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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1971
Page
1
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson criticizes Kennedy era Vietnam policy for wishful thinking and overreliance on Vietnamese statistics. The AP report cites Johnson’s memoir excerpts in The Vantage Point, noting his view of 1963 assessments and observer optimism.
Washington plans to boost farm crop subsidies next year by as much as 1 billion dollars to curb production of corn and feedgrains. Most increase funds farmers who idle cropland, with direct payments on remaining acres rising. The plan targets about 40 million acres to rotate from feed production, doubling the prior idle land goal.
After the Pirates 2-1 win over the Orioles, a joyous World Series celebration in Pittsburgh devolved into looting, assaults, arson, and arrests. About 100 were detained or treated for injuries as stores were looted, cars overturned, and police engaged rioters for hours.
A Pittsburgh crowd smashed cars and buses, toppled storefronts, and set fires on Liberty Avenue amid celebrations for a Pirates win. John E. Demko Jr. and his family fled a demolished car as others attacked vehicles and city property. Mrs. Walton, kin of manager Danny Murtaugh, was hospitalized overnight in good condition after being overwhelmed during the chaos.
Pearl Avery 90 of 902 North Western Street died at 4 30 p m Saturday at Audrain Medical Center after a week’s illness She lived in Audrain County since 1926 and was a member of First Baptist Church Mexico Born January 28 1881 in Howard County daughter of John and Martha Newman She married Hale Avery August 5 1897 in Howard County He died May 12 1954 Survived by four sons Eugene Chester Clifford and Kenneth all of Mexico Laddonia Center and Carthage respectively and five daughters Myrtle Atkins Anna Williams Willie Plybon Irene Workes and Lorene Coonce of Castro Valley California Fifteen grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren Also four brothers and a sister preceded her in death Funeral services were held at 3 30 p m today at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev Frank Park officiating Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Park Pallbearers were grandsons Donald Workes Carl Atkins Delbert Lee Avery Cleo Westbay Wayne Westbay and Elvin Taylor.
Security officials at Anchorage International Airport said a Wien Consolidated Airlines Boeing 737 jetliner was hijacked in Anchorage. The incident prompted security lockdowns and aviation authorities to take control of the aircraft and coordinate with federal agencies.
Gilbert Blackburn of Route 5 Mexico owned an Oliver tractor and cornpicker that burned Saturday evening around 6 p.m. in the Clarence Love farm field ten miles north of Mexico on Highway 15. The blaze spread to the picker and damaged three to four acres of corn before neighbors from Molino and nearby areas helped extinguish it. Mrs. Blackburn said her husband could not determine the cause.
A break-in at the Mexico Youth Center at the Fairgrounds led to the theft of about 260 dollars worth of hi-fi equipment. The cabinet was torn out after entry through two west side windows reported by a local resident. The system, donated by the Mexico Jaycees, included a RCA record player an 8 track tape player an AM FM radio and a microphone. No money was found in the center after closing. The burglary was reported at 11:30 a.m. Saturday by Kenneth Bailey of Mexico Route 5.
The saying charts a shift in how people name the weekly rest day from holy Sabbath to Sabbath to Sunday and now weekend, reflecting changing cultural language across generations.
At Roosevelt Hospital in New York at least 20 detectives and uniformed officers stood guard over H. Rap Brown who was in fair condition after a gun battle with police during a robbery at the Red Carpet Bar on West 85th Street. Brown, 28, faced charges of attempted homicide robbery and possession of dangerous weapons with bond set at 150000. A witness reported robbers stripping patrons, and a fierce shootout followed. Patrolman Gary Hunt was wounded. Brown allegedly escaped to a nearby building then to a roof before capture.
DIAMOND Mo AP Two men one armed with a sawed off shotgun the other with a revolver robbed the Bank of Diamond in this southwest Missouri city today and escaped with a reported 21 500 the highway patrol said Diamond is an alternate U S 71 just southeast of Joplin.
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