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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1972

Page

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Kissinger Heads for Peking in U S China Talks Analysis

An AP News Analysis notes Kissinger travels to Peking under a veil of secrecy amid speculation on Vietnam peace talks with Moscow and Hanoi. Officials deny a direct link to Podgorny’s Hanoi visit, while assessing broader aims from Taiwan to trade and potential progress from Moscow talks.

Kissinger Lewis Gulick Associated Press Washington Henry A. Kissinger Nixon Peking Nikolai V. Podgorny Hanoi Vietnam White House Ronald L. Ziegler Padgorney People's Republic of China United States North Vietnam China Podgorney Kremlin Japan Moscow Taiwan U.S Paris

Hi Way R 3 Will Operate Its Own Buses

The Hi Way R 3 school district will operate its own buses next year for transportation of school children. The board bought a 1969 bus from James and Marilyn Lierheimer, added to two new ones purchased earlier, and agreed to advertise for bus drivers and bid gas and oil suppliers for next year. Administrator Ralph Powell reported on transportation and operation estimates, the state aid application, and the lunch program loss of $1000. The district spent 48.6 cents to prepare and serve a meal, charged 35 cents. The board donated $15 to the Audrain Historical Society for cooperation on the school trip, approved painting interiors, and finalized tuition payment to Mexico. The cost this year of sending high school students to Mexico was $40,174.92.

Hi-Way R-3 James Marilyn Lierheimer Teall Ralph Powell Audrain Historical Society Mexico Lumber Co Mexico

Nixon dates White House briefing on arms curbs

Washington AP reports President Nixon invited 122 members of Congress to the White House for a briefing on Moscow arms curbs and to question Henry Kissinger, signaling a major administration push for Senate and House approval of first step accords. Kissinger returns from Japan and heads to Peking for talks with Chinese leaders.

Washington Nixon Congress White House Moscow Henry A. Kissinger Senate House Kissinger Japan Peking

Officials To Trade Facts On Emprise

CHICAGO AP Liquor commission officials from 36 states agreed to continue exchanging information about Emprise Corp a large concessions firm with contracts at sports facilities The session produced no new information but reaffirmed ongoing inquiries into Emprise ties to organized crime and license status Emprise was convicted in Los Angeles in April for conspiring to conceal interests in a Las Vegas casino and is appealing The Missouri inquiry found no reason to revoke its four licenses while Illinois and Missouri investigators pursue further evidence Cortney Goodman Missouri liquor administrator and Ivan Maple Illinois Maple declined comment

Chicago Liquor Commission Emprise Corp Emprise Ivan Maple Millnois Liquor Commission Los Angeles Las Vegas Cortney Goodman Missouri

Real grind as government grinds worn dollars

Treasury and Federal Reserve shift from burning to grinding old currency due to antiburn laws and environmental concerns. Ground money, sold as grinding mud for drilling or roofing felt, faces few buyers and regulatory limits. About 2,500 tons of currency destroyed yearly. $1 billion worth expected to be ground this year.

Washington U.S Federal Reserve Treasury Treasury Department Kansas David Mud and Chemical Co Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Secret Service H. Tormkinson Department Cincinnati Philadelphia Cleveland Minneapolis Tomkinson

Jet-Set Rally For McGovern Nets Big Funds

New York actors and musicians helped raise about 350000 dollars for George McGovern's White House bid at a Madison Square Garden gala. The June 20 New York primary looms as McGovern seeks a strong delegate total, with attendance said to be the campaign's largest yet.

New York Prairie State George McGovern South Dakota McGovern White House Warren Beatty Dustin Hoffman Paul Newman Julie Christie Shirley MacLaine Simon and Garfunkel Peter, Paul and Mary Madison Square Garden

Week of Vietnam War Casualties Narrower Death Toll

Saigon reports six Americans killed in action and 14 missing last week, many from a vanished C46 transport with 14 Americans and others aboard. South Vietnamese losses fell to 632 dead and 2,302 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong totals remain high.

