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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
8
A Mississippi Beach dispatch reflects on the Democratic convention where George McGovern won the nomination amid mixed praise and protest. Delegates praise the momentum while questioning the price paid, and speculation centers on McGovern’s vice presidential choice with Tom Eagleton notably discussed amid Missouri support and regional reactions.
A senatorial nomination hopeful engaged a passer-by, a staunch opponent party member. The man refused, vowing allegiance to his candidate and muttering frustration, while the candidate asked if the voter would back him if the opponent withdraws.
At the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Sen. George McGovern weighed running mates with a field including Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri and others. Eagleton stayed in his Ivanhoe Hotel room as word of a decision loomed, while McGovern met with advisers to finalize the choice.
In Audrain County Mexico voters aged 17 were barred from the Aug 8 primary after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled voters must be 18 to vote. Pauline Harrison pulled 14 17 year old registration cards from a stack of 462 new forms, leaving 402 under 21. Registration is closed.
The Missouri Supreme Court officially reprimanded Judge John E. Bardgett after a disciplinary commission found he gave the appearance of impropriety by socializing with House Speaker James E. Codfrey in a Jefferson City lounge during a pending case. The court exonerated him on other charges and he remains disqualified from court decisions pending further actions. Rep. Webb condemned the finding as a farce and urged removal.
FBI reports two armed hijackers agreed to release three hostage stewardesses and ransom money in exchange for a private plane with an agent pilot. The Texas hijackers had seized four stewardesses and a pilot from a National Airlines 727 after a Philadelphia to Houston flight. The other lone hijacker in Oklahoma City abandoned his bid after demanding $550,000.
Barbara Archer of Aurora Missouri says her daughter Linda Joiner a 24 year old Miami Florida resident and National Airlines stewardess aboard a hijacked Boeing 727 from Philadelphia is safe or being held with four stewardesses. An escapee reported but status unknown. Joiner has spent a vacation with her mother in the Midwest.
Ronn E Hunt has joined the Ledger advertising department this week. A Batavia Illinois native and Central Missouri State graduate, he majored in public relations and served eight years in the Air Force as a non commissioned officer. He later managed Modern Hostess in Kansas City. He and wife Carole have two children Angel and Ronnie. They reside at 1015 Frances and attend the Presbyterian Church.
Audrain County's assessed valuation reaches $14,811,785 with totals across real estate, personal property and merchants and manufacturers up. County Clerk Glenn M. Barnes notes growth in all categories as Board of Equalization adds and adjusts values ahead of next month appeals hearing. Local railroad and utilities assessed at $16,050,696 with rural valuation at $47,820,628. other counties and towns show varied gains and cuts.
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