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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1973

Page

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Percy Starts Uphill Fight For Nomination

Sen Charles Percy of Illinois moves to test a 1976 GOP presidential bid authorizing a research committee. As a liberal within a conservative party, Percy faces stiff odds from a Gallup poll showing him at eight percent, behind Agnew Connally Reagan and Rockefeller.

Washington Charles Percy Ilinois Percy Gallup Spiro T. Agnew John Connally Ronald Reagan California Nelson A. Rockefeller New York

Hard To Get POWs To See Psychiatrist

Pentagon medical chief Dr Richard Wilbur describes the struggle to persuade returned POWs to seek psychiatric help. Following Air Force Capt Edward Brudno’s June 3 suicide, efforts intensified with a plan to leave decisions to the men, though four were ordered back to hospital and ten showed serious emotional problems among 566 examined. A second post return medical check up is planned six months to a year later to uncover issues not disclosed during homecoming.

Washington Pentagon Richard S. Wilbur Wilbur Air Force Edward A. Brudno Brudno Armed Services U.S

Students Write Obits for Twenty Years Death Lesson

Orlando AP report: Laurence Wyatt, 36, teaches Death and Dying at Florida Technological University. He had 60 students write their own obituaries and told them they had one year to live, then spent a weekend analyzing how they would spend their last days. The course links death to literature, with works like The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh. Students found the exercise provocative and empowering, despite not being English majors. Wyatt aims to shock students into facing mortality and living more fully.

Orlando, Fla Laurence Wyatt Wyatt Florida Technological University Ture Evelyn Waugh FTU

Explorer 49 Aims for Moon Orbit Radio Study

Cape Kennedy AP Explorer 49, a 442 pound satellite launched Sunday, heads toward a lunar orbit Friday at 682 miles. It will study deep space radio signals with less Earth noise, building on Explorer 38 data, and is the agency’s last moon shot for the foreseeable future.

Cape Kennedy Fla Earth Moon Space Agency

Miami Flight Lands But at Wrong Airport

United Airlines Flight 475 from Cleveland landed at Opa-Locka Airport eight miles from its intended Miami destination. Sixty two passengers were bused to Miami International Airport as officials cited clear visibility and a flawless approach. The pilot declined to comment.

Miami Fla United Air Lines United’s Cleveland Opa- Locka Coast Guard Miami International

Kalmbach Tells About Payments In Watergate Case

AP report details Bert W. Kalmbach, Nixon's personal lawyer, describing payments to Watergate defendants and lawyers as a White House project. He solicited 75,000 dollars from the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President on June 29, 1972, with 210,000 dollars total for the purpose, 75,000 from Maurice Stans. The committee disclosed this amid broader questions, noting the funds' sources included 45,000 previously deemed unnecessary and 30,000 from foreign nationals, and that the money was forwarded to Kalmbach due to urgency and importance.

Wishington Herbert W. Kalmbach Nixon Watergate White House GAO Kalmbach Maurice H. Stans John DD. Ehrlichman H. R. Haldeman Nixon Committee Stans Democratic Party

Grownups Sheltered Runaways Case Draws Court Action

In Liberty Missouri a 16 year old girl who was hidden for five weeks after running away faces ordered psychiatric tests, with sentencing deferred to June 28. A second 16 year old girl was sent to the Chillicothe State Training School for Girls after claims she was sheltered by adults. Six adults were indicted for aiding runaway juveniles as the judge noted alcohol, marijuana and sexual activity occurred during the concealment. The court has handled 14 runaways in six months amid juvenile discipline tensions.

Liberty R. Kenneth Elliott Clay County Juvenile Court Missouri State Training School Chillicothe

Bolli Attends Arson Seminar at University of Missouri

Mexico Public Safety Chief Don Bolli participated in the Sixth Annual Arson Investigators Seminar at the University of Missouri. The three day conference covered arson investigation basics including interrogation, report writing, laboratory analysis and legal aspects.

Don Bolli Mexico University of Missouri Missouri International Association of Arson Investigators University of Missouri Firemanship Extension

India hunts Himalayan highjacker

Indian authorities pursue three Nepalese hijackers who seized a Royal Nepal Airlines Otter with 15 passengers and three crew. They diverted to Forbesganj near the Nepal border, escaping into the foothills with about three million Indian rupees in ransom and no reported injuries. Officials say the caper appears not politically motivated.

New Delhi India Royal Nepal Airlines Himalayan Uttar Pradesh Bihar Nepal West Bengal Biratnager Katmandu Forbesganj K. B. Malla Indian Subcontinent

Weather to Stay Mostly Clear in Missouri through Tuesday

Clear to partly cloudy conditions prevail across Missouri through Tuesday with a chance of late afternoon thundershowers in the southeast. Temperatures reach around 90 with tonight’s lows near 70. Sunday highs range from 93 at Cape Girardeau to 84 at Monnett, with lows from 72 to 60.

Kansas City Missouri Cape Girardeau Monnett Kirksville

Pompidou Rebukes Press Over Health Speculation

In CAJARC France President Georges Pompidou told reporters that lack of public activity was due to them saying You give me a pain. He explained his reduced walks and travels amid swollen face and mobility problems amid rumors ranging from rheumatism to cancer. The government cited lingering flu as the cause.

Cajarc France Georges Pompidou Pompidou

Blue Cross May Offer Full Coverage Plan in St Louis

St Louis Blue Shield outlines a one year trial plan offering full prepaid medical and surgical coverage if about 4200 local doctors agree to the usual, customary and reasonable fee as payment in full. Patients would pay 3 dollars per office visit and 8 dollars per home visit while doctors join a cost reducing ambulatory care initiative.

ST. Louis St. Louis Blue Shield Blue Shield James C. Sisk James B. Hughes Hughes

Audrain 4-H Members to Washington for National 4H Center Trip

Four Audrain County 4-H members Diane Newbrough Brenda Mudd Debbie Conklin and Carl Ehrlich join the Mid Missouri delegation to a week long citizenship short course in Washington DC. They will tour monuments Capitol Hill and the White House while studying citizenship and cultural groups. The group departs June 15 returns June 24 traveling by bus to eastern states including Gettysburg with chaperones Gaither Berry Jr and an Osage county staffer and leadership by Fred Oehring.

Audrain 4-Hers National 4H Center Washington, D.C Capitol Hill White House 4-H Audrain County Diane Newbrough Carl Newbrough Prairie Dale Carl Ehrlich Bill Ehrlich Laddonia Lucky Leaf Brenda Mudd Pat Mudd, Jr Carter Cavaliers Debbie Conklin Warren Conklin Carter Cavaliers 4-H Club Gaither Berry, Jr Osage County Fred Oehring Jefferson City Gettysburg

Youth Drowns In Swift Ditch Near Puxico Mo

Loeogeries B Allen 18 of Lous drowned Sunday while swimming in a swift drainage ditch at the Mingo Civilian Conservation Center near Puxico. Center director Eugene Stephenson said Allen a Job Corp trainee was with other trainees when he panicked. Several trainees swam to help but could not hold him in the current. Stoddard County authorities reported the body recovered about three hours later.

Puxico Loeogeries B. Allen

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