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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1976

Page

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Hearst resumes tale of terror in courtroom tour of SLA hideouts

Patricia Hearst returns to court to recount her captivity and alleged involvement in the 1974 bank robbery. A jury toured the Daly City closet and San Francisco apartment where she was held, as prosecutors and defense debated her role and memory amid the trial.

San Francisco Patricia Hearst Miss Hearst al Johnson Lee Bailey U.S. Atty James L. Browning Jr U.S. District Court Oliver J. Carter Johnson Underground SLA Daly City San Mateo County Washington Browning San Francisco Examiner Randolph Hearst Los Angeles

Racial Dangers In Many Cities Warned By CRS Report

Washington AP says the Community Relations Service warns of rising racial tensions in numerous cities including police minority confrontations and a spread beyond a single group. The CRS notes growing concern among Spanish speakers about immigration enforcement tactics and cites prior mediation successes in 1975 with 190 school disputes and 205 police minority confrontations.

CRS Washington Community Relations Service Mexico South America Justice Department Congress

Moonshiners Operate Now Like Big Business Across South

Washington AP reports that moonshiners have shifted to large scale, wholesale operations centered in the South. Treasury official Rufus Embry notes most illegal sales occur there, with fewer seizures and arrests in 1975 due to legal alcohol availability, education on dangers, higher sugar costs, and reallocation of law enforcement to guns and wagering.

Washington Treasury Department South Rufus Embry Atlanta Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Rex D. Davis Bureau Embry

Palestinian Student Kills Two Deans at Beirut University

In Beirut, a Palestinian student expelled for radical activity shot and killed two deans at the American University of Beirut, one American and one Lebanese. The shooter, Najim Najim, held six hostages for hours before surrendering to army commandos and was wounded as he was led away.

Beirut Lebanon American University of Beirut Najim Najim Robert Najemy Raymond Ghosn Najemy Worcester Mass Ghosn Samuel Kirkwood Kirkwood Louis Cajoleas New Orleans Ernest Conklin Newton Falls Ohio Najim Israel Joseph Cherbeka Cherbeka

Stolen Bonds Found In Home Of Mail Official

Boston AP A Post Office supervisor Pasquale Luzzo was arrested after authorities found 27 million in negotiable securities at his Revere home. The haul included 25 million in Avco Financial Services bearer notes and 2 million in Maine municipal bonds. Luzzo faces receiving stolen property charges and was released on 50 000 bail. Authorities call it the largest mail heist in U.S. history and expect more arrests as the case unfolds.

Boston Chelsea Pasquale Luzzo Asst. Dist. Atty John Gafney Avco Financial Services, Inc Long Beach Calif Maine Washington U.S Luzzo Postal Service Revere Fred Ricker

Prima Still In Coma After Brain Surgery

Band leader Louis Prima, aged 63, remained in a coma four months after brain surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Hospital spokesmen said he has been moved to a nursing home near New Orleans. Prima was hospitalized last October for brain tumor removal and is best known for the hit Old Black Magic.

Los Angeles Louis Prima New Orleans Prima Mt. Sinai Hospital

Forbis Lets Senior Recital At NMSU

Jim Forbis son of Mr and Mrs Robert Forbis presented his senior recital at Northeast Missouri State University in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Education degree with vocal concentration. The tenor sang works by Schubert Rossini Gounod and Vaughan Williams. He belongs to NEMO Singers and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and plans student teaching at Fulton in fall. He is to graduate December 1976.

Jim Forbis Robert. Forbis Fulton

Fiedler Returns Home After Illness in Canada

Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler, 81, is described by his family as looking like a new man after a brief hospital stay in Canada. His wife Ellen says he had been sleeping long hours and arrived in Boston Sunday night following a diagnosis doctors initially feared pneumonia, but he called it a bad cold.

