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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1971
Page
1
Weather forecast notes increasing clouds with showers possible tonight and Sunday. Missouri details predict warm, 70s with a chance of storms, and a Sunday high in the 60s to near 80. Audrain Medical Center lists admissions and discharges across multiple towns. Died: Mrs. Floyd D. Butler in Middletown.
The federal government assigns a five-prosecutor unit to tackle San Francisco draft refusal cases. The issue appears amid other brief items including deaths of Mrs. Floyd Butler and Mrs. Courtney Sanders, several police notes on automobile accidents, stock quotes, and a lengthy birth and death list from Salt River area townships. The report also notes Saigon reporting that South Vietnamese troops will use helicopters to maintain momentum on offensives against the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Lt Col Anthony B Herbert, in a case tied to his Vietnam service, says he will be cashiered from the Army within six months. He accuses two officers he served under of wrongdoing. The report covers this claim amid ongoing military probe and related political reactions.
Sister Mary Clement principal at St. Brendan's Elementary School will be moved from Boone County Hospital in Columbia to Audrain Medical Center today. She suffered a broken hip in a playground accident Tuesday and had surgery earlier this week.
Rockwell Kent, famed for art and controversial politics, died today in Plattsburgh at age 88. He had been in declining health, admitted March 2 to Champlain Valley Medical Center, with hospital officials not disclosing his illness. The artist was also noted as a modern Renaissance figure known for lithography poetry architecture farming exploration and Great Dane breeding.
Clayton, Missouri AP report notes 19 year old Darryl Granberry received a death sentence in St. Louis County Circuit Court for the murder of University City patrolman Wilbert Downey during a December 1969 service station robbery. Execution date set for May 5, 1970. Conviction subject to state Supreme Court review. Last Missouri gas chamber execution occurred February 26, 1965.
A funeral for Joseph Anderson Pearson was held at Precht Pickering funeral home with out of town relatives attending. Relatives included Mrs. Virginia Ransburg Hawaii Mrs. Cornelius Cochrane Bethesda Md Mrs. Allen Hodges Littlefield Tex and Donnell Pearson Tonganoxie Kan plus Robert Pearson Big Rapids Mich and four children Cole Anderson Alan Krebs and Fred Roberts families. Mrs Krebs and son remained to visit while others returned home.
Mrs Floyd D Butler 73 of Middletown died at 2 24 pm yesterday at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at the Christian Church Middletown with burial at Fairmount Cemetery Myers Funeral Home to handle arrangements She was born August 1 1897 near Middletown daughter of John and Amanda Artz Keithley She is survived by her husband nine children a sister 29 grandchildren and five great grandchildren
Funeral services for William Shakespeare Anderson 87 will be Sunday in Montgomery City. A retired teacher and former Montgomery City Negro school principal, he died Tuesday in Portland Oregon. Survived by grandson William R. Anderson and granddaughter Barbara Rosier, plus two great grandchildren. Burial in Montgomery City Cemetery after 2 p m service at Harper Chapel Methodist Church. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tonight at Schlanker Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Courtney Sanders 80 of St. Louis will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home New Florence. She died Friday at City Hospital St. Louis born Americus Mo daughter of Clarence and Francis Nel Allen Marlow. She married Orvis Sanders who preceded her in death. Survived by three children Beulah Becks and Alonzo Clarence Sanders all of St. Louis three sisters Clara Stuart Moro Illinois Mae Bonnell and Avon Jackson New Florence five grandchildren eight great grandchildren Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday Burial in New Florence Cemetery.
A Quaker, a son of an Episcopal bishop and a Catholic nun met Kissinger at the White House last week, arranged by peace activists after being named as coconspirators in a plot to kidnap Kissinger and blow up tunnels. The 80 minute discussion was described as interesting and important but not exaggerated, aiming to clarify thoughts on ending the war.
In San Francisco area the government forms a five man unit to clear pending draft cases as 400 indicted and 3 500 under review in Northern California. Sentences for refusers have included two year probation or two year prison terms, with a new rule limiting case transfers to more lenient jurisdictions.
