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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1972

Page

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Weather and crime notes from The Daily Record

The Daily Record notes Missouri forecast with showers and highs in the 60s to 70s and extended outlook through Wednesday. It also reports hospital admissions, births, dismissals, a local police report of crashes, magistrate court sentencing for Albert Glenn Gilkey on marijuana charges, and related legal steps.

Missouri Albert Glenn Gilkey Iowa FBI Thomas I Osborne Gilkey Gil

Sports Editor's Mother Dies in New York City

Mrs. Joseph Tanenbaum, mother of Rob Tanenbaum Ledger sports editor, died in New York City after a long illness. He left for New York this morning. Surviving family includes his father, brother Jay Tanner, and sister Mrs. Connie Pearlstein, all of New York City.

Joseph Tanenbaum Rob Tanenbaum Ledger New York City Tanenbaum New York Jay Tanner Connie Pearlstein

South Vietnamese Marines recapture territory in Quang Tri

South Vietnamese Marines launched a rapid counteroffensive in Quang Tri Province recapturing a first piece of territory from the North Vietnamese. The operation began with an airborne assault that drew U S Marines back into the war and involved heavy U S air strikes driving North Vietnamese troops into the open.

Saigon Quang Tri Province U.S

Mexico Ledger highlights Saturday edition May 13 1972

The Mexico Ledger for Saturday May 13 1972 features local news briefs, community notes, and updates from regional events. Readers find civic notices, classifieds, and brief sports summaries reflecting the period's ongoing concerns.

Mexico

Over-The-Counter Bid Ask Totals and NYSE Closings

In trading yesterday A B Chance led bids at 28 percent with asks 28 percent while Commerce Bancshares posted 48 49 percent and Wetterau 36 percent bid and ask. On the NYSE Robbie Brooks closed at 114 up 4 with 8800 shares traded and other issues including Dresser Industries Kaiser Aluminum Interco Ralston Purina US Gypsum common and preferred showing varied moves and volumes.

A. B. Chance Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Dresser Industries Kaiser Aluminum Interco Ralston Purina US Gypsum

Bond urges state law on open meetings in Missouri

State auditor and governor candidate Christopher Kit Bond urged Missouri open meetings legislation at Carrollton GOP event. He backed Citizens Lobby's constitutional amendment for openness, warned that public policy decisions occur in private, and argued a constitutional fix protects voting records from future legislative changes.

Carrollton Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond Carroll County GOP Club Bond Citizens Lobby Missouri Senate

Mother of the Year cites love discipline and communication

Esther Hunt Moore of Hickory North Carolina after being named Mother of the Year by the American Mothers Committee cites love discipline and communication as the three elements of raising children. The 75 year old educator and Columbia University alumna highlighted her family history of enslaved ancestors and noted she is the second Black woman to win the award.

New York Esther Hunt Moore Hickory N.C Moore Columbia University American Mothers Committee

Trip Will Halt Bombs Says Report

Le Figaro reported from Moscow that the United States will halt bombing of North Vietnam by 1852 and end naval bombardment during President Nixon's trip to Moscow.

Report Paris le Figaro Moscow United States North Vietnam Nixon

Margaret S. Carter dies at 66 in Vandalia

Margaret Suzanna Carter 46 of Vandalia died Friday afternoon at Audrain Medical Center after a heart attack. A longtime rural and town teacher in Audrain County, she retired in 1949 and finished at Vandalia Southside School. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church Vandalia. burial in Vandalia Cemetery. She was born April 16 1906 on a Vandalia area farm. She married Arthur J. Carter December 23 1942. Survived by husband, sister Miriam Setterstrom of Linwood Kansas, nephew Ted Thomas of Emporia, aunt Miss Marie Neal. Preceded by parents and son Neal.

Vandalia Margaret Suzanna Carter Audrain Medical Center Carter Audrain County Vandalia Southside First Christian Church Glenn Vernon Waters Funeral Home George Nora Neal Mosby Kirksville Warrensburg Arthur J. Carter Hannibal Boyd Miriam) Setterstrom Linwood Kan Ted Thomas Emporia Marie Neal Neal Cosmos

Two Women Seek FBI Agent Jobs Under New Policy

Two lawyers, Sandra Nemser and Cynthia Gitt, say they will reapply to become FBI agents after the bureau ends its male only rule. Acting director Gray announced the change, with existing requirements and a 14 week training program remaining intact.

