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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1971
Page
9
Travelers face freezing rain and a mix of snow as a cold front moves through Missouri. Regions from Kansas City to Cape Girardeau expect snow, then freezing rain and continued cold into Wednesday with temperatures in the teens to 40s. Local police report minor crashes and slick roads with several injuries and medical center admissions.
U S Command reports a second protective reaction air strike inside North Vietnam 110 miles north of the DMZ after a Shrike missile missed a coastal SAM site and radar tracked an unarmed Navy recon jet. The attack, along with a separate Friday strike near the Laos border, is deemed an exercise of self defense. South Vietnamese forces report 78 enemy killed near the Cambodian border. Marine patrol engagement near Da Nang leaves several Americans wounded or killed. Admiral Moorer visits Phnom Penh to assess the military situation.
Patrons crowded the Holiday Inn in Jefferson City for Kit Bond’s reception as he prepared to speak at the inaugural ball. The crowd, including Bond family staff and GOP aides, heard a German band perform while more than 275 people headed to the Tiger Hotel for the Columbia ball.
William J Fennewald died at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico at 3 25 am He was 91 A retired farmer and St Joseph s Church member He married Elizabeth Keymer on Sept 2 1914 Surviving are his wife five children and twelve grandchildren Funeral services will be 1030 am Friday at St Joseph s Church Martinsburg with burial in St Joseph s Cemetery Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society or the Martinsburg Church
Funeral services for John 5 Crocker will be held Wednesday at Moss Funeral Home in Clearwater Florida. The 49 year old Tampa district sales manager for A P Green Refractories Co died after a several week illness at Emory University Medical Center. He was a 1938 Hickman High School and 1946 Missouri University graduate, World War II veteran awarded the Purple Heart, and a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He leaves parents, wife Jeanne Rector, two sons Jack and Tom, a daughter Kathy, and a Clearwater address family memorials to Morton Plant Hospital or American Cancer Society.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dena Gerwin of Rush Hill are scheduled for 1 30 p m Wednesday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home. Rev John Blass of Rush Hill Community Church will officiate with burial in Laddonia Cemetery. The funeral home will be open after 7 p m tonight.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Askey, 77, former Jonesburg resident, will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Harding Funeral Home in Jonesburg with Rev M B Henley officiating. Burial is in Jonesburg City Cemetery. She died yesterday in a Hannibal hospital. Also notes Today In History for Jan 12 1971 highlighting John Hancock birth and Warwick founded.
Kansas City AP reports light snow across parts of Missouri with cloudy skies that should clear by Wednesday. The extended forecast calls for more rain or possible snow Thursday and milder highs, with nights in the 20s to low 30s and highs rising to the 40s by Wednesday. North of 36 to 40 Thursday. southern areas in the 60s. Monday readings ranged 54 at Springfield to 23 at Kirksville, falling to 4 at Kirksville and 35 at Cape Girardeau Monday night.
Enrollment will be held at 7 p m Tuesday Jan 19 for the High School Equivalency and Basic Adult Education Courses at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School. Herman Tolson teaches the courses with Mrs Helen Steele assisting. No fee charged. Call 581-5684 for more information.
Meadle, a Vietnam War witness, recalls pre assault briefing claiming Viet Cong in My Lai and orders to search and destroy including civilians. He says Calley directed killings, felt justified, and later testified he helped shoot villagers after being told to do so. Medina’s responsibility for the deaths remains under investigation.
City officials hear projected revenue of about 160000 in year one from a new sales tax while debating its timing with annexation and budget implications. Discussion covers property tax shifts, street funding needs, and the impact on general revenue. See TV cable franchise and water main extension issues also advance with votes and public hearings planned.
Washington AP The Commodity Credit Corporation within the Agriculture Department unveils a new price formula for government owned grain offerings. The schedule starts July 1 for wheat oats barley and rye Sept 1 for soybeans and Oct 1 for corn and sorghum. The plan introduces a minimum price 4.5 cents per bushel above the previous season, tapering to 3 cents then 1.5 cents before reverting to earlier levels by the fourth month, aiming to shield farmers from harvest period cash market undercut.
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