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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1973
Page
8
Readable fragments describe a travel discussion about China with officials who hosted American visitors. Observations include holiday practices, daily hours of peasant farming, food shortages, and Maoist development goals balancing agriculture and industry. The piece ends with a prompt for continuation on page 6.
Good yields and profits were reported at a 4 H Center awards luncheon despite a drought. Wayne Robertson of Ladonia won both soybean yield and profit awards with 36.4 bushels per acre and 66.19 dollars net. Other top producers included William Kohl and Tom Talley Jr., while irrigation boosted corn yields such as Edwin Davis with 188.9 bushels per acre and 134.22 dollars net. About 90 farmers attended as Robert M. White spoke on his China trip.
Nearly 80 B52 bombers saturated a 150 mile supply corridor from Vinh across the DMZ into northern South Vietnam. They dropped up to 2400 tons, targeting supply areas and troop positions to block materiel and reinforcements, as a peace talks in Paris continued and a halt above the 20th parallel remained in effect.
In Paris Kissinger and Le Due Tho led a large aide entourage in a final session of peace talks. Kissinger will fly to the Florida White House to brief President Nixon at Key Biscayne after the session, with Ziegler noting a long week of talks and possible progress.
Miss Pearl Morris 83 longtime Mexicoan living in St. Louis since 1967 died Friday in a St. Louis hospital. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Sunday at United Jewish Cemetery in St. Louis. She was born in Mexico to Samuel and Annie Morris and was a charter member of the Mexico Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Survivors include sister Mrs. Gertrude Klass and nieces and nephews in St. Louis. she was preceded in death by two brothers Herbert and Earl Morris and sister Natalie Morris.
William H. Vanlandingham of Mexico Route 2 died at 11 p.m. Friday en route to Audrain Medical Center after three years of ill health. He was born December 26, 1902 in Monroe County and married Florence Dowell in 1926. Surviving are a son Harold, daughters Doris Tanzy and Dorothy Kendrick, two brothers Ernest and Charley, and several grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at Arnold Funeral Home.
Louis Wayne Utterback pleaded guilty in Audrain Circuit Court to subornation of perjury and received a three year prison term with no probation or parole. The information was amended removing threats allegations toward Charlotte McCoy and her children. Prosecutor Osborne cited past confessions of threats while Utterback admitted asking McCoy to lie.
Forest T. Noel, president, announced a new record for Central Missouri Livestock Auction with 1 774 cattle 9 221 hogs and 759 sheep sold totaling 1 539 690 18 dollars. He noted 1972 was a record year overall with 49 458 446 93 dollars in sales and predicted 1973 will top 1972 as meat demand remains strong and U S production leads in quality.
The Los Angeles Times reports the EPA plans for a six county gasoline rationing scheme in Southern California during heavy smog months May 1 to Oct 31 starting 1975. Hearings are slated for February and March with possible congressional review under the 1970 Clean Air Act.
Handi-Shop Inc a sheltered workshop aims to open March 1 serving Audrain Montgomery Monroe and Callaway counties with 25 initial applicants. 36 people aged 16 to 65 have already applied and the project seeks to provide training and meaningful employment for disabled individuals as a local community funded venture.
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