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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1975
Page
1
President Ford arrives in Beijing for a five day tour aimed at fostering mutual understanding with China. He notes past steps toward normalization and reiterates U S interests in avoiding dominance by force while stressing firm but constructive detente.
Parade chairman Bunk Cockrell reports full plans for the Mexia area Christmas parade on December 5 with the Groesbeck High School band and Santa in a fire engine. Entry is open to all schools clubs and businesses as floats bikes skaters or old cars with prizes of $200 $100 and $50 in coupons. A separate Mexia State School parade is also scheduled for December 4 with entries by Troy Miller.
The Thanksgiving holiday period ends with 357 traffic deaths nationwide, far below the National Safety Council's prediction of 450 to 500. Vincent Tofany of the council cites slower speeds and safer driving as factors behind the lower toll.
Firefighters responded to five weekend calls with three false alarms tied to pasture burnoffs. Fire Captain Aaron Thompson urged pre notification and daylight burning. Two fires were extinguished including a junk car fire on Highway 14 North and a hay barn fire near Mexia, both contained with no injuries. Wortham firemen assisted.
Larry Paul Stevens twenty of Mexia and Janice Christine Hines nineteen of Mexia face possession of a controlled substance and marijuana charges respectively with bonds set at one thousand dollars each. Police report several accidents over the holiday period including Minor damage in a Rubles Owens collision and Dabney Keenum Lewis incidents with no injuries.
The Texas death toll from violence rose to 47 during the extended Thanksgiving weekend ending Sunday. The period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday included 28 traffic fatalities and eight homicides.
A short verse from St John echoes Jesus message that the world may hate his followers as it hated him first. This spiritual note reflects on enduring rejection and the call to steadfast faith amid opposition.
Costa Mesa California AP two children at Fairview State Hospital will gain new foster grandparents as Esther Gershen 64 and Walter Fry 72 plan to marry and move away The couple met in the hospitals federally funded foster grandparents program and hope to continue caring for the children Tammy and Jean Marie two youths in their care are happy yet sad at the departure as the pair prepares to marry
Tammy and Jean Marie Fry, who left July for Spokane, plan a hospital chapel wedding with grandchildren present. Meads resident Mrs Gershen, widow, explains Social Security penalties delayed their marriage. The Fairview program pays low income grandparents to care for mentally challenged foster children, offering $1.60 an hour for 20 hours weekly and serving about 130 of 600 eligible cases.
The downtown cleanup Sunday afternoon earned high praise from the Community Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce with strong city cooperation led by Mrs. Gordon Payne. Mexia pupils returned to class after a Thanksgiving break as Christmas and New Year holidays loom.
Market activity showed mixed results with several large names advancing while others slipped. AT&T and Exxon led gains among blue chips, while Coca Cola showed a modest rise and RCA posted a notable uptick, underlining uneven investor sentiment.
Rep. Lane Denton of Waco, 34, announces candidacy and pledges a commission investigation to establish the truth about the finances and resources of oil and gas companies.
The featherless duck Soupy Soupy has a new home in Florida after readers including Tampa resident Mrs. Kathi Miller responded to an AP wire story carried by the Tampa Tribune. Miller said she hoped to help the bird find a loving residence.
The 1975 Heart of Texas Criminal Justice Plan prioritizes stronger prosecutions with 22 percent of 1976 grant funds for this need. In six counties only McLennan has assistants. Falls Hill and Limestone seek investigators and equipment to speed arrests to trial and improve dispositions.
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