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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1972

Page

5

Court Order May Keep Pilots Aloft

The Air Transport Association seeks a federal injunction to bar a 24hour pilot work stoppage planned Monday which could disrupt air travel across 64 nations and affect up to a million passengers. The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations organized the action involving about 50,000 pilots to press for stronger airport security and international hijacking accords.

New York Air Transport Association International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations Ola Forsberg Federation U.S. Scheduled Airlines Washington U.S. District Court George Hart Airline Association Trans World Airlines United Air Lines Braniff International Tokyo Japan Airline Pilots Association London Britain Meanhile Swissair International Pilots Federation United Nations U.N. Security Council Forsberg U.N Il Aviation Organization Kurt Waldheim Security Council Lazar Mojsov U.S Italy International Federation of Transit Workers International Association of Machinists, and Aerospace Workers

Last Of Infantry Units Coming Out

The United States deactivated its last infantry brigade in South Vietnam ending ground combat roles while keeping a 100,000 strong air and naval force. U.S. air and naval raids continued against North Vietnam with extensive strikes near Thanh Hoa and MIG bases as South Vietnamese commandos briefly attacked Tan Canh. The phaseout reduces U.S. troops to about 49,000 by month’s end, with 500 to 700 infantry remaining as a ready force in the south.

Saigon United States South Vietnam U.S North Vietnam Hanoi Nikolai Podgorny Tan Canh Kontum City Central Highlands Kontum U.S. Command Air Force Navy Marine Dong Phong Thuong Thanh Hoa Bai Thuong Khe Phat Quan Lang Vietnam 1St Air Cavalry Division da Nang Thailand Nixon

Charged In Theft Of 400 Halves

Miss Jean M Provancha a 26 year old of 1103 N Olive Sr is jailed in Audrain County on charges of stealing more than 50 dollars in half dollar coins from Heerboth Bakery where she worked as a night employee for eight months Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Osborne said she appeared before Judge Joseph M Bone and bond was set at 1000 dollars she will be arraigned Tuesday Authorities say she was nabbed by MexicoPolice On arrival at 4 am officers found 140 dollars in half dollars in her possession

Jean M. Provancha N. Olive Sr Audrain County Thomas Osborne Joseph M. Bone Miss Provandha Heerboth W. Monroe St Osborne Omaha Neb Mexico Orville Head Earl Jaeger W. Love St

Podgorny extends North Vietnam visit as talks rise

Airport sources report Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny has lengthened his North Vietnam trip by one day. Moscow observers tie the extension to a possible Soviet bid to aid in ending the Indochina War.

Calcutta India Nikolai V. Podgorny North Vietnam Moscow

Graham Expects Big Explo Effect at EXPLO 72

Graham and thousands of young attendees at EXPLO 72 in Dallas pledged to Christ under Dr. Billy Graham as honorary chairman. The event drew about 75,000 youths near the Cotton Bowl, with orderly crowds, literature handed out, and wide discussions on faith shaping views of social issues. Graham warned the real test would be returning home to confront nonbelieving families and church elders.

Dallas Tex Jesus State Fairground Billy Graham Graham

City funds awarded to hire Viet Vets in Mexico

City Manager Neil Nielsen announced a $5882 Emergency Employment Act grant to hire four returning Vietnam era veterans for two months. Positions include police, sewage plant, street department, and city hall with local men certified through the Missouri Division of Employment Security.

Neil Nielsen City of Mexico REA Nielsen Hionday Missouri Division of Employment Security Gene Richardson Division of Employment Security Missouri

450 Still On Flood List As Missing

RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA AP one week after a flash flood officials still don’t know whether 450 people are dead or alive. Pennington County probation officer Charles Childs coordinating the effort says the list fluctuates at 450 with no guarantee all will be found. The flood death toll stands at 214 with 15 unidentified. Childs says the operation will last at least two months as he and six of his family members work almost constantly.

Rapid City S.D Pennington County Charles Childs Childs

Sing Out Mexico to Perform Monday Benefit Show

Sing Out Mexico will perform at the National Guard Armory on Monday night for Explorer Post 51. Proceeds fund sending local scouts to the Summer Explorer Olympics in Colorado. The two hour Up With People program starts at 8 p.m. with 75 cents admission per person.

Sing Out Mexico Colorado National Guard Armory

Agnes May Be 1st Hurricane Agnes

Tropical Storm Agnes could become the first hurricane of the year as it drifts east of the Yucatan, with maximum winds near 74 mph possible by late today or Sunday. Four Cuban boaters died on the Isle of Pines as Agnes lashed western Cuba, while the storm remains far from decisive movement with weak steering currents. Agencies warn small craft to stay in port from Vera Beach to Key West, and Cuba suspends Havana-Isle of Pines service as rains lash the region.

Miami Fla Agnes National Hurricane Center Caribbean Sea Mexico Cozumel Island John Hope Hope Yucatan Cuba Radio Havana Cayman Islands Vera Beach Ila Key West

Springtime Portrait Sparks Witty Exchange in Meligah

In Meligah Nebraska a man admires a large oil painting of a nearly nude girl under leaves. His wife interrupts with a sharp line asking what he waits for autumn, adding a note of domestic humor to a quiet moment at home.

Meligah Neb

Cycle rider dead near wreck east of Santa Fe

Alvin Eugene Mowen forty four Santa Fe farm worker died in a motorcycle crash two miles east of here after leaving Perry and returning east on Route D. He was wearing a helmet. The body, found by a 14 year old boy on a farm tractor, lies at Wilkey Funeral Home with services at 2 30 p m Monday and burial in Antioch Cemetery. He leaves a wife three sons three daughters and seven surviving siblings.

Santa FE Alvin Eugene Mowen Here Monroe Dean Mason Route D Mowen G. E. Chipman Perry Mason Leta VanHorn Mowen Goldie Lockwood St. Joseph Robert Ronald Richard Regina Benita Rhonda Howard Bobbie Atlanta Earl Quincy Virginia Steinman Mary Long Vianna Gregory Hannibal Ruth Hinkle

Kennedy Mills propose cradle to grave health plan

Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Wilbur Mills unveiled a Democratic platform plank calling for comprehensive cradle to grave health insurance for all Americans. They indicated Congress might be asked to consider the plan next year, with financing debated later. The proposal signals a Democratic alternative to President Nixon’s plan and intersects with upcoming presidential politics as Mills weighs a possible nomination and Kennedy contemplates future roles.

St, Louis, Mo Fidward M Kennedy D-Mass Wilbur JD. Mills Dark. Mills House Ways and Means Committee Kennedy Senate Health Subcommittee Congress Platform Committee Mills Mills-Kennedy Nixon McGovern Gost

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