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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1970

Page

5

Hoover and Clark trade barbs over FBI clashes

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and former attorney general Ramsey Clark trade sharp accusations in a public feud. Clark faults Hoover for self centered motives and political credit while Hoover attacks Clark as unpredictable and unsuitable for the job. The pair discuss Kennedy era tensions and FBI standards in a charged exchange reported by the Washington Post.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Atty Ramsey Clark Clark Hoover Washington Post Robert F. Kennedy Bobby Kennedy John N. Mitchell The Post America Supreme Court Communist Party

Paris Awards Shelter House Contract and Community Events

Paris voters accepted the Morgan Building Company of Macon for a baked-on enamel metal shelter house at City Park with construction slated for December. Charles Herron noted successful trapshoots and planned Ladies' Night for December 16 at Mark Twain Cafe. Seven or six area youths were nominated for the Outstanding Young Farmers Award to be announced on Bosses Night in January, with Norman VanBooren chairing the committee alongside Art Griswold and Dale Wahhuis. The Distinguished Service Award will also be presented on Bosses Night.

Morgan Building Company of Macon Paris Charles Herron Mark Twain Cafe Norman VanBooren Art Griswold Dale Wahhuis

Parish resigns as Saline County prosecutor for probate judge post

Allen S. Parish resigns as Saline County prosecuting attorney to become probate judge and magistrate, succeeding the late Marion Robinson. Gov. Warren E. Heares names Allen B. Soper Jr. to replace Parish as prosecutor.

Jefferson City Allen S. Parish Marshall

Centralia Names Members and Freshmen Class

Centralia lists faculty and student names on page three, naming Phyllis Eckley Vicki Galloway Jeffrey Gores Carrie Hunter Lisa Lyon Brenda Miller Roxanne Prater Kathy Roberts Larry Sewell Warren Sims Becky Stallard Sarah Turner Claude Westfall and a freshmen cohort including Barry Beamer Gena Beard Gaye Boulmeyer Janet Bradley Carmen Bryson Jeanne Burnett Kim Campbell Debbie Cash Meda Cline Liz Cook Melanie Cox Larry Dorman Randy Eckley Becky Ellis Tawnya Estes Janet Gallaway Keith Harmon Brenda Hooper Bette Jones Jennifer Knepper Sylvia Lincoln Charles Palmer Mike Parnell Benita Randolph Becky Reinhardt Rhonda Remley Susan Sanders Sara Smith Tim Treitness Carla Vance and Kirk Waisner.

Phyllis Eckley Vicki Galloway Jeffrey Gores Carrie Hunter Lisa Lyon Brenda Miller Roxanne Prater Kathy Roberts Larry Sewell Warren Sims Becky Stallard Sarah Turner Claude Westfall Barry Beamer Gena Beard Gaye Boulmeyer Janet Bradley Carmen Bryson Jeanne Burnett Kim Campbell Debbie Cash Meda Cline Liz Cook Melanie Cox Larry Dorman Randy Eckley Becky ‘Ellis Tawnya Estes Janet Gallaway Keith Harmon Brenda Hooper Bette Jones Jennifer Knepper Sylvia Lincoln Charles Palmer Mike Parnell Benita Randolph Becky Reinhardt Rhonda Remley Susan Sanders Sara Smith Tim Treitness Carla Vance Kirk Waisner

AAGP Re elects Dr T L Dwyer to active membership

Dr. T L Dwyer of Mexico has been re elected to active membership in the American Academy of General Practice, the national association of family doctors. Re election shows he has completed 150 hours of accredited postgraduate medical study in the last three years, with eligibility arising at the end of the third year since election.

Thomas Ll. Dwyer Mexico American Academy of General Practice National Association of Family Doctors

Gasoline Prices Rise Again Across Major Marketers

Wholesale hikes by Texaco and Phillips Petroleum matched last week’s Gulf Oil increase and were soon echoed by Atlantic Richfield Skelly and American Oil. Analysts cite higher crude costs and Nixon era probe threats as drivers while refining firms adjust prices amid strong demand and declining domestic crude reserves.

