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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1972
Page
6
The ransom money for Virginia Piper was paid Friday night and she was to be released by her abductors this morning. Piper, wife of Harry C. Piper Jr., was abducted from her Minneapolis home Thursday. John Morrison, Piper's brother-in-law, said the ransom had been paid and spoke for Piper.
Washington AP report details President Nixon urging Congress to slow end the war amendments by arguing they threaten foreign policy. Senate moves to block Indochina funds and curb arms programs. Ford and McGovern efforts reshape antiwar strategy amid Eagleton ticket rumors and health worries.
Work resumes Tuesday on pouring MFA mill silos after two concrete hoists failed. Electrical trouble and a tangled cable halted operations at the 72 foot mark on the 140 foot silos. About 100 workers were laid off pending parts. completion slips to next Friday. About 175 workers have cycled through the project.
London AP reports Britons surged to stock food as a national dock strike halts port traffic. Forty two thousand longshoremen walked out Friday, seeking better job security and higher severance pay. A prolonged stoppage threatens imports and maritime freight, with 70 percent of import export traffic at a standstill and about five hundred ships idled.
Richard Guzman, 29, son-in law of Karl Wallenda, part of the Flying Wallendas, fell to the ground after hitting a live electrical wire during a high wire act before a Wheeling circus audience. Police say he dropped 60 feet and died. The tragedy marked the second Wallenda death watched by Karl Wallenda.
Debor ah Duff of Kansas City relinquishes her Miss Missouri title as 32 contestants compete for the state crown to represent Missouri in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey. Finalists include Miss Renee Beal Miss Janet Brendel with preliminary winners in swim wear and talent.
The Union Chapel Cemetery Association drew about 200 people in Audrain County for a Democratic talk backing Sen. Thomas Eagleton. Jerry Seigfreid blasted mugwump press coverage of Eagleton health and driving records, urged attendance for today’s rally near Ashland, and led a caravan from South Trails at 1:30 p.m. Other speakers included Jane Farnen, Floyd Lewis, Roy Guile, Glenn Barnes, Thomas Osborne, and James Littrell addressing local offices, taxes, and school funding amid primary and general election appeals.
Sindlinger Research reports about 60 percent of telephone poll respondents sympathize with Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton but fear the ticket could be hurt by his medical history. The reaction to the columnist Jack Anderson's drunk driving charge is described as very negative.
Democrats in Jefferson City brace for a visit by vice presidential hopeful Tom Eagleton. The Missouri senator, 42, vows to stay on the ticket amid a controversy over past psychiatric treatment and a report about drunken driving. Eagleton planned to arrive with his wife at 4 30 p m CDT and attend Gov Hearnes birthday dinner before heading to Washington.
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