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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1976
Page
3
Viking 2 scouts Mars from orbit seeking a smooth northern site for landing amid rugged terrain. Ninety six photos aid camera calibration while scientists study temperature patterns for potential life friendly zones and assess risks from boulders and craters.
In Jefferson City Missouri agriculture officials say rainfall over northern Missouri did not fix harvest prospects. USDA projections for corn and soybean yields depend on August 1 field conditions. Boillot estimates corn may match 63 bushels per acre in 1975, with drought lingering into six weeks more. Soybeans likely about 25.5 bushels per acre, limited by ongoing drought.
The Littleby Methodist Church Cemetery Association elected its first officers at a meeting at Mrs. C.T. Lierheimer’s home. George Riechers named president. Mrs. Lierheimer vice-president and project chairman. Bernard Coil and Lewis Luckner treasurers. Mrs. John Gage secretary. The oldest gravestone dates to 1813, 163 years old.
FBI Director Clarence Kelley announces a major policy review of informer recruitment use and pay. He questions past statements on burglaries by agents and informers and notes a task force will assess recruitment development and operation across divisions. The FBI spends about 1.5 million dollars on informer work with payments ranging from 50 to 400 dollars. A second item reports a Venturi survey finding 14.8 million house plants died last year costing 47.2 million, with higher loss among higher income households and over-60s showing better plant survival.
The Army seeks 225 former servicemen given LSD in tests from 1955 to 1967 to assess long term effects. So far 516 subjects found. 42 completed medical checks at Walter Reed with no conclusions yet. Air Force oversees 58 former personnel exams. 19 have died since leaving service.
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