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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1976

Page

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Third World Summit Opens With Bloc Critique Of Israel

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike led the fifth nonaligned summit opening with a denunciation of Israel and a call for U S and Soviet forces to leave the Indian Ocean. She urged a zone of peace around the ocean and the dismantling of the Diego Garcia base as part of a broader push for a new economic order and a decolonized global system. The gathering drew 85 nations including leaders from India Egypt Yugoslavia Zambia and Cyprus amid a climate of anti imperialism and calls for a fairer world finance.

Colombo Sri Lanka Sirimavo Bandaranaike Israel United States Soviet Union Indian Ocean Diego Garcia Indonesia Palestine Liberation Organization Tito Yugoslavia Makarios Cyprus Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Khieu Samphan Cambodia Anwar Sadat Egypt Houari Boumedienne Algeria Indira Gandhi India Pak Sung Choi North Korea Pham van Dong Vietnam Birendra Nepal Jigme Singhe Wangchuck Bhutan Philippines Romania Portugal Laos South Korea U.S Cuba Panama Puerto Rico United Nations

Hill Day Fracas Leaves 19 Injured 26 Arrested

ST LOUIS AP Nineteen police were injured and 26 people arrested Sunday at Hill Day, a major Italian American festival. A two teen fistfight sparked a crowd clash near Midge Berra Park, with bottles and a champagne bottle hurled at officers. A mounted officer spooked, a bystander trampled, and riot alerts were issued before tapering off by 8 15 p.m.

ST. Louis Midge Berra Park Berra Park

Mrs. Dobyns III In Critical Condition In California

Mrs. Dobyns Sr. of Mexico visiting daughter in California is in critical condition at a San Dimas hospital after a fall, leg fracture, and a stroke following surgery. She had been in a coma since last Wednesday and remains in the ICU.

Ben Dobyns Sr Mexico California San Dimas Dobyns Glendora Owen Shook

Spainhower Opens Missouri Senate Campaign Tour

Missouri Treasurer James I. Spainhower launched his drive for the Democratic nomination for U S Senate. He faces former Gov. Warren E. Hearnes as the main opponent and plans appearances in Kansas City St Joseph Hannibal Cape Girardeau Springfield and Joplin through Thursday.

ST. Louis People of Missouri U.S James I. Spainhower U.S. Senate Warren E. Hearnes Spainhower Democratic Committee Jerry Litton Chillicothe Hearnes Missouri House of Representatives Stuart Symington The Christian Church United States Senate Stanberry Kansas City St. Joseph Hannibal Cape Girardeau Springfield Joplin

Emperor Hirohito honors war dead in peace anniversary

At Tokyo ceremony marking the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito spoke of grief for those lost, prayed for world peace, and recalled Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. About 1,000 officials and 5,000 war relatives attended the televised memorial at Martial Arts Hall.

Tokyo Hirohito Japan

Christians In New Drive On Mountains

Beirut Lebanon AP Christians launch a fresh campaign to drive Palestinians from the Meten mountain area overlooking Beirut. A Phalange leader warns of forced eviction if Palestinians do not pull out. Night fighting includes shelling, tank assaults around Aintoura with casualties rising. Beirut's commercial district and Chiyah Ein Rummaneh also saw clashes. About 90 dead and 135 wounded reported by hospital and security sources. The mountain towns, once summer retreats for the Christian elite, remain contested as Palestinians and leftist allies pressed into the region.

Beirut Lebanon Meten Phalange Party Aintoura Chiyah Ein Rummaneh

Mysterious $10,000 donation to NORML raised questions

A quiet donor handed NORML a $10,000 cash gift in an anonymous briefcase note claiming funds from the Confederation of marijuana dealers. NORML director Keith Stroup said the group has never seen such a donation and spends about $275,000 yearly on lobbying. The donor appeared “normal looking” and spoke briefly about marijuana decriminalization.

Washington National Organization For the Reform of NORML Keith Stroup Stroup The Confederation

Carter Won't Comment Yet On Convention

Plains Georgia AP Jimmy Carter avoids public comment on the GOP convention while remaining low profile after securing the Democratic nomination. He has held private briefings on defense economics and foreign policy, played softball, and avoided most travel. He criticized Ford vetoes in a West Virginia speech and emphasized coal mine safety and other issues. He attended church with family and allowed women reporters into his Bible class through an aide.

Charleston W.va Carter Appalachian West Virginia

Litton Group Backing Brownfield For Senate Nomination

In Missouri, Litton supporters in Pike Lincoln and Montgomery counties rally behind Derry Brownfield a farmer broadcaster as a potential Senate candidate. Brownfield 44 broadcasts 11 farm programs daily on 55 Missouri radio stations from Center town studios. He has no party registration and opts not to seek the Democratic State Committee’s backing despite interest from Litton loyalists.

Bowling Green U.S Jerry Litton U.S. Senate Derry Brownfield Litton Pike Lincoln Montgomery Missouri Brownfield Marion Mackey Pike County Kansas City St. Louis Centertown Democratic State Committee Warren E. Hearnes James I. Spainhower Mackey University of Missouri

Girl Wins In Soap Box Derby In Akron Ohio

Joannie Ferdinand, 14, of Canton Ohio, wins the senior division of the 39th All-American Soap Box Derby in a photo finish after a runoff with Johnny Pulliam 14 of Lilburn Georgia. Jeannie receives a 3000 dollar college fund. Johnny gets 2000 for college. She becomes the second girl in two years to win the senior division.

Akron Ohio Joannie Ferdinand Joannie Canton Johnny Pulliam Lilburn Jeannie Johnny

Man survives hitchhiking attack in Arkansas

John Henry Young, 40, an unemployed Toronta mechanic, says he may keep offering rides after two hitchhikers tied him to a road sign with a rope and robbed him. He was rescued by a passerby. no arrests had been reported as of Sunday.

Jonesboro Ark John Henry Young Young Arkansas Tyronza Toronto Chester Ford Poinsett County

Betty Ford Says She Cannot Lose in Any Outcome

First Lady Betty Ford tells Parade Magazine she feels she cannot lose whether her husband wins the GOP nomination or defeats Jimmy Carter in November. She says if he wins the nomination she gains as a citizen and if he loses she gains as a wife. The remarks appear as Parade Magazine content.

New York Betty Ford Kansas City Jimmy Carter White House Jerry Ford Parade

Riots Leave Cape Town Townships in Ruins After Clashes

Report from CAPE TOWN describes Guguletu Nyanga and Langa after rioting last week that killed 29 and injured over 100. Black residents in spotless whites played tennis as wrecked delivery trucks and glass littered streets. Police kept a low profile while white passes restricted access for whites seeking entry.

Cape Town South Africa Guguletu Nyanga Langa Guguleti

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