Washington Bureau FBI Sandra Rothenberg Nemser Cynthia Gitt Nemser Denver Equal Employment Opportunity Commission L. Patrick Gray II Hoover Gitt American Civil Liberties Union U.S. District Court Gray

Deadline Stands On Clean Cars Regulation

EPA chief William Ruckelshaus refused a one-year delay on 1975 model year auto emission standards under the 1970 Clean Air Amendments. He allowed limited concessions, including averaging emissions and one catalyst change, prompting criticism from automakers and some environmentalists.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency EPA William D. Ruckelshaus Ruckelshaus Gerald C. Meyers American Motors Ford General Motors Chrysler Barbara Reid Paul G. Rogers D-Fla House Congress Thomas Eagleton D-Mo Senate Air and Water Pollution

School Bus Bombers Get Prison Terms

TYLER Texas AP US District Court Judge William Wayne Justice sentenced two Longview men to federal prison terms for the 1970 bombing of 36 Longview Independent School District school buses. Fred Loyd Hayes drew 10 years, Kenneth Ray McMaster eight years, each to run concurrently with one year on a second count. Both exhausted appeals and remain in federal custody.

Tyler Tex William Wayne Longview Longview Independent School District Fred Loyd Hayes Kenneth Ray McMaster Springfield Asst U.S. Atty Dale Long Hayes McMaster

Fulton Woman Will Wed To Former Priest

The Rev. Miss Shirley Carter 27 the second woman ordained to the gospel ministry by the Southern Baptist denomination will wed former Roman Catholic priest W Pringle Lee 52 May 28 at Rathwood Baptist Church. The ceremony will be performed by Rev Eddie Rickenbacker pastor of the church. Carter a Fulton Missouri native was ordained Aug 22 and the couple met as chaplains at the South Carolina State Hospital. Lee on leave from church duties for two years awaits laicization. They plan to continue attending Baptist and Catholic churches and both families will attend the wedding. Carter is staff chaplain at Harbison Correctional Institution for Women.

Columbia Shirley Carter Southern Baptist Denomination W. Pringle Lee Rathwood Baptist Church Miss Carter Fulton Eddie Rickenbacker South Carolina State Hospital Lee Carter Charleston Harbison Correctional Institution For Women

Bulldozer Tragedy Kills 5 Year Old Near Sedalia

In Sedalia Missouri a bulldozer accident fatally injures 5 year old Melvin Harris Reno as his stepfather Melvin Reno backed the machine in a field five miles west of Sedalia. Sheriff's officers released the victim's identity Friday describing the fatal incident.

Sedalia Melvin Harris Reno Melvin Reno

Stereo Shorts Fire Kills Two in Cape Girardeau Home

Two people died in a Cape Girardeau two story house fire at 4 a.m. on Pacific Ave. The blaze started from an electronic stereo short circuit. Victims were Von Crain, 23, a sailor on leave, and Katherine Siebert, 27, a Scott City legal secretary. Wiethop escaped unharmed. Property damage was extensive.

Cape Girardeau, Mo Dan Wiethop Pacific Ave von Crain Cape Girardeau Katherine Siebert Scott City Wiethop

Prison Term For Tax Evasion Woman Is Sentenced

A DeSoto woman Isabelle Walters age 50 was sentenced in St Louis federal court to eight years in prison and a $15000 fine for income tax evasion totaling more than $14000 and filing false returns for 1965 68. The judge allowed a review after 90 days. Walters pleaded guilty to 1968 related charges.

ST. Louis DeSoto U.S. District Court John K. Regan Isabelle Walters

Police Talk At Hardin Junior High On Juvenile Law

Mexico police begin a three day series of talks for seventh and eighth graders at Hardin Junior High about criminal law as it applies to juveniles. Patrolmen Richard Dueffner Mike McPherson and Bill Haws will speak to each social studies class today and tomorrow. Ken Quick says Police Chief Bar Jones arranged the program.

