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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1973

Page

4

Integration Plan Stirs Prisoners in Missouri and Israel

In Jefferson City Missouri inmates debate an integrated housing plan at the state penitentiary as tensions rise white prisoners fear violence from black inmates. Director George Camp defends a unified plan while a St Louis white inmate questions safety and motives. Separate dispatch notes Meir signals openness to Geneva talks pending invitation amid Israeli Egyptian troop withdrawal deadlock at Suez.

Jefferson City Mike Kalter Kalter George Camp Highway Patrol Camp Justice Department Missouri Tel Aviv Golda Meir Geneva Israel Egypt Suez Canal Walter Kennedy St. Louis Kennedy Carl Franklin Franklin Ron Hoelzer C Hall Vince Carlilaro

Skylab Sun Study Aims to Find Clean Energy Source

Space Center Houston AP reports Skylab 3 seeks to study the sun to develop an endless, pollution free energy. Astronauts Gibson Carr and Pogue will operate an $121.2 million eight telescope system aboard the station, with Gibson leading analysis as the mission progresses. The project aims to understand solar energy output and its influence on Earth and the solar system.

Space Center, Houston Edward G. Gibson Space Laboratory Earth Gibson Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue Space Station United States

Butz Halts North Dakota Drainage Projects Saving Wetlands

Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz suspended further financial or technical assistance to the Starkweather and Edmore drainage schemes in North Dakota. The decision preserves 55,000 acres of prairie pothole wetlands that produce up to 100,000 waterfowl annually, while opposing parties hail a hard look at wetland drainage nationwide. The move challenges long-running Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Service projects and spurs call for review of similar schemes in Arkansas and Louisiana.

North Dakota Earl Butz Starkweather Edmore Butz Prairie Pothole Upper United States National Wildlife Federation Corps of Engineers Soil Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Tom Kimball Kimball Cache River Arkansas Atchafalaya Louisiana

Liz Taylor May Undergo Surgery

Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 41, is set for three days of tests at UCLA Medical Center to decide if exploratory abdominal surgery is needed. She recently left Scripps Clinic after a week of tests and may undergo surgery Thursday if required.

Los Angeles Elizabeth Taylor Ucla Medical Center Scripps Clinic la Jolla Calif Donna Quinn

Cox and Jaworski Show Different Prosecutor Styles

Washington AP reports special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox appears as a constitutional lawyer while his successor Leon Jaworski exudes a prosecutor mentality. Many staffers, once wary of Jaworski, have grown to appreciate the contrast and traits they bring to the case.

Cox Jaworski Washington Archibald Cox Leon Jaworski

No Romance Denied By Princess Friend In Spain Visit

London AP reports Prince Charles and Lady Jane Wellesley return from a five day Spain holiday amid denials of romance. Lady Jane, 22, stated there is no romance, while her father the Duke of Wellington dismissed claims as pure invention.

London Prince Charles Jane Wellesley Spain Lady Jane Granada Heathrow Duke of Wellington Buckingham Palace

Pope Paul VI Warns World Over Oil Squeeze

Pope Paul VI told a crowd in St. Peters Square that the global oil shortage should warn against worldly pleasures. He urged restraint on driving and electricity use as society grows used to consumer comforts and warned of excess.

Vatican City Paul VI St. Peter’s Square

Iowa Convict Accused Of Percy Killing

An Iowa prison inmate, Francis J. Hohimer, is accused by two men of admitting he killed Valerie Percy, daughter of Illinois Senator Charles H. Percy, in 1966. Authorities say prosecutions are unlikely. The case ties to a nationwide robbery ring. Rugendorf has died, and Hohimer claims a taped confession exists, which his attorney denies.

Chicago Iowa Ilinois Charles H. Percy Francis J. Hohimer Valerie Percy Hohimer Harold Leo Rugendorf Percy Rugendorf U.S. District Court Chicago Sun Times Freddy Malchow Jimmy Evans Billy Jackson Joseph Ettinger Evans Philadelphia

Police struggle over fatal river plunge case linked to boast

Days later Malchow died in a plunge from a railroad trestle into the Schuylkill River. Evans, recaptured and serving 15 to 30 years, denied the bloodied clothes story when questioned by police. He said Malchow boasted of killing Miss Percy. Investigators argued the deaths of Rugendorf and Malchow and lack of evidence leave an unprosecutable case.

Malchow Schuykill River Evans Percy Rugendorf

Kansas Republican Calls for Nixon Impeachment Editorial

Phillips County Review editor and Kansas Republican committeeman Huck Boyd urged President Nixon to seek impeachment proceedings to have his day in court. Boyd questioned evidence but argued Nixon should testify to resolve the case. Also noted is a University of Missouri chorus concert at Jesse Auditorium on December 2 at 3 30 p m, free to the public.

Phillipsburg Kan National Republican Nixon Boyd University Chorus Columbia Jesse

Julie Eisenhower Quiet At Wyeth Museum Opening

Julie Eisenhower, daughter of President Nixon, attended Brandywine River Museum’s Christmas exhibition in Chadds Ford, Pa, spending nearly an hour viewing antique dolls, Wyeth paintings, and a model train display with about 1,500 attendees largely unaware of her presence. The event marked the museum’s annual show and its permanent Wyeth collection.

Chadds Ford Julie Eisenhower Nixon Brandywine River Museum Fisenhower Wyeth

Community Chest Appeal for Mexico Area

A community fundraising appeal asks residents in the Mexico area to contribute to the MM agencies. No house to house ration this year. donations can be mailed directly to the Community Chest treasurer to help reach the yearly goal.

Mexico Area

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