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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1975
Page
1
With less than half the session left, only one major bill appears close to Bond approval. Other key measures face delays, and many are unlikely to reach final passage before adjournment on June 15.
War correspondent Peter Arnett told AP journalists in New Orleans that the South Vietnamese capital could fall to the Communists in about a month. He warned Americans in Saigon would face danger from panicked civilians and fleeing troops, not just North Vietnamese forces, and suggested landing Marines to stabilize a city section for evacuation. He questioned why South Vietnamese soldiers lacked will to fight and noted air force maintenance failures and ineffective American aid.
Washington lawmakers report mixed reactions from constituents on further U S aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam with fears of loss and calls to pause until President Ford outlines policy. Some oppose more funding while others urge aid if South Vietnam has a fighting chance. Reagan criticizes Congress for failing to support ally. Negotiations and evacuations loom as U S guards prepare to remove Americans if needed.
Audrain County Public Water Supply District No 2 finalizes plans for extended lines north and west of Mexico to serve 65 new customers with more expected. June 1 is the signup deadline at an $80 tapping fee. afterward tap and meter cost rises to $200. Construction expected to finish by fall and water will be provided to new customers. district buys water from Missouri Cities Water Co. A proposed extension north northeast of Mexico along Route 1 would add about 3 percent square miles to the district, with a May 6 election on the measure at Seuith Mater and Implement Lay.
The Mexico Public Schools will host an Educational Fair Thursday at Mexico Junior High School on West Boulevard. Sponsored by the State Department of Education, the fair runs 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. with demos every half hour from 5 to 7 and 7:30 to 8:30. School booths from Kirksville to Northeast Missouri will display programs and methods, with familiar presenters from Mexico Area Vacation School and several elementary and junior high schools. The event, led by Asst. Supt. Hodgin and Mexico Junior High principal Robert Eldridge, invites teachers, parents, and the public to browse, discuss, and ask questions.
In St Louis AP reports defense attorney describes Sybil Reifsteck 40 of Arnold as determined while prosecutors recount two years of attempting to learn printing and buy shops to print 1 million in counterfeit money. Separately Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing announces 15 students in 19th class and staff additions as it expands to provide two classes yearly with classes starting Oct 1.
An East Boston antibusing leader from ROAR vows political destruction of Senator Edward M. Kennedy over busing. Elvira Palladino says Kennedy is voting his conscience and will be confronted wherever he goes. About 200 antibusing demonstrators confronted him in Quincy after a Knights of Columbus breakfast. Kennedy was poked and jostled but not hurt.
Dr. John Connolly a Daly City foot specialist wagered on Fallen Arches at Golden Gate Fields and the horse won. Connolly trusted his hunch and collected a victory notable for a betting gamble paying off.
CHICAGO AP Traffic fatalities rose 6 percent in the first two months of this year compared with 1974. January showed the first monthly increase from the prior year since October 1973 as Americans return to pre shortages driving patterns after a decline in 1974.
The House refuses to move from its plan to raise maximum unemployment benefits to 90 a week by altering a Senate measure. It also requires a 31 percent hike in employers' contributions to finance the higher benefits and would limit coverage to 11,000 new workers. The Senate proposed 25,000 and no employer increase. Both plans set 65 percent of weekly pay as the benefit, with different thresholds for top payments. Concerns about the fund's solvency loom as costs rise. A separate Senate resolution seeks a special committee to probe morale issues in the Kansas City police department.
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