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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1975
Page
1
The official Hsinhua news agency reports Chou En-lai is again premier and Yeh Chien-Ying named defense minister at the Fourth National People's Congress. The announcements mark the first such appointments in ten years.
Mayor Herman Tolson proclaims January 19 to 25, 1975 as Jaycee Week in Mexico urging local groups to join in observance. The piece traces Jaycees history from 1915 in St. Louis to over 300,000 members in 7,000 communities, with headquarters in Tulsa. It also mentions China politics and US food stamp policy debate.
U S Senator Ike Skelton backs Missouri preservation of George Caleb Bingham artworks. He urges a George Caleb Bingham Museum and visitors center at Arrow Rock State Park near Marshall. He will ask the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide 5000 dollars to start planning. Bingham’s 117 frontier life drawings are owned by St. Louis Mercantile Library and valued at 3.6 million dollars. Governor Bond forms committee to explore funds to keep the paintings in Missouri.
GRESHAM Wis Jan 1 a dispute over control of an unused religious estate is near resolution as Indians who occupied the abbey since New Year's Day prepare to evacuate under National Guard supervision Col Hugh M Simonson said an orderly withdrawal will occur and that the plan hinges on clear language and guaranteed federal funds to lease the 235 acre site The siege drew up to 350 demonstrators who wanted the 64 room mansion turned into an Indian health center or technical school The Alexian Brothers who used the estate since 1968 would lease it for 750000 if possible Meanwhile Cincinnati Singer Pearl Bailey says she may run as an independent for president in 1976 while supporting President Ford.
W.H. Thompson discusses Black Walnut value in Missouri, noting lumber costs, veneer production, and the tree in a residence yard at 1108 N Jefferson. He covers history, uses from rail ties to gun stocks, and warns on planting due to root toxicity, urging long-term investment in Walnut beyond current supply scarcity.
Missouri treasurer James I. Spainhower proposed a two point program to spur private investment in housing. He seeks a moral obligation clause backing revenue bonds by the Missouri Housing Development Commission and a constitutional amendment to permit up to 200 million dollars in general obligation bonds. He warned of declining housing starts and urged quicker action to revive construction, noting Missouri losses versus national trends. The plan aims to lower borrowing costs and expand construction, with a Supreme Court test planned for legality.
Rome AP reports the Leaning Tower of Pisa tilted less in 1974 with an inclination rise of about nine hundredths of an inch, down from eighteen hundredths the prior year. Giovanni Travaglini, head of a government commission, cites no reason for the change amid ongoing efforts to halt the tower’s tilt. The tower leans 17 feet from vertical, and five engineering teams’ proposals are being reviewed for a safe solution funded by a $6 million government program.
Robert Boyes of Benton City is named to the Dean's list at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He is a junior at the university.
CIA recruiter Charles R. Pecinovsky says recruitment remains steady across Missouri and neighboring states. He outlines preferred qualifications, salaries, and the Washington area postings, emphasizing that CIA work is similar to other federal jobs and that turnover is low.
Fred Louis Wyss son of Mr and Mrs Walter Wyss of Mexico Missouri earns Dean's List honors at Linn Technical College Linn Mo for the just completed semester. Wyss majoring in electronics expects to graduate in May with a 3.5 4.0 grade average and no grade below 3.0.
JEFFERSON CITY MO AP They talked That description marked the state Board of Education meeting amid a challenge to Gov Bond s authority to appoint all boards and commissions under reorganization He replaced members of the education highway and conservation panels but the Senate rejected seven appointments and left boards short of members Education and conservation face a shutdown while a court challenge and a pending Supreme Court decision loom Officials plan to delay actions needing formal board action and keep operations going until a final ruling.
AP reports a three-story brick row house on Wallbrook Ave in western Baltimore burned in a three alarm fire early today. About 80 city firefighters responded and recovered at least eight bodies as crews sifted through the ruins. exact number of residents or families remains unknown.
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