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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
7
Rep. William L. Hungate of Missouri says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He asked the Democratic State Committee to withdraw his name and said he did not anticipate a draft. The 53 year old congressman from the 9th District has announced his retirement from Congress.
Jefferson City Missouri AP James Spainhower state treasurer joined Warren Hearnes in consideration to succeed Jerry Litton as the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee after Litton’s death in a plane crash. The 60 member state committee will decide, with Hungate and Curry also named as possible candidates. Revenue official Spainhower said he would run if drafted but won’t solicit support, while party members push for a unifying choice amid Shock and primary results.
Robin Patrice Smith eight year old daughter of Richard and Deloris Savage Smith of Route 3 Vandalia was killed when a water tank fell from a truck at her home and crushed her. Coroner Clyde Wilkey ruled the death an accident with no inquest. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Vandalia with burial in Vandalia Cemetery. She was born September 7 1967 in Hannibal and would have entered the fourth grade this fall. Surviving are her parents a sister Shelly 19 brothers Richard Jr 18 Scott 13 and Ian 2 all at home and grandparents Reva Savage Vandalia and Hazel Smith New London.
Violence spreads through Alexandra Soweto and nearby townships north of Johannesburg with police firing on black crowds. In Alexandra, mobs stone, burn and block roads while workers are kept from white firms. in Soweto students burn schools and barricade streets prompting tear gas and disrupted train stations. Police call the situation fluid and unpredictable amid ongoing protests linked to apartheid and student leaders' arrests.
Sunday morning 7 am temperature dipped to 40 degrees setting a new date low. The prior record for August was 51 set four years ago. The 50 degree low matched the August 9 1922 reading. Last night’s low was 58, while weekend highs reached 80 Saturday and 63 Sunday.
First Lady Betty Ford hopes to reach Kansas City for the Republican National Convention before the President despite osteoarthritis flare ups. Press secretary says she plans to travel Sunday while Rainy weather and a Camp David helicopter trip contributed to neck and shoulder stiffness. The Ford family will convene in Kansas City for the event with Susan driving from Topeka Sunday.
A light quote from Gary Alban in the Ogden Reporter riffs on how humor and memory shape everyday life. It notes that mishearing passages can be harmless yet contrasts it with misstatements that escape through speech.
The hurricane Belle moved north off Cape Hatteras packing 110 mph winds with gusts to 74 mph as it neared Long Island and southern New England. Coastal residents along the Outer Banks faced evacuation notices while authorities in New England prepared for possible heavy rain and high surf.
Bradford Brett president of the First National Bank in Mexico said Central Missouri Trust Co. of Jefferson City has offered to buy out the stockholders. The directors are studying the proposal. The bank, founded in 1874 as Exchange Bank and renamed in 1883, has been run by the same family since its founding. Deposits grew from 36000 in 1883 to assets of 15514000 recently. The bank moved to a new modern building in 1959 at Coal and East Liberty after purchasing land in 1953.
President Ford seeks a one ballot, candidate to candidate showdown at the Republican National Convention while Reagan allies push for preliminary votes on platform and rules. Delegates bound by state laws or party rules could swing the roll call and boost Reagan, with Ford backing a binding primaries rule. Platform drafting and rules hearings threaten a truce as Reagan delegates push for tougher language on Panama Canal and Soviet ties.
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