City Budget Cuts Tax 6 Approves Tax Levy Reduction and Officials Named
The Mexico city council gave preliminary approval to a six cent cut in the tax levy from 1.86 to 1.80 per 100 and a three cent debt service cut, with a 1.00 general fund rate. Harold Enslen was named mayor. The budget, effective May 1, includes a 5 percent pay hike for 90 city employees and a plan to close city hall on Saturdays except during tax season.
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Harold Enslen
Mexico
Neil Nielsen
Mexico- Audrain County
Nielsen
Genera
Neilsen
City Hall
Leonard Snyder
City Proposes Senior Half-Price Refuse Plan in Budget
The budget includes a reduced refuse collection rate for residents over 65 who head households with annual earnings at 4000 or less. City manager Nielsen argues the measure serves seniors and expands service, while Councilman Rankin urges numbers and risk analysis before a second reading.
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Tolson
Leonard Snyder
Duane Rankin
Neil Nielsen
Ledger
Richard Vance
Route 1
Nielsen
Missouri
St. Louis
Rankin
Five Year Trailer Zoning Extension Sparks Council Debate
The Mexico city council heard complaints from two property owners about moving a trailer and a watershed drainage issue. Archie Jackson of 1524 N Washington St cited a five year zoning extension for trailer homes in residential areas, with about 13 others notified of a March 27 deadline. The council, noting similar relocations, stressed equal treatment and efforts to relocate Jackson. Meanwhile H H Hamilton and wife at 629 Liberty reported drainage and drainage-fill problems from Audrain Co op adjacent property, with water runoff affecting their driveway, and efforts to contact the Co op.
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Archie Jackson
Washington St
Jackson
Mexico
Nielsen
Edward Hodge
H.H. Hamilton
Liberty
Audrain Coop
Hamilton
Enslen
US and Soviet Sign Two Year Cultural Exchange Pact
Moscow AP reports the United States and the Soviet Union signed a two year pact expanding exchanges in cultural scientific and other fields. It is the eighth agreement since 1958 and emphasizes scientific and technological areas while increasing major performing arts exchanges from five to six under the new terms.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Conflict reports and U S air strikes in South Vietnam
Saigon reports say South Vietnamese forces abandoned a second district town north of Saigon while Saigon claims over 500 enemy troops killed on the northern front and a tank battalion destroyed by U S B 52 strikes. Delayed field reports cite evacuations from Bo Duc amid heavy shelling and enemy pressure.
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Loc Ninh
Highway 13
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Dong Ha
Dmz
Quang Tri
Hue
Kontum City
Highlands
An Loc
Sai
Kline Bros to Open 23000 Square Foot Store at West Plaza
Kenneth Dixon announces lease completion for Kline Bros to build a 23000 square foot department store on the north side of West Plaza Shopping Center in Mexico. Construction to start soon with opening planned October 15, brick and lava rock front, mansard roof, front and west show windows. The seventh business in West Plaza, with Razing underway in Monroe Street area.
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Kline Bros. Co
Kenneth Dixon
Frank Westlake
West Plaza Center
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Monroe Street
Dixon
Kline Bros
Kline
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Hannibal
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Westlake’s Hardware
Jay's Iga
Tg&y
P.N. Hirsch
Fabricland
Cloud Nine
Ora Lee Graves Dies in Mexico Businessman Rites Friday
Ora Lee Graves Jr., 63, of 622 E Breckenridge St., a Mexico shop owner for 31 years, died Monday at 4 50 p.m. at University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia after three years ill. He operated Graves Liquor Store and Graves Barbecue with wife Tokie at 306 Rawlings St. Born July 30 1908 in Mexico, he is survived by wife Tokie, two daughters Mary Timmons and Geraldine Gardner, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters and two cousins. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Ward Chapel AME Church, Rev. William H. Hightower officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call Green Funeral Home Thursday 7–9 p.m.
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E. Breckenridge St
Mexico
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Graves
Rawlings St
Ora Lee
Tina Marion Graves
Tokie Graves
Ward Chapel Ame Church
William H. Hightower
Elmwood Cemetery
Green Funeral Home
US Food Going To Bangladesh
A White House aide reports the United States will ship 100000 tons of food to Bangladesh before May ends including wheat rice and vegetable oil to ease shortages and curb hoarding. Maurice J Williams Nixon relief coordinator said in an informal briefing.
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White House
United States
Bangladesh
Maurice J. Williams
Nixon
South Asia
Republicans Will Elect Delegates In Audrain County Meet
Audrain County Republican Chairman Ralph Lierheimer calls a mass meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Audrain Court house Community Room. The gathering selects eight delegates and eight alternates to the 9th district convention in Moberly on April 29 and delegates to the state convention in May. Ray Blades of Holliday seeks district delegate position. a presidential elector will also be chosen. A fool and his money are soon parted. The rest of us wait for tax time.
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Ralph Lierheimer
Audrain
Audrain Republicans
Moberly
Ray Blades
Holliday
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