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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1970
Page
7
About 20 law enforcement officers stood along the firing line and fired their weapons simultaneously at a Mexico event hosted by the Northeast Missouri Peace Officers Association. Each officer used roughly 300 rounds on the range in a morning ceremony and fish fry with Deputy Sheriff Russell Wilkes pictured courting attention.
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard predicted Hanoi and the Viet Cong would accept President Nixon's cease fire plan and move toward negotiations because they are losing ground. He credited Vietnamization and Cambodian sanctuaries clearance for military gains and noted the Middle East crisis showed strong allies, including Israel, and the value of U.S. military aid under the Nixon doctrine.
President Nixon outlined new flexible peace ideas aimed at eliciting North Vietnamese counter proposals. He said Hanoi might view the plan seriously as negotiators in Paris prepare for a formal reply next week. The plan calls for mutual withdrawal of forces, including an offer of total U S withdrawal if reciprocated. Nixon spoke in Florida after touring Europe and dedicating the Skidaway Island oceanographic center, receiving a rousing Georgia welcome.
U S officials fear upheaval in Bolivia plus anti American sentiment in Chile and Peru could invite a Middle East type Soviet presence on South America’s Pacific coast. They cite Bolivia’s new popular unity government under Gen Juan Jose Torres, Chilean Allende’s rising plurality, and Peru’s nationalization history, warning of shifting influence and strained hemispheric groups.
Senator John Tower of Texas will visit Audrain County to support Jack Danforth’s U.S. Senate campaign. They will fly into Mexico Airport about 5 p.m. for an informal coffee at the Pilot’s Lounge, then speak in Milan at 7:30 p.m. prior stops include St Charles High School gym.
Light snow fell intermittently in Maryville and northwest Missouri for about two hours striking above freezing ground. It was possibly the earliest snowfall on record for Maryville with previous dates in 1909 and 1946. The midmorning temperature was 35. The draft board will call three men for pre induction physical examinations in November.
Keith Deaver of the Missouri Highway Department says heavy rains slowed Route J Agricultural Street work but did not derail the project. Final completion is targeted for September 1, with Hardy's Inc. of Shelbina aiming for July. About half the earthmoving is done, 16 percent of the project in dollars, with bridges and asphalt yet to come. Flooding trapped machines, but cleanup caused most of the lost time. Culverts and the South Fork Bridge advance, Agricultural Street remains barricaded for local traffic while decisions on rebuilding timing await.
Missouri forecast promises sunny weekend with highs in the 60s and 70s across regions. Rain returns by Monday or Tuesday with shower chances and cooler air after Saturday. Local rainfall reports include Joplin, Fayette, Sedalia, Kirksville, and Cape Girardeau with totals from 1.10 to 3.54 inches.
Two builders debated muscle as a tiny man and a 200 pounder tried to wheel a street wheelbarrow. After borrowing a barrow, the little man urged the heavier coworker to climb in and prove the feat, ending with a humorous challenge.
Two men wearing black stocking masks robbed a self service gas station operator southwest of Sturgeon. A sawed off shotgun was used by the robber who took $139, about $27 in silver. A car sat in the lot with one robber and the other fled in a silver gray old model Ford headed north. Sheriff’s office reported the station on Highway 63 about five miles south of the Highway 22 junction.
A federal judge dismissed bribery charges against former Senator Daniel B. Brewster citing congressional immunity. The case involved alleged bribes totaling 24 500 from Spiegel through Cyrus T. Anderson to influence mail date legislation in 1967. The judge also urged briefing on dismissing charges against Spiegel Inc and its lobbyist.
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration presses for quick approval of a three year omnibus farm bill after House Senate conference. NFU chief De Chant blasts the plan as harmful to farm income, warns of price freezes and unstable prices that hurt both farmers and consumers. The measure retains price support loans and direct payments while allowing flexible idle acreage and set asides.
Mexico High School teacher and president of the Mexico Community Teachers Assn. was elected last night as the northeast district representative on the executive committee of the Missouri State Teachers Assn. The campaign began several weeks ago and the election took place at the district teachers convention in Kirksville.
PHILADELPHIA AP Three Reading Railroad crew members were killed and a brake man seriously hurt when a freight train crashed into the rear of a stopped freight at a track crossing.
Three west coast explosions are claimed by underground groups. The Marin County Civic Center blast in San Rafael, the University of Washington ROTC building in Seattle, and a Santa Barbara National Guard Armory blast are tied to separate factions. Police pursue leads as authorities note a possible radical conspiracy.
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