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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1974
Page
6
The Army acknowledges about 46,000 soldiers are serving in mismatched assignments as the force hovers near a 24 year low. Officials say misallocations stem from unit level skill gaps and poor utilization, risking promotions, schooling, and re-enlistment. The number equals about 9 percent of enlisted personnel, with efforts to correct the trend ongoing.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris will start the University of Missouri Columbia Broadway Plays Series with an Oct. 8 performance in Jesse Auditorium. Season tickets go on sale Aug. 26 with prices 11 14 and 17 dollars. The five play sequence includes Pippin Don Juan in Hell The River Niger and The Sunshine Boys. All shows begin at 8 p.m. in Jesse Auditorium.
SEDALIA Mo AP The death of 17 year old Joseph D Valentine of Cheyenne Wyoming marred the final day of the Missouri State Fair. He was injured fatally when his motorcycle flipped after apparently striking a bale of hay in the third turn of the dirt track. Attendance at the fair Saturday was 40,444.
Maximilian Schell begins production of the American Film Theater season as the deranged Jewish millionaire in The Man in the Glass Booth. He calls the role the most difficult of his career with long speeches and theatrical methods. Despite prestige, he earns only 25000 dollars for the screen adaptation.
Fifty four years after women won the right to vote, rallies and speeches mark Women’s Equality Day. President Ford proclaims Aug 26 as Equality Day and backs the Equal Rights Amendment as NOW chapters host ceremonies at state capitols and museums. Congresswoman Griffiths warns ongoing discrimination in education and employment persists. A candlelight vigil is planned outside Arlington Cemetery by the Virginia NOW chapter.
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