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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
3
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports on Wall Street using recession as the metaphor fire, spurring cautious trading and speculation. Dow dips to a 20-month low as investors sniff for smoke while forecasters urge caution, noting mixed signals in July data and ongoing growth momentum.
In San Francisco AP reports California drought hits Bay Area as a couple in Hayward get flow restrictors for exceeding limits. East Bay MUD cuts water to 850 gallons daily for the violators, lowering to two gallons per minute from 30. Some residents blame leaks or worms welfare while Marin County also enforces penalties for overuse.
Dirt Daubers Men’s Garden Club of Mexico announces Sept 20 at 7 p.m. in the Audrain County Courthouse Community Room for judging big max pumpkin and giant sunflower entries. Wynn Henderson urges participants to bring seeds, flowers rated by size, and security tips for late-season care and bird protection.
Robert Shelton, imperial wizard of the United Klans of America, files a federal complaint in Birmingham seeking 50 million dollars, alleging illegal FBI methods against the Klan.
AP Analysis notes Reagan’s canal stance remains pivotal in Carter’s bid to win Senate ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty. Carter seeks 67 votes, facing public opposition and a tough election year, while Reagan’s past pledges and current rhetoric heighten the political stakes.
UFO believers pack the hotel ballroom for the 14th annual National UFO Conference with speeches by Stanton Friedman, who accuses government concealment and cites Project Blue Book. Vendors sell UFO kits and books as fans discuss sightings and aliens.
Aster Aleme-Selassie, 21, identified as a great niece of Haile Selassie, faces expulsion from Stockton State College in Pomona New Jersey for unpaid tuition and dormitory charges. She owes 387 dollars for a dorm bill and half of 1,300 dollars for next semester. She seeks political asylum in the United States, stating no income and previous financial support from her jailed father, a former Ethiopian vice minister.
London AP British assistant air traffic controllers end a four day strike at six of seven major airports at midnight. They will resume a slowdown at Heathrow and Gatwick and urge French and Spanish controllers to join. Prestonwick in Scotland remains on strike.
In Florida a 13 year old, Andrew Odom, survived a four foot barbed fishing spear piercing his midsection during a beach outing on Beer Can Island. Surgeons at Bethesda Memorial Hospital removed the spear in a four hour operation. The spear narrowly missed major arteries and stomach, his mother says it was a miracle by God.
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