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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1971

Page

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Missouri Weather and Local Notes From The Daily Record

Forecast for Missouri calls for fair and cold tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Sunday brings sun and warmer skies with highs in the 50s. Extended look shows a mix of cloudiness and warming into the 60s to mid 70s, with chances of showers early next week and cooler trends by midweek. Audrain Medical Center reports admissions and discharges across several towns including Mexico, Vandalia, Centralia, Wellsville, Paris, and St. Louis. newborn born to Coy Aton in Hallsville weighing seven pounds three ounces yesterday evening. multiple dismissals listed from Mexico, Centralia, and surrounding towns.

Missouri Audrain Medical Center Rufus Howard Edith Hulen Paula Jean Brower Charles Lee Spires Mexico Aaron L. McClain Franklin Ysj Dwain Shaw Letha Mabel Callen M. C. Thompson Vandalia Lawrence Davis Centralia Peggy White Farber Cecil Mitchell Wellsville Decia Turner Paris Gary Breadman St. Louis Coy Aton Hallsville Aton Central Foods Columbia Nancy Minnie Walker James K. Kachellek Hubert George James L. Sheets Fred Fletcher Anderdeen Johnson Katheryn Taylor Harold Huff Ralph Epperson Lena E. Fechter Paul Jesse Martin Sharp Frank Dettenwanger Montgomery City Kimberly King Fulton Charles E. McCollum Charles Hartung Walter D. Woods Auxvasse

Local deaths and city police reports summarized

Deaths listed for Charles Shelton aged 66 and Fred Howe aged 69. Fire department responded to a grease fire at 1614 Morris Jr. residents extinguished it before arrival. firemen returned to station. Police logged multiple crashes on W Jackson street with drivers from Mexico and Route 3 Mexico involved. Theft of 22 stereo tapes reported at Mr. B's Pool Hall. Sliding glass door damage at 1218 W Hendricks Jr. possible gunshot. Vehicle collision damage on Monroe-Western streets near Western Discount Store.

Morris Jr James C. ‘Warmbrodt W. Jackson St Zenith C. Gallop Route 3 Mexico Nancy Sue Johnson E. Orange St Johnson Jackson St Karen Kay Stotler Yale St Beverly Sue Oberhaus) Young Stotler Washington St Young Washington Jerome Thompson Garfield St Mr. B Thompson Ralph Raddy W. Hendricks Jr Alfonso Springs Bass Sr Mexico High School Randall Dean Adkisson Alabama St Western Discount Monroe-Western Sts Francis D. Durham Auxvasse

Lions To Honor Bob Hope With Humanitarian Award

CHICAGO AP Comedian Bob Hope will receive the 1971 humanitarian award from Lions International for work with the blind and sight conservation. The prize, to be presented in Las Vegas during the Lions 54th annual convention June 22 25, 1971. Also, New York City Council of Churches canceled plans to give Hope its Family of Man Award. Mrs Nellie Bartee of Columbia admitted to Phillips Home.

Chicago Bob Hope Lions International Lions Robert D. McCullough Las Vegas Nev New York

Bloodmobile collects 70 pints at Kaiser visit

A bloodmobile drive at Kaiser Refractories Co. yielded 70 pints toward a 115 pint quota. First-time donors included W. D. Carter Donald Roberts and Mrs Nolan Wilson. Louis M. Whitaker hit two gallons and four others donated one gallon each. Jaycees Wives ran the canteen and St Brendans Ladies Sodality funded the food.

Bloodmobile Kaiser Refractories Co Gene Howes Kaiser W. D. Carter Donald Roberts Nolan Wilson Louis M. Whitaker John B. Lutz Billy Joe Hutchinson Kenneth W. Settle Richard B. Bridgford Jaycees Ladies Sodality of St. Brendan’s Church

Viet Minh attack Laos bases. Calley jurors push on

An AP report notes North Vietnamese infantry and tanks driving retreating South Vietnamese from two Ho Chi Minh trail bases in Laos. Other items cover Lt. Calley’s murder-martial jury deliberations, urges for tax cuts, Mideast border security, Northern Ireland crisis, Peru landslides, Alaska oil line opposition, SST funding fight, and Nevada welfare restitution ruling impacting 3,000 families.