Mexico Hardin Richard Dueffner Mike McPherson Bill Haws Ken Quick Bar] Jones

Robnett couple welcomed son in Audrain Medical Center

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Robnett Jr. of Route 1 Laddonia are parents of a son born Friday at 1 pm in Audrain Medical Center. James Harold Robnett weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces and is a brother to Jonathan Paul, 1. Grandparents are Kenneth Robnett Sr. of Laddonia and Harold Dubbert of Martinsburg. Mr. Robnett is a farmer.

Audrain Medical Center Tim Lawrence John G. Cline Mexico Frank J. Griesbauer New Florence Lewis C. Monk Terry A. Gruer Deborah M. Smithee Auxvasse Thomas Tanzey Perry Albert J. Tighe Bowling Green Robert W. Maddox Memphis Nell F. Scott Florence Ford Vandalia Terrill Potts Ida M. McKinnon Rush Hill Dennis R. Hawkins Fulton Stanley May Earl W. Trogdon Quenten Boyd Wellsville Theresa Maupin Montgomery City Harry Hammer Columbia Gertrude P. Smith Josephine L. Playter Laddonia Illamae Hilton Santa E Cindy K. Sweitzer Kenneth J. Robnett Jr Route 1 James Harold Robnett Jonathan Paul Kenneth Robnett Sr Harold Dubbert Martinsburg Robnett

Science May Have Killer For Mosquito

Government scientists report a breakthrough in controlling disease carrying mosquitoes without chemicals. Parasitic nematodes, specifically Reesimermis nielseni, kill larvae and are being field tested by the USDA and health agencies in El Salvador, Taiwan, and Thailand. Mass production could enable wide-area release, though cold or polluted water can reduce effectiveness.

Washington Agriculture Department U.S. Public Health Service el Salvador World Health Organization Taiwan Thailand Reesimermis Nielseni Agricultural Research USDA Louisiana ARS

Augsburg Bomb Linked to Frankfurt Blast Probe

German explosives experts defused a bomb found at Augsburg police headquarters after two bombs damaged the building. One officer was injured as authorities probed a possible link to Thursday’s attack on a U.S. Army facility in Frankfurt that killed an American lieutenant colonel and wounded 13 others. Security was tightened at American installations across West Germany.

Augsburg Germany August Scheep Munich U.S. Army Frankfurt V Corps West Germany Army

Doris Day Son Sues Mother Over Earnings

Los Angeles AP Doris Day faces a probate suit by her son Terry Melcher to reveal earnings from 1955. The action, labeled friendly by Melcher's attorney, seeks 25 percent of Day's earnings through his father Martin Melcher's 1968 death and 12.4 percent of gross since then for the estate.

Los Angeles Doris Day Terry Melcher Miss Day Martin Melcher Melcher

Love Bugs Invade Central Florida Again This Spring

In Gainesville, a swarm of love bugs covers highways in central Florida as an entomologist from the University of Florida notes their abundance may stem from predators like birds and dragonflies spurning their taste. He explains the insects swarm in pairs for four weeks each spring and fall, coating windshields and grills.

Gainesville Fla Florida Lawrence A. Hetrick University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Hetrick

Flood Crest Threat as Guadalupe Rises in Texas

A Guadalupe River flood crest swept toward the Gulf, killing eleven people in New Braunfels and Seguin areas and leaving about two dozen missing after a late Thursday cloudburst. About 3,000 evacuated at New Braunfels and 1,500 at Seguin. Damage topped 100 million dollars as riverfront areas were submerged and residents moved to higher ground. Clarence Knetsch, 61, a Secret Service agent in charge at San Antonio and former Lyndon B. Johnson ranch security chief, was among the dead. The river crested and then spread through Seguin, extending a quarter mile along the Texas 123 bridge as authorities evacuated riverfront residents.

New Wratneels Tex Guadalupe Gulf of Mexico Seguin Comal New Braunfels Jim Hester Clarence Knetsch Secret Service San Antonio Knetsch Lyndon B. Johnson Texas 123

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