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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1972
Page
9
New York markets climbed on a London report that China and the Soviet Union sought a North Vietnamese peace. The Dow at 12:30 p.m. gained 12.27 to 947.02 after earlier strength, while NYSE breadth showed about five advancers per decliner.
London reports Western diplomats see no evidence Moscow or Beijing are pressing North Vietnam to end the war. They note no arms cutoff and doubt either power would betray Hanoi before Paris talks. Nixon’s Moscow talks and Podgorny’s Hanoi visit add context as China sends engineers into North Vietnam.
U S Navy fighter bombers pounded bunkers south of Quang Tri City to clear a route for a South Vietnamese paratroop task force advancing on the enemy held provincial capital. About 180 North Vietnamese were killed and South Vietnamese losses were 10 killed and 90 wounded as paratroopers entered the city’s southern edge.
Eugene Baldwin longtime Audrain County conservation agent resigns effective July 1 in Mexico Missouri. Regional supervisor Denver Camden notes Baldwin served ten years in the county and 17 years in the state department. He moved from Fredericktown with his family and provided no reasons for leaving.
A 15 year old Vandalia boy is in custody of Audrain County juvenile authorities over a theft of about 360 dollars from a cash register at the MFA exchange in Vandalia. Police Chief Don St. Clair says the youth admitted the act and said he spent the money on fireworks and a bicycle.
Washington AP George McGovern plans to unveil a revised welfare reform plan after the Democratic National Convention as he pursues the presidential nomination. This marks at least a third postponement amid criticism over cost and revenue projections tied to tax-loophole closures.
A cold air mass lowers temperatures further with a July 5 record low of 46 in the region and forecasts show tonight in the lower 40s and tomorrow’s highs in the low 70s. No rain is expected as cooler conditions persist.
The Audrain County Board of Tax Equalization will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in the county courthouse to hear complaints on assessments and set valuations on real personal and merchants property. The three county judges, the assessor, and the surveyor make up the board. Mexico’s mayor and city clerk sit on the commission for local reviews. The board’s work will take two to three days, and anyone with complaints should appear Monday. The same members will serve on the appeals board which convenes August 14.
An afternoon bridge session in Eagle River features a sharp aside about a fur coat and a divorce, credited to Dan Satran in Vilas County Wis the News Review, highlighting small town gossip echoing through shared games.
Dr Donald W Daut of St Louis has bought Dr Ernest S Gantt's medical building at 200 E Monroe St Mexico and will take over the practice on January 2 1973. Dr Gantt ill will not resume practice. Daut and family move to Mexico in late December. Daut a Missouri UM graduate 1989 with an MD is chief resident in internal medicine at St John's Mercy Hospital awaiting completion of residency. He and wife Arline have three children Donald Jr 5 John Henry 3 Amy 2. Gantt expresses gratification at finding such training to serve patients.
Audrain County Citizens for Schramm Committee met in Mexico to organize Jack Schramm's Democrat campaign. Debbie Doak of Vandalia was elected secretary and Phil Geary of Mexico treasurer as the group plans Friday meeting after Hi-Way R-J School candidates speak.
Marvin Griffith spent 48 years on the railroad starting as a 17 year old with the Chicago and Alton. He later retired from the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad last week, aided by a safety record and a bakery cake feature. He worked a six mile McCredie to Slater Roadhouse route, endured fires and snow removals, and now drives a truck while caring for flowers and 15 grandchildren. His wife, four daughters, two sons, and references to a railroad family background remain part of his story.
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird blasted Senator George McGovern’s proposed defense cuts as a white flag of surrender signaling reduced U S will to help international stability He charged the plan would slash defense by about 30 billion and said the Nixon administration would release Pentagon analyses supporting his critique The McGovern proposal would set a fiscal 1976 defense budget of 54 8 billion about 32 5 billion less than Nixon’s projection three years out
Washington AP report outlines Democratic and Daley forces seeking court involvement over McGovern delegates after a California tally and Illinois disqualification ruling. Appeals court restored 271 California votes, while Illinois delegates faced questions of gender and minority underrepresentation. Humphrey cautions about court action. McGovern gains potential nomination momentum.
Pretoria expert warns population growth in South Africa is outpacing India as crisis looms. Dr Nico Van Rensburg, deputy superintendent at a Pretoria hospital, says unchecked growth could lift the population from 21.5 million per the May 1971 census to 100 million in under five decades. The country spans 472,359 square miles, nearly three times California’s size.
Washington AP report notes Arlington National Cemetery will add a $15,000 tomb for an unknown Vietnam War dead this fall though none is identified. If found, the crypt will be placed near other unknowns. Army and Nixon era memorial plans drive the project amid renovation funding.
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