Mexico School Board Sells Three Abandoned Schools
The Mexico School Board votes to sell three abandoned country schools and a house, plans summer interior work at Presser Hall, and allows the Mexico Day Care Center to operate in two Hawthorne School rooms this summer. Ten resignations, six new teachers hired, and bids for Presser Hall interior discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico School Board
Presser Hall
Mexico
Hawthorne School
Teri Arnold
Maureen Hacker
Hardin
Sammy Dysart
Jim Worstell
P.S
Dysart
Selsor-Chapman Painting Co
Billy J
Chick) Selsor
Prairie Lea
Bean Creek
Dye School
Arcadia St
Five Horses Die in Suspected Arson at Fairgrounds Barn
Five horses died in a noontime fire that destroyed a city barn at the Fairgrounds. Police suspect arson after two boys were seen nearby before the 11:30 a.m. blaze. The horses belonged to William Winterbower who cried as firefighters fought the flames. Witnesses said horses in a nearby barn were saved, and about 30 horses are kept in city barns. Winterbower, uninsured, estimated equipment loss at $1,000 and the horses at several thousand dollars. The Kiwanis era building was not insured. wind fed the flames toward the other structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Fairgrounds
William Winterbower
Clare St
Winterbower
Paul Burson
Marvin Dishman
Neil Nielsen
Dishman
Dishman Const. Co
Ransom Bombs On Queen Elizabeth 2 Report
London reports bombs planted aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea with four bomb disposal experts dispatched to the mid Atlantic. Unconfirmed word in London says bombs were placed in New York, the ship’s last port, with a ransom needed to avert explosion. The liner carries about 1,400 passengers. bomb experts parachuted near the vessel if possible.
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London
Defense Ministry
Mid- Atlantic
New York
Pride
Lawson Sentences Add Up To 21 Years
Bobby Lawson will serve 21 years after a Audrain Circuit Court jury found him guilty on three counts of escape robbery in the first degree and felonious assault without malice. Two kidnapping counts yielded hung juries. Lawson abducted deputy Jim Littrell and Olivia Graves during last summer’s escape and robbery spree before a Boone County manhunt led to capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Lawson
Boone County
Audrain
George P. Adams
Thomas J. Osborne
Lawson
Jim Littrell
Olivia Graves
Littrell
Rural Grads Here Saturday In 35th Rural Graduation
Twenty four eighth graders from Audrain County rural schools graduate Saturday at 1 15 p m in the 35th annual rural graduation exercises at Presser Hall. Kirby Allen of Mexico will deliver the address. Music includes Mrs Lewis Wilson and a chorus, with songs Blowing in the Wind This Is My Country Put Your Hand in the Hand God Bless America and more by a vocal trio and a duet. Diplomas go to the listed graduates and life reading circle certificates are awarded to five.
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Audrain County
Howard Maxwell
Presser Hall
Kirby Allen
Mexico
Lewis Wilson
Linda Renee Kirk
Michael Wenger Hampton
Elizabeth Jane Kakac
Gary Lee Fisher
Janet Sue Welch
Carter and Sims
Virginia Lee Holnheiser
Robette Balser
Lynn Earle
Mark Steven Wilson
Sharon Kay Jennings
Corporate Profits Rise in Early 1974 Quarter
Washington AP report shows before tax profits of U S corporations rose by 5.6 billion dollars in the first quarter of 1974 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 91.6 billion. Gains occurred despite Nixon administered profit margin curbs with phage two controls. Most growth came from manufacturing especially durable goods with autos machinery and metals leading. The Commerce Department also revised the prior quarter’s Gross National Product higher, indicating a marginally stronger economy.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Nixon
General Motors
South Vietnamese Forces Reach Near An Loc After Six Week Siege
South Vietnamese relief column advances to within 2.5 miles of An Loc as carrier Saratoga joins the battle to lift the siege. U S and South Vietnamese forces push along Highway 13 amid heavy air support while North Vietnamese defenses on the west edge of the highway prove strongest. The Navy expands its carrier force in the Tonkin Gulf as air and artillery strikes continue.
