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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1971

Page

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Missouri Weather and Local Jail and Court Notes

Missouri weather summary for the period shows rain over most of the state with a cool high in the upper 60s to mid 70s and rain ending tonight with clearing. Extended outlook calls for mild, clear to partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday with highs near 80 and cooler midweek. Local notices include hospital admissions with multiple names listed, a birth of a son to Gary E. and a Middletown couple, several dismissals from area facilities, and police and sheriff reports detailing break-ins, a hit-and-run, and driving offenses. Court actions in Montgomery County include multiple hunting and driving violations with fines imposed. Stock market activity notes several companies and price movements on the NYSE and OTC.

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Former Justice Hugo Black Dies at 85 in Bethesda

Washington AP reports former Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at age 85 after eight days since stepping down due to ill health. Official cause listed as inflammation of the arteries and a stroke.

Washington Supreme Court Hugo L. Black Bethesda Naval Hospital Black A.m London Britain KGB von States Western U.S. Warfiame Jefferson County Field Artillery Oscar W. Underwood Senate High Court Highest Court of the Land Elizabeth Demeritte Josephine Foster Birmingham Alexandria George Washington George Mason

George Powell Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services for George C. Powell 87 of 716 S Olive St. will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arnold funeral home with Rev. Robert R Collins officiating. Mrs John Willer will be organist and burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Family receives friends tonight 7 8 30 p.m. at funeral home. Pallbearers are W W Reed Ed Gamble Harold Pipes Richard Belcher Robert Hebert Kenneth Harrison.

George C. Powell S. Olive St Arnold Funeral Home Robert R. Collins John Willer Elmwood Cemetery W. W Reed Ed Gamble Harold Pipes Richard Belcher Robert Hebert Kenneth Harrison

Mrs Annie Faye Oldvader Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs Annie Faye Oldvader 80 of Brunswick are at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Brunswick. She is the mother of Mrs George Stahl of Mexico. Burial will be in Elliott Grove Cemetery Brunswick.

Annie Faye Oldvader Brunswick First Baptist Church of

Combine Accident Kills Operator Near Sedalia

A Pettis County man was pronounced dead at Bothwell Hospital after a farming accident southwest of Sedalia. Robert Terrence LaCross, 32, of Green Ridge, apparently became strangled in the cock tent of a running combine. Coroner Iris Adie ruled death due to strangulation with a fractured larynx. owner Guy Yeater found LaCross beneath the machine after hearing it run at high speed.

Sedalia Pettis County Bothwell Hospital Robert Terrence LaCross Greenridge Iris County Adie ‘Statffacher Guy Yeater LaCross

Senator Lauds Kirkpatrick at Jefferson City dinner

Senator Stuart Symington praised Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick for integrity experience humor and hard work at a testimonial dinner in Jefferson City attended by over 700 Democrats paying 50 a plate. Symington highlighted Kirkpatrick s election law reform, state registration improvements, corporate and securities reforms, and support for the 18 year old vote.

Jefferson City Stuart Symington D-Mo Missouri Secy James C. Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Democratic Party ST. Louis Kansas City Boonville Jim Kirkpatrick Hannibal Symington Cape Girardeau Jim

Rain Drenches Missouri After Dry Spell

AP reports widespread rain across Missouri ending a prolonged dry period. Kirksville recorded just under an inch in 24 hours, Kansas City .76 inches, and Joplin 0.47. Temperatures ranged from 60 to 76 degrees, with Kirksville near 59 and West Plains around 78 overnight.

Kansas City Missouri Kirksville Joplin St. Joseph West Plains

Noah Schmidt Dies at 75 in Jonesburg

Noah M. Schmidt 75 died about 8 p.m. Friday at Hermann Area Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Harding funeral home in Jonesburg. Born March 24, 1886 in Warren County to Mike and Mattie Schmidt, he is survived by brother Charles Schmidt of Jonesburg and sister Mrs. Leslie Garrett of Kansas City. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jonesburg.

Jonesburg Noah M. Schmidt Hermann Area Hospital Harding Funeral Home Mr. Schmidt Warren County Mike and Mattie Smith Schmidt Charles Schmidt Leslie Garrett Kansas City Oak Grove

Guy Bundy Dies at 98 Rites Monday

Montgomery City resident Guy Bundy 98 died Friday at Wells Nursing Home New Florence. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Monday Bharper Chapel Methodist Church. Burial Montgomery City Cemetery. Survived by three nieces and a nephew.

Montgomery City Guy Bundy Wells New Florence Bharper Chapel Methodist Homer Steinhardt Schlanker Funeral Home Mr. Bundy Katie Rosie Moore Georgie Jenkins Effie Helm Della Richardson Harrison Proctor Tlinois

Hugo Black a Supreme Court icon and complex liberal

Long profile of Justice Hugo L. Black detailing his constitutional philosophy and evolution on the Supreme Court from a lone liberal in his early years to a more conservative swing vote later. Highlights include his defense of free press, one man one vote ruling, stance against implied rights, and a past Ku Klux Klan membership later repudiated.

