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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1970

Page

7

Mexico high school graduate airman completes basic training

Airman Helen M Hake daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond T Hake Route 2 Mexico Missouri has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas She has been assigned to Sheppard AFB Texas for training as a medical services specialist She can add that she is a 1969 graduate of Mexico High School Las Vegas Nevada and that Sgt Charles P Mayes son of Mr and Mrs Thurman H Mayes 120 E Bolivar Sr has received the US Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service while at Udorn Royal Thai AFB Thailand He is a security policeman and was presented the medal at Nellis AFB Nevada where he serves with a Tactical Air Command unit His wife is Feng Chu Ma of Taiwan Captain James F Motley chief of military justice in the Army Advocates Corps in Korea is stationed north of Seoul with the 2nd Infantry Division He is son of Mr and Mrs Roger Motley of Laddonia His address is HHC PO Box 50 2nd Infantry Division APO San Francisco California 96224.

Helen M. Hake Raymond T. Hake Route 2 Mexico Lackland Afb Tex Sheppard Afb Hake Mexico Senior High School Las Vegas Nev Charles P. Mayes Thurman H. Mayes E. Bolivar Sr US Air Force Udorn Royal Thai Afb Thailand Mayes Nellis Afb Tactical Air Command U.S Mexico High School Feng Chu Ma Taiwan James F. Motley Army’s Advocate Corps Korea Seoul Roger Motley Laddonia Motley HHC PO 2Nd Infantry Division Apo San Francisco Calif

Lt Barnes Receives Command at Sea

Lieutenant Lawrence M. Barnes Jr. of the U S Navy in Strike Assault Boat Squadron 20 in the Mekong Delta is ordered to assume command of Strike Assault Boat Division 202. The STAB unit patrols rivers and canals at over 40 knots in the delta region. Also named are Pvt Kenneth E Scrogin of Perry and Pvt Robert E Platte of Mexico, both starting or completing training and education with Army posts and German assignments, noting Scrogin's Missouri University degree and Platte's 1967 Mexico High School graduation.

Lawrence M. Barnes Jr Lawrence M. Barnes Frances Neate U. S. Navy Mekong Delta Strike Assault

Army Spec 5 David R. Robinson Promoted

David R. Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Leslie R Robinson 8048 Clark St was promoted to Army Spec 5 with the Second Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas He serves as a training clerk in Company B 502nd Supply and Transport Battalion. He entered service January 1969 and completed basic at Fort Leonard Wood He is a 1966 graduate of Mexico High School His wife Mary Ann resides in Killeen Texas.

Kenneth E. Scrogin Kenneth Scrogin Perry Fort Leonard Wood Missouri University Columbia Linda Bunceton David R. Robinson Leslie R. Robinson Clark St Army Second Armored Division Fort Hood Tex Robinson 502Nd Mexico High School Mary Ann Killeen

Navy training for Andrew Crum Jr in San Francisco

Andrew Crum Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Andrew T Crum Sr of Route 3 Mexico completed two weeks of active duty training aboard the ocean minesweeper USS Reaper at San Francisco The program introduces Naval Reserve recruits to life aboard ship and prepares them for advancement in rate

Navy Andrew T. Crum Jr Andrew T. Crum Sr Route 3 Mexico Reaper San Francisco Naval Reserve

Pfc Robert Love Receives Army Commendation Medal

Private First Class Robert W Love Jr 20 earned the Army Commendation Medal while serving with Americal Division near Duc Pho Vietnam for meritorious service as a rifleman in Company C 3rd Battalion 1st Infantry 11th Infantry Brigade His parents and wife Maris live on Route 4 Benton City He entered the Army in August 1969 and was stationed at Fort Ord California before deployment overseas

Robert W. Love Jr Maris Route 4 Benton City Americal Duc Pho Vietnam Love Army Ft. Ord Calif

Cooper Promoted To Lt Colonel In Army

James A. Cooper son of Mrs James F Cooper of 404 Summit St has been promoted to lieutenant colonel after a transfer to Hawaii. A 1955 West Point graduate he earned a master’s degree at George Washington University and served near Washington before a Vietnam tour as a major. His wife Mary Nelen and children Cynthia and Jonathan accompany him to Hawaii.

James A. Cooper James F. Cooper Summit St Hawaii Washington George Washington University West Point Vietnam Mary Nelen Cynthia Jonathan

Meany Pushes National Health Insurance for All

AFL CIO President George Meany urged rapid passage of national health insurance in remarks to the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee. He argued Americans receive treatment only if they can access and afford it, calling health care a basic human right and demanding a standard of excellence available to all at a price all can afford.