Saigon U.S North Vietnam South Vietnam Anive Vietnam U.S. Command Central Highlands

Explosions on Gas Lines investigated in Northwest Arkansas

Arkansas Western Gas Co investigates latest explosions damaging a major pipeline facility near Mount Sequoyah and a high pressure valve near Siloam Springs. The incidents disrupt gas service to about 35 customers, with the company raising a reward from 2000 to 5000 for information. Union Local 6572 condemns violence but disavows illegal activity.

Fayetteville, Ark Arkansas Western Gas Co Arkansas Fayetteville Siloam Springs Mount Sequoyah Charles E. Scharan Arkansas Western Northwest Communications Workers of America John Honeycutt

Bond Reports Ward Endorsement by Large St. Louis Ward

Jefferson City AP reports the largest Republican ward in St. Louis the 16th in south St. Louis endorsed State Auditor Christopher Kit Bond for Governor. The endorsement signals support from a significant GOP precinct as Bond seeks the governorship.

Jefferson City St. Louis South St. Louis Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond

Sunshine Bill Drive May Make It Yet

The Citizens' Lobby reports about 1500 dollars pledged to keep the Sunshine bill on the November ballot. Over 40,000 of 92,000 signatures have been collected with July 6 as the filing deadline. Support from Common Cause and Missouri League of Women Voters boosts efforts for open government meetings statewide.

Jefferson City Citizen's Lobby Raymond Appleton Appleton Secretary of State Funda Common Cause Citizens Miriam McCaleb Columbia Missouri Mary Ann Yeats Missouri League of Woman Voters Jack J. Schram University City Citizens’ Group Schramm Citizens’ Lobby

Williamson embraces oldtime pillory and stock display

Fulton Mo AP judge Hugh P Williamson of Callaway County Magistrate Court plans to keep a pillory and stock on display in his courtroom to remind visitors of severe punishment. He will not seek authority to use them, and they were donated by Melvin G Underwood.

Fulton, Mo Hugh P. Williamson Callaway County Melvin G. Underwood Fulton Williamson

Karhoff Named New Manager at Kelly Furniture Co

Richard Karhoff has relocated from Edina to head Kelly Furniture Co after the Mackey furniture store on Highway 54 east was purchased. A former Kelly worker during high school, he later served four years in the air force before returning to the Edina store and training as a furniture consultant and sales manager. He attends a Catholic church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Richard Karhoff Edina Kelly Furniture Co Mackey Furniture Highway 54 East Kelly Northeast Missouri State Kirksville Air Force Karhoff Catholic Church Knights of Columbus The Veterans of Foreign Wars

Mystery of Kim Kadas Ends in Reunion at Home

Kim Kadas, missing since April 11 and believed to have spent 11 to 12 hours in waters off Key West, is identified and returned to East Chicago. His parents Dorothy and William Kadas flew to Key West after seeing a photo, and Kim recognized them at the police station. He recalled waking near the ocean four miles offshore and swimming toward a beacon.

Chicago Kim Kadas Key West Fla Ind O’hare International Kim Florida Kadas William Kadas Dorothy Kadas Earl L. McCain Highway Patrol East Chicago Roosevelt High School Associated Press Hammond

Cotton Bowl Love Theme Draws 85,000 for Explo 72 Rally

Rev Bill Bright preached revolution of love at Cotton Bowl in Dallas as 85,000 attended Explo 72. Ed Hill and Billy Graham echoed the message, urging love to spread across Dallas Fort Worth. A small antiwar banner sparked brief chants, dismissed by most.

Dallas Bill Bright Cotton Bowl San Bernardino Calif Campus Crusade For Christ Ed Hill Los Angeles Jesus Christ Bright Hill Ralph Haines U.S. Continental Army Command U.S. Army Billy Graham Dallas-Fort Worth North Texas

Burt Reynolds Pin-Up Banned

A nude Burt Reynolds pin-up clipped from Cosmopolitan was posted on an office wall at San Diego 32nd Street naval station. Waves complained the removal was unfair as sailors have long had pinups. A base spokesman noted public spaces often display such images.

San Diego Calif Burt Reynolds Navy Cosmopolitan Magazine San Diego 32Nd Street Naval Station

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