Boston (Ap Boston Pops Arthur Fiedler Canada Ellen Boston Fiedler

Madison To Host Nursing Tax Meet

A Madison Library Basement meeting on Feb 23 at 7 30 p m will discuss a proposed 10 cent tax election supporting the Monroe County Nursing Service and Home Health Agency. The service operates as a state pilot project with funding from the Missouri Department of Health, requiring a local tax vote to continue. Representatives will answer questions about the agency and election.

Paris Madison Monroe County Nursing Service Missouri Department of Health Monroe County Nursing Service and County Health Committee Valerie Ivy Woodland Hospital Berta Armel Audrain Medical Center Monroe Manor Hunt Wilkerson Maxie Jones Helen Ward F. A. Barnett America Barnett Delmer Fisher Caskie Painter Carl Harley Europe Hawaii Longbranch Club Howard Davenport Richard Baldwin Frank Kropf Jimmie Dowell J. C. Dowell Davenport

Meany Sees Humphrey Most Electable for Democrats

AFL-CIO chief George Meany said Hubert H. Humphrey appears best positioned to defeat Ford, though he or the federation stop short of endorsing any candidate. He called Kennedy formidable but asserted no formal choice yet and criticized Wallace as a disaster. Meany urged unions to help pick delegates for labor influence at the July convention. Jackson campaigned among union leaders, bolstered by several endorsements within the federation.

Miami Beach Fla Afl-Cio George Meany Hubert H. Humphrey Ford Meany Minnesota Democrats Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Labor Federation Alabama George C. Wallace Kennedy Humphrey Ronald Reagan Labor Henry M. Jackson Wash Steelworkers J.W. Abel Jackson

Farber Honor Marked By 80th Birthday Celebration

William Teague Farber was honored at his 80th birthday as family and friends gathered Sunday. Cake and punch were served after the event, with attendees including Farber and members of Brownie Troop 141 and Troop 142.

Farber Mary Ellis William Teague Vandalia Kathleen Buffington Lennie Ball Micky Gower Lisa Terry Teresa Harrelson Teresa Nichols Julie Harrelson Karen Bounds Dana Day Lisa Holbrook Tracy Crow Judy

May Ban Pastel Toilet Tissue in Ogallala

Ogallala Nebraska considers an ordinance to ban colored pastel toilet tissue sold for bathrooms. City attorney Ken Spady calls the idea novel as officials fear colored tissue clogs sewer lines due to slower dissolution.

Ogallala Neb Ken Spady

Iowa Students Oppose Jail For Marijuana Debated

Iowa high school students in a model legislature voted 73 to 22 to decriminalize possession of under two ounces of marijuana. They rejected raising the drinking age by a 68 to 30 margin. A Des Moines House committee will weigh a similar drinking age bill amid school board pressure.

Des Moines Iowa Rhonda Simmons Bloomfield Andrew Jones Jesup Miss Simmons Mark Crozier Melcher Norman Jesse

Federal grain inspections proposed amid bribery probe

Senate leaders prepare a bill to create an all federal grain inspection and weighing system after GAO findings of widespread misgrading short weights and conflicts of interest in the current state and private system. The investigation follows indictments of 61 people and four companies and cites erosion of U S grain credibility abroad.

Washington General Accounting Office GAO United States Congress U.S Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Senate Agriculture Sub GAQ Humphrey Robert J. Dole R-Kan Agriculture Committee Dole Agriculture Department Art Agecy

Raffle Tickets Win Sophia Loren's Rings

Amelia Flores of San Antonio bought three church raffle tickets for a dollar and won a cluster of five ruby studded rings donated by Sophia Loren. The draw, held at Lane High School, raised over $25,000 for Holy Trinity Parish Church as part of its building fund. Loren donated the rings due to her friendship with the parish priest, Rev. Anthony Goossens.

Lano Tex Amelia Flores San Antonio Sophia Loren Flores Holy Trinity Parish Lane High School Loren Anthony Goossens Trinity Parish

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