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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1975

Page

9

Weather Summary and Lake Levels Report

The 7 am readings show high 85, low 65 in the last 24 hours with 7 am temperature at 87. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, with a chance of thundershowers and highs near 90. Missouri outlook predicts warm conditions with possible afternoon storms and cooler early next week. Lake level reports list several lakes with minor deviations from normal levels. Hospital admissions include numerous patients and recent births noted. discharges list many individuals.

Ledgerland Missouri

Deaths and public safety highlights in regional notice

Obituaries report Mrs. Lydia Guinn 80 and Mrs. Bertha Grantham 66 among several deaths. Public safety notes detail multiple vehicle accidents with moderate damage and summons for driving while intoxicated, plus court actions in magistrate and circuit courts and probate matters.

B.F. Keyton Lydia Guinn Bertha Grantham Saltie Bolden

Market downturn extends as profit taking grips stocks

New York stocks fell broadside with the Dow at 829.63 after a two day slide, led by weak earnings and possible SEC scrutiny of AT&T. Volume was light and gains lagged losses on the NYSE while the market eyes internal technical factors after a five month rally.

New York New York Stock Exchange Alcan Aluminium NYSE American Stock Exchange Sears, Roebuck Arthur M. Wood American Telephone & Telegraph Securities & Exchange Commission At&t Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Chicago-Board of Trade

Refugee Aid Funds Move After President’s Approval

The President backed immediate contracts with nine private relief agencies to relocate refugees from three military bases in California Arkansas and Florida to new homes nationwide as funding ran low. Ford veto history cited and a pocket veto noted.

Administration Congress California Arkansas Florida United States

Casualties Higher Continued From Page One

Schlesinger described the Mayaguez crisis actions including the Koh Tang Marines landing with air cover from Coral Sea and prior ideas of B52 raids on Cambodia. US jets sank Cambodian gunboats and then attacked the mainland to aid Marines, with a fourth wave canceled. He warned the postwar period would harden US commitments and voiced stronger possible action if South Korea were attacked.

Koh Tang Mayaguez Schlesinger United States Cambodia Coral Sea U.S Gulf of Thailand America South Korea

Greeks Turks Fail To Agree On Cyprus And Aegean Rights

Rome AP reports Greece and Turkey ended three days of talks without agreement on Cyprus and oil rights in the Aegean. Both sides refused to back down on their positions, signaling continued tension in the region.

Rome Greece Turkey Cyprus Aegean Sea

Mrs Guinn of Laddonia Dies at 80 in Audrain Medical Center

Mrs Charles Guinn age 80 of Laddonia died at Audrain Medical Center at 12 20 p m Burial planned for Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville Funeral services set for Tuesday at Laddonia Baptist Church The widow Lydia Cobb Guinn born Sept 20 1804 daughter of James and Lydia Cobb married Charles A Guinn in 1921 Surviving spouses include her husband three sons Glen Vaughn Charles Guinn Michael Guinn one daughter Mrs William Woodward 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren

Charles Guinn Laddonia Audrain Medical Center Laddonia Baptist Church Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville Waters Funeral Home Vandalia Lydia Cobb James Banton Lydia Jane Cobb Charles A. Guinn Glen Vaughn Whiteside Michael Guinn William Woodward

Mrs Keyton Dies in Slater Funeral Planned

Mrs. B F Keyton 77 of Joliet Ill died this morning at Sherwood Arms Nursing Home Centrala after a three week stay. Born Anna Marie Butts in Slater on June 13 1897 she married Benjamin Franklin Keyton July 19 1937 in Marshall who survives. Also surviving are a daughter Ruth Burkhardt of Centralia a grandson Charles of Columbia and a great granddaughter. Funeral services were set for Wednesday at Braun Funeral Chapel Slater with burial in Slater Cemetery. Fenton Funeral Chapel Centralia handles local arrangements.

Centralia B. F. Keyton Joliet Ill Sherwood Arms Centrala Anna Marie Butts Slater Mollie Zimmerman Butts Marshall Benjamin Franklin Keyton The Baptist Church A. W Ruth) Burkhardt Charles Columbia Braun Fenton Funeral Chapel

Accident Fatal To Eolia Youth

Wellsville Scott Hardesty 17 of Eolia died Saturday at Blessing Hospital Quincy after injuries from a May 9 auto accident near Bowling Green. Services 2 PM at United Methodist Church Eolia with burial in Fairmount Cemetery Middletown. He was a Bowling Green High School junior.

