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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1970

Page

8

Weather summary and local notices from Audrain County

The 7 200 a m rendinest reports fair to warm Tuesday with highs in the low 60s. Missouri forecast calls for warmer conditions, low 30s tonight, with highs in the 60s tomorrow. Lake of the Ozarks stage at 56.5 feet, 3.5 feet below full. St Louis river levels listed. hospital admissions include multiple named individuals. births, dismissals, and memorial gifts noted along with marriage licenses in Marshall Mexico and St Charles.

Missouri Lake of the Ozark Pomme de Terre ST. Louis Kansas City

Deaths and incidents from Mexico area police report

Police were notified of a minor collision between a car driven by Gayle Adams and a car driven by Harold Denham on Bourne and Jefferson Streets at 12 31 p m. A mail box was torn from a Jefferson Street home and a dog bite occurred on Morris Street. A physician issued a summons for failure to drive on the right half of the highway after a pickup collided with a car on Highway 64. Estate inventory items and Missouri livestock market figures are also listed.

Harold Denham Route 1 Mexico Gayle Adams Bourne and Jefferson Sts Denham Adams Bourne St Ray White Jefferson St Mary Jane Duthbert S. Morris St George Turner Miss Duthbert Charles Gray Wilson Highway 64 Oliver Concrete Co Donald Eugene Shoup Wellsville Wilson

SBA Out of Money Forces Halt on New Loans

The Small Business Administration has exhausted its $1.9 billion loan and guarantee fund and instructed field offices to stop approving new loans. Congress may raise the ceiling to $2.2 billion, but no date is set for new funds.

Washington Small Business Administration SBA Congress Senate House

Sam Bishop Rites at St Paul Lutheran Church

Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at St Paul Lutheran Church in Jonesburg for H Sam Bishop Jr 30 who died Saturday morning at Ardrain Hospital The Rev John Dautenhahn officiated with burial in Montgomery City Cemetery Harding Funeral Home in charge

Jonesburg St. Paul Lutheran Church H. Sam Bishop Jr Ardrain Hospital John Dautenhahn Montgomery City Cemetery Harding

St Louis National Stockyards Hog and Cattle Prices Report

Hogs 1,500 head uneven values with 75 to 100 lower. 200-260 lb hogs 15.25-16.50, 270-930 lb pigs 12.50-14.50, sows 60 lower. Cattle 2,500 with feeders steady to 25 lower. steers 950-1,250 lb 28.50 and 27.25-28.25 for various grades. heifers 800-1,000 lb 26.25-27.00. cows 16.00-19.00. bulls 23.50-24.50. Sheep 400 head. lambs mostly steady. 90-110 lb lambs 25.00-25.50. 80-110 lb, 24.00-25.00. Market tone mixed, steady to lower on feeders and heifers, steady on lambs.

Missouri Livestock Market Center MO. Dept. OF AG National Hil Barrows Arid

Chicago Livestock Prices Report From Chicago Market

Chicago livestock prices show cattle steady to sharply lower with steers 25 to 50 lower and heifers 50 to 75 lower. Prime and high grade slaughter lots range around 28.50 to 29.75 per hundredweight with various weight classes and yield grades noted for steer and heifer categories along with mixed good and prime lambs and pelts.

Chicago Grain futures mixed on opening trade

Chicago markets opened with soybeans and grain futures showing irregular moves. Wheat slipped to 4?4 cents per bushel, December. corn held steady to lower. oats were unchanged. soybeans moved 4 to 12 cents higher with November delivery.

Chicago

Khrushchev Denies West Memoir Plan as Fabrication

Moscow reports former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev denounces the Life magazine and Little, Brown plan to publish his memoirs as a fabrication and says he is indignant. Tass carried the statement, the first since his 1964 ouster, amid publisher claims of authenticity.

Moscow Nikita S. Khrushchev West Khrushchev Tass Life Magazine Little Brown Co Life and Little Life and Little, Brown & Co

Stock Market Dims Broadly Amid Quiet Trading

New York AP reports a broad market decline in quiet afternoon trading led by glamour issues. The Dow fell 2.88 to 756.91 at noon as rails oils airlines and tobacco stocks eased. IBM Burr Polaroid Xerox Control Data Pittston and AT&T were among active movers as losses outpaced gains.

New York New York Stock Exchange Wall Street General Motors IBM Burroughs Polaroid Xerox Control Data Pittston American Telephone

Supreme Court Upholds California Don’t Work Welfare Rule

The Supreme Court unanimously preserves California rules that bar welfare aid to needy children if a parent works full time. California limits working parents to 152 hours a month. families lose welfare if any parent exceeds this, while the fathers’ full time work means no aid. Additional actions include reviewing a 1968 anti loan sharking law, denying a robber case reversal, and denying a draft evasion appeal regarding alleged Negro exclusions.