Sammy Lee Fleming waited all day at the Dade County Courthouse to begin a 60 day sentence for buying and concealing stolen goods. A judge reduced the term to probation after public defender Roy Black argued the delays deserved a second chance.
U S Court of Appeals has taken under advisement the United Transportation Union's claim that it can legally strike two railroads to press a nationwide industry agreement on wages and work rules. UTU argues that a district court ruling blocking strikes is part of a long pattern, while the rail industry says a nationwide stoppage would wreck bargaining and violate the Railway Labor Act. The UTU previously joined a one day Dec. 10 stoppage halted by Congress. other unions reached wage deals with large increases.
About 359 AFL CIO office workers from Local 42 picketed the UAW international headquarters in Detroit and four other UAW offices. The dispute centers on first year wage increases with the union demanding 10.85 dollars for secretaries clerical workers custodians and boiler operators while the UAW offers 8.05 dollars, linking the gap to a 2.80 rise after the GM strike. UAW president Leonard Woodcock called the strike regrettable and an embarrassment but said action was necessary.
The FTC moves against a high profile ad campaign for Personna 74 razor blades amid safety fears. Charles Wilson of American Safety Razor claims the allegations stem from competitors and says readers can handle the paper inserts safely. Reports cite injuries linked to the blades in various cities as newspapers delayed or rejected the insert.
Members of the Mexico Rotary Club were hosted by Col. Charles R. Stribling MMA president for a weekly luncheon in the MMA dining hall. Connie Pickering introduced Gary Spencer of St. Louis who spoke on the anti litter cause.
Two girls aged 13 and 14 slipped from a downtown department store after hours by rapping on a door until heard by a watchman. Taken to police headquarters they admitted hiding in the store to after closing and choosing new wardrobes including underwear stockings dresses coats shoes and sunglasses. Parents later brought clothes for them, and they were released.
Elizabeth Ann Neff, born to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Neff of Ann Arbor Michigan, at 10:60 p.m. weighing six pounds fourteen ounces. Grandparents are George M Neff of Eagle Grove Iowa and Mary Martha Williams, with great grandparents B Turner Williams of Mexico and Margaret Wenzel of Martinsburg.
The Directors Guild of America named Franklin Schaffner best director of 1970 for Patton. The ceremony, held in Hollywood and New York, also honored Lamont Johnson as best television director for My Sweet Charlie on NBC.
Beverly Hills California reports Larry Crosby brother of Bing says he favors a private effort to ransom POWs and wants the State Department and Pentagon out of it. Crosby notes Bing approves the plan but remains abroad while envoy John Fairfax handles the Laos operation. Pentagon lists 470 U.S. service members held by North Vietnam with Hanoi claiming 370.
Max Berrey executive director of the Mexico Housing Authority will speak to the library group of Senior Citizens Monday at 1 30 p m in the basement of the Mexico Audrain County Library. The meeting is open to the public and those needing transportation may call Mrs John L Johnston 581 0376.
The first Lenten men’s breakfast for the First Christian Church is set for Sunday at 7:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall Everett Van Matre will speak and Donald Woods will lead the devotion.
A T Hanson of Columbus Georgia will coordinate the Mexico United Methodist Church Lay Witness Mission set for next week. Hanson, from Decatur Alabama, is a Athens College and Auburn University graduate, and serves as vice president in charge of human relations with W C Bradley Co in Columbus. He has worked with the Methodist Church Boy Scout Council Junior Achievement Red Cross American Cancer Society and Goodwill Industries among others.
An open meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Community R-6 High School will cover the Lad donia centennial celebration. A John Rogers Co. representative will attend to discuss plans and invite all residents.
Mr. and Mrs Randall Stogdill of Colorado Springs Colorado are parents of an eight pound son born at 1120 a m Thursday named Brent Gregory The couple also have a daughter Kimberly Ann one month Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul L Miller of Mexico and Mrs and Mrs M E Stogdill of Colorado Springs
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