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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
3
Lt. William L. Calley Jr shows signs of fatigue and thinner frame as the military jury in the My Lai mass murder case continues a slow march toward verdict. He sits through replayed testimony and a key photograph exhibit while biographers and reporters watch.
NorCal menus for North Callaway week of March 29 list Monday wiener on bun baked beans spinach apple pie Tuesday spaghetti with meat lettuce salad pear hot roll and honey Wednesday juicy burger potatoes broccoli mixed fruit peanut butter cookie Thursday pork pattie buttered potatoes cabbage salad jello with bananas Friday salmon green limas lettuce salad peach pie Mrs Ken Settle honored at a surprise baby shower Tuesday night by Alpha Sigma Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Chapter with members attending.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew humorously addressed a $1000-a-plate crowd in Washington. He quipped about a Texan pronouncing pusillanimous, teased Sen. Robert Dole, and commented on Muskie Kissinger and Rogers in a light political routine. He also joked about being dropped from 1972 plans and recalled his own recommendations.
Federal grand jury indicts Meyer Lansky on contempt of court for refusing a subpoena to testify in Miami about alleged skimming at the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas. Bond set at 200000. Lansky, in Tel Aviv, cites ulcers and heart issues and favors deposition in Israel.
The Army announced a May 24 pretrial hearing for Capt. Ernest L. Medina, Calley’s commanding officer at My Lai, charged with premeditated murder of 102 unidentified Vietnamese and assault with a dangerous weapon. The hearings precede any recommendation on trial.
Washington AP Pentagon moves to phase out Project 100000 the Johnson era program allowing lower physical and mental standards to enter the military as draft calls decline and enlistments drop fewer than 60000 expected this year with a long term aim to end quota controls by zero as the armed forces shrink the Navy and Marines are likely to reject most lower standard applicants while the program remains open to those with correctable physical defects or test deficiencies who can qualify with extra training
In St. Louis Union Station, president William F. Thompson warned the depot may become uneconomical under Railpax, which would slash city passenger service from 11 daily trains to five. Union Station, once serving 200 trains daily, is a National Historic Landmark per Interior Department. Joseph Vranich of the railroad passengers association ranks it as one of the nation’s 10 most expensive terminals.
Alan J. Buie son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Buie of 627 N Western St left Wednesday for basic training at the U S Naval Base Great Lakes Ill He will be stationed seven weeks A 1968 Mexico High School graduate he attended Central Missouri State College Warrensburg for two years before entering the Navy
Dorsey Letchworth, 71, started Gateway Arts and Crafts in Versailles near the Lake of the Ozarks. The venture uses 75 retired artists and crafts workers displaying works in a former dry goods store owned by Hattie Knoop. Since opening May 30 sales include watercolors and oil paintings, leaf pictures, aprons, dolls, leather goods, and knitted items. Individuals include Carl Soppelia, Mrs Nora Keeth, the Rev Elson Hines, and Lloyd Cadman.
A 12 hour marathon in Kansas City will launch Yardbird Day events marking the 60th anniversary of Charlie Parker, the Kansas City native jazz innovator. Parker, an alto saxophonist, played with famed bands and led his own group before dying in New York in 1955.
The Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation hosts a marathon concert with more than 20 area groups. Proceeds fund a beautification project at Parker's grave in Lincoln Cemetery, Kansas City. Eddie Baker, foundation president, says the group has asked for a commemorative stamp on Parker's birthdate August 29.
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