Ledger to adopt computer set for modern daily
The Ledger in Mexico will switch to computer aided typesetting on November 2, using a Compugraphic 2961 High Speed system. The 116 year old paper will print 60 lines per minute, vastly improving readability and expanding typeface choices. The offset process will produce 24 page editions with a color friendly layout, a new Goss Community press, and a training program for staff led by Ledger leaders and specialists.
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Ledger
Mexico
Linotype
Goss
Goss Co
Leonard G. Brown Sr
W. Emmons St
Larry Jerichow
Jerichow
Research Institute
American Newspaper Publishers Association Laboratory
Easton
Dennis Wright
Kenneth Worley
Indiana
Minois
Atlanta
Missouri
The
Robert Schenk
Ottawa, Ill
Middlewest
Reinhardt Co
Centralia
N. Washington St
Jerichon
Robert M. White
White
L. Mitchell White
Explosive Truck Blast Shocks Springfield Area
A truck loaded with 21 tons of dynamite exploded on Interstate 44 near Springfield after a sniper shot. The blast, felt up to 15 miles away, killed the driver and caused cratered roadway damage. Six people were arrested near Ash Grove. FBI and state patrol investigate.
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Springfield
Ash Grove
R. E. Swackhamer
Missouri Highway Patrol
Gerald Bowden
Kim
Joplin
Bobby L. Shuler
Leonord Kimmel
Carl Junction
Interstate 44
Tri-State Motors, Inc
Teamsters Local 823
FBI
Highway Patrol
Tri-State
John Galt
Oklahoma City
Japanese Buyers Visit Hampshire Hog Sales for Seed Stock
Eight Japanese hog buyers visiting Hampshire Swine Registry events in Ledgerland target three top Hampshire sales at Ray Davenport Ralph and Jim Foster New Florence Hamp An Farms Middletown. They aim to import over 200 hogs as seed stock for Japan's pork industry, guided by Harold Voucher and Sam Purdy. Prices at Davenport were strong for registered boats and gilts, with one boar and another gift already identified in Wisconsin.
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Hampshire
Peoria
Ledgerland
Ray Davenport
Ralph
Jim Foster
New Florence
Ruben Edwards
Middletown
Japan
Harold Voucher
Hampshire Breeders Association
Sam Purdy
Hampshire Swine Registry
Air Park
Voucher
Cher
Veucher
Wisconsin
Burglars Loot VFW Safe In Audrain County
Burglars punched the floor safe at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on Route 1 and took 784.72 dollars in cash and receipts. The hasp on the northeast door was broken with a jack handle, the dial torn off, and entry gained. Post commander Mark Hanley reported the break in at 9:50 a.m. and noted the club had been closed Sunday night and Monday evening. The cash included weekly receipts, deuce fund money, juke box receipts, and two dollars in gum money. This was the second break in the VFW this year, previously stealing from a cash box. Separately, San Antonio reports 108 diphtheria cases with three new confirmations.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Route 1
N. Jefferson St
Audrain County
Jim Littrell
Littrell
Mark Hanley
VFW
Sheriff's
Hugh Ferrier
Walter Palmer
Mr. Hanley
Nixon and Tito discuss Mideast during Belgrade visit
President Nixon arrived in Belgrade for talks with Tito as NATO and Mediterranean issues dominated the agenda. The trip follows Nasser's death and includes plans to visit Spain, Britain and Ireland, with emphasis on stabilizing the region and seeking Middle East peace.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Richard M. Nixon
Tito
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nixon
U.S
Naples
Italy
NATO
Mediterranean
United States
United
Europe
Ath
Aldes
6Th Fleet
Nasser
Spain
Britain
Ireand
Rome
Low Draft Numbers to Stay On Liability List Into '71
President Nixon ordered a three month extension of draft liability for men entering the 1970 draft pool with lottery numbers already reached by local boards. The order affects only relatively small numbers and moves late entrants into priority for early 1971 draft calls. Spokesmen expect few in between men to fill three months and cannot estimate how many are affected.
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Washington
Nixon
Community Chest Goal Set At Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Six
The Mexico Community Chest Board set a campaign goal of 51966.10 to support ten agencies including Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Mental Health Association and Red Cross. Kickoff coffee and program planned for Wednesday October 14 at 7:30 am with fund drive chairman Murray Purcell noting organizational meetings tonight.
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Mexico Community Chest Board
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mental Health Association
Mexico Recreation Commission
Mexico Social Service
Mexico Youth Center
Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S.C
United Cerebral Palsy
Murray Purcell
Eldon Burgess
Art Dever
Norman Genthon
Byrnes Hawthorne
William Hilton
Woodrow Lee
Ned D. Rodes
Col
C. R. Stribling Jr
Wella
Ovan Wyngarden
Registration Closes for November Vote in County
County Clerk Glenn M. Barnes urges timely registration noting Saturday hours 8 to noon for late registrants. Registration books close 5 p.m. Monday, making all who fail ineligible to vote in November. 18 to 21 year olds may register after Monday with cards held for age determination. Those over 21 may register but cards held out until after the election.
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Glenn M. Barnes
Help For Fire Victims Aids California Aid Drive
A Ledgerlander driven relief drive by the VFW Auxiliary and VFW Post 3772 in Mexico seeks canned food clothing and bedding for fire victims in Southern California. Donations may be left at The Ledger office or the VFW Hall Route 1. Firefighters containment improved around Malibu Chatsworth Simi blaze with 175 million dollars in damage and 400 homes lost as several large fires near San Diego Sequoia National Forest and Bakersfield remain active.
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California
Mexico
VFW Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Open Heart
Daniel Henneberry
John G. Trumble
Centralia
751St Air Defense
Mount Laguna Afr
Calif
Trumble
George Wiest
Wiest
VFW
Marlin Cahall
Auxiliary
Mark Hanley
VIFW
Ter
Los Angeles
San Diego
Lon
Sequoia National Forest
Bakersfield
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Richard Vance
San Antonio, Tex
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Mideast
White House
Selective Service System
Clem
Widder Brown
Joshua
Griffith Park
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