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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1970

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Planes in violation of rules, FAA cites undated crash cause

Federal investigators said Golden Eagle Aviation lacked passenger carrier certification for the 14500 pound Martin 404 planes ferrying Wichita State football to Logan Colorado. Two Martin 404s, one crashed near Denver 52 miles west, killing 13 Wichita State players and staff. the other landed at Logan. The FAA seized the second aircraft for mechanical violations and overdue medical certificates for its pilots.

Washington Richards Fairchild-Hillernand Logan Trish Weat Denver Wichitta Poosi Iors James R. Greenwood Federal Aviation Administration Golden Eagle Aviation |R Oklahoma City PAA Greenwood Jack Richards Qo., Inc FAA Leland T. Everette Golden Eagle Evans College Station Tex Wichita State Clark Ahlberg Colorado United Air Lines WSU TWA Katzenmeyer Busi Ness Bert Katzenmeyer Ben Wilson

Mexico High Names Homecoming Chairmen

The Student Council names Homecoming chairmen for the froat committee Phyllis Mollet and Jim Var vil, gym decorations Mike Nichols and Alice Smith, fighets cochairmen Steve Collins and John Buelmer, car committee cochairs Roger Wilson and Terry Maguire. Tonight the 7th Grade Football team faces Fulton at 4 30, followed by the 9th grade. Tomorrow five queen candidates for the 1970 Homecoming Queen will be nominated.

Dale Dutty Phyllis Mollet Jim Varvil Mike Nichols Alice Smith Steve Collins John Buelmer CoChairmen Roger Wilson Terry Maguire Fulton

Maharaja Vote Boxes Set Up In Four Firms

Voting boxes for six Maharaja candidates are set up in four Mexico businesses. Five cents buys a vote. Polling sites include Peck's Television and Record Store Carroll Motor Co Kroger Co and Mexi-20 Fruit Co. The candidate with most votes will be crowned by Don Decker during the Red Stocking Follies Oct 23 24. The candidates listed are Jack Webber Rotary Club Jack Mints Kiwanis Club Paul E Sitton Lions Dennis Dieder ich Optimist Club Charles Peck Jaycees and Frank Di Blasi Knights of Columbus.

Mexico Peck Carroll Motor Co Kroger Co Mexi- 20 Fruit Co Don Decker Jack Webber Rotary Club Jack Mints Kiwani

International turmoil and political shifts ripple worldwide

Washington reports provisional leadership as Kent Nixon plans a special report to Congress amid Viet Cong mortar attacks. In Saigon seven killed and 62 wounded. military aims include possible troop withdrawals and refugee camps. Across Hollywood a chemical autopsy probes Janis Joplin’s death. Electoral college abolition stalls in Senate as Canada faces a diplomat kidnapping and Cairo ponders Sadat succeeding Nasser at the UN.

Washington Kent Nixon Nasser Congress Saigon U.S Aly Port Viet Nam

Montreal Diplomat Kidnapping Shocks Canada

Foreign diplomats receive extra protection after Montreal kidnapping of James Richard Cross by FLQ. The 49 year old consul general was seized from his home by masked men demanding ransom, political prisoners released, and publication of demands. The event marks a surge in Quebec separatist violence and follows hijackings in Latin America.

Montreal Britain Quebec Canada Ing Ea Pheepee James Richard Cross Front de Liberation Quebecois FLQ Jerome Choquette Cuba Algeria Mitchell Sharp Ottawa Cross Latin America U.S Harrison Burgess Moise Golan Burgess

Republicans Oppose Spainhower Seeks Missouri River Licensing Limits

In Missouri a Republican education committee opposes the possible appointment of James Spainhower to a river licensing post. Three dozen officials and parents pressed for tighter river use rules. The hearing, led by Sen. Richard Southern, drew about 1900 attendees as conservationists urged action to protect at least 20 Ozark streams and establish limited easement zones.

Ndependence Kansas City James Spainhower D-Marshall Missouri Edu Republican Education Committee Missouri House Jewel Kennedy Raytown Melvin Vogelsmeier Concordia Kennedy State Board of Education Hubert Wheeler Retres Nick Grey Gray Mies Duane Kelly Ozark Kelly

Liz Steals Show at Son's Wedding in London

In London Elizabeth Taylor attended her son Michael Wilding Jrs wedding to Beth Cutter, daughter of Portland oceanographer Robert Cutter. Liz wore a maroon velvet outfit and pendant, drawing cheers from a 500-strong crowd outside Caxton Hall Register Office while her son Michael wore a gray suit and the bride wore a white wool suit. The couple will live in a free apartment. Taylor plans for her son to pursue schooling and college, with no reception planned.

