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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1967

Page

6

Officials Deny Ashmore Charge in Vietnam Peace Row

AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports that top officials in Washington deny Ashmore's charge that President Johnson wrecked a peace effort with Hanoi. State Department and White House aides insist Johnson offered broad terms, while Ho Chi Minh showed no readiness to negotiate, despite ongoing inquiries into North Vietnamese attitude toward talks.

John M. Hightower Washington United States North Vietnam Johnson U.S South Vietnam South William P. Bundy Hanoi Dean Rusk Rusk Detroit Geneva U.N Ashmore State Department State Department Getease

Goldwater Reveals Blackout Plan At Convention

New York AP Barry Goldwater outlines a strategy to silence media coverage at the 1964 Republican National Convention. He says supporters could trigger cable trouble for outlets deemed too obnoxious to the campaign and discusses countermeasures in a one hour NBC interview.

New York Barry Goldwater Goldwater

Plan City Canvass For Community Chest

MANY MEXICOANS have volunteered their services to help make the 1968 Community Chest campaign successful. An important part of the campaign is the house-to-house canvass. J. B. Webber, above, left, is house canvass director in charge of the effort.

J. B. Webber

Funeral Tuesday For Mrs Reichers

Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Wilson Reichers 72 formerly of 928 S Union St will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Precht funeral home Lyle Childs pastor of Love Street Christian Church will officiate Interment will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery Madison Mrs Reichers died yesterday afternoon at Halls Ferry Nursing Home St Louis County Daughter of John N and Annabell Garnett Gritton She was born in Monroe County on Sept 25 1894 She was preceded in death by her husband Fred H Reichers resident of Mexico since 1933 until she moved to the nursing home

Eula Wilson Reichers S. Union St Precht Lyle Childs Love Street Christian Church Sunset Hill Cemetery Madison John N Annabell Garnett Gritton

Home on Leave Before Viet Duty

Pfe Franklin Dean Levingston is home on leave before reporting to Oakland California on October 12 to go to Vietnam. He has been stationed at Fort Hood Texas. Pfe Levingston is the son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Levingston Mexico Route 1.

Pfe Franklin Dean Levingston Oakland Calif Vietnam Ft. Hood Tex Pfe Levingston Eugene Levingston Mexico

R-3 Menus Hi-Way R-IT Mealtime Schedule

Monday features meatloaf mashed potatoes and gravy with carrot sticks hot biscuits and apple butter Tuesday offers turkey sandwich buttered corn apple salad and a chocolate chip cookie Wednesday serves a juicy burger pickles buttered green beans celery and peach crisp Thursday presents a hot beef sandwich with brown gravy scalloped potatoes buttered peas and pineapple Friday lists a peanut butter and jelly sandwich a cheese wedge buttered slimas and applesauce Milk is served at all meals

Students Help Lost Helicopters Near Norton Airbase

SAN BERNARDINO Calif AP The student delegation confronted two U S Army troop helicopters that landed on school fields after departing Norton Air Force Base en route to Stockton They turned back due to cloud cover and were guided by the principal Rev Robert J Magler to follow a road back to the base.

San Bernardino Calif Norton Air Force Base Stockton Catholic High School Robert J. Magler

Chicago Negroes Migrate To Liberia

Twenty self described Hebrew Israelites from Chicago left O Hare to settle permanently in Monrovia Liberia. They plan to work as agricultural laborers though most held industrial jobs. Leader Ben Ammi said millions will emigrate to Africa to build a nation for free black people. The group includes nine men three women and eight children and they will relinquish American citizenship.

Chicago Liberia O'Hare International Monrovia Ben Ammi Abeta Israel Hebrew Center Africa Cicero Ammi Ben Carter

Schools Get Half Annual State Aid

Au drain County Treasurer Hattie E. Wood distributed nearly $447,000 in state aid to area schools as the first of three payments for the year. The Mexico school district received $259,357, with Van Far R-1 at $113,259 and Community R-6 at $52,968 among others.

