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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1971

Page

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Big Day For COE Students Training Session At Mexico High

About 150 C.O.E. officers from Central Missouri attended their annual officer training at Mexico High School on Tuesday. DECA regional vice president election results named Mike Faulconer of Eldon as winner. Sid Conklin of Mexico and a Montgomery Ward employee was a candidate. VICA and DECA activities occurred with factory tour and speeches by Missouri educators. Marketing and club leadership sessions followed with advisors from the Missouri State Department of Education. Campaign managers credited include Dan Hamilton, Richard Buffington, Lynn Lockridge, Rod Buresh, and Steve Widaman.

C.O.E Central Missouri Mexico DECA Sid Conklin Montgomery Ward Mike Faulconer Eldon VICA Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Distributive Education Clubs of America FELA Future Business Leaders of America Florsheim George Binger C.O.H James Strate DECS Larry Lutz Missouri State Department of Education Jerry Smith DEGA Dan Hamilton Nat'l Bank Richard Buffington Lynn Lockridge Peck’s Rod Buresh Neate’s Steve ’ Widaman Jay IGA

Panel Of Judges For Phase 2

Chicago Sun Times reports the White House is weighing a commission of federal judges to decide wage price issues in Phase 2 of Nixon's economic plan. Charles Bartlett notes judges’ impartial status suits equity issues, aiming for a system acceptable to labor and public opinion.

Chicago Chicago Sun-Times White House Nixon Charles Bartlett Senate Bartlett

Nixon and Gromyko discuss disarmament and Berlin pact

Washington AP President Nixon meets Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on disarmament and other issues in a White House session. They have agreed to sign accords on modernizing the Washington-Moscow hotline and on avoiding accidental nuclear war. Talks come amid a broader push for a biological weapons ban and ongoing Berlin pact disputes.

Washington Nixon Andrei Gromyko Geneva United States Soviet Union Nixon-Gromyko Kremlin U.S Gromyko White House U.N United Nations Moscow William P. Rogers Europe Berlin Helsinki Rogers Saigon Nguyen van Thien

Multiple Global Crises Highlight Early 1970s Newswire

AP dispatches report chaotic scenes in Saigon with orders to shoot to kill antigovernment rioters while South Vietnam troops and U S bombers press a 30 mile border counteroffensive. Washington hosts talks on a biological weapons ban and hotline modernization as Nixon era diplomacy maneuvers unfold.

Reports on investigations at five state institutions

Jefferson City Mo AP reports House Appropriations subcommittees that studied five state facilities will release findings Friday at the University of Missouri Columbia The five sites include the Training School for Boys Boonville Youth Training Center Poplar Bluff State Sanatorium Mt Vernon Ellis Fischer Cancer Hospital Columbia and the Federal Soldiers Home St James A news conference is set for 2 30 p m in the student union

Jefferson City House University of Missouri, Columbia E.J. “Lucky” Cantrell D-Overland Appropriations Boonville Poplar Bluff Mt. Vernon Ellis Fischer Cancer Hospital Columbia Federal Soldiers’ Home St. James

NASA Orbits 2 Satellites After Control Glitch

CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Two satellites were launched aboard a Delta rocket to test the Apollo tracking network and to probe the sun by creating eclipses. A second stage attitude problem sent the payloads into elliptical orbits 225 to 355 miles high, potentially reducing the sun observatory’s effectiveness while leaving the Apollo test satellite's mission largely intact.

Cape Kennedy Fla Solar Observatory National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Audrain Cancer Fund to Elect Officers at Monterey Dinner

Audrain County chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting at Monterey Restaurant at 7 p.m. Reports will be given by Mrs. Fred Kohl and others, with an election of officers and directors for 1971-72. Missouri’s 1971 Cancer Crusade surpassed its goal, totaling $1,261,908, with Audrain volunteers raising $11,721 for the year.

