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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1976

Page

3

Public defenders argue Simants a moron in Kellie murders trial

In North Platte Nebraska public defenders for Erwin Charles Simants seek to prove he is grossly mentally retarded and cannot be held responsible for the Kellie family killings. They argue an eight year old level of functioning while prosecutors plan to show multiple sex assaults and murders including a young girl, her grandfather, grandmother, son and grandchildren. The case features a sequestered jury, testimonies from a state pathologist, and a diagram of the crime scene as the trial proceeds with limits on reporting previously lifted.

North Platte Neb Erwin Charles Simants Henry Kellie Sutherland Leonard Wyhnalek Simants Miles Foster Mel Messersmith Ogallala Nebraska State Patrol Kellies Nebraska U.S. Supreme Court Marvin Holscher Holscher Kellie Florence Kellie Henry Audrey Marie David Deanna Daniel Vyhnalek James Boggs Boggs Amos

Personal News of Wellsville Partially Continued

The record recounts Ellis being tried by a military commission for publishing enemy information and aiding resistance to the U.S. government. He was banished from Missouri, his printing materials seized and sold. It notes 1850s election interference, Kansas troubles, and Montgomery County men voting early and often. It also covers emigration to Colorado during the Pike's Peak excitement and traffic on the Boone’s Lick road aiding local farmers.

United States Montgomery County Colorado Pike's Peak Boone's Lick

Fire at Hawthorne Melody Farms kills 21 show horses

In Libertyville Illinois a stable fire at Hawthorne Melody Farms claimed the lives of twenty one show horses. Fire officials say a natural gas explosion started the blaze and two attendants failed to move most horses from stalls before the 200 foot structure burned. Three horses were saved before the men retreated due to smoke and heat. One fireman suffered injuries from flying debris. Damaged stables estimated at $100000.

Libertyville, Ill Hawthorne Melody Farms Chicago Jim Bentley Libertyville Bentley

Government Proposes Ban On DES In Cattle And Sheep

FDA announces a proposal to bar DES use in cattle and sheep production over residual liver contamination and cancer concerns. Congress weighs broader bans on DES in livestock feed and human drug use amid past court reversals and ongoing testing using new methods.

Washington Congress The Food and Drug Administration FDA Agriculture Department

Californian Will Head Farm Bureau

Allan Grant of California defeated incumbent William J. Kuhfuss 113 to 83 to become president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at its St Louis convention. Grant, 69, heads a 640 acre Visalia area farm and aims to continue federation policies while improving farmer standing.

ST. Louis American Farm Bureau Federation Allan Grant California William J. Kuhfuss Robert B. Delano National Board of Directors Grant Visalia Calif California Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bureau Federation Delano Warsaw Virginia Farm Bureau Federation South John Junior Armstrong Manhattan Kan Dean Kleckner Rudd, Towa Frederick Heringer Clarksburg J. Robert Wade Franklin, Ky

Kentucky Job Offer To Steven Ford

President Ford's son Steven Ford, 19, is guaranteed a job on a Kentucky horse farm if he desires one. The Thoroughbred Breeders of Kentucky offered him the position after learning he had transferred from Utah State University to California State Polytechnic University to study horseshoeing and riding.

Lexington Ford Steven Kentucky Utah State University California State Polytechnic University

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