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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1975
Page
4
Montgomery R-2 High School seniors are shown with parents and future plans in a class portrait. The caption notes more senior pictures will follow in future editions.
Jefferson City Missouri AP chairman James Mauze of the Public Service Commission will resign to become senior vice president for Mercantile Trust Co. in St Louis. He will leave the PSC June 3 and be replaced as chairman by A Robert Pierce Jr April 18. Mauze cites private sector opportunity and notes his tenure produced consumer oriented, relatively low rate increases. The governor delays action on a new member as of now and a separate Cambodian Refugee Fund is created at the University of Missouri Columbia to assist families of five Cambodian officials enrolled there.
Democrats from across Missouri and national figures converge in Springfield for the 52nd Jackson Day event hosted by Greene County Democratic Committee. Featured speaker Sen Lloyd Bentsen joins Missouri leaders including Sen Eagleton and Sen Symington, along with Gov Hearnes candidate, and other state officials. Eberle Dies in St Louis at 85, Dean of SLU Law School and Missouri Bar board member. funeral in Richmond Heights.
Washington AP Rep. William L. Hungate of Missouri disclosed in the Congressional Record that he paid 5738 in federal income taxes for 1974 on earnings of 48853. He reported 3362 in honoraria from speeches and other work and 2160 from contributions to his legislative service fund. Adjusted gross income was 42270 after expense adjustments with deductions totaling 14035.50 including 8500 donated from Champ Clark Honey Shuck Restoration Inc.
About 150000 Missouri school children are being tested this year to identify strengths and weaknesses across subjects. The first statewide effort aims to help teachers target pupil improvement, with results showing low mastery in reading topics and library index card usage, while pronunciation fared better.
The Kansas City School Board voiced disappointment with Gov. Bond's budget proposal to aid public schools, urging more state funds, while the district faces potential financial strain from litigation and ongoing pay debates. The board also approved a 5 percent across the board raise for teachers amid stalled talks and pending reactions from the Kansas City Federation of Teachers.
Mrs. Carol J. Smith of Laddonia, daughter of Arch Hays and his wife, has been named to the dean's list at Robert Morris College in Coraopolis Pennsylvania. She is a business administration major.
In St Louis, the 8th Circuit ruled a Des Moines man could not reasonably foresee his wife would shoot him after he handed her a loaded gun amid a family dispute. The decision overturned a lower court ruling on a life insurance payout. Police testified she said she would shoot if she had a gun.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told over 1 000 attendees at a University of Wisconsin lecture series that American journalism remains largely immune to consumer criticism. He said the mass media have grown aloof from their audience due to a lack of external organized criticism.
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