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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon spoke in Dallas defending curbs on federal outlays to curb inflation and align with national sentiment. He cited defense strength urged by Jackson and dismissed concerns over teacher pay raises tied to a Texas governor’s order, insisting Texans will sacrifice for the country.
AFL-CIO Chief George Meany denounced Nixon economic policy, calling for broader controls on profits and interest rates. He argued the wage and price freeze excludes key costs like groceries and imports, urging Congress to curb corporate tax credits and back stronger labor protections. He urged unions to strike or nullify contracts if freezes harm workers and suggested new limits on income forms if wage controls stay.
A task force urged the Missouri Board of Training Schools to establish a facility to treat up to 72 hardened juvenile offenders. Possible sites include Mill Creek in St Louis and Meramec Hills. The plan, funded by state and federal matching funds, aims to serve youths statewide with a later option for a Kansas City area unit.
SAN CLEMENTE California AP President Nixon concedes his far reaching economic program poses some problems but says confidence most Americans favor his approach and that's what counts Washington AP government tightens economy moves bar longevity pay raises for armed forces and retroactive labor contract hikes Washington AP Congress to impose more equitable wage price controls House Ways and Means to consider tax relief as Mille says Nixon package takes stage Brussels AP Britain agrees to unify market policy to repeal foreign currency exchange Monday DALLAS Texas AP Gov Preston Smith defies Nixon wage freeze to grant September 1 pay raises for teachers and state workers Saigon AP South Vietnam threatened with reduced US aid as Thieu opponent Minh withdraws Saigon AP tanks and infantry clash with North Vietnamese along DMZ Cambodia fighting continues Washington AP Federal Home Loan Bank Board reduces down payment on conventional loans Washington AP former Teamsters Union leader Hoffa jailed paroled bid News Bolivia leftist military government mobilizes to meet rebels in eastern half of country
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington positions himself as a distinct Democratic presidential hopeful. He campaigns in the South West and Midwest, courting unions and Jewish communities while defending national defense and Vietnam policy though facing opposition from liberal Democrats. He plans a nationwide run, arguing for strong defense, law and order, and aid to Israel.
In London the Labor Party formally requested Prime Minister Edward Heath recall Parliament for an emergency two day debate on Northern Ireland during the first week of September. Harold Wilson and James Callaghan sent the motion through Bob Mellish. Heath signaled possible approval.
In Damascus the leaders of Egypt Libya and Syria finalize a draft federation constitution in a 90 minute meeting at the state guest palace. They plan a referendum Sept 1 and foresee a unified federal union with shared military and foreign policies while preserving domestic autonomy.
In Peru Indiana AP report Mr and Mrs Robert Bastian have eight children enrolled across seven different schools due to Catholic school consolidation to save funds. Grading groups were combined and assigned to one school while seven Bastians attend elementary and secondary schools and one attends nursing school. The family previously attended four schools last year.
Prison and reformatories guards sheriff's officers and the state highway patrol continue a search for two Algoa Intermediate Reformatory inmates who escaped around noon Thursday. Carl Davidson 17 Blockton Town and Randy Willims 22 Galena Mo were serving burglary and stealing sentences. One reportedly stole a fishermans boat near Cedar City and abandoned it on a Missouri River sandbar. Fugitives believed in areas between Wainwright and Tebbetts and Cedar City.
Sam Lutz, 56, was killed when a bulldozer overturned at a Reed Spring rock quarry. Investigators cited a transmission failure as the cause of the fatal accident Thursday night.
The widow of jazz legend Louis Armstrong said she will likely donate the Queens home they shared for 20 years to New York City. She noted more than 39,000 sympathy letters since his death, including about 9,000 from abroad, calling the house the couple’s lifelong dream home.
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