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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1972

Page

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Missouri Weather and Local Civilian Reports Briefly

Partly cloudy and warm in Missouri with a chance of showers and thundershowers, high 86 tomorrow, low 58 to 68. Audrain Medical Center reports multiple admissions including Maudie Pickett and others, a birth at Montgomery City, several dismissals, a death noted, a fire call, police reports of two minor crashes and vandalism losses, and a March 70 collision injuring five on Interstate 70 near Montgomery County.

Missouri

Montgomery County Weather and Court Roundup

Patrol reported no arrests after an ammonia trailer overturned on Highway 161 near Montgomery City. Magistrate Court fined William T. Purvis $100 for DWI, Linwell Amos Mitchell $50 for speeding, and several others for various traffic and fishing license violations. Over the counter trading showed mixed bids and asks, while NYSE listings included Bobbie Brooks, Dresser Industries, and Kaiser Aluminum among others.

Montgomery County Montgomery City Donald R. Anderson Williamsburg William T. Purvis Linwell Amos Mitchell William Childers John S. Sudbrook Teal Lake Peggy Delgene White Mexico Frank J. Schiavo Jr St. Louis Salvador Lozano Jack Harold Metzger Robert Gene Brace Wellsville Wayne Charles Hoener Hermann Michael Wayne Colbert Silex Paul William Fudemberg Crewe Coeur Frances Marie Suris Irene Faye Ritschard New Florence Vickie Lou Earle A. B. Chance Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Ralston Purina Pan

Nixon Brezhnev Sign Arms Pact at Kremlin Summit

Nixon and Brezhnev signed a treaty limiting defensive missiles and an executive accord capping offensive missiles in Moscow. The pact aims for equal defensive sites but gives Soviets an edge in long range offensive missiles. Nixon also toured Leningrad ruins and spoke of hopes for peaceful disarmament.

Moscow Nixon Leonid I. Brezhnev Hiroshima Kremlin Brezhnev Senate

Mrs Roberta Edwards Dies at 59 in Los Angeles

Mrs Roberta Janes Edwards of Los Angeles died Thursday in a city hospital at age 59. Funeral plans are not yet set and her body is expected to arrive at Waters Funeral Home Sunday. She is survived by her husband Bert Edwards two sons a daughter and three brothers Jesse Wayne and Paul Janes of Vandalia.

Vandalia Roberta Janes Edwards Los Angeles Waters

55 Years For Man Who Blinded Girl

ST. LOUIS AP A jury found Johnnie Lee Brooks 30 guilty of intentionally blinding Miss Wilma Chestnut 18. The verdict also included a robbery conviction. Judge Palumbo imposed 65 years for maiming and 15 years for the robbery.

ST. Louis Johnnie Lee Brooks Wilma Chestnut Books P.F. Palumbo

Wedding Brings ceremony to hospital for bride and groom

Burlingame California AP reports Mrs. William Goslyn hospitalized so her daughter Susan 19 and bridegroom Dennis Kamae 21 marry at Peninsula Hospital with 20 guests, the minister, and the cake arriving in a mobile ceremony Friday.

Burlingame Calif William Goslyn Susan Dennis Kamae Peninsula Hospital

Rites For Mrs. Farnen Monday In Montgomery City

Funeral services for Mrs Walter Frances Farnen 63 will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church Montgomery City. She died yesterday at St Johns Mercy Hospital St Pouls after a week there. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. Schlanker Funeral Home visitation after 2 p.m. today. Burial in St Marys cemetery. Born Oct 21 1908 in McCook Nebraska she was daughter of Charles E and Nellie A Doyle Smith. Survived by son Robert. two sisters Mary Shallenberger Overland Park Kansas and Patricia Walters McCook Nebraska. a brother Charles J Smith Kansas City. Preceded in death by parents two brothers and a sister and her husband Dec 30 1971. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church Council of Catholic Women treasurer of Montgomery Medical Center Montgomery Garden Club and Montgomery City Womens Democratic Club central committee.

Montgomery City Immaculate Conception Walter Frances) Farnen St. John’s Mercy Hospital St. Pouls Farnen Schlanker Funeral Robert Mohan St. Mary's Cemetery McCook Neb Charles E Nellie A. Doyle Smith Montgomery County Robert O.P Mary) Shallenberger Overland Park Kan George Patricia) Walters Charles J. Smith Kansas City Immaculate Conception Church Council of Catholic Women Montgomery Medical Center Montgomery City Garden Club Montgomery City Womens’ Democratic Club

Mrs. Orpha Smith Services Today

Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs. Orpha Smith of Mexico were held at 2 p.m. at the Precht-Pickering Funeral Chapel with Rev. Arthur Fullbright and two other ministers officiating. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery with pallbearers John Ashburn Bruce Norfleet Glendel Norfleet Robert Poage Jr. W. A. Davis and Wayne Barrett.

