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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1973
Page
8
Official 7 am readings show 7 am temperature 36, last 24 hours high 74, low 36. Weekend forecasts Missouri areas mostly sunny with highs 60s to 70s and showers possible. zone 5 fair tonight. Local safety reports note two minor auto accidents, a gas theft, DWI case near Highway 19, and hospital admissions in Audrain Medical Center.
In Faeroe Islands the largest whale kill in years drew thousands home with blubber and meat shares. About 637 pilot whales were driven into a fjord near Vaga and slaughtered as locals queued for portions, amid three injuries including a broken leg. The event echoes a centuries-old coastal tradition with officials tallying the slaughter and distributing shares.
The Associated Press reports Missouri River stages in the northwest likely will stay below flood levels while flooding could extend from Lexington east of Kansas City across the state. The Missouri River breached banks by over three feet at Boonville and Jefferson City, with the Grand River crest near 27.9 feet at Chillicothe and six feet out of banks at Sumner. Blue Lick on the Blackwater River also saw water beyond banks and rising.
Missouri Supreme Court affirms St Louis County can keep half of the 1971 road and bridge tax refund, ruling against seven municipalities University City Ferguson Florissant Clayton Crestwood Richmond Heights and Webster Groves. Circuit Judge George Cloyd had ruled for the county in the suit. The 1971 statute gave cities all of the first 18 cents.
In Washington's Watergate complex Senator Tunney says he can secure votes to invite Dean, but President Nixon refuses to permit Dean's testimony. Ehrlichman condemns Tunney's actions as political, predicting Senate repudiation as in the ITT episode.
Lloyd A Valentine 57 of Howell Michigan former Mexico resident died Saturday in McPhearson Health Center Howell from a heart condition Graveside services set for Thursday 2 p m at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Rev George B Wraith will officiate He was area superintendent for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co Married to Isabelle Wright and survived by three children Alvin Lloyd D Valentine Jr Richard D Valentine Joan Potter three brothers Earl Ralph Paul and three grandchildren Born March 9 1916 in Wauseon Ohio He served as church elder in Mexico and held Masonic and Scottish Rite memberships before moving to Howell four years ago He had worked 30 years for Panhandle Arrangements by Arnold Funeral Home
Mrs. Virginia Leona Clark 87 of Montgomery City died Sunday night at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. Services 1:30 pm Tuesday at Schlanker Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Goiliher officiating. burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Visitation after 2 pm. Born Feb 14, 1906, to Henry and Jane Femmer. married Richard Clark in 1924. Survived by two sons Charles and Melvin, nine grandchildren, sister Glen Renner, brothers Russell Fermer and Harold. Member of Montgomery City Assembly of God Church.
Mrs Alma Monroe Hughes age 70 died Saturday at Levering Hospital Hannibal. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday Wilkey Funeral Home Center with burial Center Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 7 tonight. Born Center March 6 1903 daughter of Dr Thomas M Monroe and Georgia Wooton. She taught in Farber Center and Hannibal Schools and was a Delta Kappa Gamma member and past matron of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. David M. Rouse of 1415 Hickory Hill Dr. left today for Odessa after the death of her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Wyrman at 1 a.m. Funeral services are pending at Husman Spraks funeral home in Odessa.
Dan Thoenen of Mexico earned dean's list honors for the semester at Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington Ohio. A St. Thomas Seminary graduate from Hannibal contributed to the news brief. The Ledger prints a correction on Callaway County bond issue figures, clarifying the amount as $400,000 instead of $4,000,000.
Bertha See, 89, of Montgomery City, died Sunday at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Montgomery City Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Cox. burial in Bellflower Cemetery. Visitation after 3 p.m. Tuesday at Schlanker Funeral Home. Born June 12, 1883 near Silex, she was daughter of Marcus and Emma Shaw. Survived by daughters Zelma Haley and Robbie Smith, sons Jewell See and Emmett See, 21 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren. Her husband Alva Lee died in 1948. Preceded by parents and a son Ralph, plus three brothers and a sister.
North Korea and the United Nations Command blame each other for a six hour border clash near Chorwon. Two South Korean soldiers were killed and another wounded during a demarcation work detail incident that ended with a sergeant’s death amid continuous fire. U.N. commander and North Korean envoy traded claims while noting prior clashes since 1971.
Media leaders press Nixon administration to speed declassification of government documents. Eisenhower notes nearly one billion classified papers, with 64 percent fewer people authorized to classify. AP requests over 10 years old remain unfulfilled while a CIA release delay prompts a potential ruling soon. In New Delhi, the Dalai Lama converts 2000 Hindu untouchables to Buddhism amid exile. In Kansas City, John Cuneo seeks quick shelter for 6 elephants and 11 tigers after a tiger mauling, aiming to vacate by March 19 and transfer to warmer quarters for NAIA tournament preparations.
Dr. Kent Knutson, 48, president of the American Lutheran Church, died in Minneapolis after a five month battle with Jacob Kreutzfeld disease diagnosed at Mayo Clinic. previously head of systematic theology at Luther Theological Seminary in Dubuque and elected church president in 1970 after a merger of Lutheran bodies.
The Mexico Regional Diabetics Assn schedules a Wednesday meeting on occupations and the brittle diabetic. The session begins at 7 30 p m at the Garfield Community Center and invites area diabetics and families to attend.
Washington AP reports the Navy now uses Odds for Effectiveness scoring to assess recruits. Score depends on school history, suspensions, mental test marks, and arrests, with a 69 out of 100 threshold. Affects entry, though waivers possible. The program complements recruiter judgment and boot camp screenings.
John T. Downey, longtime American prisoner in China, flies from Hong Kong to Clark Air Base in the Philippines aboard a C141 medical evacuation plane. He heads to Connecticut to visit his ailing 76 year old mother as Maj. Philip E. Smith and Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn are scheduled for release. Downey praised Nixon and Kissinger for securing leniency and release.
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