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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
1
Audrain County Child Welfare Advisory Committee met on May 16 to discuss foster care needs. Mary Leslie outlined the program and the study of applied homes while Helen Hoard urged a larger house for teenage foster youths. The committee offered assistance and urged interested people to contact the Audrain County Welfare office.
In Moscow, during a Bolshoi performance of Swan Lake, an Italian woman in the balcony shouted antiwar slogans about Vietnam. Security agents detained two women briefly, one later denying she shouted, as Nixon sat with Podgorny and Kosygin and applauded the evening.
AP reports substantial movement in negotiations to limit nuclear weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union. A ranking official said a historic accord could be signed tonight, while White House aides cautioned it may not be ready yet. Negotiators Gerard Smith and Vladimir Semenov rejoined talks after delays in Helsinki amid last minute issues.
Mr and Mrs Willard T Vandiver of Louisville Kentucky visited Mexico en route home from Kansas Vandiver Village in this area was named for them They ran a local hardware store for ten years left eleven years ago now Vandiver is a field representative for the AAU Junior Olympics and administrator for Region VI He sits on the US Olympic committee and previously served 30 years as athletic director and recreation administrator in the village He also taught square dancing for adult education in Mexico for over three years
In Oroville California a gunman killed attorney Perry Farmer and wounded a judge and a plaintiff’s witness during a civil trial over tractor attachment. Defendant Minardo Rutherford, 57, was jailed on murder and attempted murder charges after bursts of gunfire disrupted the Butte County Superior Court proceedings.
Eight cadets will speak at 8 p.m. as the 40th annual W. Wallace Fry Speech Contest opens MMA Commencement Weekend. Hundreds of parents and cadets from the 1,000 plus expected attend at the MMA field house. Governor Hearnes arrives for Sunday commencement speaker duties and awarding the Distinguished Service Award.
To William Jewell Deborah Johnson of Route 1 Laddonia has been accepted for admission to William Jewell College Liberty Missouri She will enter the four year liberal arts college in September
Wellsville 14 year old Clark Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Bishop escaped serious injury when a tractor he was driving turned over and pinned him beneath it. He fell into a drainage ditch providing clearance from the crushing weight. He was driving a tractor owned by Ed Slavens for an FFA project on a country road five miles northwest of Wellsville.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Eight blue boxes in various assembly stages and materials for 42 more were seized by police. The devices bypass toll equipment of the long distance system. The tip to Indiana Bell led to a raid Wednesday night. The manufacturer apparently aimed to sell them for 2500 dollars each rather than personal use.
Fred GQ of Helvilin 533 Yale St receives the second annual Missouri Jaycee State Freedom Guard Award at the state Jaycee convention in St Joseph for outstanding community service across religious civic political and governmental activities. Sponsored statewide by A P Green Refractories Co of Mexico. Attendance from Mexico includes Mr and Mrs Charles Peck Mr and Mrs Bob Barnes Mr and Mrs Jim Rigby Mr and Mrs Bill Hilton Dr and Mrs Bob Peak Mr and Mrs Morris T Crews Mr and Mrs Fred Hemlin and Mr and Mrs Dahl White.
The list includes Mrs. Jerry Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. Connie Pickering, Mrs. Nolan Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Don Arens, Lewis Books Jr., Mike Hill and Wally Brashears, indicating a guest roster for a neighborhood gathering.
In Belfast and other areas a Catholic crowd of about 400 gathered in rain to back the IRA. The protestors, convened on an hour's notice, cheered speakers denouncing the peace movement and passed a vote of confidence for both IRA wings the Officials and the Provisionals.
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