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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1970
Page
9
Official 7:00 a m readings show last 24 hours high 56 low 68 precipitation month to date 12.93 inches normal 4.97 inches year to date 48.17 inches normal to Oct 1 1.91 inches sun sets 7:03 p m sun rises 7:00 a m today tomorrow in Mexico Missouri weather data for the date.
Area forecast shows tonight and Saturday rain chances, cooler highs, and 60 percent then 40 percent precipitation odds. Missouri forecast calls for cooler weekend with highs in 60s to 70s and 40s at night. St Louis AP report lists multiple local court charges including driving without registration and intoxicated driving, plus fishing without permit and littering. Chicago livestock market reports cattle losses and various grade prices with no sheep market.
The notice combines yesterday's local grain prices for hard wheat, soft wheat, soybeans, and corn with probate notes for R Stevens. It lists estate values around 100000 dollars real estate 20000 personal property and defines a will granting a 290% share to three grandchildren. details of hospital admissions and births follow along with police reports and marriage licenses in the area.
Stock prices edged up in brisk trading on the New York Stock Exchange with notable moves by A B Chance Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau U S Gypsum and Kaiser Alumitum. Dow Jones rose while rails and glamour issues led gainers amid strong volume. Local Missouri livestock markets report lower hogs steadier cattle with notable prices and a mix of slaughter figures across national boards.
Col Stribling warns freedom without responsibility erodes democracy as Mexico’s low voter turnout cited. Dinner guests urged voting, service, and studying issues to distinguish fact from propaganda. Planning committee members and hosts noted, with hall decorations reflecting the theme.
A lone gunman robbed the Springfield National Bank in a shopping center of an undetermined amount. Police found a getaway car nearby and reported no shots were fired. Local authorities investigate leads and review surveillance to identify the suspect.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bradley, 80, died yesterday at Campbell nursing home Centralia. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Perche Church, southwest of Sturgeon, Rev. Jimmy Jones officiating. Burial Perche Cemetery. Born April 13 1890 near Clark, she lived near Sturgeon most of life. Husband James Thomas Bradley died 1968. Son Lester is dead. Survived by son Carlos Bradley of Kansas City and grandsons Rev Gary Bradley of Rock Hill South Carolina and Dennis Bradley of Kansas City.
The Army will trim three combat divisions and reach 1.2 million troops by next June, with about 125,000 fewer soldiers by mid-1971, mainly from combat units. In Albuquerque, Minuteman founder Robert DePugh testified FBI agents choked him, strip searched, and burned his forearm with a cigarette during his 1970 arrest on firearms charges.
Mrs. William Lawrie of Jefferson City filed suit in Missouri Supreme Court claiming the public school retirement system violates federal and state constitutions. She argues teachers with menos five years’ service face discrimination and that quitting before five years yields only personal contributions, no district contributions or their interest. She notes under ten percent of contributors ever receive benefits and many do not receive Social Security credits, leaving such teachers worse off than if no system existed.
St Stephen's Episcopal Church in the city plans Liberation Sunday events featuring a large oil portrait of Miss Angela Davis, a figure on the FBI's 19 most wanted list, displayed to attract inner city visitors amid controversy over Davis's alleged role in a courthouse kidnapping and fatal shootout in California. The church notes its location on the south side of the business district and serves many Black parishioners. Also, W R Courtney recovers after Audrain Hospital surgery.
Defense Department controller Robert C. Moot announced Thursday a reduction in Army size, dropping three combat divisions as part of a broader plan. Secretary Melvin Laird aims for 2.9 million personnel by next June, with current levels just above 3 million, down from a 1968 Vietnam peak of 3.5 million.
Funeral services for Mrs. David Mildred Bridgewater will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church Sedalia. Burial will be in Sedalia Cemetery. A Garfield School faculty member for years she died early Tuesday morning.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower has begun twice weekly practice teaching at St Anthony's School in Washington in a Catholic University course. The class of 29 first graders works on reading and social studies, with Julie well liked and largely unrecognized by younger pupils.
The Associated Press reports ongoing power shortages in the Middle Atlantic states due to an unseasonable heat wave. Utilities continued voluntary curbs on nonessential use with some relief as temperatures edged into the 80s in New York and Washington. Two large generating units, Keystone I dam near Johnstown and Oyster Creek in New Jersey, were restored to operation after outages.
