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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1973
Page
1
The report lists 7:00 a.m. readings, forecast for Zone 5 rain then snow, Missouri weather with temperatures in the 30s to 50s, extended look to Wednesday, and hospital admissions and discharges for Audrain, Centralia, Wellsville, Perry, Vandalia, and nearby towns.
Estella Ball reported her purse stolen from her parked car at the Highway Tobacco Store at 10 15 p m Friday. The purse held a hand tooled billfold credit cards and papers. John Williams reported a 12 gauge shotgun missing from his home between January 13 and 17 with no sign of forced entry.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the launch of America s first space station Skylab has been postponed from April 30 until sometime in May due to delays in testing the large new vehicle NASA said a firm launch date would come in late March after completing tests the station about the size of a medium size house NASA noted the test program is about two weeks behind schedule with a potential longer delay indicated The plan remains to launch Skylab unmanned into orbit 270 miles high on a Saturn 5 rocket followed by a manned rendezvous mission with three astronauts aboard a Saturn 1B the next day
John R. Hopkins Jr son of Mr and Mrs John R Hopkins of Mexico will join the law firm of Banta and Banta in Charleston Missouri. He earned a JD from Missouri University Law School in December and held roles with Missouri Law Review and University Legal Extension Division plus the American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. He graduates Central Methodist College and is married to Jane Banta with two children Elen and Jack. They will move to Charleston January 18 and reside at 510 East Commercial Street. He will take the Missouri Bar Exam late February and seeks licensure in May.
Social Science teacher Wesley Hawkins gets a temporary restraining order preventing the Sturgeon R-5 School District from interfering with his duties. He was dismissed after refusing a haircut and returned to teach pending further court action. Officials must appear next Friday to justify making the order permanent.
The council discussed the renewal area plan with assessments against abutting properties and the issuance of special tax bills. A public hearing notice was included for a re zoning request at the northwest corner of Elmwood Drive and Liberty Street.
Jefferson City Missouri State Parks Director Joseph Jaeger Jr. has quit after nearly 15 years in the post. He first led the agency from 1955 to 1963 and later worked as a private consultant on National Parks and Historic Monuments in Jordan for one year.
In over the counter trading yesterday A B Chance bid 22 percent asked 23 percent Commerce Bancshares bid 6242 percent asked 63 Wetterau bid 2754 percent asked 28 On the New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks closed at 8 percent Dresser Industries up 44 Kaiser Aluminum 17 54 down Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 43 up Ralston Purina 4344 up 44 US Gypsum common 34 down 44 US Gypsum preferred 30 unchanged
The Rev and Mrs Stanley C Fretwell of Waverly Missouri announce the birth of a son Joshua born January 3 at Research Hospital in Kansas City. The newborn weighs 3 pounds 13 ounces and has a sister Sarah Beth aged five. Grandparents are W L Pullen of 1014 Monroe Sr and Cecil Fretwell of Chicago. The baby is a patient at Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Audrain Countians met Rep. James Lemon in the county courtroom to discuss legislation and constituent issues. Lemon, in his first term, criticized Rep. Harold Volkmer's rushed juvenile officer bill and a second Volkmer measure, noting hearings before printing and late handouts. He said the juvenile bill would cost about one million dollars, mainly benefiting St. Louis and Jackson counties, and outlined committee assignments including labor ethics roles and livestock and dairying.
Jefferson City Mo dump truck operators who asked for a 40 percent rise were allowed increases of 6 to 10 percent by the Missouri Public Service Commission. Effective May 1 the new rates will be higher than current charges for non construction work and 10 percent higher for construction hauling.
Report describes a Shanghai automotive plant producing trucks and sedans since 1958. Highlights include 2,000 trucks and 400 sedans in 1970, 2,890 trucks by 1972, and plans for 3,000 trucks and 600 sedans this year. Wages range 36 to 160 yuans monthly with free medical care, eight pay grades, and worker housing nearby. Work hours are eight per day six days weekly with voluntary overtime.
Christopher S. Bond, Missouri's young governor, will appear on Issues and Answers on ABC-TV Sunday at 12:30 after having breakfast with presidential aide John Ehrlichman at the White House. The White House reportedly shows unusual interest in Bond and in Mexico.
Joe Sweitzer was installed noble grand of the Mexico Lodge No. 99 at the IOOF Home by Robert Ravenscroft district deputy grand master. New officers include Tom Green Albert Dutton Joe Ehrhardt Harry Cowley Raymond Mahoney Donald Forrest Hubert Hassler Leland Crews Paul Dean Donald Shay Curtis Sampson William Wyss John Hatcher Arthur Smith Freddie Crews plus Kenneth Keller grand master. Sampson and Homer Martin led the social hour after the meeting.
City Manager Neil Nielsen told Mexico Optimist Club members at the Monterey breakfast that revenue sharing is not new. He cited federal acts and 1972 76 expenditures. Mexico’s per capita income is 2079 with 14 per citizen in revenue sharing. The council approved 176000 for the year. Plans for the Mexican Fiesta and a Blue Grass Festival were announced, plus two public dances at the Knights of Columbus Hall on February 10.
Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. left Saigon after brief talks with President Thieu signaling possible progress toward a peace settlement. In Paris, Schumann and Kubisch met 45 minutes as experts in Hanoi and Saigon pressed technical talks on the draft cease fire while a South Vietnamese mission reviewed military details with U.S. negotiators.
North and South Vietnamese forces clash in the heaviest fighting since fall northwest of Saigon and south of the demilitarized zone. South Vietnamese claim 421 North Vietnamese killed with 57 slain and 157 wounded on their side. General Minh orders forces to be ready until the cease fire. Two North Vietnamese regiments, up to 2000 men, press to hold a camp near the Michelin rubber plantation, 40 miles northwest of Saigon, as a base for post cease-fire operations.
The article covers Richard Nixon's inauguration and pledge for a four year term to pursue peace and arms control. It notes the Capitol ceremonies, oath by Chief Justice Burger, Agnew swearing, and the large parade with 35 floats, 55 bands, and 19,439 attendees, amid protests and security, with balls and inaugural events across Washington. It mentions the theme The Spirit of 76 and astronauts present in the parade.
Kip Ogden of Powell Trailer park at 1800 N Clark St was treated and released at Audrain Medical Center after an apparently self inflicted wrist slash. Sheriff Riley said officers found Ogden with a slashed wrist at 3 30 a m and transported him for treatment. Cuts were believed to be made with a razor blade.
The CDC says pneumonia and influenza deaths hit epidemic levels in the Middle Atlantic and Pacific regions. A survey of 122 cities tallies 825 deaths for the week ending January 18. London flu outbreaks now reported in 23 states.
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