Washington Afl‘cio George Meany Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee On Meany Committee America

Take-Home Police Cars Prove Successful in Indianapolis

In Indianapolis the take-home patrol car plan nears its second year with about 470 cars, four driven by women. Off-duty officers answer calls, making 100 felony arrests annually and cutting traffic deaths 23 percent from 62 to 40. Traffic accidents fell 14 percent to 8,561, while officers report higher pride and efficiency using cars off duty. tiyan

Indianapolis Ing Los Angeles Raymond Stratton Strattan Penny L. Davis Tne Malta

Baker Crow Head Hungate Financing

Jack Baker of Mexico and Bill Crow of Farber named finance chairmen of the Hungate for Congress Committee in Audrain County. Baker, president of the Citizens Savings Association of Mexico, has long civic involvement and previously served in 1968 for Hinonato.

Jack Baker Mexico Bill Crow Farber Hungate For Congress Audrain County Trav Er. Baker Citizens Savings Association of Mexico Hiinoata

Miss Barkelew At Columbia College Mystery

Indianapolis police have received requests from about 50 cities for information regarding a case involving Miss Barbara Barkelew of Elm Tree Drive. The 1969 graduate of Mexico High School attends Columbia College as a freshman and is linked to a private car incident and related events that perplex officials.

Humvivens Sucil Dia Barbara Barkelew Rob Corre Barkelew Elm Tree Dr Crow North Columbia College Christian College Columbia J Ohab Mexico Indianapolis

Rare Birds Smuggled to US Say Charne

ST. PAUL Minn AP a Waseca Minnesota game and fish supply dealer was charged with smuggling more than 4 000 weeks of a rare Indian bird into the United States to use its feathers in fishing lures Herters Inc indicted by a U S grand jury in St Paul An Indian ornithologist Said the gray jungle fowl is endangered and protected by Indian law Peter J Thompson assistant U S attorney said the birds necks were shipped 1965 to 1969 listed as game cock necks the company paid up to 2 50 a week and sold them at up to 12 each

ST. Paul Minn Waseca United States Herter’s Inc U.S Sahim Ali Peter J. Thompson Herter Thompson

Expectant Mother Class Enrolling at Audrain Hospital

Prospective parents can enroll in the birth and care class at Audrain Hospital. Limited space means early enrollment is advised. Call 561-1832 to reserve a spot for guidance on pregnancy development and early infant care.

Audrain Hospital Ehild

Two Mexico Girls In Practice Teaching Classes Start

Two Mexico girls teaching expectant parents to prepare for the new baby. Miss Paula Wilbur Purvis and Miss Paula A. Willer conduct weekly sessions starting Oct 7 at 7 30 p m. at Harrison Ville and Pleasant Lea Elementary, with Missouri State College students assisting.

Au- Rey Omni Paula Wilbur Purvis Paula A. Willer Mex Injico Central Films Missouri State College Miss

Fullscale Arms Aid For Greece Again

Nixon approves renewal of fullscale U S arms to Greece despite criticism of the military regime. State Department cites Greece’s strategic NATO flank role in the eastern Mediterranean while noting a trend toward constitutional order.

Washington Nixon U.S Greece Athens State Department NATO Mediterranean United States Department

New Rector Named for Grace Episcopal Jefferson City

The Rev. Harvey Ray Sanders of St. Louis is named rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Jefferson City, replacing Dr. Frank Butler who resigned to take a pastorate at the Church of the Advent in Crestwood. Sanders was rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis.

Jefferson City Harvey Ray Sanders St. Louis Grace Episcopal

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Sgt Commendation Barnes Robert E., Platte Clarence Platte E. Promenade U.S. Army Germany Platte Fort Knox A&b Prescription Shan Wean Andrew Crum Jr Smith, Moore & CO N.Y. Stock Exch Paul Heidbreder Vir-Mar Apt New Heights First Baptist Church Arthur Stainback Frank Arnall Pfc Robert Love Sumptucus Toronado Olds Buddy Gilbert Symington Stuart Symington Charles J. Bacon Missourians For Gilbert Future Teachers of America Sing Out Bacon Buddy Senator Symington Miss Barkelew Charne Oldsmobile Mark OF Oak Hill Sevssee Now Jay's Iga and Bakery
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