Associated Press Saigon Laos Ho Chi Minh Trail Vietnam

Stock Market Wrapup On Over The Counter Trades

Over the counter trades show A B Chance Co at 26 27 percent, Commerce Bancshares 5044 bid 51 asked, Wetterau 25 bid 26 asked. NYSE session notes Robbie Brooks at 16 down, 9200 shares. Dresser Industries 354 down, 4900. Interco 44 down, 3400. Kaiser Aluminum 386 unchanged, 2700. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 36 down 4, 1210. Ralston Purina 27 down 1370. U S Gypsum communion 61 down 1, 1560. U S Gypsum preferred 36 down 1, 3000.

A.B. Chance Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina U.S

Poisoned tenderizer sparks FDA hearing and recall

The FDA renews a public warning after a Maryland man died from consuming a meat tenderizer mislabeled with nitrite. The hearing will probe why the November recall failed, with the product from Mutual Spice Co. a HyGrade unit sold as Space of Life or Country Tavern after March 1969.

Washington Food and Drug Administration Maryland FDA Mutual Spice Co HyGrade Food Products North Bergen N. J Robert L. Hall District Heights Sam D. Fine

Masters and Johnson Seek Dismissal of Sex Case

In St Louis federal court, William Masters and Virginia Johnson face charges tied to employing a wife to provide sexual treatment. Their attorney argues the claim is time barred, with the suit seeking up to 2.5 million dollars. Judge Roy Harper orders briefs and set three more weeks for ruling.

ST. Louis William Masters Virginia Johnson Masters Reproductive Biology Research Foundation Walter M. Metcalfe Jr Missouri George Calvert Greenfield N. H Barbara Robert B. Hoemeke Calvert John Does U.S Roy Harper Harper

Wenger couple returns from Wisconsin trip with back treatment

Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wenger have come home after a trip to Wisconsin. Mr. Wenger received back treatment at the Gonstead Clinic in Mt. Horeb. The couple also visited other sites in Wisconsin.

Elbert Wenger Wiconsin

Annexation vote slated in Moberly on April 6

Moberly residents will vote April 6 on an annexation proposal affecting land along Highway 24 and land on Highway 63. The measure seeks to expand city boundaries and bring these parcels under municipal governance.

Moberly Highway

Charles Shelton Dies At 86 In Missouri

Charles Shelton 86 brother of Amy Shelton McNutt a Texas landowner and William Woods College benefactor died at Woodland Hospital Moberly after two weeks as a patient He lived on a Monroe County farm before a stroke and move to Perry He was a Paris Odd Fellows member for nearly 60 years His 150acre farm may be given to the government and his sister owns a 10000acre Gallagher ranch near San Antonio The college honored Mrs McNutt with awards and an honorary doctorate nearby.

Paris Charles Shelton Texas William Woods College Amy Shelton McNutt Woodland Hospital Moberly Monroe County Twain Haven Perry Agnew Funeral Shelton Paris Odd Fellows Lodge Paris High School Cannon Reservoir McNutt Gallagher Ranch San Antonio William Woods

Fred Howe Dies In California

Fred Howe 69, brother of Orland Howe of Paris and Ralph Howe of Holliday, died Thursday at his Loma Linda home after a long illness. Born May 25, 1901 in Bridgwater Iowa, he lived in Paris youth, later moving to Missouri then California where he was a dairy employee retired. He leaves wife, three children and 10 grandchildren in California, plus three brothers Arthur Los Angeles Cecil Atlanta Harold Hutchinson Kan and sister Amy Watts St Louis. Funeral services in Loma Linda Tuesday.

