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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1975

Page

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Portuguese Protest Violence Deepens as Crisis Persists

In Leiria and Porto, anti and pro Goncalves factions clash. one man slain and several wounded as mobs attack Communist party HQs. Emergency sessions of Portugal's Revolutionary Council fail to resolve the crisis, with violence continuing amid calls for leadership changes.

Lisbon Portugal Vasco Goncalves Sone Man Communist Party 2 Leiria Revolutionary Council Francisco da Costa Gomes Eplace Goncalves Ernesto Melo Antunes Council Otelo de Carvalho Communist Party Porto Eurico Corvacho NBC CTA Peter Dehmel

US to end Lockheed secret bribes

Washington requires Lockheed Aircraft Corp to stop making secret payments to foreign officials and political groups. Treasury Secretary Simon condemns the practice as harmful to national institutions while Lockheed defends its payments as necessary to win business and refuses to disclose recipient names.

Washington Lockheed Aircraft Corp Treasury William E. Simon Senate Banking Committee Lockheed Simon D.J. Haughton Haughton Sen William Proxmire D-Wis

Pony Died After Torture By Neighborhood Children

In Nashville two ponies found at an apartment complex suffered abuse by local children over three days. One pony died after having eyes gouged out and being set on fire. the other was rescued and will require a year to recover, with authorities considering juvenile court prosecution.

Nashville, Tenn Frances Hutcheson Nashville Humane Association Tillie Matthews The Humane Association John Carroll Nashville Association For the Protection of Animals Carroll Carol Hoagey Hendersonsville

Emergency room receives all true emergencies at AMC

The AMC administrator said any emergency patient will be received in the emergency room for first aid and basic life saving procedures. Patients should call their doctor if possible before going, but ER nurses will contact the doctor if needed. Follow up requires physician contact.

Audrain Medical Center AMC Woodrow Lee

Miners Renew Nationwide Strike Threat

About 300 West Virginia coal miners marked the third week of their wildcat walkout with a parade and scuffles with police over illegal street marching and a confiscation attempt. The strike idles about 37,900 miners across four states, costing roughly 1.8 million tons of coal and 10 million dollars in wages. The miners press for a right to strike over local disputes and to use the grievance procedure in their 1974 contract, amid court actions and injunctions. The grievance board was reportedly set to be empaneled with ten appointees by the United Mine Workers and the coal association.

Charleston W.va West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Virginia US District Court K. K. Hall Hall Logan County Bituminous Coal Operators Association United Mine Workers and the Coal Association

Ford Leads Reagan In Har ris GOP Nomination Poll

A Harris poll conducted Aug six to ten shows Ford ahead of Ronald Reagan 55 to 34 percent among Republicans and independents for the GOP presidential nomination. Ford leads 60 to 32 among Republicans and 50 to 35 with independents, with strongest Midwest support and a narrow West edge. Reagan has a formal committee but is not yet declared.

New York Ford Ronald Reagan California Reagan West Midwest GOP

Jacque Jones Hospitalized After Sudden Illness at Car Service

Jacque Jones of 1218 Hendricks Street is in the intensive care unit at Audrain Medical Center after falling ill while his car was serviced at Carroll Motor Co. He owns the J. and M. Rock an’ Gem shop at 1535 E. Jaberty Street. further details unavailable due to transcription issues.

Jacque Jones Hendricks St Audrain Medical Center Carroll Motor Co J. and M. Rock E. Jaberty Dee Tale

Dogs Itch With Allergy in Summer Heat

Cincinnati AP report quotes veterinary dermatologist Dr. Pat Breen on canine allergies rising with ragweed pollen and mold levels. He notes dogs itch more as pollen counts climb and warns wool sweaters may irritate wool allergic dogs. plastic bowls can trigger rashes, while crockery reduced symptoms.

Cincinnati Pat Breen Breen

First Day Covers for Women’s Year Issued at Seneca Falls

In Seneca Falls New York the U S Postal Service issues first day covers for International Women’s Year. Ceremonies at Eisenhower College mark Women’s Rights Day as the 55th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Seneca Falls hosted the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention, the nation’s first suffrage meeting.

Seneca Falls N.Y U.S. Postal Service Eisenhower College U.S United States

Prince Philip to compete in European driving championships

Prince Philip duke of Edinburgh arrives in Poland to take part in the third European driving championships as president of the International Equestrian Federation. Thirty drivers from eleven nations will compete at a racetrack near Gdansk from August 27 to 31, driving one of two carriages of the British queen.

Warsaw Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Poland International Equestrian Federation Gdansk

Public prosecutor seeks release of Agnew plea talks

George Beall requests transcription of stenographer notes from two secret meetings that led to Spiro Agnew resigning as vice president. The talks with government prosecutors and Agnew’s lawyers, held in a Virginia motel room and at the Justice Department, produced a no contest plea to a tax evasion charge in exchange for resignation.

