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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
3
Kansas City AP deputy director John Finlator warned the drug crisis will intensify, noting heroin use has risen sharply in the last two years. He spoke to a Kansas City school district meeting, urging community action and education to curb supply and demand.
Beirut based Al Nahar reports Egypt's government is studying a possible meeting between President Anwar Sadat and President Richard Nixon in New York next month. The report notes the discussions are exploratory and no final decision has been announced.
A letter from the Weatherman Underground claimed responsibility for two California prison system office bombings in retaliation for George Jackson. The blasts, at the State Department of Corrections offices in Sacramento and San Francisco, caused over 100000 dollars in damage with no injuries.
Sao Paulo planners study high rise cemeteries to cope with rising deaths and land limits. Architect Fernando Martins Gomes champions vertical cemeteries housing morgue, autopsy facilities, funeral parlors, a bar, meeting room, and parking. A 40 story design could hold 46 000 plots, saving space compared with existing burial grounds amid a booming population.
Brindisi Italy AP Italian police arrested the captain of the burned out Greek ferry Heleanna for homicide after a fire off Brindisi killed at least 26 passengers. Capt Dimitrios Antipas was seized aboard the ferry Egnatia and jailed. He faces charges of overloading the ship and abandoning passengers while the blaze raged. His wife Anastasia described how he reacted as the fire began at about 5 30 am.
President Nixon's economic plan features a $7.5 billion one year tax cut with potential to rise to $16.5 billion if Congress passes discussed changes. It emphasizes business relief while expanding individual relief, and may include delaying Social Security payroll tax increases to boost net savings.
Poplar Bluff AP report says four unidentified men sought after a rural road shooting injured two women motorists Audrey Monroe 29 and Terry Ford 26. The women, treated at Delta Community Hospital Sikeston, described a late-model car with four occupants pulling along Route DD near Bloomfield at about 1 am.
A $1 million Angus bull named Canadian Colossal was escorted by state patrols from Denver to Minatare Nebraska for a Colossal Valve Sale. The nine-year-old bull, described as America’s most valuable, headlines a sale with 100 lots including cows and calves from Shalo and partners. Progeny reportedly weigh about 20 percent more, boosting sale values.
Conductor Eugene Ormandy, 71, returned for his first appearance since a major hip operation in May. He led the Philadelphia Orchestra before about 9,000 fans at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, drawing an enthusiastic reception.
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