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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
6
Secretary Laird told Congress the Pentagon aims to draft 5,000 men before the June 30 deadline, far below the prior estimate. He outlined March calls under 2,500 and an average of 1,000 monthly for the next three months, with January and February calls canceled.
Fulton Westminster College trustees pick Dale Purcell head of a Columbia planning firm to replace Dr R L Davidson when he retires after 18 years. Purcell to assume duties Jan 15 and become president July 1. he is a former professor and administrator. The firm focuses on institutional planning financing and management. Also notes a Clayton visit by Mark Goodman Sylvan Agatstein and Irene Taylor and Elaine Silverstein recovering from surgery in Audrain Medical Center.
The article weighs whether Kit Bond is Missouri’s 46th or 47th governor, noting Donnelly’s nonconsecutive terms and similar U.S. president numbering. It cites Nixon Meir talks at Camp David on March 1, their fourth meeting since 1969, with no topics listed.
Israeli forces conducted four air sweeps into Syria shooting down five MiGs and hitting guerrilla bases and artillery sites. Damascus claimed three Israeli planes were lost and reported heavy shelling along the Golan Heights with losses on both sides. An Israeli envoy to Sudan was named Cleo A. Noel Jr. as the first new U S ambassador since 1967.
The Mexico Public Safety Department received two traffic direction instruments from the Missouri Division of Highway Safety. Worth about 1000 dollars, the Vu-Control extends above police cars to seven feet, with red lights, floodlights, and a speaker to illuminate work areas and protect workers. Mounted promptly, the gear will start operation soon.
Hollywood AP reports Adolph Zukor, founder of Paramount and a key figure in mass film production, celebrated his 100th birthday with a star studded tribute. Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Diana Ross saluted him as Zukor recalled his rise from a Hungarian immigrant to cinema mogul.
Evanston Ill AP Three girls and two boys born Friday to Mr and Mrs James Baer of Northbrook are reported doing well. The first born Thomas Allen with respiratory issues is fed orally and receives occasional oxygen while the siblings have been moved from Highland Park Hospital to Evanston Hospital. Dr Melvin Cohen said fertility drug Perganol was used daily before pregnancy and declined further comment.
A medical team in Israel reported in 1970 that among 78 pregnancies following the drug treatment, 31 resulted in multiple births. The drug is used more widely there than in the United States, with daily use typically aimed at women who fail to ovulate.
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