Audrain County American Cancer Society Monterey Fred Kohl William Nowell Peter Ekern Woodrow Lee Gary Evans Cancer Crusade Harry Dandy The Missouri Cancer Society Olive Frank Alma Key Kohl Missouri Audrain Gary

Amtrak weighs big timetable changes this fall

Washington officials said Amtrak plans major timetable upgrades by mid November. Highlights include boosting Washington Boston service from three to seven daily trips, possible sleep car service restoration Boston New York Washington, revived winter Florida Special New York Miami, direct Milwaukee St. Louis link, Chicago Florida Southwind shift to evening, through Boston Miami New Orleans and Boston Chicago routes, Salt Lake City Los Angeles service by January 15, with potential coast to coast sleeping car service next summer if demand supports it.

Washington Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corp Harold L. Graham Boston New York Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Graham Amtrack Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco

Meet the Calverts New Mexico Homeowners from Paris Background

Mr and Mrs Bob Calvert relocate to 1500 Kent Rd Mexico on July 1 forming a new home. He owns Calvert Studios in Mexico and she works at Commerce Bank. They have a son Ronald with US Navy in Idaho Falls. Both held local club memberships and pursue photography and genealogy.

Bob Calvert Kent Rd Mexico Calvert Calvert Studios E. Liberty St Mona Commerce Bank of Mexico Paris Monroe County Appeal Ronald Calvert U.S. Navy Idaho Falls Idaho Paris Optimist Club Paris American Legion Beta Sigma Phi Sorority American Legion Richard Vance

Savings Stay High Says Katona Predicts 1970s Rate Higher

AP analysis cites George Katona of the Survey Research Center forecasting the savings rate will stay elevated into the 1970s though easing from 8.4 percent of take home pay. He notes insecurity and rising affluence shape choices like buying compacts and autos with air conditioning.

George Katona Katona Survey Research Center University of Michigan

FBI Sets Conference On Expanded Jurisdiction In Audrain

An FBI law enforcement conference will be held October 7 in the Audrain County Courthouse Community Room. Speakers include Audrain Prosecuting Attorney Thomas I. Osborne and FBI special agent in charge William A. Sullivan. The session covers the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 expanding FBI reach to intrastate gambling and related enforcement.

FBI Audrain William A. Sullivan St. Louis Thomas I. Osborne J. Edgar Hoover United States Hoover

Insecurity shadows wealth and consumer attitudes

The text argues that compromise and insecurity persist with riches, affecting social issues beyond money. Katona notes attitudes to dollars mirror views on poverty, pollution, war, racism, and social problems. He calls consumer study holistic, not fragmented, and forecasts modest inflation, gradual unemployment drop, but persistent insecurity.

Katona

Review Board To Check Ads In New York AP

Charles W. Yost former U S ambassador to the United Nations is named chairman of the National Advertising Review Board an industry group that will act as a court of appeals for complaints of milance and untruthful advertising

William Woods College enrolls 1200 students this fall

Fulton Missouri William Woods College a women's institution reports an official fall enrollment of 1200 students.

Fulton, Mo William Woods College

USDA Sees Soybeans Near $3 A Bushel This Season

The Agriculture Department forecasts new crop soybeans averaging around $3 per bushel due to tight domestic and export demand. For 1971-72 marketing year, supplies may total under 1.3 billion bushels, down 6 percent from last year and 11 percent from the 1969 record. Carryover Sept 1 is 98 million bushels, well below the 324 million high in 1969.

USDA Washington Agriculture Department

Schoolbus Crash Involves Herculaneum Players

Thirteen teenage girls from Herculaneum High School volleyball team were injured when their bus veered off a highway seven miles east of Hillsboro and landed in a ditch. The group was en route to Hillsboro High School for a game. injuries were treated at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Festus.

Hillsboro Herculaneum High Hilleboro Jefferson, Memorial Hospital Festus Walter, Ruegg Howard Marmon Hillsboro High School Jean B. Carter Mary Noack Sabrina Murray Pamela Hawn Herculaneum Gena Wakefield Peggy Walsh Sheila Nash Cheryl Loveless Deborah Schmidt Vicky Miller Deborah Carrow

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