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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
9
Official morning readings show high 88, low 60 in 24 hours with 65 at 7 a.m. Forecast calls for clear to warm with a chance of thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Missouri and Kansas City river stages, local hospital admissions, a list of births and marriages, plus police activity across town including break-ins and traffic collisions.
Mrs. Darryl Crumbley met Gov. Carter asking to keep Rambler a 15 day old spotted fawn found after a field incident. Georgia law bans private deer pets. Carter grants temporary permission to keep the animal until Monday while officials consult.
British troops say they killed 14 guerrillas in gun battles near Belfast as the cease-fire promised by the Provisional IRA drew near. Six others were killed over the weekend, including a Brit ish soldier hit by a mine near London Derry. Bombs hit Lisburn Strabane and Beleek, none causing casualties.
William Jungbauer a 19 year old Mahtomedi youth who says he has campaigned for Nixon for 12 years was chosen to represent Minnesota in the Electoral College if Nixon carries the state. Jungbauer nominated himself at the Republican state convention and was unopposed for the post.
Mrs Ollie Clark 90 longtime Laddonia resident funeral services set for 1 40 p m Tuesday at Wilkey Bienhoff Funeral Home Laddonia Rev Cleo Sexton with burial in Fairmount Cemetery Middletown She born January 17 1882 married George Lewis March 16 1901 Their only child died in 1903 Lewis died 1948 She married Fred Clark October 22 1954 of Perry who died April 20 1972 She leaves a niece Mrs Mabel Smith Skokie TH
Services were held today at 3 p.m. at Precht Pickering Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Collins 95 of Coldwell Nursing Home who died Friday at Audrain Medical Center. Rev George B Wraith officiated with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Herbert Schutte Randall Weber LeRoy Cibeton Edward Fuhrer Gerald Schutte and Lakenan Barnes.
At United Nations in New York a push to condemn Israel gained momentum as the Security Council prepared for a special session on Middle East fighting. Lebanon and Israel requested the urgent meeting after Israeli raids and cross border clashes that left civilians dead and vessels sunk.
State Rep. Jack J. Schramm urged House Speaker James E. Godfrey to debate, defending his 95 percent attendance over seven years and denouncing attacks tied to his family crisis. He warned he would view silence for a week as a debate refusal and said issues should dominate campaigning.
A federal audit shows the Mid-Missouri Human Development Corporation running a $10,000 deficit over three years. Board chair William Johnson and executive director Robert Joplin discuss remedies, possible noncash fixes, and the risk of losing nearly $500,000 in new Office of Economic Opportunity funds if not corrected. Audrain County Head Start remains strong, while Mexico’s program lacks a director.
Flooding toll rising in New York to 23 after rains ended. As waters receded, sightseers overwhelmed Harrisburg and Pittsburgh downtown. Eldred police reported boats racing flooded Main Street with officers unable to keep up. One cop quipped that rowboats aren’t fast enough.
The Midwest Governors Conference began with focus on state government issues and energy policy. Governors Milliken Docking Guy led discussions among 15 states as presidential politics took a back seat to practical concerns about disasters and regional cooperation.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a state supported college may not ban Students for a Democratic Society from its campus for its philosophy. The decision leaves to a lower court whether the proposed SDS group will abide by campus rules and may engage in political activities if they pledge to honor regulations.
North Vietnamese forces shot down a large U.S. Air Force gunship on South Vietnam’s northern front last Sunday night. Twelve crewmen were missing according to the U.S. Command. Three crewmen were rescued.
Chicago AP reports Sgt. Ronald E. Chlebowski 27, an 11-year Army enlisted man who runs a small recruiting office, married Sandra May Dilly in a ceremony staged in a wedding chapel setting. He declared I am Army all the way as he combined career and nuptials in a distinctive fusion.
The Agriculture Department releases Emerald Seashore juniper a prostrate conifer for landscape and shore plantings. It is available to experiment stations arboretums and qualified nurserymen for testing and cultivation.
In Washington, folk singer Joan Baez joins organizers planning Ring Around the Congress to protest Nixon administration bombing of North Vietnam. The action centers on a noon Capitol encirclement by women and children, with participants later invited to speak with lawmakers.
In Pontiac at Christ in Christian Union Church two youths robbed Sunday offerings. A gunpoint sermon ended with the minister praying for the robbers as 40 parishioners and the pastor lost about 400 dollars. The assailants fled. police investigate and the congregation opposes pursuing charges.
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