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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
9
Official 7:00 a.m readings report high 92 and low 72 with precipitation totals. marriage license issued for Donald Evans and Donna Coleman of Perry. police report details dairy-truck vandalism, vehicle collisions, hospital admissions, and local court actions across Audrain and surrounding counties.
In Chicago trading on June 21 1971 grain futures fell with wheat down 1 1 4 to 1 60 and soybeans off 1 cent. In New York the Dow Jones average slid 5 69 to 883 47 amid rising interest rates and fund redemptions, while Boise Cascade reported a 44 million after tax charge in Q2.
Mrs. Bess Truman checked into Research Medical Center for a routine physical examination at 11:02 am. Attending physician Dr. Wallace H. Graham says her condition is good. President Truman accompanied her in the family car driven by Lt. Mike Westwood. she is 86 and reportedly not ill.
The Tce House Players of Hannibal release the schedule for July 6 opening night with Your Own Thing at the Ice House Theatre near Mark Twain's home. The season includes Tom Sawyer The Drunkard Winterset and The Knack through August 14 in the historic iceshed once Stillwell Cold Storage.
Four siblings drowned at a Georgetown Louisiana lake after attempting to recover a beach ball. Two children waded in Saturday night, found the water deep, and called for help. The others who went to assist also perished in the lake.
Henry Willis of Montgomery City died this morning at Deaconess Hospital in St Louis after six months of failing health. He was a retired railroad worker. Surviving granddaughter Mrs Adelia Parker of St Louis. His wife died three years ago. Funeral arrangements are pending at Schlanker Acarpt Home in Montgomery City.
Oliver S Athy 82 of Star Route Montgomery City died 9 20 p m Saturday at Audrain Medical Center after a year of declining health. Born January 25 1889 in Trenton Tennessee to James W and Mollie Klopp Athy he is survived by his wife Lena Lakebrink Athy. A retired boiler maker in steel construction he lived in Montgomery City 24 years after retirement. His remains were moved to Schlanker Funeral Home then Drahmann Harrel Funeral Home St Louis with services set for 2 p m Tuesday and burial in Valhalla Cemetery St Louis.
Martinsburg mourns the death of Dr. Henry A. Jacobi 93 formerly of Martinsburg who had been ill for months. Born Oct 23 1877 he studied dentistry after St Louis University. Survived by wife Agnes Heithaus children Mrs John Kadlee Columbia and Mrs Thomas Evans Minnesota and twelve grandchildren. Funeral held at St John and St James Ferguson with Calvary Cemetery burial.
Mrs. N F Griffith and relatives returned from Dallas after attending the funeral of Mrs C C Oleta Mann, sister of Mrs N F Griffith. Mr Mann and son Clifton accompanied them and will visit relatives here. Also attending were Mrs Abbie Neal and Mrs Leo Crowdis of Thomas Oklahoma.
Chicago AP reports Robert N. Meyer Jr who is blind since birth and has traded soy futures for 19 years can recognize about 90 percent of regular traders by voice. He tracks transactions mentally until an assistant records them. Paul Heidbreder returns home after 17 days of hospital tests in Boone County.
Bailey claims the captain's trial stemmed from improper conduct by Army officials and seeks to drop charges. He cites witnesses including Col. Wilson Freeman Col. James Mobley Lt. Col. Wayne Williams and John Callaway along with Sgt Charles Lacroix. He alleges prosecutors were barred from calling Medina and that Medina ordered killings in trials of Calley and Hutto. Medina testified in Calley’s trial denying any order to kill.
The piece covers a Supreme Court transition attempt and ongoing appeals over classified Pentagon papers. It notes Justice John M. Harlan handling the case, Judge Gurfein’s remarks on press freedom, and an appeal to Judge Kaufman with a three judge panel. Ellsberg is named in context of the leaks and Newsweek cites his comments.
Senate leaders discuss nonbinding pullout dates and a possible nine month timing for withdrawal. Mansfield notes such resolutions are psychological, not binding, and would face House veto risks. Pastore's July 4 1972 proposal gains traction as Cook backs a possible path to passage.
Berlin AP reports Walter Ulbricht’s decline shadows the party congress as Erich Honecker, 20 years younger, delivers a five hour speech criticizing past inflexibility. Ulbricht quit as party first secretary May 3 amid health and age concerns, with questions about his remaining influence and a new government possible after the fall session of the People’s Chamber.
North Vietnamese regulars pressed five attacks on South Vietnamese frontier defenses amid a week of heavy B52 raids. American and South Vietnamese units faced shelling and ground assaults near Da Nang, the DMZ, A Shau valley, and along the Mekong delta. Casualties ran to five South Vietnamese dead, 19 wounded Marines, two Americans killed, and 31 enemy dead.
The International Court of Justice advised that South Africa's control of South-West Africa Namibia is illegal and urges surrender to the United Nations. The ruling carries no legal weight but adds international pressure. U Thant calls for an economic boycott to push independence, while Vorster contemplates a plebiscite and rejects UN authority. In a separate report from Washington, Nixon spent a record $35 million to win the presidency in 1968, with a total $100 million spent by all candidates.
The Secret Service reports about half of the nation’s counterfeit money seized in the past seven months was found in Los Angeles. The latest haul totaled 2.5 million dollars in uncut sheets of twenty dollar bills discovered in a car and a residence, boosting LA’s total counterfeit value since December 1 to about 10 million.
The second Excelsior School reunion will be held on June 27 at the South Shelter of Centralia Recreation Park. Attendees are asked to arrive early for a picnic lunch at noon. Each family should bring table service and a covered dish with a drink.
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