London Michael iWilding Elizabeth ‘Taylor Mamal U Wilding Beth(Cutter Robert Clutter Portland Lee Breltling Portand Wilding Caxton Hall Liz Richard Eton Young Widing Miss Tayor Michael Wilding Miss Taylor Taylo Burton Taylor Eyee

Linda Anderson Crowned Miss Fountain Valley in Lone Contest

Linda Anderson entered the Fountain Valley beauty contest to meet peers but won by default as the sole entrant. The 19-year-old brunette became Miss Fountain Valley in the Orange County town of 90,000.

Fountain Valley Calif Linda Anderson Orange County

Hearnes appoints new Dallas County prosecuting attorney

JEFFERSON CITY AP Gov Warren E Hearnes appoints Max Bacon of Springfield Democrat to succeed Nelson B Evans who resigned as Dallas County prosecuting attorney in Greene County appointment.

Jefferson City Warren E. Hearnes Mantel Greene County Dallas County Max Bacon Springfield Nelson B. Evans

Bank robber bonds says he is not criminal fighter in revolution

Stanley Bond, 95, accused of Boston bank holdup murder, tells The Phoenix interview he declared war on the United States as leader of a Revolutionary Astron group. He says criminals are those pursuing personal interests and cites his Brandeis University stint and ties to the Kent State era protest network.

Cambridge Mass Stanley Jr Bond Boston United States Revolutionary Astron the Phoenix Weally Patona Torey Stampere Brandeis University Massachusetts Walpole Brandeis Susan Saxe Albany N.Y Ree x Borer Woldup U.S Cambodia Kent State Michael Saul Tleischer The Phoenix Universit

Tornado cuts path through Shawnee Oklahoma

A sudden autumn tornado ripped across Shawnee Oklahoma killing three people and injuring more than 40. Damage was centered downtown and in the north side with 150 businesses hit. Authorities rushed 60 highway patrol troopers 42 National Guardsmen and others to assist rescue and guard duties.

Shawnee Okla Oklahoma Pierre Taron Ralph Coats Roy Lee Coats Allen Roberts Highway Patrol National Guards Taron Charles Knox Knox

Midshipmen Debate Viet War Policy at Annapolis

In San Francisco and Jefferson City reports note the U S Navy commandant at Annapolis said midshipmen may denounce the Vietnam War privately but not ambulance services. The State Public Service Commission denied regulating ambulance services and withdrew certification of several naval authorities amid campus remarks at a luncheon.

San Francisco Robert P. Coogan Jefferson City U.S. Navy State Public Service Com- Academy Annapolis Mission Acad Nemy Naval

Montgomery City man loses finger in combine accident

A Montgomery City man named Robert Scheidt, Route 1, was injured last night when his left hand was caught in a drive belt on a combine. He was treated at Audrain Hospital and then transferred to the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. He risks losing more fingers due to the injury.

Montgomery Montgomery City Jand Robert Scheidt Audrain Hospital University of Missouri Columbia

Bond Criticizes 22 Year Audit Delay Across Missouri

Christopher Bond defends rapid auditing and criticizes a 22 year delay in Cole County. He cites 10 year audits costing Cape Girardeau County $46,000 and notes three year statute limits on shortages. Bond outlines travel plans through Missouri including Cape Girardeau and speeches at Jesse Hall and area campuses.

Christopher Ae Bond Républican Sa Cole County Algo Sand Cape Girardeau County

70 May Be Great Year In French Wine

Paris experts hail 1970 as a good to great year for French wine as the harvest progresses red fine for Eaganties white burgundy plentiful and high quality weather favors yields and ripening this season reports AP specialists.

Paris Burgundy

Officer Gets Medal And Insurance Bill

Police Sgt. Max McAlpine chased four bank robbers from a Security Pacific Bank branch in an alley on Tune 20. He earned a Medal of Valor for pursuing the robbers. though they escaped, three were later captured. An unmarked patrol car crash tied to the chase raised his personal insurance rates from 300 to 500 dollars a year, an issue his agent is trying to fix.

Los Angeles Max McAlpine McAlpine Security Pacific Bank Computers Sabestaiiely

Violinist Apprehends Stolen Bass Return Ransom

Hollywood AP Milton Nadel of the Los Angeles Philharmonic paid 750 dollars for the return of a 26 year old bass violin stolen from his home. He met an unidentified woman at a Hollywood service station and recovered the instrument, draped in a coat and hat, in a telephone booth. The woman claimed no involvement and would not reveal the original purchase price or the instrument’s value.

Hollywood Los Angeles Philharmonic Milton Nadel Nadel

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