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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1971
Page
1
Partly cloudy to cloudy Missouri today with highs in the 30s to 50s and tonights in the teens to 30s. Extended outlook shows mild Monday and Tuesday, colder Wednesday after rain or snow. lows 20s to teens and highs 40s to 60s. Audrain Medical Center reports admissions and discharges. births noted in Mexico and several towns. multiple deaths including Henry E. Klusman, 80, of Mexico.
Richard Mabry reported four wheel covers stolen from his car parked at Washington and Promenade Streets between 1 p.m. and 2 a.m. Tim Gourley said another vehicle backed into his car at the Pizza Hut on E Liberty Street and fled. Jimmy Lee Brown reported his pickup damaged on the Kentucky Fried Chicken lot with damage to the right rear.
James Earl Ray, the admitted slayer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has been denied a new trial. Criminal Court Judge William H. Williams ruled Ray was not eligible for post conviction relief. He pleaded guilty on March 10, 1969 and is serving a 99-year term at Brushy Mountain State Prison in East Tennessee.
Paty Duke, 23, welcomed a 7 ounce boy named Sean Thursday at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. The Oscar winner, who filed for divorce from her second husband Michael Tell last July, also has a first husband, Harry G. Flak Jr. The spokesman called Duke thrilled and happy with the new arrival.
San Diego officials refused a $60,000 payment to singer Andy Williams for taping his January 30 television show at the Civic Center. Public relations director Mike Styles said Williams did not provide sufficient publicity for San Diego, noting the city was mentioned only briefly.
South Vietnamese forces claim Hill 31 on the Ho Chi Minh trail has been retaken, while reports say they are encircled by two North Vietnamese regiments at a nearby base. Heavy fighting continues across Laos and Cambodia.
John Edwin Roethemeyer, 32, of Perry, was cited for driving on the wrong side of the road. His tractor trailer crossed the center line on Highway 19 in Audrain County and sideswiped Richard Melvin Curtis, 37, of Mexico at 7:55 p.m. Estimated damage was $75 to the truck and $250 to the car. no injuries reported.
President Misael Pastrana Borrero imposed a state of siege in Cali after deadly campus clashes at the University of Valle. Troops moved onto campus amid student strikes and protests about university leadership and funding, with 15 killed and 49 wounded, including students, soldiers, and policemen. The crackdown extended to city streets as rioting spread.
The annual Patriotic Pew Rally will be held at St Paul Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Excerpts on Mexico's notable citizens along with choral performances by Mission Chorus Second Baptist Ladies Chorus Male Chorus and St Paul Youth Choir. Proceeds go to the Building Fund. Rev C A Trotter pastor and committee members listed.
Mountain View Missouri AP judge J Ben Searcy of the 37th Judicial Circuit died Friday night at St. Francis Memorial Hospital where he was admitted Tuesday for a respiratory illness. Searcy, 63, lived at Eminence.
Over the counter trading shows A B Chance Co at 24 bid 25 asked, Commerce Bancshares 4734 bid 48 asked, Wetterau 25 bid 26 asked. NYSE listings include Bobbie Brooks 124, Dresser Industries 33 down 1949, Interco 46 up 4, Kaiser Aluminum 35 down, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 34 up 4, Ralston Purina 27 44 down 4, U S Gypsum common 63 up 1 4, 1270, and U S Gypsum preferred 36 down 44, 2000.
Norman Gastler of Martinsburg was elected chairman of the Audrain County Extension Council with C T Lierheimer as vice chairman Mrs William Fairchild as secretary and Mrs Wayne Shellabarger as treasurer The group reorganized with new officers taking over March 1 and heard progress reports from James L Whitfield area extension director and Paul Lutz community development specialist Awards were given and several retiring members received certificates of appreciation An updated roster listed existing and retiring council members and officers including Bennie Salisbury and Donald Schutte Detailing the annual meeting at the 4 H Center the report highlighted county activities and program plans.
Mexico Ledger lists publication details with pricing for single copies, mail subscriptions by region and duration, and armed forces rate. It notes offices at 300 N Washington St with hours from 8 to 6:30 weekdays and 8 to 3 on Saturday.
The Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins kidnapping murder case drags through a fourth month as about 1,300 potential jurors have been rejected. Eleven whites and five blacks have been seated in the pool for 12 jurors and two alternates amid widespread public opinion and frequent disqualifications over perceived guilt or innocence. The trial, tied to the slaying of Alex Rackley, has seen limited progress after prior rulings and ongoing pretrial disputes.
The FBI said three Kansas City teenagers, two 17-year-olds and a 14-year-old, will appear before a U S commissioner Monday in connection with a Lowry City Missouri bank robbery. About five thousand dollars was taken and found in a purple car stopped north of Clinton after a roadblock.
Mexico Arts and Crafts Club met at Garfield Heights Community Center for its regular monthly meeting with 10 members present. Guest speaker Mrs. Thomas Day presented a program on wigs, including history, a display of wigs, and wig styling demonstrations.
Billy H. Miller appointed manager of the Mexico office of the Missouri Division of Employment Security. Effective Monday. Miller, formerly placement supervisor in St. Ann, joined the agency in 1964 after work in St. Louis and Granite City. He is a SIU Edwardsville graduate, Air Force veteran, and husband of Roberta Siebold.
Dr Tom V Ritchie organist at Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville will present an organ recital Sunday at 4 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico as part of the Vesper Recital Series. Open to the public without charge. He holds degrees from Illinois Indiana and the American Conservatory of Music and is an associate of the American Guild of Organists. An instrumental ensemble from the college will assist with works by Marcello Bach Handel Dupre Mendelssohn Sowerby and Mozart.
In New York AP report, sociologist Dr. Philip Hauser notes a second postwar baby boom beginning around October 1968 as fertile women reach peak years. Separately, Belfast erupts in gun battles leaving two police deaths and multiple wounded amid sectarian clashes in Ardoyne, with British troops firing on gunmen and civilians.
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally told the Senate House Economic Committee that the United States is in tough economic times with a worsening balance of trade and higher farm prices. He expressed guarded optimism, noted no immediate wage-price controls, and warned of the need for strong second-half gains to reduce the deficit. Commerce data showed January trade surplus at 49.1 million, the lowest since June 1969, while exports excluding defense reached 3.735 billion.
A 55 year old man abducted by robbers directed them to his home then to a house beside the Hampton Avenue police station. Police chased and captured two suspects, Dennis M. Conway 27 and Ray Hook 22, on Friday. They were booked on assault robbery and car theft charges.
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