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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1975
Page
8
Missouri forecast calls for rain showers and storms mainly south with highs in the 80s to 90s and partly cloudy conditions elsewhere. Audrain Medical Center reports admissions, births, dismissals, and deaths, plus local public safety and court actions. Stock and grain prices plus local highway patrol incidents are listed alongside magistrate court actions and yesterday’s market closes.
Notice of a September 29 1975 special election to decide on establishing Audrain County Ambulance District with up to 15 cent tax and additional voter approved levies. Includes ballot form outlines precincts and polling hours from 6am to 7pm, plus district boundaries and authority details.
Sheila Ferrell, 13, died after being shot over alleged backyard peach tree raiding. John Bailey, 24, held on first degree murder charge, bail set at 30,000. Five days of racial unrest followed the shooting, with demonstrators clashing with police during a march on downtown Wilmington August 21. Separately, Ray Flynn and wife Martinsburg report the birth of an eight pound nine ounce son at Audrain Medical Center.
Fulton Missouri death notice for Martin J Willenbrink 71 of Fulton who died Friday at Veterans Hospital Columbia. Retired Kaiser Refractories Co Mexico employee 39% years. Service 10 30 a m Monday at St Peters Catholic Church Fulton burial Callaway Memorial Gardens Rosary 7 p m Sunday Maupin Funeral Home friends may call after 2 p m today. Born February 20 1904 Dutzon Missouri died February ...
Mrs. Carl Beckett 77 of Shelbina died Friday at Audrain Medical Center Mexico after two and a half weeks as a patient. Born Ida Mae Mann August 29 1898 she was daughter of J D Mann and Alberta Mann. Survived by husband two sons Don Beckett Mexico James Beckett Columbia eight grandchildren three great grandchildren and son-in-law Lester Mann of Columbia. a daughter preceded her in death. Services pending at Hays Funeral Home Shelbina.
Funeral services for Walter L. Torreyson were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Collins officiating and burial in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Organist Mrs. Ruth Koen was to play. Pallbearers named were Lyndall Tanner Dr. G. P. Kallenbach Orivia Mackey Fay Hinton Randall Weber and Eldon Ketter.
The FDA plans to ban polyvinyl chloride from rigid food containers over concerns residues may migrate into food. Industry groups dispute cancer risk and seek a full hearing while noting PVC use is widespread, with thin wraps and coatings potentially still allowed.
SEATTLE AP A University of Washington psychology lab alters rat brains to study obesity. A rat named Monster weighs two pounds after hypothalamus lesions and craves Purina Rat Chow mixed with Crisco. Researchers hope to map brain signals governing fat.
Dallas sources say investigators doubt the existence of a plot to assassinate President Ford and Vice President Rockefeller. A man who phoned The Associated Press claimed 25 people were involved, tied to a Bishop College student slaying.
The push to extend the one half cent transit tax via a special session intensifies with the Missouri Transportation Commission urging Governor Bond to convene. Legislators weigh costs, with estimates ranging from 50 000 to half a million dollars and officials noting expense rules for mileage per diem and staff.
Spiro Agnew's son James Rand Agnew, 28, was placed on probation before judgment after a trespass conviction linked to an alleged peeping tom incident. District Judge Sol Friedman struck the verdict, noting Agnew had been drinking heavily and felt dizzy near the Fryes’ apartment before the offense.
Missouri Senate leader William Cason urged Gov. Bond to include in the special session a state income tax exemption for the federal rebate. He noted Missouri is among few states taxing the rebate directly and argued the federal government intended the rebate to be tax free.
Niagara Falls New York state official calls for inquiry into the deaths of three people after a 37 foot raft carrying 29 aboard capsized on the Niagara River below the falls during a test ride. The incident suspended raft tests pending investigation.
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