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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1975
Page
1
FBI continues hunt for the killers of two agents on Pine Ridge Reservation. Agents comb ravines and fields using armored carriers, a helicopter, and a light plane. St Thomas College and local officials note no solid lead yet. The search targets the reservation amid past unrest and violence.
University of Missouri curators approve no incidental fee increase for most students while raising supplemental fees for medical, dental, and veterinary students to 270 per semester. The panel also begins a study of banking ties affecting board members and endorses budget cuts across all four campuses amid rising health costs and malpractice premiums.
Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller backed away from suggesting John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy may have been involved in assassination plots tied to the CIA. He told NBC’s Today program the criticism was false and said some leaders possibly connected to plots had themselves been assassinated, while stressing no conclusive information existed.
A second arrest in a fraud case involving three counterfeit checks to Mexico merchants on April 29 was reported by Investigator Michael MacPherson. A 16 year old girl from Hermann was taken into custody, DNA released to parents, and awaits juvenile court action. Sharon Bethel, 26, of Big Spring, faced charges for writing a $30 check and for other fraudulent expenditures at Merle Norman, Miller Jewelry, and Fredendall's. Witnesses saw the pair flee in a car after a failed Dora's purchase. bank and store reports confirmed the forged checks. Authorities continue to identify accomplices in Montgomery and Audrain counties.
Four men dressed as flower delivery staff robbed Rita Sherman-Steinberg at Avenue Foch Paris, binding two women and looting jewelry valued at about four million dollars. A 38-carat diamond worth one million and a turquoise diamond necklace worth 500000 were among the items stolen. Police note most jewels insured. investigators suggest improvised raid after she wore the gems Thursday night.
The Senate approved a $7.67 billion education aid package for the upcoming fiscal year by a 64 to 12 vote, 1.53 billion more than the Ford administration requested. Proxmire was the sole Democrat dissenting, calling the bill fiscally irresponsible as Weinberger warned of a veto unless cuts are made after the recess. The House has already begun its holiday break.
Delta Air Lines agrees to pay 3 million dollars to the families of 11 victims of the Logan Airport crash. Under a U S District Court settlement the airline will provide 200000 to each victim’s family, the maximum allowed by Massachusetts wrongful death law. Attorneys for Delta contest liability values in several passenger cases and reserve rights to seek recovery from the federal government, which it blames for the crash.
The United States offered to end the U.N. command in South Korea by next January 1 if China and North Korea accept a continuation of the 1963 cease fire. A U.S. note to the U.N. Security Council would replace the U.N. command with a U.S.-South Korea force, keeping 98,000 U.S. troops under a 1954 agreement.
Local readings show a 24 hour high of 90 and low of 70 with humidity. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, warm and humid through today and Sunday with isolated thundershowers possible. Extended outlook through Wednesday similar conditions with highs near 90 and lows around 70. Admissions list includes Mrs. Mattie B. Walse and others. a birth noted for Mr and Mrs John W. Allen of Perry. several dismissals and a death for Kimberly Gail Hopke, 12.
Records show applicants Richard DeWayne Dawson Melody Jacqueline Ashmead both of Centralia and Kenneth Lee Phillips of Howald with Martinsburg plus Dennis Wayne DeMars and Donna May Hill of Mexico. Public safety reports note several minor vehicle accidents with at least two injuries avoided and items stolen from cars. highway patrol issued a careless driving summons. Courts detail magistrate and circuit actions including DWI plea, no-funds checks, and divorce petitions. Grain prices listed for Soybeans, Wheat, Corn, and Milo from MFA and Fowles Grain Co.
Over the counter trading showed Commerce Banc at 18% bid and 19% asked while Wetterat stood at 15% both bid and ask. On the NYSE Robbie Brooks rose 2 percent with 3,300 shares traded. several issues like Dresser, Emerson Electric, Interco and US Gypsum posted gains with varied volumes and others such as Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and Wal-Mart showed mixed moves.
AP reports Apple Valley High School PE instructor Lou Zivkovich sued Playgirl Inc Douglas Lambert and Michele Brown for 2 million after a nude centerfold article. He was suspended but reinstated. In Nairobi Uganda says it captured two British spies and demands full details.
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