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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1971

Page

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Cuts Are Heavy In Senate Bills

In Jefferson City, Missouri, Senate appropriation bills outline major budget cuts across agencies. The Senate committee version totals 670,844,902, about 80 million less than the House and 83.5 million below the governor’s request, with a projected 26.8 million cushion for capital improvements or school aid later.

Senate Committee House Warren Hearnes Manford John C. Vaughn Department of Revenue Highway Patrol Attorney General Department of Agriculture Public Service Commission Division of Health Senate Moberly Men’s Training Center Boonville Poplar Bluff Chillicothe Legislative Committee On Fiscal Affairs

Dole Attacks NBC Chief Over Laos TV Reports

Sen. Robert Dole accuses NBC News leader Reuven Frank and the media of distorting Laos invasion footage. He says 4 of 22 South Vietnamese battalions were defeated and criticizes sensational TV images while urging honest coverage without censorship.

Wilmington Del Robert Dole NBC News Kansas Dole Reuven Frank Laos Normandy Washington

Hospital Can Insure Workers

A county hospital board of trustees may purchase liability insurance to cover the negligence of employees. Atty Gen John C Danforth held the board itself is protected by sovereign immunity and may not buy liability insurance for its own members. The opinion was requested by James Millan of Bowling Green Pike County prosecuting attorney.

Jefferson City Atty John C. Danforth James Millan Bowling Green Pike County

Washington News In Brief From Capitol To Saigon

AP dispatches summarize action on several fronts: canal reopening and a House vote on a supersonic transport program, Senate critics linking war policy to draft extensions, Hanoi rushing arms on the Ho Chi Minh trail, Egypt demanding Israeli pullback from Suez and barring canal access, a railroad workers strike warning by the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, a major push to revise bank regulation, and an issue over police permission to question detainees during antiwar demonstrations.

Saigon Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Trail Washington (Ap Washington House Internal Security Committee

Eight Finalists Named in MMA Fry Public Speaking Contest

Eight Missouri Military Academy cadets were named finalists for the 39th annual W. Wallace Fry Public Speaking Contest on May 28, opening commencement weekend at the academy. Finalists from Palm Springs to Sikeston will present topics ranging from war necessity to faith and apathy, with judges drawn from the English faculty and an outside panel for final scoring.

Missouri Military Academy W. Wallace Fry Karl Hirsch Kansas City

Carthage Council vows tax delinquent list from collector

The Carthage Missouri city council voted to file a mandamus action in Jasper County Circuit Court to compel city collector Mike Catron to supply a yearly list of delinquent taxes to council members. Council members seek the list to identify more taxes for next year’s budget. Catron said books are open, but he will not prepare a list, noting that more taxes have been collected during his term than ever before.

Carthage Mike Catron James Dunn Jasper County Catron

Kiwanis Club Candidate Seeks Lt Governor Post

Marvin Dishman, president of the Mexico Kiwanis Club, announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International Division Missouri Arkansas district at next year’s election after attending a Moberly meeting last week.

Moberly Marvin _ Dishman Mexico

Mitchell Praises Police Amid May Day Arrests in DC

Attorney General John N. Mitchell lauded Washington police for stopping a perceived mob during May Day protests, denying claims of police brutality and rejecting Senator Kennedy’s charge of political manipulation. He compared protesters to Nazi-era mob behavior and criticized lawmakers who sided with the demonstrators.

San Francisco John N. Mitchell Washington Mitchell California Peace Officers Association Washington City Lee Metcalf D-Mont Germany Washington, D.C Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass

My Three Sons star’s 2 year old drowns in Idaho ditch

Brent Bedke Peterson, a Oakley two year old who appeared on My Three Sons last winter with his twin Kent, fell from a pickup into a drainage ditch Thursday and drowned as his mother and an older brother unloaded the vehicle. Authorities identified the victim as son of Mrs. Robert Terry.

Oakley, Idaho Oakley

Panama says US Army men tried to kidnap servicemen

Two U.S. Army investigators facing charges over an alleged kidnaping attempt in Panama City. The incident involved three American servicemen who had sought asylum after facing alleged racial discrimination in U.S. forces in the Canal Zone. Panama protests to the U.S. government.