New York Texaco Inc Phillips Petroleum Co Gulf Oil Co U.S Atlantic - Richfield, Skelly American Oil Standard Oil Co New Jersey Nixon Administration Office of Emergency Preparedness Gulf Atlantic Richfield Skelly Continental Oil Co Pan American Petroleum Indiana Standard Texaco Continental Phillips

Roofless cars save firemen in two-alarm shop blaze

In ST LOUIS six firefighters escaped serious harm when a roof collapsed inside an auto repair shop they were battling after a blaze had been controlled. The roof’s fall broke their fall and left them with minor injuries. The two-alarm fire inflicted heavy damage on the repair shop and an adjacent auto accessory business.

St, Louis

Girl 13 in isolation linked to infant mind study

ARCADIA Calif AP Deputies charged Susan Wiley 13 with infant mind after life of isolation. Doctors say she cannot talk with mental development 12 to 18 months and size like a 10 year old. Parents Clark Wiley 70 Irene Wiley 50 jailed. social worker alerted deputies after Mrs Wiley left husband and moved Susan to grandmother in Monterey Park.

Arcadia Calif Sheriff's Deputies Susan Wiley Los Angeles Dept Ties Susan Clark Wiley Irene Cass

Union Rejects Russian Cash Offer to UAW

Detroit report states a Russian workers union offered a $50,000 gift that UAW officials rejected. UAW President Leonard Woodcock cited Moscow gold concerns while addressing delegates at a meeting about a General Motors contract. The remark followed discussions on contract ratification and ongoing strikes.

Detroit United Auto Workers UAW Leonard Woodcock National General Motors Council Moscow Woodcock

Wellsville Social Notes and Library News Update

Wellsville reports include church group activities with plans for a Hales Hunter dinner and a Dr Niles travelogue at the Presbyterian Women's meeting. Library board welcomes Mrs Ralph Dabo, Harmony Club hosts 21 Middletown seniors with bingo, prayers, and old time tales, plus several local visits and trips across Kentucky Illinois Missouri.

C. G. Lebrén J. W. Einslen Roger Beckier Hales Hunter Niles John W. Bishop Mae Keithley Bowling Green Lawrence Keithley H. L. Burwell Clifford Krieger Veteran's Hospital St. Louis Raymond Peveler Glasgow Iil Robert Peveler A. E. Updyke Lexington Robert Harman Greg Tim Richard Oliver Columbia Jay Oliver Henry Kraftzeck Wellsville Public Library Board Ralph Dabo Milford Henderson The Harmony Club MFWC Middletown Lena Dunn Homer Steele Harriett Tripp Ben Kombrink Dick Noel Leona Dillion Mary Keithley Ruby Steele Earl Allison Isaac Clithero Chris Farmer Leah Rigg Joe Moore Arlie Pritchett John Hall Irene Price Bessie Thompson Dorothy Jarboe

The Lord's Hour Church Service and Lord's Acre Sale

Annie Graham reports at Wellaville United Methodist-Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning November 93 as cash gifts at the altar add to the Lord's Acre project proceeds. General chairs D C Lehrien and Mrs Karl Berry lead the drive. Rev Clarerice Smith pastors. Mrs M W Berger expected to undergo surgery at Audrain Hospital on Thursday.

Annie Graham Wellaville United Methodist-Presbyterian Church Lord's Acre D. C. Lehrien Karl Berry Clarerice Smith M. W. Berger Audrain Hospital

PW Dependents To Get Help

Washington AP reports House approval of a measure costing 6.3 million dollars in the first year to aid dependents of prisoners of war or missing in action. It would provide up to 175 dollars monthly for about 2,859 wives and children for up to 36 months.

Washington House

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