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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1976
Page
5
City approves final design for a half mile W Boulevard paving project from west of S Clark to Morris Street. Abutting owners face charges $6 per front foot for 60 feet and $4 for each additional foot. Project costs total about 75 dollars per front foot with $180,000 in federal aid urban funds covering part of the cost.
Dry, windy conditions spark multiple grass and wood fires around Mexico. Little Dixie Rural Fire Department handled calls at James Kirby’s west of town and Eckley farm east of town, each spot burning under an acre. A larger 25 acre blaze near James Miller farm required two hours of effort, sparked by a torch incident. Chief Richard Womack urged extreme caution and rainfall before burning resumes.
In Houston authorities say Colin Kerr son of J M Kerr a salesman was abducted Friday while fishing near Friendswood. A man was arrested in the case after the ransom demand reached 1 million dollars. The boy freed himself from a locked car trunk eight hours later. The Kerrs are prominent locals and the family is linked to a nuts and bolts firm.
Leap year birthdays keep three area residents sounding young Mrs. Herman Lemasters of Vandalia turns 72 and feels like an 18 year old, Mrs. John Renner of Montgomery City will be 52 but sees herself as a lucky 13, and Bob McMurtry at 36 claims a ninth birthday. The passage explains the calendar quirk behind Feb 29 and notes the rarity of sharing this date, along with anecdotes about playful teasing and rare mixups, with Pepper Martin cited as a notable Feb 29 birthday.
Washington President Ford denounces Fidel Castro as an international outlaw for sending 12,000 troops to Angola and warns Cuba against armed intervention in the Western Hemisphere. He spoke in Miami at a naturalization ceremony for 1,178 Cuban refugees, while campaigning for the Florida primary with a busy weekend ahead.
The Senate Finance Committee proposes a 1977 tax cut no more than 20.6 billion, at least 8.5 billion less than Ford, with the difference shifted to social programs. The plan keeps the overall 45.9 billion deficit and uses 4.5 billion to cut the deficit while funding new social programs. Senator Russell Long blasted Ford’s proposal, arguing tax cuts favor the affluent over Medicare costs.
Washington AP report says three day mail delivery is under review by the Postal Service as a cost cutting option. Leaders of postal unions pledge strong opposition, while lawmakers warn of broad public backlash and fiscal risk if service is cut.
Jimmy Carter rejects personal attacks from rivals including Birch Bayh as he campaigns in Massachusetts ahead of next Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Bayh accuses Carter of acting like a Republican on jobs and unions. Ford and Reagan push Florida primary plans as Carter casts himself as centrist in a noisy nomination race.
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