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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1971

Page

6

Steel Deadline At Midnight In Steel Talks

Washington AP negotiators near a midnight deadline as nine major steel firms and the United Steelworkers discuss wage hikes amid fears of a first industry strike in 12 years. Officials warn a strike could raise unemployment and inflation, while unions press for higher pay.

Washington Joseph P. Molony Afl-Cto United Steelworkers Molony Nixon J. Curtis Counts Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Counts Basic Steel Industry Conference

Rail Strike Grips Nation With Million Dollar Losses

United Transportation Union strikes cripple rail lines as 41 percent of the system goes idle. UTU expands to 10 railroads shut and eight more planned, with Congress and Nixon weighing new measures. Farmers, miners and Ford report sizable losses amid nationwide disruption.

Washington United Transportation Union Nixon UTU Congress Labor Department Jacob Javits R-N.y California Ford Motor Co James Hodgson

Romdall Named Mexico Postmaster After Service Span Ends

Robert C. Romdall was announced as Mexico postmaster by Harold S. Wagner. He has led as officer in charge since February and praised the staff while noting his predecessors Miss Margaret Mackle and Mrs. W. C. Stewart. Romdall, 1920 graduate of Mexico High, is married to Bernice Kehl with son Jerry a UPS division manager.

Richard W. Steele Mexico Earl Jones Steele Kirksville Northeast Missouri State College Alamo Hotel Eddie Gude Jr Gude Robert C. Romdall Harold S. Wagner Central Region St. Louis Margaret Mackle W. C. Stewart Romndall Mexico High School Bernice Kehl Jerry United Parcel Service Lee's Summit Romdall First Baptist Church Lions Club Green Field Committee Ban Johnson Roundall Regional Management Selection Board Postmaster General

Apollo 15 moonmen drive Lunar rover on Hadley Base excursion

Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin depart Hadley Base in Rover I for a six to seven hour lunar drive toward Hadley Rille and the Apennine front. Alfred Worden remains aboard Endeavour as the third crew member, photographing and mapping nearly 20 percent of the moon. The landing site Falcon is reported as precise, with the crew eager to study geology targets and return samples from Hadley Rille and the Apennines.

Space Center Houston Hadley Base David R. Scott James B. Irwin Hadley Rille Apennine Mountains Scott Irwin Falcon Apennines Earth Hadley Mission Control Center Irwin Immediatley Alfred M. Worden Endeavour Worden Lunar Mission Control Mountain Front Scott and Apennine Rille

Attacks Revealed In North Vietnam

U S command discloses two new self defense attacks inside North Vietnam. Navy fighter targeted a SAM battery 92 miles northwest of the DMZ after it threatened the jet. U S artillery hit a rocket launch site in the northern DMZ sector with no casualties reported. Retired Gen Duong Van Minh made his first public appearance since filing his presidential candidacy.

Saigon U.S Demilitarized Zone North Vietnam North South Vietnam Duong van “Big” Minh

Wanted My Arm And I Have It

Anne Shelly a Sherman Oaks teenager celebrated her 16th birthday while recovering from surgery to reattach her severed left arm. Doctors joined four major nerve sheaths after the July 22 accident caused by an airplane propeller. She remains upbeat, credits faith in God, and expects years of follow up to gauge success.

Los Angeles Anne Shelly Miss Shelly Ann Sherman Oaks

Jack H. Wilson Dies At 69 In Mexico Missouri

Jack H. Wilson, 69, died Friday at 901 Mississippi Street after illness since July. Born January 30, 1902 in Rolla, Missouri, he came to Mexico from New Berlin in 1962 and worked on a farm there. Survived by daughter Ruby Louw Wilson, a granddaughter Bonnie Green, three brothers Ken, Norman, Taylor, two sisters Melvin Spears and Willard Libolt, and a nephew William Joseph Houser in Germany. preceded in death by a son and other siblings. Funeral arrangements are pending at Frecht Pickering Funeral Home.

Jack H. Wilson Mississippi Une Wilson Mexico New Berlin, Ill New Berlin Rolla, Mo Anid Germany

MMA promotes nine faculty to higher ranks for new year

Lt Colonel promotions sweep MMA with Director of Athletics Joe Bailey, Derrill Kuhlman, and Orival Maupin advancing from major to lieutenant colonel as MMA opens its 83rd year. Thomas O'Brien and James Marley become majors while four new captains David Arnold Keith Byerly James Garrett and Ronald Kelly start their third year.

Missouri Military Academy Charles Stribling MMA Joe D. Bailey Derrill Kuhlman Orival Maupin Bailey Missouri Military Faculty Kuhlman Maupin Thomas S. O'Brien James KR. Marley David L. Arnold Keith W. Byerly James Garrett Ronald J. Kelly

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Richard Steele New York New York City R. C. Romdall Laddonia Sara Beth Cara Lynn Denny Wright Missouri Hoover Benjamin Harrison Lyndon Johnson Richard Vance The Ledger Jack H. Wilson Frecht+ Pickering Funeral Home Bailey, Kuhlman, Maupin Major O'Brien Major Marley Capt Arnold Capt. Byerly Capt Garrett Col. Maupin Capt Kelly
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