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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1972
Page
3
Tulsa bank robbery ends with phoney bombs used as fear tactics. Two or three men abducted banker Houston Adams and his family as they forced him to retrieve cash and then staged a long scheme. A police bomb squad later removed a nonfunctional device.
In Sikeston on April 22 area winners included Mrs Jean Grace who took first in English pleasure and second in costume with Rocking O Winona She also placed fifth in halter mare with Cooterville Spook Details note Mr Grace and Dennis Yager attended Los Charros Fun Show in Columbia on April 16 Yager placed fifth in open spotted horse pleasure with Charlie Brown while Mrs Grace finished second in the egg and spoon race with Rialtos King ng
A Mexican journalist quoted in a National Book Award entry cites Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Australia visit. Robert M White II of The Ledger recalls handling her press and security as a captain, noting her motherly interaction with patients and staff during hospital ward visits.
Washington AP reports the Federal Aviation Administration announced a grant of 114000 dollars to Hannibal Missouri for municipal airport development. The funding supports runway improvements and infrastructure upgrades to enhance local air service.
The Daniel Boone Regional Library lists upcoming bookmobile stops in Boone and Calaway counties. On Friday May 12 the Sturgeon Community run is 9:30 to 10:30. Saturday May 13 visits Hatton Community 9:15 to 10:00 Auxvasse 10:15 to 12:15 and McCredie Kingd om City 1:30 to 2:00.
The Senate debated a move by Sen Gravel to publish a classified Vietnam war study. For over four hours members met behind locked doors and adjourned without voting to lift secrecy. Gravel argues the National Security Study Memorandum 1 contains no military secrets and the public is entitled to the information.
Circuit Judge Orville Richardson of St Louis County led a night divorce court session in Clayton Missouri granting 23 divorces in about two and a half hours. Each case averaged five minutes. The court aimed to help working people avoid losing a day of pay. With around 5000 divorce filings yearly in the county Richardson urged seeking better solutions.
The Oscar stolen from Gonzaga University last week was found in the University Chapel by a priest. The theft, carried out by an anonymous figure who said he aimed to provoke laughter, ended with the return of Crosby's Oscar from Going My Way along with his other memorabilia donated by Bing Crosby.
Governor Warren E. Hearnes signed six bills on Tuesday, including a $10 million measure to pay state income tax refunds and funds for replacing county surplus food distribution costs. He vetoed $36,428 for the Federal Soldiers Home at St James over nonbudgeted staff positions. Also signed were $4.5 million for Park Board land acquisition and park development, plus welfare payment increases for practical and domiciliary nursing homes and changes in soil and water conservation district subdistrict organization.
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