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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1975
Page
1
Washington AP reports a sharp February fall in U S business inventories to 270.3 billion with autos leading the decline by 1.6 billion the largest monthly drop on record. Total sales rose 0.5 percent as retail gains offset wholesale dips and manufacturing inventories rose slightly.
AP analysis notes widespread forecast optimism for 1975 with a probable fourth quarter recovery. Conference Board predicts near certainty for improvement aided by tax cuts and declining inflation. Citibank echoes cautious optimism, while Treasury borrowing could affect private credit.
About 20 million Americans face a midnight Tuesday deadline to file tax returns. The IRS notes 25 million had yet to file by early April, with penalties of five percent per month up to twenty five percent for late payments. Prompt returns can reduce liability. A postmark of April 16 satisfies the deadline.
A three officer inspection team led by Col. Crowley Major Fairman and Capt. Oldham visits MMA on Wednesday for the annual government inspection. The day includes an 8:30 a.m. honor guard ceremony and a tour of military training facilities as part of the Army ROTC rating process. MMA has held honor ratings since 1930 and with distinction annually for Junior ROTC programs.
The University of Southern California aims to acquire former President Richard Nixon's personal papers, with USC president John R. Hubbard conducting preliminary talks at Nixon's San Clemente estate. USC officials say the collection would serve scholars, not the general public.
Sydney AP. John Hampshire, 67, a retired Royal Australian Air Force group captain, says Australian airmen dropped 360 canisters of poison gas on a sparsely populated island near Cairns on January 21, 1944, killing American volunteers under American officers. He claims prisoners from American jails were killed. he fears long term effects on airmen and seeks veterans benefits. This follows another wartime gas experiment disclosure in February and prompts government confirmation and compensation efforts.
John Kirtley a Portland City Hall janitor with an IQ of 173 says the figure is just a statistic. The 34 year old family man joined Mensa after a 1971 hire at $4.63 an hour. He notes the only barrier to being used is a job others deem worthless.
BLACK JACK MO AP At least 17 students were injured when two school buses collided head on. St Louis County authorities said one bus carried Hazelwood School District elementary students and the other bus carried students from the county Special School District. Details were not immediately available.
About 100000 gathered near the United Nations in New York for Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry. Politicians and religious leaders urged support for Israel and condemned mistreatment of Jews in the Soviet Union. Police kept order as demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue toward Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.
McDonnell Douglas machinists in California vote two to one to ratify a three year contract ending a two month strike. The deal includes a five percent raise in year one and three percent raises in years two and three. Workers had walked out Feb. 10 at Huntington Beach Long Beach Torrance Santa Monica Palmdale and Vandenberg. Also note Little Dixie Art Show announced for Moberly April 19-20 at the Municipal Auditorium with weekend hours.
Bill Darby is elected president of the Mexico Optimist Club with Bill Johnson and Gary Rosa as vice presidents and Shelby Blumhost Bert Francis and Jim Pollard as directors. Dave Kemp presided at the Monterey meeting. New member Jim Kregle of AP Green Refractories welcomed. Plans set for zone oratorical contest at Mexico High April 17 and Optimist track meet April 19 with 27 teams. Opti Mrs. will run concession and a card party April 19 at Farm and Home social room. Tickets 75 cents. public invited.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer says he wants serious talks with Anatoly Karpov about a match. Campomanes said Fischer telephoned from Pasadena to discuss the proposal after reports of Karpov challenging him under mutually agreed rules. The Manila match was to offer a $5 million purse with the title decided by 10 wins, a plan Fischer accepted in part but rejected a 9–9 tie.
In Omaha, federal beef grading reforms opposed by consumer groups and some packers are delayed as Judge Donald Lay declines to lift a court injunction. A Tuesday hearing will decide whether to end the injunction. The rules would lower marbling for USDA choice, shifting costs and quality perceptions.
Black students from the University of Alabama in a religion class attempted to attend a white Baptist church revival but were refused entry. A church deacon said the creeds remain separate and police moved the students off the property after an usher blocked the class of about 30.
Kelly the black poodle, owned by 12-year-old Steve Hutt of Milan, Michigan, won Best-of-Show at a canine art competition with a well-chewed quilt. The 18-month-old dog also captured the blue ribbon in the fiber class for a well-etched shoe, amid a field of 51 entries.
AP reports that several Vietnamese children airlifted to the United States were not orphans. Translators describe children claiming ties to Saigon elites, including a colonel’s children and a niece. At Ft Benning 171 arrived with disputes over adoption arrangements and verification.
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