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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1970

Page

2

Strange Life Ends Strangely in Hollywood

ARTHUR W. MANDELKO, a 24 year old seen as a local oddball, died by his own action in a fridge. A landlord found the frozen body, fully clothed and knees to chin, with a Superman suit and a police uniform in the apartment. Coroner says death occurred about four weeks ago. Mandelko had tied the fridge shut from inside with a rope and led a dual life as Superman and a police officer in Los Angeles, building a strange from rooftop antics to crime attire. He inherited about 45,000 dollars after his adopted parents died.

William Mercier Terry Pierce Mandelko Superman Los Angeles Peter Marchman Mardelko Chicago William Dorothy Mandelko

Bond Cites Lack of Audit in Missouri Auditor Race

Governor Bond and Oklahoma Attorney General Blankenship met at Jasper County, urging voters to elect an independent State Auditor in Missouri 1970. Bond criticized past audits as inadequate and pledged thorough annual checks of the governor, lieutenant governor, and other officials to expose misuses of tax dollars.

Christopher Kit) Bond G. T. Blankenship Oklahoma Jasper County Danforth Bond Blank Onship Kit Bond Hearnes Missouri United States Blankenship Oklahoma Supreme Court

VEW Post to Consider Buying Added Land

VFW Post 3772 will discuss purchasing additional land adjoining the east side of its Route T property at the October 13 meeting. Commander Mark A. Hanley announced the special discussion during a notice ahead of the regular 7 30 p.m. session.

VEW Post VFW Mark A. Hanley

Warren Gets Another Note From Jack

Jefferson City AP The public verbal exchange between Democratic Gov. Warren E Hearnes and Republican Atty Gen John C Danforth continues.

Warren Jack Jefferson City Warren E. Hearnes John C. Danforth

Danforth accuses Missouri governor of public attack tied to Senate race

Danforth wrote the governor alleging administration involvement in the Bonne Terre bank failure and criticising expense accounts for State Department of Agriculture workers and Revenue Department troubles. He claimed the administration has been rocked by scandal and Missouri voters have lost faith, linking the attack to the Republican bid against Democratic Senator Stuart Symington in the November election.

Danforth Bank of Bonne Terre State Department of Agriculture Department of Revenue Missouri Onder Weares U.S Stuart Symington

Arab truce calls amid Middle East turmoil

Cairo reports the Arab truce team pressed calls for policy changes as violence loomed in Jordan and Amman while leaders gathered for the funeral cortege of Anwar Sadat. Nixon and Tito hold talks in Belgrade as Indochina war deaths rise and Cambodia troops sever key supply routes near Phnom Penh.

Cairo Commission On Vice Spiro T. Agnew Commission Britain Switzerland Lyndon B. Johnson Germany Amman

Communist China Marks 21st Year Celebration

In Peking Lin Piao led a restrained speech at Tiananmen amid mass praise as China marked its 21st year with a two hour parade. Mao and Lin appeared in good health while guests included exiled Prince Sihanouk. The Soviet Union sent a warm telegram urging friendship and normalization of ties.

Tokyo Lin Piao China Lin Peking United States Soviet Union Cis Mao Tse-tung Mao Peking Radio Forbidden City Norodom Sihanouk Sihanouk Kremlin New China News Agency

FTC Pushes Nicotine Tar Labels In Cigarette Ads

The FTC urged voluntary disclosure of tar and nicotine content in cigarette ads and warned it may mandate labeling. A 30 day window was set for industry plans, with an Oct. 15 hearing postponed to consider potential trade regulation.

Washington Eee FTC Miles W. Kirkpatrick Commission Fitzpatrick Federal Trade Commission PTC Congress

Newsprint Price Hike Affects Southern States

International Paper Sales Co. announced a price increase for standard newsprint in several Southern states including Oklahoma Kansas West Virginia Virginia and all South states Texas. The nationwide rise outside the South remains at ten dollars per ton.

Montreal International Paper Sales Co. Inc United Biginn Oklahoma Kansas West Virginia Virginia Texas United States

FDA proposal targets shatterproof eyeglasses

The Food and Drug Administration urges all eyeglasses to have shatterproof lenses to cut roughly 120,000 yearly eye injuries. FDA notes that safety lenses prevented about 24,000 serious injuries in the last decade and estimates laminated or tempered lenses could raise price by 1 to 6 dollars per pair after review.

Food and Drug Administration FDA

VFW to Collect Aid for California Fire Victims

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and auxiliary will place collection boxes in local stores for clothing bedding and canned food to aid households left homeless by California fires. Boxes at Gibsons One Hour Mart Owens Cleaners Sears and Roebuck and The Ledger plus delivery at Mrs Daniel Henneberry’s home will receive items and 100 pound packages are planned for shipment with cash gifts covering freight.

California Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary Today John G Trumble Centralia Mount Laguna Ledgerlanders VFW Post Paris Gibson’s Sears ‘and Roebuck The Ledger Daniel Henneberry VFW Henne Berry

Preminger cleared in graveyard filming charge

A charge against director Otto Preminger over filming a nude scene for Big Country in a Braintree cemetery was dismissed after evidence showed proper permission. Co stars and police testified Minnelli wore flesh-colored coverings. In other items, Art Lund sues Mrs Stack’s wife for 750000 over a fatal crash near Metropolis Airport, and Shirley MacLaine wins 750000 in a damages case against 20th Century Fox.

Uincy Mags Sirsctor Ott Preminger Fish Minelli Braintree John V. Polio Sacramento Calif Art Lund Robert Stack Lund Superior Court Stack Metropolitan Airport

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