Paris Fred Howe Orland Howe Ralph Howe Holliday Loma Linda Calif Bridgwater Iowa Missouri William E Grace Cooper Howe Paris High School California Arthur Los Angeles Cecil Atlanta Harold Hutchinson Kan Amy Watts St. Louis

Funeral services for Mrs William Ramey Monday 2 p m

Mrs. William Ramey funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at Second Baptist Church with Rev William Duncan officiating. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Arnold Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p m Sunday.

William Ramey Second Baptist Church William Duncan Elmwood Cemetery Arnold Funeral Home

ABC Drops Welk Show This Fall

New York AP reports ABC trimmed its fall lineup after 14 years of the Welk show. Ten programs were dropped, seven added, and 16 returned. Other cuts include Johnny Cash Pearl Bailey Danny Thomas The Young Lawyers That Girl Dan August Reel Game Newlywed Game and Let s Make a Deal. New entries feature Shirley MacLaine Anthony Quinn James Franciscus Arthur Hill Owen Marshall The Bobby Sherman Show The Persuaders and The Movie of the Weekend.

New York Lawrence Welk American Broadcasting Company ABC Johnny Cash Pearl Bailey Danny Thomas Dan August Shirley MacLaine Anthony Quinn James Franciscus Arthur Hill Owen Marshall Bobby Sherman Buddy Tony Curtis Roger Moore CBS NBC

Taxpayer in Alameda Criticizes California Narrow Tax Bill

Mrs Alfred Silva a retired accountant complains her 1970 state income tax is only 4 on a joint return with 6709 adjusted gross income. She notes federal tax 967 and urges fairer state funding amid service cuts and school concerns.

Alameda Calif Alfred Silva California Silvas State Franchise Tax Board Ronald Reagan

Pentagon Show To Run Again On CBS

CBS will air about 15 minutes of edited statements by critics of its documentary The Selling of the Pentagon following a March 23 rebroadcast. Critics include Vice President Agnew Defense Secretary Laird and Rep. Hebert. CBS News president Salant will speak after. Dole accused CBS of bias in Vietnam coverage.

New York CBS Pentagon Spiro T. Agnew Melvin R. Laird F. Edward Hebert D.la House Armed Services Committee Richard 5. Salant CBS News Kansas Robert Dole Republican National Committee Dole Los Angeles Agnew Boston Vanderbilt University NBC ABC Nixon

Editor Rejects Free List Bid

Carrollton area weekly papers received a request from the Missouri Valley Economic Development Department to add them to complimentary mailing lists. Jim Stark of Green Ridge Local News declined, arguing the federally funded agency should fund subscriptions instead of using free mailing lists.

Carrollton Missouri Valley Economic Development Department West Central Missouri Human Resources Agency Jim Stark Green Ridge Stark South Vietnam

Bonds Voted For East Junior High Project In Grandview

In Grandview Missouri voters approved a 700000 bond issue by about 75 percent on nearly 1400 ballots. The East Junior High addition will raise capacity from 720 to 1200 students.

Grandview East Junior High School Kansas City

KC Med School Plans Approved

Revised architectural plans for the University of Missouri Kansas City medical school were approved by the board. Construction on the $13 million facility is expected to begin in August. The board also approved noncommercial educational FM stations at St. Louis and Columbia campuses and the Ethnic and Black Awareness Center at Kansas City to broaden UMEC's urban education role.

Columbia University of Missouri- Kansas City Medical School University Castors St. Louis Kansas City UMEC

Cundiff to Speak at Breakfast at First Christian Church

Mexico High School basketball coach Lynn Cundiff will headline the second Lenten Men's Breakfast at First Christian Church. Breakfast starts 7:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Connie Pickering leads the devotion. Dr. George Oliver Taylor of Missouri School of Religion will speak at the 6 p.m. Bible study session. A 5 p.m. carry-in sandwich meal precedes the study.

Mexico Lynn Cundiff First Christian Church Connie Pickering George Oliver Taylor Missouri School of Religion University of Missouri At Columbia

US Agencies Clash Over 800-Mile Alaska Pipeline Plan

The Agriculture Department objects to the pipeline's environmental protections while the Federal Power Commission and Office of Emergency Preparedness urge North Slope gas for national security. Alyeska proposes moving oil to Valdez for tanker shipment south. Interior reviews permit applications and will issue a final impact statement in coming months.

