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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1972
Page
9
The Daily Record reports 7:00 a.m. readings with a forecast for Missouri and Kansas City area, noting cooler tonight and partly cloudy, highs in the 60s, with a 20 percent chance of rain. It lists river stages, hospital admissions, police reports of traffic incidents, and court actions across several counties along with livestock market figures and grain futures from Chicago.
Governor Hearnes outlined plans for a constitutional amendment to reorganize the executive branch on the August ballot, a tax exemption for seniors, and repeal of the household goods tax and intangible tax. He also promoted a $730 million transportation bond and warned against expanding agencies as a path to better government. He expects the reorganizational plan to pass but will not campaign actively.
Former U S senator William F F Knowland marries Ann Dickson of Las Vegas Nevada in a ceremony at the bridegroom s Oakland California home.
New York trading showed slow activity with the Dow Jones average up 1.58 to 943.86 by noon after a steep early drop. Advances led by steel and drug issues while glamour names like Polaroid Memorex and IBM posted modest gains. Analysts cited Monday's momentum from a large drop and concerns over Vietnam and price rollbacks as influences.
James Homer Bartley 72 a longtime Centralia resident died Tuesday morning at University Medical Center in Columbia after a month there. He was born Feb 29 1900 in Centralia and was a retired city employee. He married Hattie Mae Williams in June 1925 who survives along with one brother Semmett of Mexico and several nieces and nephews. One son Junior preceded him in death. He was a deacon and Sunday School teacher at Mt Olive Baptist Church. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Meador and Son with burial in Centralia city cemetery. visitation Wednesday from 10 am. Wheat and commodity quotes from AP follow.
A profile tracing J. Edgar Hoover from his early life through his rise to lead the FBI, noting expansion from under 500 agents to about 15 000 including 6 700 special agents, shifts in politics, and claims of corruption investigations. It covers his leadership style, discipline standards, awards, debates over retirement, and episodes such as Kissinger kidnap plot, congressional bugging, and Earth Day surveillance.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said South Vietnamese forces might lose provincial capitals but are fighting courageously after the North Vietnamese captured Quang Tri. He expected some battles to be lost and others won, and noted he does not expect to meet Le Duc Tho in Paris.
Arizona consumer fraud chief Jack McCormick says auto repair scams hit men more than women due to overconfidence and male pride. Women seek a second opinion and are harder to persuade into unnecessary repairs, with about 60 investigated cases showing men as victims.
Jaeger Jr., state parks director, had his driver's license revoked for one year by Magistrate Temple Margett after a 90 minute hearing. Police arrested him April 13 on U S Highway 63 south of Columbia after he refused a blood alcohol test. He faces a May 23 hearing in magistrate court on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Clayton, Mo. AP report: Edward A. Pansky, 15, a Vianney High School sophomore, collapsed and died after winning a 220 yard race. An autopsy was planned. he was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kirkwood. His parents reside in Lemay.
Alf Landon 84 warns Democrats of party division and backs Nixon’s peace aims while expressing greater support for Humphrey as likely Democratic nominee. He credits Nixon with avoiding future wars and notes his past campaigns and recent Kansas Republican convention attendance.
Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes named St. Louis County Circuit Judge John J. Kelly Jr. to the state appellate court on Monday. Kelly, 43, is a former St. Louis assistant circuit attorney and Florissant municipal judge. He was appointed to the St. Louis County circuit bench in 1958 and later elected.
A seven year old Centralia boy, Mayson Allen Palmer, was killed crossing near Memorial Hospital in Moberly when a van struck him. He was visiting relatives with his parents from Centralia. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Fenton Funeral Chapel with burial in Centralia Cemetery.
The University of Missouri will award honorary doctor of science degrees to Albert Victor Crewe, Herbert Blumer, and Marjorie Katherine Carpenter during the 130th annual commencement on May 16. President C Brice Ratchford will confer degrees on about 4000 graduates, including 1255 fall graduates, at ceremonies in Columbia.
Wayne 1D Nusbaum of St. Louis, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, presided over a Washington Hilton dinner attended by congressmen and Mexico chamber officials. John Cline and Allen Carriere led Mexican guests. George Ogden gave the invocation. a Mexican attendee received a standing ovation.
The speaker notes common problems across individuals and society, from productivity and inflation to Vietnam era concerns and environmental dangers. He argues lists of problems overlap, forming a formidable combined agenda, and cites Americans as a nation of organizers ready to tackle them.
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