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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1971

Page

3

Agencies Fight On Air Safety

Washington AP report on the midair collision debate between NTSB and FAA over the see and be seen rule. It notes the Los Angeles crash nears a larger pattern of near misses, calls for updated air traffic rules, and cites past disasters including Indianapolis 1969. The feud centers on radar controlled routes versus visual flight rules and safety responsibilities of pilots.

Washington Air West Marine Corps Los Angeles U.S New York Indianapolis Ind National Transportation Safety Board NTSB Federal Aviation Administration FAA The Safety Board Stark San Gabriel Mountains Salt Lake City Piedmont North Carolina Ohio

Wind Damage Reported In NW Missouri

A series of storms with high winds and funnel clouds swept through Kansas Missouri and Iowa causing extensive property damage mainly to glass in Platte City. A house trailer overturned near Holt Missouri as winds reached 60 mph. Tornadoes touched down near Topeka and northwest of Frankfort with no reported damage.

Associated Press Kansas Missouri Iowa Platte County Sheriff's Office Platte City Holt Kansas City Overland Park Kan Olathe Leavenworth Belton Grandview Barnard Braymer Limeville Washington County Topeka Frankfort Johnson County Civil Defense Ottawa Eudora Waterville White City Maryville Plover

Rat Milk Machine Patented By Philadelphia Firm

Two Philadelphia based drug firm workers patent a rat milking machine. The device uses cups to extract milk from lactating rats to study whether drugs tested on the animals pass into their milk.

Philadelphia

Barefoot Kids Not In Need

In Winston Salem a Russian private school teacher reports American children appear well dressed and barefoot. Her niece in Russia notes government aid for her students and asks why poor Russian children cannot get help. Pupils collect funds but cannot send money out of Russia. questions about aid, shoes, and clothing arise.

Winston-Salem, N United States George Konstantinov Winston- Salem Russia

Johnsons Enter POA In Show In Waterloo Iowa

Mizzou Farms owned by Ralph Johnson at 36 Bougainville Drive has entered the Pony of the Americas horse in the Horse and Pony Show at the 1971 National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa. The exposition runs from June 15 through 20.

Mizzou Farms Ralph Johnson Bougainville Drive Waterloo Iowa

Boat Fire on Lake of the Ozarks Ends Safe for Three

An 18 foot motor boat caught fire Sunday at Shawnee Bend on the Lake of the Ozarks. The three occupants jumped overboard and swam to safety before the craft exploded and burned. The boat was owned by Bob Winsauer of Lincoln, Missouri, and all three occupants were uninjured, sheriff's officials said.

Sunrise Beach Lake of the Ozarks Shawnee Bend Camden County Bob Winsauer Lincoln

Stephens Elected Legion Names 1971 Officers

James Bledsoe Post American Legion elected officers for 1971 including Robert Stephens as commander and Freddie Crews as first vice commander. Board of directors for three years to Leon Rutherford and Ben Johnson. The meeting drew one visitor, Allan Hase, a Vietnam veteran, as labor for a June 19 dance and a stag supper was announced. In Little Rock, Presbyterians debate billboards with ideological and political messages, changing space after initial postings.

James Bledsoe American Legion Robert Stephens Freddie Crews Joe Bartolacci George Pettebaum Frank Parker L. J. Dean Ben Johnson Ross Vance Carl Anderson Leon Rutherford Wallace Melahn A. P. Green Refractories Wetterall Foods, Inc Commerce Bank Legion Allan Hase

Divers Seek Men In Lake Osage Beach Mo AP

Six divers from Lee's Summit planned to search 50 to 100 feet deep for two men presumed drowned after a fishing trip Saturday. Identified are Nolan Edward Jones Jr. 28 of Sunrise Beach and Gail Ellis Jones 17 of Kansas City. Their unoccupied boat was found about four hours after departure.

Osage Beach Lee's Summit Nolan Edward Jones Jr Sunrise Beach Gail Ellis Jones Kansas City Missouri Boating Commission

Court Judgment For 2 185 000 Against Presidential Officers

A U S District Court judge, William H. Becker, entered a 2 185 000 judgment against former Presidential Investment Company Inc officers Henry F. Harrison Carl F. Newland Sidney Porter and John M. Harrison. The suit by more than 2 400 stockholders began in 1966 after arrests on mail fraud and SEC violations. The court ordered liquidation of the company to pay costs and liabilities with remaining assets distributed pro rata to stockholders in southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois.

Kansas City Presidential Investment Company Inc St. Louis U.S. District Court William H. Becker Memphis Carl F. Newland Granite City Sidney Porter Mt. Vernon John M. Harrison Little Rock Becker Missouri Illinois

Missouri plans 231 million highway program for next year

The Missouri State Highway Commission announces a 231.068 million tentative highway program for the coming fiscal year with 107.384 million for Interstate, 63.511 million for primary, 32.141 million for secondary, and 28.028 million for urban work. Many projects may not proceed due to right of way, plans, utilities, urban agreements and federal funds. Backups are included to cover delays.

Missouri State Highway Commission Erstate Imary Thomas A. David David Commission Audrain Ralls Perry Ralls Marion County Marion Ralls County Callaway New Bloomfield Boone Columbia U. S

Missouri Right of Way Projects Across Several Counties

Infrastructure updates list multiple highway right of way acquisitions and road work. Projects span Randolph Boone Callaway Lincoln Monroe Ralls and other areas with segments on US 63 Route 63A Route A Route B Route E Route HH Route WW and more. Details include mileages from 0.3 to 18 miles and actions such as grading bridging resurfacing and bridge replacement.

Randolph Moberly Grand Avenue Rollins Street Boone WU. S Lincoln Silex Monroe Elk Fork Salt River RALLS Marion County Hallsville Centralia U. 8 Callaway Bachelor Creek

Eagleton Links Drug Problem to Vietnam Supply

Senator Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri warned in Kansas City that slowing U S drug abuse among servicemen requires pressuring the South Vietnamese government to curb heroin flow. He called Vietnam heroin availability and purity a time bomb that could explode when soldiers return home to civilian life.

Kansas City Thomas F. Eagleton D-Mo U.S Eagleton Vietnam United States

Saigon Units Repel Enemy Assaults Weekend Fighting

South Vietnamese forces repelled three North Vietnamese assaults along the northern frontier and fought a fourth, with 298 enemy killed in air and ground action near the DMZ. Six South Vietnamese were killed or wounded as U.S. forces reported no ground troops. US Da Nang base shelled. 3 civilians killed, 10 wounded. Mekong Delta actions hit a sampan convoy with 22 enemy killed and 11 sampans destroyed.

Saigon U.S da Nang Ho ‘Chi Minh Trail Belo Dmz Mekong Delta

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