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Saigon
An Loc
Saratoga
U.S
An Lac
Highway 13
Associated Press
Lynne C. Newland
Atlantic
7Th Fleet
South Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Midway
Hancock
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Coral Sea
Constellation
Ticonderoga
San Diego
Vietnam
Hue
Bastogne
da Nang
Central Highlands
Duc Thanh
Mekong Delta
Hanoi
Nixon
Russia
China
Indochina
Spainhower To Speak At Friday Night Meeting
James I. Spainhower the Democratic candidate for state treasurer will headline the May meeting of the Audrain County Democratic Club. The event at Garfield Community Center includes a 7:00 p.m. covered dish supper and 8:00 p.m. business session. President Lewis Brooks Jr. said all primary candidates may speak at this and future meetings, with first time voters expected to attend. Also noted is the birth of Angela Marie Skinkard, daughter of Ernest Skinkard Jr. and his wife, with grandparents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Spainhower
Audrain County
Democratic Club
Garfield Community Center
Lewis Brooks Jr
Brooks
Ernest Skinkard Jr
N. Olive Sr
Angela Marie Skinkard
Glen Sampson
E. Liberty Sr
Ernest Skinkard Sr
N. Washington St
Skinkard
Audrain Medical Center
Audrain Broadcasting Co
Multi Million Construction Work In Mexico Aerial Views
A feature traces a large Mexican construction project with aerial views highlighted on pages four and five. The piece notes scale, tech, and economic impact while detailing crews, timelines, and involved firms. distinctive sites, elevated perspectives, and regional significance are emphasized.
Bombs Kill Soviet Seaman in Haiphong Port Raid
Los Angeles report says U S bombing raids on a North Vietnamese port near Haiphong killed one Soviet seaman and wounded several others late last week. Soviet protest described as stiff. possible other deaths and injuries aboard Soviet freighters.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Haiphong
Los Angeles Times
Soviet Union
United States
Times
Haiphong Harbor
Jacob Bean
Moscow
Navy patrols warn ships but avoid intercepts in Tonkin Gulf
US Navy patrols in the Tonkin Gulf say they are not ordered to intercept shipping to North Vietnam, only to warn vessels about minefields. Officers emphasize ships proceed at their own risk, with mines limiting access to Haiphong. Naval leaders discuss actions with no declared blockade, while Kissinger notes potential force if ships attempt mine-field passage. A North Vietnamese spokesman claims mines are being removed and traffic continues, citing an East German freighter Frieden as evidence.
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Newport News
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Gulf
U.S
Providence
Adm
W. Haley Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Navy
Washington
Defense
Melvin Laird
United States
New York
Haiphong
New York Times
Times
Anthony Lewis
Mexico Doctor In Arizona For Month To Aid Navajos
Dr. Ned D. Rodes, a Mexico surgeon, serves in Ganado Arizona as part of Project HOPE's health education and training program. He volunteers one month at Sage Memorial Hospital on the Navajo reservation to train nurses and technicians and broaden career opportunities in health fields. The program aims to expand care across Navajoland and eventually hand over operation of the hospital network to local authorities.
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Ned D. Rodes
Mexico
Ganado
Ariz
Project Hope
Laredo
Texas
Sage Memorial Hospital
University of Missouri Medical Center
Ellis Fischer
Columbia
Central Hospital
Navajoland
HOPE
Natal
Bruzil
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Mary Ann Lindsay
Linda Murray
Hawthorne
Nell Riechers
Eugene Field
Linda Sue Silas
Linda Kay Thoenen
Kathy van Schyndel
Peggy S. Welch
Garfield
Anne Marie Wilder
Kather Kay Cooper
Northeast Missouri State College
Norman Wayne Doerr
Walther Luther High School
Melrose Park
University of Missouri
Peggy Jolly Nickerson
Hardin Junior
Mexico High
Park College
Cottey College
Missouri Valley
Mildred Penn
Mexico High School
Kathleen Ogar Quick
Carl A. Rook
Eugene Field School
Iberia High School
Lincoln University
Marine Corps
Thomas Hodges
Supt
L. Buford Thomas
Joe Hodgin
Hodgin
Frank Sutton
The
Mexico Athletic Boosters
Sutton
Thomas
Davis Fork
Jonathan Jones Sr
Ledger
Gary Duffy
Arizona
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