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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1977

Page

7

Aerospace Strike To Cause Delays At Lockheed

A 72 day strike by IAM against Lockheed will cause substantial 1978 production delays. Lockheed warns even with a settlement today most of 1978 will be spent catching up. The walkout began Oct. 10 in California and soon spread to five states as IAM members push for a 13 percent raise over three years and job seniority changes.

Los Angeles Lockheed Co Lockheed Jim Ragsdale International Association of Machinists California Georgia South Carolina Mississippi West Virgina Navy Ragsdale IAM San Diego Nell Vandercook McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co Long Beach United Auto Workers McDonnell Douglas Compton Ben Howser UAW Defense Department

Two Missouri convicts captured after deadly interstate chase

Donald Cress learned his wife Mary Ann was killed when her car exploded as two Missouri inmates Raymond Milentz and Dennis Kirksey fled through Missouri and Illinois. Milentz and Kirksey, both for murder and other charges, were captured in Illinois and faced federal and state charges as investigators pursue the key question of how a handcuff key aided their escape.

Godfrey, Ill Donald Cress Missouri Illinois Mary Ann Owens-Illinois Glass Co Alton Raymond C. Milentz Dennis Kirksey St. Louis Springfield Ill Farlier Madison County Cress Missouri Penitentiary Jefferson City Kirksey Donald Wyrick Buy Milentz Lemay St. Louis City Kansas City Orval L. Turner Turner Oliver C. Burris Jr Hannibal Burris Hull County Jersey County

Baker Plans Panama Visit to Assess Canal Treaties

Senate Minority Leader How ard Baker weighs a trip to Panama between Christmas and January 19 after an invitation from Gen Omar Torrijos. Baker would seek firsthand appraisal of canal treaty evidence and cautions it would not signal a personal commitment to negotiate a treaty.

Nashville Omar Torrijos Baker

Benton Work Is Stolen In Major Kansas City Art Heist

Police investigate a weekend theft of about 150000 dollars in art from Johnson-Welsh Galleries on the Country Club Plaza. The haul includes an original Thomas Hart Benton painting titled The Water Tank valued at 45000 and bronze sculptures totaling near 10000. The break in occurred Sunday. discovered Monday by a neighbor. FBI joins the inquiry with no leads yet.

Kansas City Thomas Hart Benton Benton Johnson-Welsh Country Club Plaza FBI

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