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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1970
Page
1
A House armed services subcommittee charges a concerted action by military and State Department officers to suppress evidence of the My Lai massacre. It cites 152 witnesses, notes no Saigon headquarters records, and references potential charges against Lt. Col. Barker and others, with findings on cover up scope and response.
Washington AP reports a special House subcommittee charge that massacre evidence at My Lai was deliberately hidden by field officers in a cover up. The panel says information reached field levels but not Saigon headquarters as the Vietnam War escalated. Atlanta AP notes a federal panel hearing on whether the army can try a My Lai murder case, challenging US military justice. Saigon AP reports a large South Vietnamese sweep to destroy North Vietnamese bases west of Da Nang.
In Washington Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri urged backing for a second major airport for St. Louis to be built in Missouri. The report ties calls for airport development to concerns over rising domestic violence and guerrilla action, noting proposed authority to plan and operate the airport and the political debate over locating it in Missouri versus Illinois.
Jefferson City AP John W Carter, state administrative hearing commissioner, ruled the Missouri Real Estate Board cannot hear suspension and revocation cases. The decision assigns that duty to the hearing commissioner. Wilbur Thomas Graham, a St. Louis broker of 10 years, faced co-mingling charges and received a two year license suspension followed by two years probation.
President Nixon, visiting Cincinnati for a campaign stop, meets Governor Taft at Riverfront Stadium. He greets fans and is photographed with Taft but keeps a nonpolitical stance, while fans cheer as the National League scores a 5-4 twelve inning win.
Circuit Judge John M. Cave sentenced Tony Eugene Overcash to three years for stealing a chain saw and two years for escaping from the county jail, both terms running concurrently. The 22-year-old Mexico, Missouri man pleaded guilty to stealing over $50 and to escape charges, while remain ing sought in surrounding counties on burglary and theft charges. The case involved a skylight escape from the county courthouse with a mattress-cover rope. co-defendant Charles A. Simpson, 19, Ferguson, Mo., faced auto theft charges.
Advisory committee approved night and evening classes for Mexico Area Vocational Technical School. Sept 14 start for technical and trades courses. Sept 28 for Mexico Evening School offering sewing to psychology. Also potential courses listed and committee members named.
St Louis AP report cites 15 to 30 percent higher consumer prices for clothing and goods abroad, rising import restrictions, and leadership fallout as reasons for a $1 million dip in gifts to the Disciples of Christ. Church leaders note a 5 percent drop in operating funds and 20 percent fall in capital receipts, with a 10 percent membership loss contributing to the slide.
Missouri crop data show 31 percent of corn silked, soybeans blooming in northwest, and moisture concerns. House Ways and Means Committee approved textile import quotas, signaling higher prices for shoes and shirts and a shift from free trade, with potential exemptions by product or country. Harvests progress across crops report wet weather slowing some regions.
Jefferson City reports a retrial is expected in late October for Donald C. Burk former Boone County youth agent who died in 1966 from exposure to the insecticide Dieldrin A hung jury led to a mistrial in federal court The Burk family seeks 25000 against Stauffer Chemical Co over warning labels Burk demonstrated Dieldrin’s effectiveness in 1962 but hose sprayer failure caused contact with skin and face His widow Marilyn and four children live at 408 West Broadway
Liberal George C. Rawlings Jr. claimed a slim victory in Virginia's Democratic Senate primary as light turnout produced a tight 919 vote margin over Clive L. DuVal. The outcome was under one percentage point with a runoff possible, though DuVal aides indicated he was unlikely to seek one. Rawlings would face incumbent Harry F. Byrd and Republican Ray L. Garland in November.
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