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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1970
Page
8
A garbled weather note appears to outline station readings and times. It mentions a date in November and expected sunrise or tide indicators, with stray numbers like 134.98 and times around 1 14 pm. The legibility is incomplete, but the fragment suggests routine daily weather observations.
Zone 5 forecasts show scattered showers through Wednesday with 80 percent tonight and 40 percent Wednesday. Highs mid 60s, lows around mid 40s, northeast winds. Missouri outlook: showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Wednesday, temps ranging from near 40 NW to 60 SE, highs in the 50s NW to SW. Circuit Court records note a divorce filing and a driver’s privilege action. Grain and weather data follow with lake levels and reservoirs cited.
Letters testamentary issued in the estate of Salle Ann Clark to Virginia Hansel and J C Mc Kibben. Estate valued at about 200 dollars in personal property with real estate to be determined. The will leaves equal shares to four children. Also contains livestock market reports and national and local notices.
Mrs Nellie Rawlings aged 65 Raymond P Gillam aged 62 Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Fleabman aged 99 Mary Theresa Graves infant obituary notices list four local deaths with ages and names in a brief civic remembrance.
Police reported a Saturday bicycle theft from Sam Brown at 62 North Washington Street detailing a small boys bike with Dean on the chain guard. A Monday 9 53 a m collision on Liberty and Jefferson Streets involved a Monken Lines tractor trailer and a car from Vandalia. Howard Cahn of Belle Missouri notified police about a missing tire from a truck at S Clark and Green Boulevard and offered a reward for its return. Eddie Cloven of 1028 Mansfield Street received a summon for failure to maintain a proper lookout after backing into a Wettergy Foods Inc parking lot car.
Jaycees announce an 80 foot long shelter in a Mexico park facing Hisey Street near the Audrain County Historical Society. The project, backed by the Historical Society and city officials, will use Morton Buildings materials and partial construction by Jaycee volunteers. The shelter marks one of the park’s first new developments and aligns with multiple community projects.
In Rochester New York police investigated a night time bombing pattern after two synagogues were damaged and several buildings were struck. A suspect claimed a bicycle theft was linked but police found no direct evidence connecting the incidents.
Lao Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma said preliminary peace talks with the Pathet Lao would resume soon. A Pathet Lao envoy, Prince Souk Vongsak, was returning to Vientiane after a month away. Souvannee warned of difficulties due to Pathet Lao ties to North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. He backed President Nixon’s cease-fire plan but insisted North Vietnamese withdrawal from Laos precedes any viable cease-fire.
Raymond P. Gillam 62 of Tipp City Ohio, formerly Paris, died in a Tipp City hospital after about a week as chief meteorologist for the U S Weather Bureau. He born Aug 18 1908 in Monroe City, taught at Paris High School seven years. Survived by wife Mildred Brooks Gillam, two sons Richard and Dr John, two brothers Emmett Basil, mother-in-law Mrs Betty Brooks, three grandsons. Funeral at Tipp City Methodist Church with burial in Tipp City Cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fleahman 94 year resident of Jonesburg Nursing Home died Monday evening. Survived by daughter Mrs. Alice Burney St and son Charles both of Jonesburg. Born June 30 1671 in Lincoln County Missouri to Peter and Mary Warner. Member of Jonesburg Methodist Church. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday Harding Funeral Home with burial in Jonesburg Cemetery.
Ross Vance and his sister Mrs Clarence Cox of Centralia attend the funeral in Reading Michigan for Rev Arthur Steinke pastor of the United Brethren Church in Hillsdale. Steinke formerly lived in Audrain County and is survived by his widow Miss Mabel Vance of Mexico and a daughter Mrs J Kraus of Reading. The minister died after injuries from a car accident.
The Soviet Foreign Ministry presented notes to the United States and Turkey protesting unlawful intrusions into Soviet territory. It said the intrusions were not random air space violations but direct results of U.S. military activity in areas adjoining the Soviet Union.
Graveside services for Mary Theresa Graves infant daughter of Geoffrey and Theresa Di Blasi Graves of Springfield will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Catholic Cemetery conducted by Rev Edward Donohue. The infant died yesterday at St Johns Hospital in Springfield. Born in Springfield on Oct 19 she was the daughter of Geoffrey and Theresa Di Blasi Graves.
In Beirut the Lebanese government expelled Timothy Leary and started him toward Algiers. Police clamped detention on the American drug advocate and his three comrades, placing them on a plane for Cairo, with transfer planned to Algiers after Leary left Algiers last weekend due to a refused news conference stance.
A Missouri forecast notes fog light rain and drizzle dampening conditions today with wet weather expected to continue into Wednesday. Forecasters warn of reduced visibility and slick roads across several counties as the system persists.
A suitcase bomb exploded at a downtown Wausau Wisconsin bus depot injuring an employee. Fragments from a plate glass window were hurled into the street as the blast occurred on Monday.
Jefferson City AP report quotes Republican minority leader B J King urging Democratic Gov Warren Jr to announce before next Tuesday whether a special session will be called and what new tax revenue may be sought. King says rumors indicate a lame duck session before the General Assembly meets in January and asks the governor to disclose recommendations he plans to present to the Legislature.
London AP reports Britain's Conservative government slashing welfare benefits and proposing taxes on food imports to cut income taxes by eight percent next year. Chancellor Anthony Barber outlined a four year program to trim state spending by hundreds of millions, pledging greater citizen control over earnings and savings.
Ecuador's air force commander Gen Cesar Rohn Sandoval was abducted at 1:16 am in Quito. Authorities arrested two sons of ex president Jorge Zavala and a son of a former provincial chief in connection with the kidnapping. The event occurred as the air force marked its 50th anniversary with delegations from the United States and several nations expected to attend. The government has ruled by decree for months, imposing media censorship while security tightened nationwide.
The Mexico-Audrain County LWV sponsors a United Nations workshop at the Mexico United Methodist Church from 10 p.m. to noon with at least ten Mexico High School students and ten William Woods College reps. The event, led by Mrs. Norval Hauenstein with Mrs. Lawrence Shayer, invites public participation. Army inquiry into Brig. Gen. Eugene P. Forrester raises questions about medals linked to the U.N. and Vietnam era.
President Nixon signed a new drug law aimed at narcotics pushers and illegal suppliers. The act stiffens penalties for traffickers, tightens controls on sale and manufacture, and grants federal agents no knock search authority. Emphasis shifts from punishing users to prevention and education to save youths from drug use.
Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau warns that allowing political kidnappings in Quebec could spread to the United States, saying assailants with illegal aims in the U.S. would imitate the tactic if left unchecked. He stresses the need to curb such acts to prevent broader violence.
Readers note a photograph of Don Deardort over Cecil Umstattd’s caption due to a file plate confusion. A light quip from Deardort followed by warnings about so called free offers contrasts with Ledger staff preparing to switch to new computer and offset printing equipment next Monday.
The FLQ list targets including government figures and the kidnapping of James Cross and Pierre Laporte intensified calls for drastic action. Mayor Drapeau warned that a small group can seize a government during fear and proposed provisional control if necessary. Cross’s wife appealed for release, while authorities and citizens debated military intervention and constitutional steps.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting reports a 10 percent progress in the community chest drive led by Chairman Murray Purcell. The current total is $5,473 with a house to house campaign directed by Ingnd G. Staley Jr. and J. T. Williams. Dozens of volunteers including Mrs. Larry Huffman and Miss Marjorie Barnes are listed as contributors and team leaders.
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