Washington Supreme Court Pennsylvania New Orleans

Ky Says War Over For US Very Soon

Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam told reporters at the U.S. Military Academy that the United States role in Vietnam would be over very soon while praising Nixon's Vietnamization plan. He added the U.S. involvement is not over yet but will end soon as South Vietnam takes over. He planned to meet Nixon and tour training sites before visiting Stewart Field and Newport, R.I.

West Point N.Y Nguyen Cao Ky South Vietnam United States U.S Nixon Stewart Field Newport R.L Naval Base

Disaster In East Pakistan Deadly Cyclone Strikes Dacca Area

Officials warn of a potential 300000 deaths from last Friday's cyclone and tidal waves in East Pakistan. Four islands near Dacca faced 150 mph winds and 20 foot waves. Rescue teams count survivors as death toll rises with reports of almost no survivors on one island. Authorities, aid agencies, and the UN mobilize to deliver relief as mass evacuation and communications restoration begin. The Mahajagmitra freighter and other vessels are reported missing or sunk.

Dacca East Pakistan Ganges River Bay of Bengal Hatia Ramagati Charjabhar Bhola Patuakhapi China Henan Pakistan Red Cross Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan United Nations International Red Cross United States India Calcutta Kuwait

Second man held in ransom plot near officials

A second man, 20, was arrested near Oxford Street and Grand Avenue in St Paul, suspected of involvement in a ransom plot targeting Guy Vander and City Commissioner Rosalie Butler. Police said he had been under surveillance and in contact with Ronald Reed, 20, jailed Friday on charges including conspiracy to hijack an airplane in a related case.

ST. Paul, Minn Guy Harold Vander St. Paul Rosalie Butler Paul Oxford Street Grand Avenue Notar Summit Avenue LeVander Mrs. Butler

Boston Celtics Star Named Coach Of Kentucky Colonels

Frank Ramsey, 39, former Celtics star, was named coach of the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA to replace Gene Rhodes who was discharged last week. Ramsey was announced in Louisville, Kentucky, as the club seeks leadership three years after joining the league. Mrs. Howard Boston to enter St John’s Hospital for surgery in Springfield Indiana on Tuesday.

Howard Phyllis) Boston St. John’s Hospital Springfield Louisville Frank Ramsey Boston Celtics Kentucky Colonels American Basketball Association Ramsey Gene Rhodes the Ledger Dixie

Parkway West Wins MHS Speech and Dramatics Tourney

Parkway West High School St. Louis captured first place and sweepstakes at the Missouri High School speech and dramatics tournament held Saturday at Mexico High School. About 200 central Missouri students attended from 9 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 45 Mexicoans judging. Student chairman was Ellen Williams, assisted by Bud Gilbert.

Parkway West High School St. Louis Mexico High School MHS College High School of Warrensburg Columbia Hickman High School Central Missouri Mexico Duane Rankin Ellen Williams Bud Gilbert Charles Price Kelly McDermott Karen Ogar Jay Seigfreid Chris DiBlasi Diana Graf Julia Beever Pat VanHorn Readers Theater Alan Shook Charles Higgins Nancy Hotep Pam Rolle Carol Park Marilyn Melahn

Senate set to debate social security rider and amendments

Congress plans to bring the Social Security bill to the Senate with a rider and notes bleak prospects for two constitutional amendments passed by the House. One would guarantee equal rights for women, likely to be dropped, and the other would provide direct presidential election. An appropriations bill for Transportation includes a $290 million item for supersonic transport prototype airplanes, with additional measures on job safety, public service employment, food stamps, equal employment enforcement, and a controversial farm bill.

Senate House Department of Transportation Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Polluting Charged Jefferson City Plant Warned

The Capital Asphalt Co. of Osage Beach which opened a Callaway County plant near Jefferson City has been warned to curb air pollution after many residents complained of heavy smoke. The State Air Conservation Commission can take only a warning at this time.

Jefferson City Capital Asphalt Co Osage Beach Callaway County Missouri State Air Conservation Commission

Jury Day For Lt Calley In My Lai Massacre Trial

A military judge aims to empanel a five member jury by day’s end for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. charged with premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre. Four jurors named. fourteen officers disqualified. trial could last a month with 79 potential witnesses listed. Calley faces possible death or life imprisonment. Mrs. Esther Cardwell admitted to Phillips Home in Montgomery City.