Perryville Missouri. Homer Ormsby 51 of Wentzville was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on U S 61 about one mile south of Perryville early today. The truck driver said he did not see Ormsby in the northbound lane until it was too late to stop.
A mobile chest X ray unit offers free examinations today at a courthouse east side location until 5 pm and again from 6 to 9 pm. Saturday hours continue 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 4:30 pm. Eligibility starts at 18. Monday the unit moves to Martinsburg 10 am to noon, Laddonia 2 pm to 5 pm, and Tuesday Vandalia 1 to 5 pm.
German-born Erich Paul Remark later Remarque faced Nazi burning of his works and loss of citizenship. He fled to Switzerland, moved to the United States, and became a citizen in 1947. His wartime novels chart exile, refuge, and the fate of a generation destroyed by war.
Cuba and U.S. officials discuss Soviet equipment at Cienfuegos harbor including barges and a submarine tender. No submarines present yet, but U2 reconnaissance notes ongoing activity. Officials avoid direct comparisons to 1962 missile crisis designations and stress uncertainty about intent.
Thirteen autos with U.S. plates were set afire as leftists protest President Nixon’s upcoming European tour. Gas poured on cars along scattered streets. most vehicles destroyed. Anti Nixon rallies began with a downtown march and pickets, leading to a mass rally with Communist speakers slated for Saturday. Nixon will travel by helicopter to avoid crowds, with a brief motorcade planned from the Quirinal Palace to Vatican City to meet Pope Paul VI.
The New York Court of Appeals upholds Richard Robles’s two first degree murder convictions for the 1963 killings of Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert. The opinion states his confession was admissible even though his lawyer was not present when made.
ST LOUIS AP The St Louis Suburban Teachers Association asked Governor Warren E Hearnes to call a special session to consider raising individual and corporate income taxes or the state sales tax. President Marge Wagner and Executive Director Robert S Elworthy said public schools need more funding and hoped the General Assembly would take a strong stand to produce revenue despite a prior income tax referendum defeat.
Salisbury Missouri reports a flood disaster as Marion Mahnken of the Little Chariton Flood Control Association surveys flood damage with the Corps of Engineers. He estimates about 30,000 acres of cropland flooded in the Little Chariton basin with $2.5 million in losses, including 14,000 acres of corn and 9,000 of soybeans lost. Total losses across the Little and Big Chariton basins likely exceed $10 million.
In Amman Jordanian forces traced the fate of 15 hostages from three Western airliners hijacked by Palestine guerrillas. Britons Swiss Germans freed from a shelled Wahdat refugee camp described dire conditions as soldiers searched for remaining captives. Many Americans were still unaccounted for amid reports of negotiations and battlefield advances.
The Rural Electrification Administration approves a 1.5 million loan for the M and A Electric Power Cooperative of Poplar Bluff Missouri. The distribution cooperatives include Pemiscot Dunklin Electric Cooperative Hayti Scott New Madrid Mississippi Electric Cooperative and Black River Electric Cooperative Fredericktown serving about 47,500 rural customers. Announcement was made by Rep. Bill D Burlison Democrat Missouri.
Coen HORSE LOVERS Mr and Mrs Ryland Pearl of Anna Alabama visited the Audrain County Historical Society and Horse Museum Thursday and called it one of the nicest things that ever happened to Audrain County. Their son Kim of Carbondale is an accomplished equestrian who rode in the American Royal in Kansas City in 1936 37 and 38 under John Hook at Hook Stables, winning first each year. He has since focused on Tennessee Walking horses and shows them nationwide.
Boston police seized two rifles ammunition and military equipment in the apartment of Katherine Power a coed sought in a bank holdup slaying. The raid linked to four suspects including Susan Saxe and two ex inmates. The Brighton branch robbery killed Patrolman Walter Schroeder as authorities pursue campus connections.
Federal Trade Commission warns about highly flammable red chenille berets made in Italy sold to American women. The hazard is shown by a match test. thousands imported through Chicago and New York firms, with several named exporters and importers in Florence, Chicago, and New York.
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