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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
1
United Nations report highlights geothermal energy as a vast, clean, cheap power source. Tsvi Meidav and Joseph Barnea note 18 nations already use or develop geothermal energy, with U.S. prospects seen to reach hundreds of millions of kilowatts by 2000, amid early limits and environmental concerns.
Washington AP A Nixon nominee to chair the FTC is a former member of Warner Norcross and Judd who left on leave to join the administration. Engman previously worked on the cereal giants antitrust matter while at the Grand Rapids firm. He resigned Nov 28 and was introduced to Senate committee members as nominee.
The transcript notes remarks about opportunity and health among workers and a question on how Mao's successor will be chosen. It quotes a statement about training thousands of revolution leaders and mentions an upcoming visit to a shipyard for tomorrow's report.
Gov. Christopher Bond releases a proposed budget totaling 1 982 241 985 with current amounts shown first and proposed increases across categories. Bonded indebtedness rises from 6 883 494 to 7 152 965. public schools 462 323 000 to 507 248 157. department of revenue 142 348 602 to 89 346 710. elective offices and the courts 604 425 981 to 708 017 614. corrections and mental health 113 751 642 to 129 219 488. public health and welfare 371 653 048 to 323 944 792. higher education 149 485 429 to 166 643 436. legislature 4 072 934 to 4 088 247. capital improvements 16 403 578 to 45 800 576.
An officer testified that searches of Watergate defendants rooms yielded a personal telephone directory with White House numbers and an Executive Office Building line. The haul included entries for Howard Hunt and a White House exchange, plus a disconnected Exec Office Building line from Aug 15, 1971. The testimony also covered seized cash and IDs, while other witnesses described police actions at the Watergate complex.
The budget outlines 27 million of federal revenue sharing to stay in reserve with about 30 million invested in Treasury bills. It calls for 70 extra probation and parole officers, 11.8 million for special education, a 20 million boost to school foundation funds to 380 million, and 250 new regional clinic staff. Mental Health would rise 12.2 million to 96.8 million. public health and welfare cut 48 million. Revenue Department cut 52 million as duties shift to the Office of Administration and federal programs. The governor’s office would gain 200,000 and 12 staff, lieutenant governor four, and 4.6 million for private and public college grants. A public defender cap is set at 1.8 million from general revenue with no federal funds planned.
The Griffin family of Centralia receives prayers and letters from a nationwide movement involving POW MIA bracelets bearing Sp-4 Rodney L. Griffin. Rodney was listed MIA since May 2, 1970 after a plane he was aboard was shot down and burned.
The University of Missouri extension division offers a Psychology of Education course for graduate or undergraduate credit at Mexico High School. Beginning Jan 25, the 16 sessions run Thursdays at 7 pm, with 12 enrolled and a minimum 20 required to teach. Tuition is 29 dollars per hour or 87 total. no prerequisite, but students must be juniors or above.
The Missouri Military Academy Fusileers depart Friday by bus and Allegheny Airlines for Washington to march in Nixon’s inaugural parade on Saturday. As state drill champions, they place 76th in a 94 unit lineup ahead of the Coast Guard Academy band, and are expected to pass the presidential reviewing stand between 1 15 and 2 p.m. Central. The event will be televised by four networks, marking MMA’s fifth straight national inauguration parade. Cadets will tour Washington after the parade, including Arlington Cemetery, then return home Saturday night with Major Kenneth Mortenson and Col. Charles Stribling III accompanying.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared a parliamentary system after ending the U S style government in the Philippines. He assumed president prime minister and legislature powers under the new charter and extended martial law indefinitely while canceling a plebiscite and using citizens assemblies as de facto ratification. A Peoples Congress of about 4 000 supporters gathered as more than 15 million of 40 million Filipinos reportedly voiced approval across assemblies. A petition to overturn results was filed with the Supreme Court by a group led by former Sen Lorenzo Tanada.
After five days of deliberation the Fairfield jury in Juan V. Corona's mass murder case moves from 8-4 to 11-1 deadlock. Judge Patton ordered secrecy on the verdict split while prosecutors and defense observations emerged. The panel must render 25 separate verdicts for each victim found in the Yuba County peach orchard, amid a 14 week trial.
Young fans from New Orleans and beyond camp outside the Inglewood Forum to see the Rolling Stones in a sold-out concert. Mary Wood spends her last $25 as tickets range from 10 to 100 dollars, with all 18,699 seats expected to gross about 516,810 dollars for Managua earthquake relief. Bianca Jagger is noted as Mick Jagger's wife and Nicaragua connection.
The Housing Authority of Mexico hosted an all day workshop at Garfield Community Center for more than 20 public housing employees. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Community Affairs and the Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Participants from central and eastern Missouri included Jack Atterberry and Charles Wright. Topics covered tenant services, child care, youth issues, senior citizens, welfare, mental health, drug abuse and alcoholism.
Rod Nebel juvenile officer for the 12th judicial district spoke to the Mexico Kiwanis Club at The Monterey about juvenile court scope including delinquency abuse neglect and adoptions. He reported 831 new contacts last year plus 427 under supervision and outlined a volunteer probation officer program now under consideration with 35 volunteers to date. Six from the public safety department assist youths they have arrested and volunteers meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the mental health center inviting community attendance. Guests at the meeting were J L Kennett Jim Wehlewald and Mark Shrader.
U S aircraft and B52 bombers hit North Vietnamese targets across South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia despite talk of a cease fire. Raids surged to 311 fighter-bombers in 24 hours with about 90 B52 strikes dropping up to 2700 tons of explosives on infiltration routes staging areas and supply caches. In Saigon River corridor Quang Tri Province and near Da Nang rockets damaged bases and killed or wounded personnel. South Vietnamese Marines took casualties 15 wounded as North Vietnamese artillery and ground assault stepped up. Cambodian government announced recapture of Mekong River positions reducing threat to river traffic.
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