Washington Spiro T. Agnew Agnew U.S Alexandria, Va Justice Department Maryland Beall Baltimore Judah Best Best Jervis Finney Finney

Hi Way R 3 Cuts Taxes By 48 Cents

The Hi Way R 3 School Board reduced the levy 48 cents to 3.77 per 100 of assessed value due to an 11.2 percent rise in county real estate valuation. Lunch prices stay 45 cents for students and 70 cents for adults. Classes start Thursday. Debra Harris hired as speech pathologist. Mrs George Clough Sr will head cook until Mrs Raymond Hildebrand returns. A St Ann Music Service rep will meet with students and parents about this year’s instrumental program. Pearl Motor Co. awarded bus service bid for the year.

Supt Dayton Kings Debra Harris Kingsrater George Clough Sr Raymond Hildebrand St. Ann’s Pearl Motor Co

48 Percent Of Soybeans Rated As Fair In Missouri

Rains helped most farms in western eastern and south central Missouri but harmed the Bootheel cotton crop. Soybeans were mostly fair at 48 percent with 22 percent poor 28 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Corn drought conditions stood at 65 percent poor 27 percent fair 6 percent good and 2 percent excellent with 67 percent in the dent stage. Grain sorghum was 80 percent headed, 13 percentage points above last year.

Vcolumbia Missouri Bootheel State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service

Liberated Women Learn To Fix Faucets And Fuses

CHICAGO AP Women join Lois Burdeiner’s classes at the Women’s Liberation School to break the habit of outsourcing home repairs. Fifteen students learn to fix faucets, fuses, and other tasks, moving from home to home to practice hands on skills and gain independence.

Chicago Lois Burdeiner Women’s Liberation School

County Sues County for Destroying Dog in Brighton

Mr and Mrs George W Moore sue Adams County for 50500 alleging the Manchester terrier Tammy was illegally euthanized by a pound employee who mistakenly marked her for death. The suit filed in Brighton District Court seeks 500 for the dog 25000 for mental anguish and 25000 in exemplary damages.

Brighton Colo George W. Moore Adams County Manchester Tammy Brighton District Court Moore Castle Rock Pound

Newspaper Guild UKs PD Agreement Sealed in St Louis

Two unions at the St Louis Post Dispatch ratified three year contracts with Pulitzer Publishing Co Local 47 of the Newspaper Guild Post Dispatch chapter approved a 30 percent raise Sept 1 and 3 percent raises annually for three years The pact includes cost of living provisions health and welfare improvements and similar terms for St Louis Mailers No 3 Also in the deal is a liberalized COLA Members of other unions were to vote on tentative agreements reached last week

ST. Louis St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pulitzer Pubiishing Co Newspaper Guild Post-Dispatch St. Louis Mailers No. 3

Talks on Rhodesia Bridge Standoff Breaks Off

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith pulled his team back from Victoria Falls as talks recessed amid black nationalist demands for talks inside Rhodesia. ANC leaders push for black rule while Kaunda and Muller urge a last ditch plea to avert collapse. Smith would return to sign a preliminary accord if the ANC accepts his demand.

Victoria Falls Rhodesia Ian Smith Smith Salisbury Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Hilgard Muller African National Council Livingstone ANC Zambezi River John Vorster Pretoria Sithole Vorster Kaunda Africa

Hank Williams Jr. Leaves Montana Hospital After Fall

Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is out of the hospital after a fall from a snow field on the Continental Divide near Ajax Lake. He remains in Montana for an indefinite period, with serious head injuries previously reported.

Hank Williams Jr Missoula Mont Williams Montana Continental Divide Ajax Lake Butte

Senators May Get Nixon Documents

White House counsel Philip W. Buchen told a federal court he plans to comply with a Senate intelligence committee subpoena for Nixon administration documents unless a court blocks it. The Justice Department seeks a ruling on ownership of Nixon tapes and documents impounded by a court, while the committee probes 1970 Chilean action and the Huston Plan for domestic intelligence.

Washington White House Senate Intelligence Committee Philip W. Buchen Justice Department U.S. District Court Buchen Ricard M. Nixon Nixon Salvador Allende Chile Huston

Betty Hutton Leaves Rectory in Rhode Island

Betty Hutton, former film star, left St. Anthony's Rectory in Portsmouth Rhode Island to return to California about two weeks ago after staying there since June. The priest said letters to the Providence bishop claimed her presence disrupted the rectory while she pursued a comeback and psychiatric treatment in New York earlier.

Portsmouth R.I Betty Hutton Peter Maguire St. Anthony’s Miss Hutton California New York Father Maguire Providence Father Mcguire

MMA Opens Year With Faculty Dinner

Missouri Military Academy will start the 1975-76 year with a faculty and staff dinner at 7 p.m. in the academy dining room. Faculty meetings begin Thursday to prepare for cadet enrollment. new high school cadets enroll Sept. 2, junior school cadets Sept. 3, and returning cadets register Sept. 4.

Missouri Military Academy Academy

Ten Year Old Twins Attempt Suicide After Scolding

Pittsburgh police say twin brothers, 10, attempted to stab, ingest poison and inhale aerosols after being scolded by their father. They survived and were to be released from hospital this week. A note read I am no good and no longer part of the family. Parents say elder discipline followed a 600 time writing punishment.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Hospital Rembrance

Thompson resident recovers after knee surgery at Columbia Regional

C L Dawson of Route 1 Thompson underwent major knee surgery at Columbia Regional Hospital on August 13 and is recovering well at home.

C.L. Dawson Rte. 1 Thompson Columbia Regional Hospital

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