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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1971

Page

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Missouri Weather and Local Hospital Notices Briefs

Cloudy cold Missouri forecast with snow chances and low temperatures across counties. Audrain Medical Center lists admissions and discharges including James W. Hancock and others. Baptist news notes Billy T. Hargrove elected Missouri Baptist Convention stewardship director succeeding Dr. W. H. Allison, who retired Jan 1.

Baptist Post Jefferson City Billy T. Hargrove Atlanta, Ga Missouri Baptist Convention W. H. Allison

Local deaths and vehicle incidents reported in Mexico area

Eddie Sheets died at 62 as two collisions were logged Friday. Mary Shipley and Steven Holtcamp were involved in crashes at Promenade and Coal Streets. Lola Provant backed into a parked car on courthouse square. Police noted radio antenna damage to Clarence Torreyson’s car and Woodrow Bealmer reported a broken car radio antenna. A skid on Apple Tree Lane caused a tree impact, and Carroll Motor Co. reported missing gas caps from new trucks with some recovered near Jefferson Street.

Mary M. Shipley Wade Steven D. Holtcamp Route 4 Mexico Promenade and Coal Sts Lola M. Provant Sturgeon Courthouse Square Donald and Nicki S. Phillips Route 5 Clarence Torreyson Woodlawn Torreyson Stephen Robert Collins Western St Apple Tree Lane A. P. Green Carroll Motor Co Liberty St Carroll Lot Liberty and Jefferson Sts Jefferson St Woodrow Bealmer

Park Board Studies Plan on Camp Sites

Jefferson City AP reports Missouri State Park Board weighing a plan to let private investors lease state land to build and operate camp sites for recreational vehicles. Dean Anholt notes four states use similar setups, with the investor covering costs and sharing gross receipts with the state. The board also awarded a concessions contract at Lake of the Ozarks State Park to Harold H Hawkins, Eldon, detailing percentages for groceries, souvenirs, beaches, boat rentals, fuel, live bait, and rod rentals.

Jefferson-City Missouri State Park Board Dean Anholt Springfield Realtor Anholt Lake of the Ozarks State Park Harold H. Hawkins Eldon

Freeing Swiss ambassador ends Brazil hostage drama

Rio de Janeiro AP reports Swiss ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was freed after 40 days of kidnapping. His release followed government actions yielding 70 prisoners to political asylum in Chile. Delegates and officials described the outcome as the crisis concluding with his safe return.

Rio DE Janeiro Giovanni Enrico Bucher Rio Chile

Stock market over the counter and NYSE results

Yesterday in over the counter trading A B Chance Co 9454 bid 22 percent asked Commerce Bancshares 45 46 percent Vetteran 224 bid 23 asked On the NYSE Bobbie Brooks closed 17 up 14 1370 shares traded Dresser Industries 32 down Interco 42 unchanged 9000 Kaiser Aluminum 364 percent up Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 38 up 1 Ralston Purina 25 down US Gypsum common 63 up es US Gypsum preferred 3644 up 1 5000

A. B. Chance Co Commerce Bancshares Vetteran New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina U.S

Laird Sees No Change In Withdrawals

Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird says there will be no changes to U.S. withdrawals in Vietnam amid reports of leadership shakeups. He cites Cambodia’s growing armed forces and Southeast Asia’s improving outlook as Washington plans troop reductions and reports to President Nixon.

Washington Melvin R. Laird Southeast Asia Cambodia U.S Robert J. Dole Republican National Committee Nixon Vietnam Laird Tas Lon Nol Thailand South Vietnam United States Creighton W. Abrams Abrams Saigon Pentagon

Robber Took Cabbie's Pants In St. Louis

In St Louis taxi driver Eugene Turner said a man in his late 20s rode with him at about 2 am. The robber pulled a knife, forced Turner to the curb, demanded the wallet, then took Turner's pants and fled on foot leaving the driver shivering in the cold.

ST. Louis Eugene Turner Turner

Widow presents Nixon with needlework seal

A 79 year-old widow in Washington presented President Nixon with a four by five foot needlework copy of the presidential seal. The piece bears the phrase God Bless America the land that I love and includes Nixon's name and the date of his inauguration.

Washington Nixon America

Muskie reports constructive talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow

Senator Ed Muskie said his three days in Moscow with Premier Kosygin Foreign Minister Gromyko and other officials were firm frank and positive focusing on core divides and possible solutions. He noted the talks covered the Middle East and noted neither side seeks direct influence on a settlement. He stressed the visit was unofficial and carried no messages for the Nixon administration.

Moscow Edmund S. Muskie West Germany Muskie Alexei N. Kosygin Andrei Gromyko Soviet Union United States Israel Egypt Frankfurt Bonn Willy Brandt Kosygin Nixon

Government auditors challenge $618,000 feed-grain payments

GAO reviews found 618000 in questionable diversions to nonfarm land in 1969 including housing sites, nudist colonies, dumps and gravel pits. Payments to 938 owners covered land used for recreation, estates and other nonproduction uses, with some totaling 87000 previously. Agriculture Department to exclude nonfarm land and strengthen controls.

Washington General Accounting Office Congress GAO Agriculture Department

Sierra Club Receives 86-Acre California Estate Bequest

Edna Bloss Thorne, a 93 year old San Francisco widow who died in June 1969, has left an 86 acre Woodside estate valued at about 1 million dollars to the Sierra Club Foundation. The bequest requires preservation as a nature reserve and includes redwood and oak groves and natural chaparral terrain southwest of Redwood City in San Mateo County, about 25 miles south of San Francisco.

