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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1972
Page
1
The Agriculture Department revised its 1972 farm income outlook upward by about 2 billion dollars. The report says gross income gains will offset rising expenses, lifting realized net income to about 1.5 to 2 billion and possibly reaching a new peak of 17.7 billion, above the 1947 high of 17.1 billion.
AP Newsfeatures humor sketch about a father and daughter debating the U.S. tax booklet. The child pretends tax literacy, misreads terms, and the father struggles to compute 19 percent of a sum while juggling dependents and capital asset jargon.
The United States staged its biggest air armada in months to warn North Vietnam and intensify strikes in South Vietnam after reported increases in Communist ground attacks. About 400 fighter bombers and B52s were ready, with 40 more ordered to the western Pacific, as 84 South Vietnamese and 85 U S strikes were recorded. Ground attacks rose, mainly along central and northern coastal regions.
ST. LOUIS AP A 49 year old House Springs Missouri truck driver James R Douglas received a two year sentence in the Missouri penitentiary after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of a suburban Mehlville woman aged 36 and her 7 year old daughter in a wrong way interstate crash last year. The judge removed probation due to a subsequent fatal Arkansas incident last month, after previously sentencing Douglas to four years probation in December.
In Belfast and surrounding districts gun battles and bomb blasts wounded five, including 14-year-old Patrick McVicker who was shot by soldiers amid sniper fire and brick throwing. A policeman was hit in the thigh in Shore Road. in Coalisland a booby trapped roadblock injures two British soldiers. London ministers met to discuss Northern Ireland policy and potential changes to internment.
Rome AP says President Leone may call early parliamentary elections after Giulio Andreotti failed to assemble a center left cabinet. Observers anticipate gains for neo Fascists and other rightists amid strikes, labor unrest, and a lagging economy. Bombings and street clashes mark the political turmoil as parties feud over divorce, economics, and leadership. Waldheim plans to visit Moscow and Peking and other UN capitals.
AP Analysis notes Nixon fronts a softer stance on Viet Nam debate while labeling critics' alternatives as surrender. Haldeman accused opponents of aiding the enemy. Kissinger defends McGovern while warning Muskie alternatives align with the enemy to topple the South Vietnamese government. The piece summarizes administration stance and risks to candidates.
Martinsburg totals $509.57 in the March of Dimes drive. Mothers' March coordinators and participants are listed, with $230.70 from the Mothers' March, $31.71 from school envelopes, $177.40 from the road block, and $69.76 from bread sales, chaired by Joe Fennwald.
Jefferson City Missouri AP A suit filed by Missouri Farmers Association Inc Columbia seeks 140 328 in income taxes paid from 1963 through 1969 alleging erroneous assessment and collection. MFA a nonprofit cooperative had previously filed refunds with the St Louis district IRS director but was denied.
In Bangkok, Queen Elizabeth II arrived to a traditional welcome by King Bhumibol and Queen Sirkit as girls in silk costumes scattered petals. Royal planes roared overhead and a 21 gun salute sounded from a Thai navy destroyer. The Queen, with Prince Philip and Princess Anne, will stay five days at the Grand Palace.
President Nguyen Van Thieu denounced U S remarks on a flexible peace plan saying Rogers statements violated Vietnamese sovereignty and prompting a Saigon U S clash. He seeks clarification from Nixon and awaits Elsworth Bunker’s return. Viet Cong says it will discuss a political settlement if Thieu resigns now.
Twenty one firefighters were injured when a fire and explosion destroyed two trailers carrying liquid natural gas at the Lowell Gas Co. plant in Tewksbury. The blast sent fireballs into the air as a truck ruptured a transfer pipe, damaging equipment and causing about 575000 in losses. Firefighters from Tewksbury and nearby Billerica treated at scene and nearby hospitals.
Washington AP reports a bill to end the West Coast dock strike via mandatory arbitration sits on President Nixon’s desk after negotiators reached a tentative agreement. Leaders of the longshoremen vote Saturday on acceptance as Nixon delays signing. The measure, passed 214 to 139 in the House and 79 to 3 in the Senate, would force a binding settlement, with possible halt if a voluntary deal is ratified. The plan follows a tense Rules Committee push led by Colmer and Sisk, amid factional clashes and labor concerns.
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