Orpha Smith Mexico Precht-Pickering Arthur Fullbright Frank Park Ivan Donaldson John Willer East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery John Ashburn Bruce Glendel Norfleet Robert Poage Jr W. A. Davis Wayne Barrett

Man Tosses False Teeth in Protest at Dentist Mayor's Office

In Farmington Missouri a man walked into Dr Douglas Ross mayor and dentist and tossed his dentures into a wastebasket as a protest. He said the uppers and lowers were his, and he would frame them for posterity.

Farmington, Mo Douglas Ross Ross

Calley deployment to Vietnam questioned legality

Oklahoma City AP report says the Army virtually admitted Lt. William Calley was sent to Vietnam illegally under a rule requiring four months of leadership before assignments to hostile zones. Calley, convicted of My Lai killings, faces appeal as his case is reviewed. Pentagon spokesman seeks strict legality interpretation.

Oklahoma City William Calley Vietnam Oklahoman Pentagon Calley My Lai George W. Latimer Salt Lake City U.S. Army Court of Military Review Washington L.T. Col. S.K. Fisk Daily Army Judge Advocate General’s Office

Boy Gets Jail For Bomb Threat Call

Sedalia Missouri article reports 17 year old Robert Wayne Brauer was convicted of a false bomb threat call to Smith Cotton High School. He was fined 100 dollars and given six months in jail by Pettis County Magistrate Frank Armstrong.

Sedalia, Mo Sedalia Smith- Cotton High School Pettis County Frank Armstrong Robert Wayne Brauer

ABM Plans At Sedalia Counted Out

Sedalia Missouri mayor Jerry Jones notes a landmark arms control deal will halt plans for a 211 million ABM system at Whiteman Air Force Base near Sedalia. The plan included a radar site employing about 500 personnel 6 to 8 miles from Sedalia with potential multi million dollar annual impact. The pact limits US and USSR to two ABM sites each, with a second site at Grand Forks North Dakota. Col T H Marlow says Whiteman site likely scrubbed.

Sedalia Jerry Jones United States Soviet Union Whiteman Air Force Base Jones Safeguard Systems Command U.S Russia Grand Forks Nld Whiteman Col T.H. Marlow Department of Defense

Bookmobile schedule announced by library officials

Mexico Audrain County Library outlines the Bookmobile route for Thursday June 1 with stops at R-3 Molino Rush Hill and on Friday June 2 at Garfield Strother Maple Grove and Fox with specified times for each stop.

Mexico-Audrain Molino Rush Hill Garfield Strother Maple

Nixon On At 12 30 Live Address To Russia

President Nixon will give a half hour address to the Russian people. The speech will be carried live at 12 30 p.m. Mexico time on NBC CBS ABC and Mutual networks.

New York Nixon Mexico NBC CBS ABC Mutual

Squirrel hunting season opens Sunday in Missouri area

Hunters and fishermen receive a weekend holiday bonus as the squirrel hunting season opens Sunday and the stream bass season in streams south of Missouri begins the same day, offering timely opportunity for outdoor enthusiasts.

Missouri

Humphrey McGovern Set for Sunday Debate in California

On Humphrey's 61st birthday the two Democratic presidential candidates face off in a CBS Face the Nation debate. The hour-long program airs live at 6 p.m. Eastern and is shown on tape at 6 p.m. Pacific in the California campaign.

Los Angeles Hubert H. Humphrey George McGovern Humphrey McGovern California CBS East

Two Convicted In Indian Death

In Alliance Nebraska Leslie and Melvin Hare were convicted of manslaughter and false imprisonment in the death of Raymond Yellow Thunder. The verdict spurred protests by Indians and a later victory celebration as about 150 Native people marched from the courthouse to the city auditorium.

AIM Gordon, Neb

Credit Cards and Tuition Hikes Approved at MU

The University of Missouri board approves higher out of state tuition from 460 to 500 per semester and incidental fees from 230 to 250 per semester. They allow charging purchases on credit cards under certain conditions and authorize several contracts for plant upgrades and roadwork on the St Louis campus. The 4.7 percent fee increase funds 11.6 million in operating costs next year, with 1.6 million new revenue and 4.6 million to be offset by cuts.

Columbia, Mo University of Missouri Board of Eure Columbia Rolla St. Louis C. Brice Ratchford

Board hears plan for state aid funds and miscellaneous sources

Ratchford told the board about traditional state aid totaling $5 million and $400,000 from miscellaneous sources to support district programs. The figures reflect the funding mix as officials review budget options and potential allocations.

Ratchford

Nixon Tours Leningrad Mass Graves Amid Cold War Summit

President Nixon, in Leningrad, pauses during talks to view mass graves and the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier with Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny. Rain drizzles as 15,000 to 20,000 residents line Nixon's 21 mile motorcade route from the airport. The visit follows the Kremlin signing of a first step accord to curb the arms race.

Leningrad Nixon Kremlin Jay Nikolai Podgorny

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