Redwood City Calif San Francisco Sierra Club Foundation Edna Bloss Thorne San Mateo County

University curators to expand public access and name new leaders

The Missouri University board of curators in St Louis votes to broaden dialogue with students and faculty and open meetings to the public via town meetings at all four campuses. Al Onofrio named head football coach. Roy M. Fisher named dean of the Missouri School of Journalism at Columbia. Dr Clifton Cornwell named interim chancellor designates. Wesley J Dale named acting provost and dean of faculties. Richard A Armitage resigns. Fisher, fifth journalism dean, previously at Chicago Daily News and Medill. early career included Hastings and Pratt papers. Fisher helped direct a 1956 inquiry into State Auditor Orville Hodge that earned a Pulitzer Prize and led to Hodge’s imprisonment.

Board of Curators St. Louis Missouri al Onofrio Dan Devine Roy M. Fisher Chicago Daily News Missouri School of Journalism Columbia Clifton Cornwell Fece Bia Canilonia Herbert W. Schooling Wesley J. Dale Kansas City Richard A. Armitage Fisher Journalism Earl F. English Kansas Kansas State University Neiman Harvard Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism Hastings, Neb Daily Tribune Pratt Kan The Daily News Orville Hodge Hodge

Library Senior Group To Hear Review In Mexico Area

The senior citizens club meets Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Mexico Audrain County Library. Mrs. Joe Wheeler will present a book review. Transportation is available by calling Mrs. 0.3. Melahn at 581-1182.

Mexico-Audrain County Joe Wheeler Melahn

Inflation May Worsen Warns Sen Eagleton

Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton warned in St. Joseph at the Northwest Missouri Press Association dinner that without wage and price controls inflation could accelerate beyond prior records. He cited Nixon's budget stance and deficits of 15 billion for this year and potentially 25 billion next year, urging active pursuit of controls.

Sen. Eagleton ST. Joseph, Mo Thomas F. Eagleton Eagleton St. Joseph Northwest Missouri Press Association Nixon

Vespers Speakers Announced at Missouri Military Academy

The Missouri Military Academy lists vespers speakers and cadet readers for Sunday services at 6 30 p m through winter open to the public Jan 17 Neil Nielsen and Cadet Richard Frahm Jan 24 Rev Terry Moore and Cadet Mike Curry Jan 31 Dr R B Cutlip and Cadet Frank Kindred Feb 7 Jerry Seigtreid and Cadet James Graves Feb 14 Jack Adams and Cadet Bill Gant Feb 28 Major John Red dick and Cadet Gary Miller March 7 Rev Dick Wohlers and Cadet Mike Dickey No service Feb 21 Memorial Chapel Choir presents the opera Abraham and Isaac

Missouri Military Academy Neil Nielsen Richard Frahm Terry Moore Mike Curry R. B. Cutlip Frank Kindred Jerry Seigtreid James Graves Jack Adams Bill Gant John Reddick Gary Miller Dick Wohlers Mike. Dickey Memorial Chapel Abraham and Isaac

Jarring Seeks Jordan Position On 1967 Settlement

United Nations report says U N mediator Gunnar V Jarring has heard peace proposals from Israel and Egypt and will meet Jordan on Monday to relay the government stance on implementing the 1967 Security Council resolution. Egyptian ambassador El Zayyat says Egypt responded on paper to Israel, while Allon criticizes Big Four diplomacy as hindering peace prospects. The Lebanese government protests an Israeli raid on a Palestinian guerrilla base inside Lebanon, claimed repulsion prevented main base access. Egyptian president Sadat and Soviet leader Podgorny attend the Aswan Dam dedication in a ceremony marking the $1 billion project.

United Nations N.Y U.N Gunnar ¥. Jarring Middle East Israel Egypt Jordan United Nations, N.Y Gunnar V. Jarring Muhammad H. el-Farra Jarring U.N. Security Council Mohammed H. el-Zayyat Jerusalem El-Zayyat El-Farra Yigal Allon New York Allen United States Soviet Union Britain France Allon Lebanon CG Us Saraf Gaza Strip Aswan Nile River Anwar Sadat Nikolai V. Podgorny

Mrs Harrison Brown Breaks Hip in Long Beach Hospital Stay

Bernice F Brown, once of Mexico, now in Long Beach California, is hospitalized at Memorial Hospital of Long Beach room 510 2810 Atlantic Ave Long Beach 90806 recovering from a broken hip.

Harrison Bernice F.) Brown Long Beach Calif Memorial Hospital of Atlantic Ave

Testimony Links in Miss Davis Case Revealed

Testimony tied Angela Davis to the Aug. 7 court shooting in Marin County. Grand jury testimony shows Davis bought firearms, with witnesses identifying her and Jackson purchasing guns. Sealed 16 pages include details about hostage Gary Thomas and autopsy findings on Judge Haley.

San Rafael Calif Angela Davis Miss Davis UCLA Marin County Grand Jury Civic Center Superior Court Harold J. Haley San Quentin James McClain William Arthur Christmas Jonathan Jackson Haley Peter D. Fleming Jackson Gary W. Thomas Assisant John H. Manwaring Manwaring

Last Rites Held For Mrs Elizabeth Fennewald

Last rites for Mrs Elizabeth Fennewald were held this morning at Arnold funeral home. The Rev Gilbert Hayden of St Brendan Church officiated and burial followed in the Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Allen Fennewald Julius Fennewald Ed Hoer Leo Tillman Fred Lierheimer and William Fairchild.

Elizabeth Fennewald Arnold Funeral Home Gilbert Hayden St. Brendan Church Allen Fennewald Julius Fennewald Ed Hoer Leo Tillman Fred Lierheimer William Fairchild

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