Black Williams Douglas Earl Warren Oliver Wendell Holmes Roger B. Taney Stephen Field John Marshall Supreme Court Justice Black Senate Roosevelt Nixon Charles Evans Hughes Warren F. Burger Washington Ku Klux Klan Birmingham Ala Clay County New Deal Franklin Roosevelt FDR

Leaves $50,000 To Uncle Sam

In Hot Springs Arkansas Charles W Osborne leaves 50000 in U S Savings Bonds to the U S Treasury Department in a will probated after his death. He lived in a rooming house for 12 years and was buried Monday. A fellow roomer delivered a package to the FBI containing the will and a key to a deposit box at First Federal Savings and Loan Association where the bonds were kept.

Hot Springs Ark Charles W. Osborne U.S U.S. Treasury Department Osborne FBI First Federal Savings and Loan Association

Electric Rate Boost Denied Due To Freeze

JEFFERSON CITY Mo A $2 880 000 rate increase by Missouri Power and Light Co was denied by the Public Service Commission due to wage price controls and federal price limits The utility serves central and north central Missouri and faced opposition from Mexico Jefferson City and Plattsburg The case remains open for later action if the freeze changes and unions costs were partly pre frozen with potential refunds

Jefferson City Missouri Power and Light Co State Public Service Commission Missouri Mexico Plattsburg Union Electric Co St. Louis PSC

President enthused by clean car progress in Detroit

President Nixon and EPA head William Ruckelshaus hailed progress on a new stratified charged engine that meets the 1976 antipollution standards. Ford notes the prototype is far from production and requires close monitoring, with mileage and durability still short of EPA goals.

Detroit Nixon William D. Ruckelshaus Environmental Protection Agency EPA Ruckelshaus Ford Motor Co Ford

Volunteer Sunday at First Christian Church

First Christian Church designates Volunteer Sunda for Sunday with C. K. Winn as Community Action Committee chair inviting 12 local service groups. After worship a coffee hour in Fellowship Hall will host reps to discuss volunteer needs. Rodney Nebel juvenile officer will speak during worship.

First Christian Church C. K. Winn Community Action Committee Fellowship Hall Rodney Nebel

Local Christian service highlights dozen organizations

The twelve groups stressed include Head Start Audrain Medical Center Auxiliary Division of Welfare Cerebral Palsy School Eugene Field Sunday School Senior Activities Center Friendly Visitor Program Surplus Commodities Station Big Brother Big Sister Program Volunteer Reading Program Happy House Juvenile Office Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts A special missions offering will fund this year’s child care for Happy House Last year the offering went to Head Start.

Head Start Audrain Medical Center Division of Welfare Eugene Field Big Brother Happy House Boy Scouts Girl Scouts

Kilauea Volcano Erupts Spewing Lava in Hawaii

Kilauea on Hawaii Island roared to life Friday night spewing lava several hundred feet high. Tremors and sharp earthquakes split the earth along a two mile rift crossing the volcano floor and Halemaumau fire pit. U S Geological Survey scientist Dr Donald Peterson noted a great initial volume of material that tapered off as lava flowed across the crater floor and down the rim to the southwest. Visibility remained poor for close inspection.

Hilo Hawaii Kilauea Hawaii Island Donald Peterson U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Observatory Peterson Halemaumau

China Purge Of Chou Foes Reported

A Hong Kong report, cited by Sing Tak Jih Pao, claims a purge of Premier Chou En-lai's political opponents is under way. Targets include Chen Po-ta and his followers, with references to Red Guards and efforts to unseat Chou during the cultural revolution.

Hong Kong Red China Chou En-lat Sing Tak Jih Pao Chen Po-ta Mao Tse-tung Chen Mao Lin Piao Chou Traveler Red Guards Mag Pekingas China Kung Sheung Yat Fo Canton

Planes Strike in Laos and Vietnam Escalation

U S war planes struck inside Laos triggering renewed air activity on the same day in North Vietnam as cross border fighting intensified. Air forces from both sides reported exchanges of fire and increased military operations along the trail.

North Vietnam South Vietnam U.N Cambodia U.S Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Laos Mu Gia Pass Washington Nixon Alaska Montana Oregon Anchorage Hirohito Europe Saigon

Heart Attack Kills Death Row Inmate at San Quentin

Willard Arthur Winhoven, 81, the oldest inmate on San Quentin Death Row, died Friday of a heart attack. He had numerous hospital visits since 1968. Convicted as the triggerman in a July 19, 1960 Los Angeles bank messenger holdup, he was charged with killing one man and wounding four.

San Quentin Calif Willard Arthur Winhoven Winhoven Los Angeles

Arms race alleged in Hancock County Georgia sparks federal probe

Governor Jimmy Carter requested an FBI inquiry into reports of an arms buildup between black residents led by John McGown and Sparta officials led by Mayor T M Patterson. McGown heads the Georgia Corp. mission on Human Relations and notes a plan to buy 30 submachine guns. Patterson defends police armament while denying disarmament talks.

Atlanta, Ga Georgia FBI Hancock County Sparta Jimmy Carter Hancock Sporting Rangers John McGown McGown Georgia Corp Atlanta Constitution T. M. Patterson Eltyts Sixman Patterson Atlanta Sparta High School County Florida

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