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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1977

Page

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Ohio River Chemical Spill Passes Safely By Louisville

A spill of carbon tetrachloride from Kanawha River near Charleston is passing by Louisville with no danger after filtration. EPA officials traced the 70 ton pollutant to a plant and say river contamination affected more than 100 miles. Louisville tests peaked at 22 ppb before filtration reduced levels, prompting continued monitoring and treatment where needed.

Louisville, Ky Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Kanahwa Charleston W.va Alvin Morris EPA Gordon Robeck Cincinnati Jerry Ford Louisville Water Co Ford Louisville Gary Hutchinson Atlanta

Defense Official Denies Payoffs

Manila AP under secretary of Defense Jose Crispi, ally of the late President Magsaysay, denounces reports that Magsaysay was paid by the CIA as a pack of lies. The Times cited unnamed U.S. sources claiming secret payments to world leaders including Hussein, Makarios, Brandt, Thieu, Kenyatta, Mobutu, Burnham, the Dalai Lama, Chiang Kai-shek, Perez, Rhee, and Diem. Makarios Brandt Perez and the Jordanian government deny the charges.

Manila Jose Crispi Ramon Magsaysay Magsaysay U.S. Central Intelligence Agency New York Times U.S CLA Crispi National Bureau of Administration Huk Enene Times Washington CIA Jordan Hussein Makarios Cyprus Willy Brandt Nguyen van Thieu South Vietnam Jomo Kenyatta Kenya Sese Seko Mobutu Zaire Forbes Burnham Dalai Lama Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist China Carlos Andrea Perez Venezuela Syngman Rhee South Korea Ngo Dien Diem Brandt Perez

O Neill Defends Civil Raise for Congress Members

Washington AP report says House Speaker Thomas P. O Neill defends a pay raise for members of Congress. The increase raises pay from 44 600 to 57 500 and took effect Sunday after the House avoided a vote. Senate approved. House did not vote.

Washington Congress House Thomas P. O'Neill House of Congress Senate

Complaint Panels Grow As Answer To Claims

Consumer woes push use of industry run CAP mediation panels for appliance, furniture, auto, and insurance complaints. ICAP pilots with Michigan, Mississippi, Montana and Utah. panels hear disputes, issue nonbinding recommendations. Contacts list MACAP, FICAP, AutoCAP and national sponsors with roles and phone numbers.

Louise Cook Associated Press Better Business Bureau National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents Federal Office of Consumer Affairs Insurance Consumer Action Panel ICAP Insurance Commissioners of Michigan Mississippi Montana Utah Virginia Habeeb Wacker Drive Chicago Ill Ficap — Furniture Industry Nancy High High Point N.C Patricia Borowski Ks&j N.W Washington D.C

Califano backs family planning amid abortion debate

Secretary Califano says abortion funding should be curbed but family planning is fine and should be pushed harder. He cites increased support in Carter budget proposals, urges sex education and research on healthy children, while HEW still funds abortions for the poor under court orders. He also discusses hospital charges, school desegregation via busing, and a forthcoming hospital cost containment plan.

Washington Califano HEW Congress New York Carter

Nine In Crowded Race To Succeed Mayor Daley

Chicago faces a crowded April 19 mayoral primary with nine Democratic and Republican hopefuls. Acting Mayor Michael Bilandic, backed by the city machine, pursues steady gains as Edward Hanrahan positions himself as the reformer. The field tests Bilandic’s control of ward patronage and the Democratic apparatus in a pivotal election year.

Daley Chicago Camin Richard Daley Michael Bilandic Bilandic Deley 11Th Ward City Hall Edward Hanrahan Cook County Hanrahan Fred Hampton Illinois Attorney’s Office U.S. House

Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs Ronnie Ivy in Centralia

Mr and Mrs Ronnie Ivy of Centralia welcomed a daughter named Michelle Dawn born Sunday at 2:42 p.m. at Audrain Me Center. The newborn weighed eight pounds two ounces.

Ronnie Ivy Centralia Sunya Audrain Me Center Michelle Dawn

Montgomery Tax Seminar Explains Farm Estate Planning Changes

A Wednesday seminar at Montgomery City Catholic Grade School covers the new tax reform act and estate planning for farm corporations. Arthur Spector of Metropolitan Life outlines changes in tax rates unified credits and marital deductions, with a light meal and Q&A.

Montgomery Ag Montgomery City Extension Center Boonslick Metropolitan Life Insurance Roma Arthur Spector

Mail Fraud Becomes $500 Million Industry

Washington reports a rapid rise in mail fraud, reaching an estimated half a billion dollars. Promoters use legitimate lists and diverse scams ranging from weight loss cures to fake investments. Postal officials warn consumers to beware offers that sound too good to be true.

Washington Postal Service George Davis Post Office

Carson Plans Live Tonight Show Return

Johnny Carson aims to resume live broadcasts of the Tonight Show starting March 15 despite guest unpredictability. NBC says West Coast broadcasts will remain taped, with shows filmed in Burbank for later airing.

Los Angeles Johnny Carson Carson Johnny Robert Howard Nbc-Tv NBC West Coast Burbank

Tom Bass Review on See-Tv Tonight at Audrain Society

Mrs. Howard Richards presents the final part of her review on the book Tom Bass Black Horseman during the Audrain Historical Society program at 6 p.m. on See-Tv Channel 12. The book by Bill Downey notes Bass born into slavery in 1859 and famed for saddle horse work. the program re runs at 12 noon Tuesday.

Howard Richards Tom Bass Audrain Historical Society See-Tv Bill Downey California Western Outdoor Magazine Mr. Bass

Italian Guerrilla Release of Hostages in Jail

Italian authorities reported that Francesco Bartoli a 29 year old leftist guerrilla who escaped a Saluzzo jail after a shootout surrendered weak from blood loss. During the escape attempt Bartoli and three fellow convicts took a bank clerk his wife and three children hostage. Police said Bartoli and accomplices were members of the Red Brigade. In another incident Enzo Fontana a leftist group member was captured after a roadblock firefight. Weekend violence also saw a waiter killed in a Milan restaurant and two men shot at a workers club near Naples.

Milan Italy Francesco Bartoli Saluzzo Bartoli Barto Red Brigade Rho Peice Feftlat Enzo Fontana Fontana Police Anid Naples

Kissinger Weighs Columbia Professorship Offer

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is considering a Columbia University full professor post in political science after a faculty committee approved the offer. The position carries about 35000 dollars yearly, and Kissinger had no comment. A separate note states Pengér signed a five year NBC consultant deal on world affairs starting in July.

NEW York Henry Kissinger Columbia University Associated Press Kissinger Sims Pheaingér NBC

USSR Offers $4 Million For Phantom Jets

Soviet Union reportedly offers four million dollars to any pilot who surrenders a West German Phantom jet to the East as Bild claims. Brig. Gen. Paul Albert Scherer told a committee that intelligence services have long sought the Phantom’s German radar, while officials declined to confirm or deny the report.

BOM West Germany Soviet Union Japan Luftwaffe Bild Paul Albert Scherer Scherer Defense Georg Laber counter-Intelligence U.S Viktor Ivanovich Belenko United States Belerko

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