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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1976
Page
8
Official 7:00 a.m readings show high 80s to 90s with Partly cloudy conditions across Missouri and chances of thunder showers in the morning. Reports include river stages for Kansas City to Cape Girardeau, hospital admissions and births in multiple towns, and local public safety notes on thefts, vandalism, andSignage damage, with weather outlook for Sunday and early next week.
The Daily Record reports a Cole vehicle rear ended by a Riley vehicle amid dense traffic. David Lee Harris was cited for leaving the scene after his car struck a parked vehicle on South Trinity. heavy damage noted. Corrections include a name fix for Thomas Wallace Battles in Audrain County Circuit Court. Marriages dissolved with custody to mothers include Brenda L. Coates and Donald E. Coates. Katherine B. Hodgson and Lyle Hodgson. Dwight Dwayne and Janis J. Campbell. Kristin Gay and Kenneth M. Carroll with Heilwagen restored. Lynn and Manley Glenn Miles seek dissolution, represented by Fenlon and Fenlon. Magistrate Court cases list several guilty pleas and fines for liquor to minor and speeding. probation and jail terms for various defendants. suppression motion denied. Market reports show grain prices from MFA and Fowles Grain. Muhammad Ali admits paternity of Hana Yasmeen Ali in a notarized Philadelphia agreement. stipulates child support and inheritance rights, with details of the agreement filed in Berrien County.
Over the counter trading showed Commerce Banc at 21 percent bid and 22 percent asked while Mercantile Bank Corp posted 2756 bid and 28 percent asked Wetterau at 16 percent bid and 16 percent asked. On the New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks closed at 3 percent Chromalloy 14 percent Combustion Engineering 4354 Dresser Industries 41 percent Emerson Electric 35 percent Interco 41 percent Kaiser Aluminum 37 percent Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 36 percent Ralaton Purina 61 percent US Gypsum common 21 percent US Gypsum preferred 2442 Wal Mart 1h Dow Jones Friday close.
Treasury projects saving 134 million yearly from longer holding periods for capital gains and higher deductible losses. Conferees set holdings to nine months in 1977 and 12 months from 1978 onward, plus raising deduction limits to 2000 and 3000 respectively. Also note dropped child college credit and home garden tool credit proposals. Ivan Leo Leonard of Sturgeon funeral services planned today at 2 p.m. with Rev. James Jones officiating.
The Missouri Driver's Guide explains points assigned for traffic offenses, with 12 points for leaving the scene or driving while intoxicated, 6 points for county level offenses, and 2 to 4 points for moving violations. Accumulating 12 points in 12 months, 18 in 24 months, or 24 in 36 months can revoke a license for one year, with suspensions varying by prior offenses. Additional points may be added for injury or property damage.
Carmen Les Calvin 31 of Winfield and a passenger in her pickup truck died in a head-on collision with a car on Missouri 47 near Winfield. Joseph W. Harding 16 of the Winfield area also died. The car’s driver and three other truck passengers were injured.
The Lewis County sheriff reports Samuel D. Brooks, 38, died after a self-inflicted .22 revolver wound at his Canton area home Friday night. He succumbed at a Quincy hospital. Also reported is the birth of Alicia Stanford, a daughter of Vernon D. Stanford and his wife at Audrain Medical Center Friday morning.
Mrs. Ottmer (Cora) Davis, 67, of Route 3 Centralia, died Friday morning at Pin Oaks Nursing Home. Born Oct 15, 1918 in Kansas, she married Ottmer Davis on Nov 22, 1960 in Las Vegas. Survived by husband and many stepchildren, relatives, and grandchildren. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fenton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Arthur Griffin officiating. Visitation tonight 7 to 9 p.m. Burial in Glendale Memorial Gardens.
Myrthal Henry Holt age 93 of 714 Walnut Fulton died Friday at Callaway Memorial Hospital after a period as a patient He was born July 29 1883 in New Bloomfield to Henry and Alice Holt A former Mexico resident 1942 47 employed by the Mexico Street Department Surviving Finis Gordon Holt Arlee Holt both Albion Mich a daughter Mrs Cleoa Mae Isbell Fulton three nieces two nephews nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren Preceded by wife Nellie Logan Holt and four siblings Funeral services are pending Green Funeral Chapel Fulton Burial will be in New Bloomfield
Funeral services for William N. Johnson 64 of Keytesville will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Berry Funeral Home in Keytesville with graveside rites at Eastlawn Cemetery in Mexico. Visitation Sunday at the funeral home. Johnson died in his sleep early Friday. he moved from Mexico to Keytesville in 1963. He was a former Mexico resident.
School days in force force a later Ledger delivery as carrier routes wait for students to finish. Bus route listings on Page 10 are delayed due to heavy volume. material arrived yesterday and could not be processed in time. New teacher photos appear on Page 6.
A 93-year-old sex offender on work release killed five members of a ranch family and then killed himself near the site of a prior sexual assault. Richard Turner, who had pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, murdered John Hardin, his wife, and two daughters and a son, with a coroner noting rape of the mother and two daughters. Turner's rampage included kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl during a 200 mile escape before the final self-inflicted death as authorities closed in. Authorities questioned the release program. Gov. Lamm ordered an investigation into Turner's work-release placement.
Vatican confronts Marcel Lefebvre as he presses ahead with a Latin Mass in Lille despite suspension. Pope Paul VI reiterated demands to reverse his stance, risking excommunication. Vatican release of the papal letter underscores the clash.
London AP reports British artist Tom Keating, 59, admitted painting 2000 forged masterpieces over 25 years. He says clues like X-ray visible profanity and deliberate mistakes reveal the fakes, and he aimed to expose dealers exploiting artists. He held a news conference calling critics blind.
President Ford and running mate Senator Bob Dole prepared for final campaign strategy talks after Ford accused Jimmy Carter of indecisions and flip flops. Carter, at his Plains home, faced criticism at a news conference as he plans minority voter outreach in Atlanta. Former Georgia governor Lester Maddox won the American Independent nomination in Chicago. Ford’s team outlined a campaign focused on seven issues including jobs and health care. Carter schedules events in Washington and New York ahead of Labor Day kickoff in Warm Springs. The Carter camp released a telegram backing women’s rights groups in states not yet ratified on the ERA.
A union official says negotiations with Fractices Co will start next week as non participants return to the bargaining table. The Mayors note a pivotal vote on an industry contract could ease terms by freeing international reps. A prior one day strike at refractories plants preceded a 25 month agreement in 1974.
Kayhan reported on an early morning ambush in Tehrannon where Americans were sprayed with machine gun fire while driving to work. The attackers, seen in a Volkswagen, forced the car to stop and fired before fleeing. Officials said the method matched prior killings of Americans and linked to Guerilla activity, prompting intensified crackdowns.
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