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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1970
Page
10
Khrushchev’s Life installment portrays Stalin admiring Eisenhower and credits Ike with halting the Berlin advance in 1945. It notes Stalin’s respect for Eisenhower, a cautious Soviet view of Western Allies, and Khrushchev’s softened view of Stalin since Moscow’s wartime leadership.
The FBI continues its probe into an extortion plot alleging $100,000 from Robert Bremson Jr., a Kansas City businessman and Bremerton Photo Industries president. No arrests have been made. Bremson says he was held for four hours last Wednesday under threat to kill him and his family.
West Germany's ambassador to Portugal Dr Hans Schmidt Horix and his wife killed themselves in their Lisbon home for private reasons. Schmidt Horix, 61, had been ambassador since April 1, 1969, after service as ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq and postings in Washington before World War II and in the 1950s.
Three Missouri service members are among the dead in a DC8 charter crash en route to Vietnam near Anchorage Alaska. Victims include A J C Jerry Shores Camdenton Mo Connie Edwards Holcomb Mo and Terry L Johnston St Charles Mo. Survivors are Michael L Broskey Pottersville Mo Kenneth D Sparks Fenton Mo and Eddie Beck Peabody Kan.
Gerald Fischer former St. Louis mayoral candidate is named chairman of the Missouri American party, succeeding Ed Ryan of Dixon who resigned. Fischer, son of former Missouri Republican official Ted Fischer, ran unsuccessfully for St. Louis mayor in 1969 and was chosen at a state central committee meeting.
A gospel concert by the Orrells of Detroit will be held at 7 30 PM at the First Baptist Church. Joe Hodgin, president of the Baptist Men's Organization, sponsors the event with a free will offering. The group includes Larry Orrell Wayne Hilton Gordon Jensen and Zeke Chadwell and bills itself as the youngest gospel group. A Channel 12 preview airs at 6 PM.
Two fires four hours apart damaged Lefevre Hall at the University of Missouri and fire chief Max Woods said arson was suspected. The fires struck opposite ends of the biology building, destroying books and research papers of students and professors.
New York AP notes leftovers after Thanksgiving pose a pickling puzzle. It jokes about extreme disposal ideas and ends with a playful warning not to ship leftovers to the author. The piece uses humor to address family and neighbor frustrations with excess turkey.
Thanksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hopke Jr. included numerous Hopke family members from Laddonia, St. Charles, and surrounding areas along with Dr. and Mrs. Doyle and relatives from Jacksonville and Spokane. Monday Study Club planned the Christmas Tea while Sunset Club will be honored December 21 at First Christian Church. L. R. Strayhorn attended funeral services in Walnut Ridge for Mrs. Mosey Sharp, Ravenden, Ark., who had been ill for six months. she leaves a husband, two daughters, and four sons.
The Harrison WPFA held a Nov 24 meeting at Mrs. Albert Lawson's home with 17 members and five children. President Mrs. Helen Bryson led devotion, and plans were announced for the Dec 2 county meeting in Mexico including a covered dish lunch, MFA COOP dinner Dec 2 at 6 30 p m, and a Dec 15 Christmas dinner at Centralia City Hall. The next meeting is Dec 9 at Mrs Fred Littrell's home with a Christmas party. Secret pal gifts and door prizes were exchanged. refreshments followed the birthday party.
Harvey Shatzer, fur buyer from Paris, notes an albino coon caught by Paul James in Monroe County. He reports the albino coon as lighter than average and lists market prices of $1 to $1.50 for coons, 25 to 50 cents for opossums, and $4 to $5 for foxes.
Wellsville United Methodist Presbyterian Church held services with special music by Dennis Goodman and an organist, Mrs Goodman. Ushering duties were by W. K. Hintz and Robert Whitehead. Benevolent offerings supported Wellsville Ministerial Alliance projects. Thanksgiving gatherings included family celebrations for the Brace and Delaloye families, Jerry Brace’s seventh birthday, and visits from relatives in Cedar Rapids Denver Columbia Kirksville Sedalia Clarksville Madison O’Fallon Wellsville St Louis.
The article notes holiday time spent with relatives of Oklahoma including Mr and Mrs Oleh May and Mr and Mrs Stanley May along with Mr and Mrs Frank Meyer Clarence Meyer and Mr and Mrs Leland May and their sons during the holiday period in Mexico Missouri.
A fire aboard the U S Navy Canopus at Holy Loch Scotland killed three sailors aboard the 22000 ton base ship used as a mother ship for Polaris submarines. Scottish MPs Frank McElhone and Norman Buchan called for immediate inquiries into ship safety. US Navy spokesmen said the fire endangered only aboard personnel and sabotage appeared unlikely. a full inquiry is underway.
A note notes that some familiar names appear in today’s Ledger. The item hints at readers recognizing acquaintances among the names listed and invites verification of the names’ relevance.
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