Washington Agriculture Department Alaska Agriculture Interior Department Federal Power Commission Office of Emergency Preparedness FPC North Slope West Midwest OEP Canada Alyeska Pipeline Service Co Valdez Defense Department Environmental Protection Agency Alyeska Rogers C.B. Morton

Law Professor Murphy Leaves Missouri for UNC

Dr. William P. Murphy, former chairman of the University of Missouri Columbia faculty council on university policy, resigns from the law school and will teach at the University of North Carolina after finishing this semester. Since arriving in 1962 he played a role in campus demonstrations and talks between antiwar demonstrators and administration.

Columbia, Mo William P. Murphy University of Missouri-Columbia University of North Carolina Murphy Missouri Law School

Honorable Mention for Missouri Homemaker of Tomorrow

Janelle Louise Brinker of Community A-G High School earns honorable mention in the state Homemaker of Tomorrow competition. State winner is Lucy Lair Tompkin of Sedalia and runner up is Deborah Gail Skinner of Marshfield.

Janelle Louise Brinker Community A-G High School Lucy Lair Tompkin Sedalia Deborah Gail Skinner Marshfield

Jefferson City Expected to join Railpax service Monday

State Rep. Thomas Graham says Jefferson City will likely be added to Railpax on Missouri Pacific lines from St. Louis to Kansas City. He reports discussions and sources indicate a Monday announcement, current from his briefings in Washington.

Jefferson City Railpax Thomas Graham Graham National Legislative Conference Jefferson City News and Tribune Missouri Pacific St. Louis Kansas City

Leaders Pay Tribute To Thomas Dewey Funeral Attendees Include Nixon Rockefeller Lindsay

In New York St James Church held a rainy Episcopal funeral for Thomas E Dewey the three time New York governor who twice sought the presidency. President Nixon Cabinet members Gov Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay attended along with about 1000 mourners and 200 more under umbrellas. Dewey who died at 68 in Miami was known for rackets busting as district attorney and served as governor. His wife had died last July and they will be buried together at Pawling mausoleum near his farm.

New York Thomas E. Dewey Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller John V. Lindsay St. James Church Dewey Ralph C. Lankler Church of Christ Quaker Hill Pawling N.Y Miami

Welcome Notes For Vets Planned

Ellisville Missouri officials will welcome home returning servicemen with personal letters thanking them for their duty. Mayor Patrick E Payne will write to each veteran, a plan sparked by American Legion Memorial Post 611 in Ballwin nearby.

Ellisville St. Louis Patrick E. Payne American Legion Memorial Post Ballwin

Cox Will Head Personnel Board

Harold E. Cox a Columbia banker was chosen by Missouri merit system board members to replace A C Sullivan Jr as chairman of the personnel advisory board governing the merit system in Jefferson City Missouri.

Jefferson Uky Harold E. Cox Columbia Banker Missouri A.C. Sullivan Jr

New Plan Offered On Sales Tax

Jefferson City AP report outlines a substitute plan by Sen. John J. Johnson to fund a one cent sales tax with an automatic $10 per person income tax credit, modeled after Colorado. Johnson argues it is simple and fair, while Sen. Avery’s plan to raise the sales tax is described as regressive. The Senate laid the bill aside due to attendance and procedural questions, with other measures postponed.

Jefferson City Omer H. Avery Troy Senate John J. Johnson D+ Affton Missouri Johnson Colorado Avery Barber Clifford Jones R-Brentwood Municipal Corporations Committee Jasper Brancato Kansas City Jones

Spring Revival Set At Love Street Church

Love Street Christian Church begins a week long Spring Revival Monday March 22 through Sunday March 28 at 414 Ef Love St Evangelist Ray Gipson will lead services Gipson a Missouri native studied at Lincoln Illinois Bible College earning a 1956 BA and a theology degree from Central Christian College of the Bible at Moberly Larry A Schraer church pastor

Love Street

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