Panama U.S. Army U.S Canal Zone Bernard Pryor Philadelphia Tobey Wagner Brooklyn Ft. Clayton Ft. Davis Pryor Wagner Esteban Liana U.S. Air Force Tacoma Wash Liana Carlos T. Wattino Jesus Rosales Panama City U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division Washington Pentagon Wattino Rosales Juan Antonio Tack

General Gets 3 Years Prison

Army's former top policeman Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner was sentenced to three years in prison for soliciting 136 firearms from the Chicago Police Department and keeping them for his own use. He faces trial June 7 on four counts of income tax evasion. he may be eligible for parole after one year. Turner, 58, served as Army provost marshal general from 1964 to 1968 and pleaded guilty to the firearms charge.

Washington Army Chicago Carl C. Turner U.S. Atty Brian P. Gettings U.S. Dist Oren L. Lewis

Apollo 15 Moves Saturn 5 Toward Moon Launch Pad

Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden watched as their Saturn 5 rocket began a slow 3.5 mile move from hangar to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. The trio stood a few hundred feet away as the 36 story rocket moved upright on a transporter at 6 30 a m EDT. They plan July 26 liftoff and 25 000 mph burn to the moon with three seven hour surface excursions over 67 hours in Hadley Apennine.

Cape Kennedy Fla Moon David R. Scott James B. Irwin Alfred M. Worden Scott Irwin Worden Hadley-Apennine

14-Year-Old Hero Rescues Family From Fire

In Orland Park Illinois a 14-year-old girl Carla Kjellberg saved her mother and two brothers by climbing onto the roof and using a 20-foot ladder to reach a second floor window. Police and firemen credited her quick actions with saving the family as flames and smoke engulfed their bedrooms.

Orland Park Illi Carla Kjellberg Carla

Tiny Tim and wife welcome first child in New York

Tiny Tim and Victoria May Khaury welcomed a girl weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces at Doctors Hospital. The singer noted the baby has a lot of hair and said he hopes the child signals a larger family, while he and Miss Vicky have not chosen a name yet.

New York Tiny Tim Victoria May Khaury Doctors Hospital Herbert Khaury Miss Vicky

Burglar Shots Kill Mansfield City Marshal

Mansfield Missouri city marshal Homer Fry, 45, was fatally wounded at a store when he surprised three burglars. Fry was shot twice through his patrol car window before dying at a Springfield hospital. A broad manhunt is under way for the three unidentified suspects in southwest Missouri.

Mansfield Homer Fry Highway Patrol Fry Springfield Missouri

MHS News Dr Harold Hamilton Will Speak

Dr Harold P Hamilton president of Central Methodist College Fayette will speak at the 89th annual Mexico High School commencement at Hawthorne Heights 7 30 pm Tuesday May 25 The article notes new staff for the Growl and Mascot with a long list of junior and sophomore nominees and cheerleaders selected for next year.

Harold P. Hamilton Central Methodist College Fayette Mexico High School Hawthorne Heights

Gymnastic Team Members Listed by Year and Name

Cline 72, Vicki Earle 72, Connie Gallagher 74, Patsy Gallagher 73 lead the team roster. The Junior Varsity includes Marsha Loyd 73, Holly Nielsen 74, Mary OToole 3, Beth Smithey 73, and Susan Sonwalt 73. All of them display gymnastic ability.

Cline Vicki Earle Connie Gallagher Patsy Gallagher Marsha Loyd Holly Nielsen Mary O'Toole Beth Smithey Susan Sonwalt

Marcie Earle Accepted as Student at William Jewell

Marcia Earle of Route 4 Mexico has been accepted as a student for the fall semester at William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri. Marcela attends Mexico High School. William Jewell is a four year co-educational liberal arts college with students from 30 states and six nations offering 23 majors in humanities and sciences.

Marcia Earle Route 4 Mexico William Jewell College Liberty Marcela William Jewell

Rex Power Named to Dean's List at CMSC Warrensburg

Rex Power, 1970 Mexico High School graduate and first year Central Missouri State College student at Warrensburg, was listed on the winter quarter Dean's List. He is the son of Mrs Mildred Power of 113 N Abat St Mexico and the late Robert Power.

Rex Power Mexico High School Central Missouri State College Warrensburg Power Mildred Power Abat St Mexico Robert Power

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