Wellsville Scott Hardesty Eolia Blessing Hospital Quincy Bowling Green United Methodist Church Gale Bennett Fairmount Cemetery Middletown Myers Funeral Home Wellsville-Middletown Hardesty Howard Joyce Gotsch Hardesty Shelly Myers St. Charles Marion Kuntz Murray Hardesty Irwin Gotsch Bowling Green High School

State Birth Rate Edges Up In January Missouri

Missouri birth totals rose modestly in January from 1974 levels, with 6,443 births at a rate of 16.1 per thousand. For the 12 months ending January there were 69,898 births, up 2.1 percent from the prior year’s 68,433, though 3.6 percent below the 1973 total of 72,417.

Jefferson City Missouri Missouri Center For Health Statistics

Callaway Optimistic About Refugees

Secretary of the Army Howard H. Callaway says a visit to a Vietnamese refugee center in Kansas City convinced him the nationwide resettlement will be concluded quietly and successfully. He expressed confidence in the process after seeing the center's operations and noted the overall progress thus far.

Kansas City Howard H. Callaway

Senate Debates on Policy and Defense Spending

Washington AP reports the Senate plans a great debate on U.S. defense and foreign policy amid bills on weapons spending and the energy crisis. Ford presses resumption of Turkey aid to spur Cyprus peace talks while the House acts on a $32 billion weapons bill with troop withdrawals and women in service debates.

Washington Congress Senate U.S Ford Turkey Cyprus Vietnam Cambodia Edward M. Kennedy Dmass Barry M. Goldwater R-Ariz America House David R. Obey Dwis James L. Oberstar Dminn West Point Annapolis Air Force Academy Samuel S. Stratton D-N.y Army Navy Air Force Mike Mansfield

Minister Sentenced For Bomb Plot in Kanawha County

The Rev. Marvin Horan, a Kanawha County textbook protest leader, was sentenced to three years for conspiracy to bomb an elementary school. Co-defendant Larry Stevens received six concurrent three year terms. Michael Blankenship and Delbert Rose also received prison terms.

Charleston W.va Marvin Horan Kanawha U.S. District Court K.K. Hall Hall Larry Elmer Stevens Michael Wayne Blankenship Delbert Lee Rose Horan Stevens Kanawha County Blankenship Rose

Kissinger open to MIRV verification compromise in SALT talks

In Vienna Kissinger signals willingness to modify verification stance in SALT negotiations with Gromyko. A senior official said the U S may exclude some Soviet silos from MIRV totals if those missiles carry only single warheads, aiming for a broader treaty before the fall summit.

Vienna Henry A. Kissinger Andrei A. Gromyko U.S Kissinger Moscow United States

Thailand Accepts U S Note Regret Over Mayaguez Action

Thailand accepts a note from the United States expressing regret for the unauthorized use of Thai cases to attack Cambodia and recover the freighter Mayaguez. The U S toll for the operation is revised upward with five killed 16 missing and 70 to 80 wounded. Captain Miller claims seven Marines were dead.

Associated Press Thailand U.S Cambodia Mayaguez Charles T. Miller Singapore Wilson Ford Administration

Mayaguez Cargo to Hong Kong Amid Southeast Asia Crisis

The Mayaguez leaves Singapore for Hong Kong with cargo mostly for U S bases in Thailand, denied Cambodian claims of plastic bombs. Captain Miller and crew report being moved by Cambodians. U S Marines later landed on Koh Tang. The incident follows broader regional turmoil including Laos and Thailand diplomacy, evacuations, and student protests in Bangkok.

Singapore Mayaguez Hong Kong U.S Thailand Lee Carroll Sea-Land Company Sattahip Carrol United States Charles T. Miller Fountain Valley Calif Miller Koh Tang Rong San Lem Pentagon Washington Prince Norodom Sihanouk Laos Savannakhet Vientiane Saigon Can Son Chatichai Choonhavan Chatichai

Supreme Court upholds part of Pennsylvania textbook aid law

The court maintained state funding for textbooks in private and church related schools but struck down direct loans of materials and equipment and funding for counseling testing and therapy. Justice Stewart wrote for a 6-3 majority. Justices Brennan Douglas and Marshall dissented.

Washington Supreme Court Pennsylvania Potter Stewart William J. Brennan Jr William C. Douglas Thurgood Marshall William H. Rehnquist Byron R. White Warren E Procter and Gamble Co Stewart

Former Japanese premier collapses in Tokyo emergency coma

Eisaku Sato, 74, collapsed at a Tokyo restaurant while meeting businessmen and was in a coma. Doctors treat him for an apoplexy. 11:30 p.m. update says no consciousness regained. Sato shared the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize with Sean MacBride for East Asia peace efforts during his tenure as prime minister.

Tokyo Eisaku Sato Businssmen Sato Sean MacBride East Asia

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