Audrain County Hattie E. Wood Carter Sims Prairie Lea Jackson Beaver Dam Union

Great Books Class Will Open Monday

The Great Books course starts Monday at 7 p.m. at the Mexico Evening School. William Van Matre, Mexico Attorney, will teach. First semester readings include the Declaration of Independence and Plato to Milton. Cost is 10 dollars per semester per student, with a 5 dollar fee. call JU-1-5684 or enroll at the high school Monday night.

Mexico William van Matre Great Books Foundation Plato Crite Sophocles Plutarch Epictetus Machiavelli Shakespeare

MFA Oil Co. delegates hear record sales and patronage refunds

Six Audrain associates were among 750 attendees at MFA Oil Co. 38th annual meeting in Columbia yesterday. Present were Noel Wood, manager, Jack Hardwick, Raymond Jesse, Robert Bradley, Elmer Welch, and Robert Kerr. The firm posted over $28 million in fiscal year sales with $1.5 million in net profits. Delegates voted to distribute $500,000 in patronage refunds before Christmas.

Audrain Associates MFA Oil Co Columbia Noel Wood Jack Hardwick Raymond Jesse Robert Bradley Elmer Welch Robert Kerr

Pen incentive reward to service clerk at selective service

Mrs John Burchfield received a pen as an incentive award for a suggestion to modify student deferment forms. Winners in Hogan Maytag Co Round-Up promotion include Walter Duckworth of 616 Abat who won a portable color television set and Mrs Clendus Miller of 529 N Abat who won a badminton set.

John Burchfield Hogan Maytag Co Walter Duckworth Clendus Miller N. Abat

Col Stribling to preside over Missouri Chamber luncheon

Col C R Stribling will preside at the October 6 luncheon of the Missouri State Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Jefferson Hotel in St Louis. He is president of Missouri Military Academy and the state chamber. William S Lowe, past president and executive committee member of A P Green Refractories Co, will moderate a panel on Local Government to Meet Todays Needs at 9 45 a m.

C. R. Stribling Missouri State Chamber of Commerce Sheraton-Jefferson St. Louis Col. Stribling Missouri Military Academy State Chamber of Commerce William S. Lowe A. P. Green Refractories Co

A-1C Earl Benus Home on 0 Day Leave from McDill AFB

Airman Earl R. Benus is home on a 0 day leave from McDill Air Force Base Tampa after being named on the honor roll in a jet engineer course on the 179 15 engine that powers the F4C aircraft. He was promoted to first class on August 1 and plans to depart for Cam-Rahn Bay in Vietnam. He is married to Mrs. Carolyn Dunkle and visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Benus and Mrs. Lillie Dunkle. He entered service in October 1965.

Curtis St Lillie Dunkle Webster St Benus

Romanian Likely To Head UN

The General Assembly opens a regular session at United Nations as Middle East issues dominate. Romania's Carmeliu Manescu, a 51 year old Communist, is seen as a likely president. Key players push for Israeli withdrawal and new peace ideas amid Sino voices and British mediation.

United Nations N.Y General Assembly Middle East Assembly Suez Canal Carmeliu Manescu Romania Israel London George Brown Brown Sarz Canal Sinai Peninsula

Middle East debate delays loom in high priority session

The article notes the regular session on Middle East policy may not start before mid-October despite a high priority tag. An agenda lists 96 items including Communist China seating, disarmament, and a U.N. administration in Southwest Africa. The Vietnam War is expected to figure in general policy debate beginning Thursday.

Middle East China U.N South-West Africa

Mexico Running Tadger Page 12 Item

A readable snippet from the Mexico Missouri paper dated Tuesday September 19, 1967 notes a local event on page 12. The item outlines community activity or notice and mentions residents and a venue within town bounds. Further details are sparse in the fragment.

Mexico

Will Vancouver Seek a Name Change in Primary Vote

Vancouver in southwest Washington weighs changing its name to avoid confusion with Vancouver B C City backers argue a new name would clarify mail and travel options and one popular suggestion is Hog Wash with city council to decide the final name if the measure passes including numerous other proposals already circling.

Vancouver, Wash Washington Columbia River Vancouver B.C Meee Sari Hog Wash

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