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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1974
Page
1
The 1974 75 Mexico Audrain County Library budget is $151 700 as approved by trustees. Total system circulation in 1973 was 299 837 up 14 021 from 1972 while Mexico alone rose by 10 552. New books and records added totaled 7 59 and 269 respectively.
The legislative hotline service from Jefferson City was used by four patrons at the Mexico Audrain County Library last month. Patrons asked about bill status and state legislation and the library relays inquiries to the state library before returning data to local patrons.
Missouri Auditor John D. Ashcroft reports Hannibal Court of Common Pleas clerk Paul O. Munger improperly disbursed 23,379.58 over 16 years ending before his death July 4. Funds paid to Marion County Light and Power Co. and an estate, with missing deposits and unpaid criminal cost reimbursements flagged. The audit recommends collecting from Munger's estate or bonding, noting potential income loss from uninvested funds.
American Motors announces a 10 cent cash dividend to holders of 21.1 million shares, the first since August 1965, as 1973 fourth quarter sales hit a record 479 million dollars and earnings reach 8.7 million dollars or 2 cents a share. Analyst Arvid Jouppi warns a downturn could follow as GM Ford and Chrysler pressuring AMC.
Tex Ritter's simple hand written will probated by County Court Judge Shelton Latten. The will, written on office stationery, leaves Ritter's estate to his widow Dorothy Fay and to his two sons Johnathan and Whumas, with further details unclear in the fragment.
New York State sues Shell Oil Co and affiliates in State Supreme Court alleging a scheme to divert and store secretly one million barrels of imported home heating oil. The civil action seeks restitution for consumers harmed by inflated fuel prices. Shell denies the charges from Houston.
Roy Kerr, 30, was found guilty of first degree murder in Columbia by Boone County Circuit Court after a change of venue from Cole County. The verdict in the 1972 shooting of Carlos Rollins at a Jefferson City motel followed nearly five hours of deliberation. Kerr’s attorney has 30 days to seek a new trial.
London AP Heath called a national election for February 28 and urged coal miners to defer their strikes during the campaign. Miner leader Joe Gormley said the union’s Executive will decide on deferring. Parliament dissolves Friday and Queen Elizabeth returns March 1.
A literary agent says The Ladies Home Journal seeks serial rights to Spiro Agnew’s premiere novelistic effort about international political intrigue. Contract reportedly near. price around over 100000. A May excerpt and Agnew interview planned, with Random House previously rejecting an outline.
Two women Congress members Propose Social Security coverage for homemakers arguing women's household work is economically productive. The plan would treat homemakers as self employed if they opt in, with taxes and added benefits like disability and survivor provisions. It notes male homemakers exist and could benefit too.
The Missouri Public Service Commission announces new federal fuel allocation rules led by Chairman James Mauze. A monthly reserve will cover auto gasoline for taxis and similar public transport, while priority customers receive needed fuel. The board gains authority over gas, propane, and residual fuel oil and will not control prices.
Florence Oregon officials pressed Clarence Wilbanks over a revolving sign at his food market. A 1972 ordinance bans revolving signs but allows time and temperature signs. Wilbanks installed an alarm clock and a thermometer on the sign, with a ladder for access to read the time and temperature.
Soviet historian Roy Medvedev praises Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago as a significant true account of the labor camp system. He rejects official Soviet attacks as lies, while noting disagreements on Leninism Stalinism and Marxism.
Providence mayor says six month car pool program failed. Pershing Square lot reverts to four hour metered parking at ten cents per hour. All day parking offered for 25 cents a day ends with change and reduced use.
Missouri Court of Appeals upholds Elmer R. Hayes conviction for robbery after he escaped from Washington County Jail by stealing a police car key and later keys to another car. The court ruled the theft of keys under threat fulfilled robbery law as victims could believe intent to take the cars.
The House approved a 410 to 4 vote giving the Judiciary Committee broad subpoena power to access White House files and permit depositions in the Nixon impeachment probe. Chairman Rodino plans talks with top staff to determine access while seeking voluntary cooperation first.
Guerrilla gunmen freed four hostages from the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait today. Interior and Defense Minister Sheik Saad el Abdullah said a possible end to the siege was expected tonight and that he had pledged no harm would befall the captives. The government still refused to allow four pro Arab terrorists from Singapore to land.
Amerada Hess Corp reports 1973 net earnings from oil operations up 278 percent from 1972 with fourth quarter profits up 578 percent. The firm cites higher U.S. and Canada crude production, stronger retail operations, and higher prices. 1973 profits totaled 218.36 million on revenues of 1.92 billion.
Berkeley police and FBI say clues are scarce in the Patricia Hearst kidnapping. Investigators note suspects may still be near the university town as composite sketches and photos circulate, while Hearst’s parents appeal for word and denial of ransom.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warns that 13 nations controlling 85 percent of global energy must cooperate at a Washington meeting next Monday or face ruin. He cites France and Japan pursuing separate oil deals with Arab producers and urges general rules of conduct and an emergency allocation system to handle temporary supply disruptions.
Missouri Treasurer James Spainhower urged both parties to back state income tax checkoffs for political contributions at a University of Missouri event. He backed a $1 federal style checkoff and proposed raising the $50 deduction to $500 to boost participation, plus pre and post election report filing reform.
In Alabama a Seaboard Coast Line route from Birmingham to Manchester appeared sown with a 191 mile wheat trail. Railroad officials say grain spilled from one or more cars and was laid by a nonstop train, creating a uniform green strip along the tracks with slight thickening at crossings.
The Senate blocked a filibuster to revive the 25 year old genocide treaty. Sponsors will retry for ratification next year. Adopted by the UN in 1948, the treaty aims to prevent and punish acts intended to destroy a national, ethnic, or religious group.
Mexico’s Jim Worstell and Frank Fillo contend unfair election rules kept their write in petitions from the University of Missouri student ballot. Worstell cites late petition notices and asserts the Mind at Large Party was blocked. Brian Cason questions a write in winner taking office. Lynn Walker notes a write in with over 500 votes could be deemed valid by the commission.
Phillips Petroleum Co lowers gasoline price at its service stations by 1.8 cents per gallon. Heating oil and diesel drop by 0.5 cents and LPG by 1.5 cents per gallon, with details released in Bartlesville Ohio.
Sacramento AP report says Ivy Baker Priest will not seek a third term as California state treasurer, citing health problems and family considerations. Priest, who served eight years as Treasurer of the United States under Eisenhower, signed currency totaling billions. The piece notes her oversight of ten billion dollars in negotiable securities and her long public service. Michael Rogers named to Oklahoma State University dean’s honor roll for fall semester with a 3.33 GPA.
Brig. Gen. John P. Flynn, once the highest ranking American prisoner in Indochina, is named for promotion to major general. Flynn was released from a North Vietnamese prison ten months ago.
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