Benning William L. Calley Jr My Lai Calley Miami Fla Reid W. Kennedy Kennedy Lamar A. Welch West Palm Beach Vietnam Clifford H. Ford Knoxville Tenn Robert A. Duvall Lockwood Ronald J. Salem Sioux Falls D.D Army Aubrey M. Daniel Ili

Bullfrogs Die In Space On 6th Day

Washington AP Six days after blasting into Earth orbit from Wallops Island Va two bullfrogs aboard the Orbiting Frog Otolith satellite died at 12 20 p m EST Sunday NASA noted the mission met its research objectives three days earlier University of Milan scientist Torquato Gualtierotti said the frogs accomplished their mission and the study on inner ear response to weightlessness was deemed a success the craft was designed to asphyxiate the frogs after objectives were met to study balance in zero gravity

Washington Wallops Island National Aeronautics and Space Administration OFO NASA Torquato Gualtierotti University of Milan

Home Fire Kills Two In Family

An early morning house fire in Mountainview Missouri killed Earnest F. Cypert, 46, and his 15 year old son Mike. Other family members were away at the time and the cause is under investigation. City Marshal Art Munier identified the victims.

Mountainview, Mo Mountainview Art Munier Earnest F. Cypert Mike

Webb is Discharged From Audrain Medical Center

Mrs J R Webb, hospitalized for two months with a broken hip at Audrain Medical Center, was dismissed Sunday and is now recuperating at her daughter Mrs William Haas's home.

J. R. Webb Audrain Medical Center William Haas

Wells Memorial Key honors legendary newspaperman

Award presentation lauds Robert White for lifelong journalism service from Mexico Missouri to national fame. The narrative traces his work at the Mexico Ledger, Chicago Sun-Times, New York Herald Tribune, and his presidency of Sigma Delta Chi, highlighting his leadership, awards, and family roots in publishing.

Missouri America Sigma Delta Chi United States International Association Barbara Spurgeon Muncie Indiana Mexico Chicago Sun-Times New York Herald Tribune Baren McCormack Walter Burroughs Ted Koop Alfred Baik

Israel backs partial Suez missile move over talks

Prime Minister Golda Meir told the Knesset Israel would accept a partial rollback of missiles in the Suez Canal zone as a condition to rejoin peace talks with Egypt and Jordan. She warned total withdrawal may not happen, stressing rectification of missile buildup to avoid shifting military balance. Israel had quit talks September 6 over alleged ceasefire violations by Egypt and seeks U.S. support to return to discussions. Egypt was accused of moving up to 600 missiles into the standstill zone after the ceasefire.

Jerusalem Golda Meir Israel Tian Suez U.N Egypt Jordan Meir United States U.S U.N. General Assembly

Catholics object to secret finances in most dioceses

New York AP reports on Roman Catholic Church finances in the United States as largely unavailable or misleading. The National Association of Laymen says only 23 of 160 dioceses supplied reports, calling the reluctance to disclose data a potential scandal.

New York United States National Association of Laymien National Conference ‘ of Catholic Bishops Washington

Recount Likely In Indiana Senate Race

INDIANAPOLIS AP The official certification of complete returns shows Democratic Sen. Vance Hartke ahead of Republican Richard Roudebush by 4,383 votes. A recount seems almost certain as Roudebush campaign coordinator Gordon K. Durnil said a recount in several counties is likely. Hartke 871,000 votes Roudebush 866,707.

Bat Indianapolis Ind Navy Vance Hartke Richard Roudebush Roudebush Gordon K. Durnil William N. Salin Hartke

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Nortmaf Dee Walter K. Willis Ben C. Eliott Grace W. Baynham Ruby Roundall W. C. Riggs Robert L. Crawford Stanley Hawkins Elmer D. Hunker Walter E. Smith Charles E. Kehl Henry A. Dinwiddie Alan C. Godager Charles L. Cockeleas Robert A. Johnson Leland Crews Ray. Carroll George Acton Audrain Medical ‘Center Roy Kettle Teresa Ann Wright Mary &. Parker Gerda Chinn Marion Morris Chalmers Henderson J. Chester Bush Frank Swanton B. R. Paschal Price Holman Richard Dysart Mary Lou Lewis Orville L. Heneger Geneva Outlaw J. B. Robertson Franklin Dewayne Hartegan Marshall Jean Harlene McMillin St. Charles Samuel T. Hanger Montgomery City Chyral A. Hendren George Sterhelmer Ray Carroll Highway Patrol Nellie ‘Ruth ‘Rawlings Robert"e. Heiland Sam Bishop St.Louis Chicago Livestock USDA Chicago Grain Neha EAS Say of Bengal Cox's Solar Rescue Commission Parkway Top Phillips Home Esther Cardwell AVIS Wlail T Wer Toei
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