexico Jaycee Wives sponsor a five week babysitting course for grades six through twelve. Sessions run February 19 and every Monday from 7 to 8 30 p m in the Educational Building of the Methodist Church. Enrollment is 1 50. Speakers include a nurse safety director teacher and mothers. Topics cover child care safety activities and babysitter expectations. A final tea for parents will close the course and certificates will be awarded to graduates.

Mexico

ICC Tries To Aid Grain Car Spread

The Interstate Commerce Commission imposed limits on the share of jumbo covered hopper cars a carrier may use in unit grain train service to 25 percent, aiming to ease railcar shortages from rising U S grain exports. The order defines unit grain trains as 50 or more hoppers from a single origin to a single destination.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission U.S ICC Ocean Great Lake

Derailment spills corrosive acid forces 1500 evacuation

A Penn Central freight train derailed near Downingtown Pennsylvania spilling sulfuric and nitric acid fumes forcing about 1500 residents to evacuate. One person reportedly overcome while 21 of 118 cars derailed on a Brandywine Creek bridge. A tank car ruptured leaking acid into the river that supplies Wilmington Delaware. Fire crews fought the leak with foam as two tons of soda ash prepared for neutralization.

Downingtown Penn Central Philadelphia Harrisburg Brandywine Creek Wilmington Del Theodore Bauer Bureau of Explosives Association of American Railroads

Board Sees Strong Future For Academy at MMA Meeting

Missouri Military Academy board of visitors voiced optimism about the school’s future. President Lloyd Warner praised MMA programs while noting rising costs and declining private-school enrollments. The board elected L C Hansen as chair and John Mosby as vice chair for 1973 74.

Missouri Military Academy Board of Visitors Mexico Lloyd Warner Colorado College MMA L.C. Hansen A.B. Chance Co Centralia MMA Development Fund Hansen John Mosby Skyprints, Inc St. Louis Board of Visitors R.B. Cutlip William Woods College Fulton Warner United States

AAUW Favors Equal Rights ERA Hearing Tonight

Missouri AAUW released a statement to the House Constitutional Amendment Committee asserting the Equal Rights Amendment will dignify the roles of mother and housewife by affirming women's legal equality. Prepared by Barbara Harrison of Columbia, the filing precedes a hearing at 8 p.m. Monday open to ERA supporters. The organization reports 64 chapters in Missouri with nearly 4,000 college graduate members.

Columbia, Mo Missouri American Association of University Women Missouri House Barbara Harrison Columbia AAUW House Constitutional Amendment Committee

Investigation Seeks Cause Of Iowa Blast

In Eagle Grove Iowa the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the state fire marshal will join to determine the cause of a Friday gas explosion that destroyed three buildings and killed at least 13 people. Twelve bodies were recovered and a 13th missing presumed dead. one unidentified victim remains sought as the search continues. Volunteer fireman Woodrow Loux, 63, died at the scene.

Eagle Grove Iowa Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Sellers Wilbur Johnson Woodrow Loux

Auditions Begin Tonight for Mexico High Musical

The Mexico High School publications department announces auditions for the annual vocal music production to be staged in early May. Auditions start tonight at 7 30 by appointment with director Gerald Valet. Students should contact Mr Valet this week. Junior Class rings from Jostens will be delivered around March first. Rings handed out during English periods. check balances with Principal William E Lowry. Jim Post, Capote’s In Cold Blood chaplain, speaks at a Student Council assembly this afternoon, topic Adults Too Soon. VICA Employer Employee banquet set for 6 30 in the cafeteria tomorrow. VICA instructors are Clark Mefford and Jerry Dunlap.

Mexico Gerald Valet Mr. Valet William E. Lowry MHS Jim Post

Eleanor McGovern Talks Possible TV Show Role

Eleanor McGovern says she is discussing the possibility of taking part in a children's television show. She did not identify the program.

New York Eleanor McGovern

Optacon lets blind read ordinary print from Stanford device

Stanford scientist describes Optacon, a pocket knife sized camera and vibrating needle grid that lets blind readers feel letters as images. The system, shown in a paper by Dr. John G. Linvill, aims to make the blind competitive in a sighted world and is in early distribution and development for a simpler one handed use.

Brian Sullivan LOS Angeles Stanford University Stanford Optacon John G. Linvill Linvill Science Writers Heidelberg Germany San Diego

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