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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1971
Page
3
Detroit AP GM recalls about 23,300 Vega minicars to dealers for five defect repairs. Issues include vinyl rear seat brackets, a revised choke lever, a new wiper transmission, fuel filler neck sealing, and a cut stud for underbody clearance. Repairs free of charge. fixes already applied to later production runs.
A University of Missouri Columbia faculty student team will study ancient urban settlement patterns in Tula Mexico this summer. The Toltec city thrived roughly from 800 to 1200 A.D. and the field trip will explore its urban development long before European contact.
Harrisonville Missouri AP reports Ernest G Wales, 88, elected city marshal with a pay of 25 dollars monthly. He plans to ask for a raise, then possibly take sick leave, and notes his friends ran the write-in campaign after a fishing trip. Wales previously served as constable and deputy sheriff, living with his daughter. duties remain unclear as the city maintains a small police force under a captain.
Hannibal public schools will raise salaries next fall with a $400 schedule increase. Starting pay with a bachelor's will be 6400, up from 6000, with master's level starting at 7000 and extra hours adding 100 after 16 hours above that. Returning teachers gain service increments of 150 yearly, and non teaching staff receive 15 cents an hour to start at 1.65.
Licensed in Salem Oregon AP reports State Sen Thomas Mahoney complains it pains him to see a contested man going down the road with his initials stamped on personalized plates sold for 25 dollars. His plate reads SNOB.
Washington AP report based on Ralph Nader's Task Force on Water Pollution accuses the federal government of failing to curb pollution after 15 years and $3 billion across seven laws. It notes minimal enforcement actions, with only one city court action under the 1956 act and broad violations by about 40,000 polluters, amid alleged politicized staffing.
Sen Charles Mathias proposes an advisory commission to convert IRS forms into ordinary American English. The panel would review individual and joint forms after Jan 1 1972, include up to two lawyers or accountants, cover all brackets and regions, and aim to clear confusing schedules and instructions for taxpayers.
Jerry Lee Borman, 17, is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the slayings of Floyd Jones, 64, and Una Jones, 73, at their farm home east of Mountain View. He is held without bond awaiting arraignment after being arrested near Norwood in Jones’ car. The couple were shot several times, with a .22 rifle found in the car.
C. C. Wonneman, formerly of Mexico and now in Columbia, has completed a three month Transcendental Meditation teacher training course in Mallorca, Spain conducted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He is now a qualified TM teacher and plans to teach.
Wonneran notes Transcendental Meditation is a simple natural technique that expands awareness and brings deep rest. It involves no concentration and is a pleasure to practice, enhancing creative intelligence and clarity of perception.
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