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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
9
Official 7:00 am readings show last 24 hours highs around 30 and lows near 30s with light drizzle and fog possible tonight. Forecasts call for mostly cloudy skies, slight rain chances, and warmer conditions into Saturday with highs in the 40s to 50s across Missouri and Kansas City area.
In heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange prices were moderately lower. The Dow Jones average slipped 5.87 to 904.43 as declines outpaced advances by more than 2 to 1. Government data showed living costs up 0.4 percent and GNP up 6.1 percent in late 1971. Chase Manhattan cut its prime rate to 4 percent starting Monday.
A correction notes that the Downtown Montgomery Ward Shoppers Days ad ran on Wednesday January 19 with store hours listed as 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. but should have read 9 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. The notice fixes the closing time for that date.
Senate leaders clash over an 82 billion defense budget as Muskie questions rising spending despite a fall in Vietnam costs. Stennis and Ellender warn of cuts, Tower supports defense for negotiation leverage, while Jackson denounces Nixon's plan as political posturing.
McGraw-Hill and Life magazine defer publication of Howard Hughes biography amid questions about a Swiss Credit Bank account in Hughes' name. Irving claims Hughes collaborated, while Hughes denies contact. a Nevada firm seeks to stop the book and Life article series.
William E. Davis, 89, a retired farmer who moved from near Bellflower to Montgomery City, died at Coldwell Nursing Home in Mexico. Funeral plans are with Baker Funeral Home, New Florence. His wife predeceased him. He leaves two sons Vernon and Edwin, three daughters Lucille Kateman Melba Price and Alice Mae Meyers, and several grandchildren. One son was killed in World War II.
Eleven workers at Smiley's IGA Foodliner began a strike on January 7 seeking recognition of Meatcutters Local 88 and Retail Store Employees Local 655 as their bargaining agents. Most strikers remain on picket lines despite sub zero weather. two returned to work briefly.
Randall E. Ramsey mayor of Parma Mo has filed for the Democratic nomination for state senator in Missouri s new 25th District in the bootheel He will face incumbent Democrats J F Pat Patterson president pro tem of Caruthersville and Nelson Tinnin of Hornersville
Massachusetts Attorney General plans to appeal a Suffolk Superior Court ruling that granted a writ of habeas corpus and freed Malik Hakim alias Albert Bradford, a former convict ordered returned to Missouri for rape armed robbery attempted murder and parole violation. The appeal to Justice Spiegel argues the writ was improper.
Doctors, nurses and staff at St Rita Hospital plan a double celebration for Matthew Winkler the first human known to recover from rabies The eighth birthday falls on the same day as the anniversary of his discharge after months of recuperation He was admitted November 3 1970 after a bat bite on the finger sparked rabies celebration marks both recovery and birthday
Mr and Mrs James Hagan of St Louis announce the birth of a son named Mark Patrick weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces born Monday at St Johns Mercy Hospital in St Louis County. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ray Hagan and Mr and Mrs Fred Foege of Mexico. Lisa, the Hagans daughter, age four, is visiting. Mrs Foege has been in St Louis with her daughter this week.
The Ledger ad for Keats Broadview Cafe listed open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily with Sunday closed but should read open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and closed Sundays.
OKLAHOMA CITY AP President Nixon sent Congress emergency legislation to end the West Coast dock strike by immediate arbitration. The plan creates a three member board with 40 days to decide terms, binding for 18 months, halting strikes or lockouts. Laurence Silberman said hearings and quick floor action are urged.
President Nixon urged rapid development of a new undersea missile system and vast navy upgrades to deter Soviet growth. The plan includes converting Polaris subs to Poseidon, deploying Safeguard, and boosting the defense budget to about 80 billion for fiscal 1973, with expected 1972 draft calls to fall to zero by mid next year.
Missouri's corrections director William G. Miller said inmates at the Jefferson City men's penitentiary will receive legal aid on divorce custody and other issues starting next week. University of Missouri law students under a supervising attorney will provide the services funded by the Missouri Law Enforcement Assistance Council with supervision by Jefferson City attorney Robert D. Kingsland.
In Victorville California a rubbish truck driver William Cope found a boy asleep inside a large cardboard box and awakened by a banging noise. Deputies say the boy crawled out and fled down an alley. He was unharmed but shaken and likely went home.
Lawrence Forsee, chairman, reports the Callaway Extension Council results from Tuesday voting at 15 polling places across Callaway County. Districts 1 through 9 elected Marshall Penn, Mrs Harlan Borman, Leroy Jones, Mrs Carl Metz, James Boillot, Mrs Grant Gallatin, Roger Baumeister, Mrs Jasper Taylor, and Clarence Sondereymeyer. An organizational meeting is set for Feb 1.
U S 54 in Illinois is declared a dead duck by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal approval. The change, aimed at redirecting traffic to Interstates like U S 70, will strip federal funds from the route and mainly affects the segment between Louisiana and Pittsfield as U S 36 shifts. A push to retain U S 54 is underway with Governor Ogilvie urged to intervene.
Florida Corrections Director Louie Wainwright faced a possible contempt citation for refusing to admit new inmates as prisons ran at more than double capacity. He noted 115 inmates would transfer from Lake Butler reception next week, then would consider a limited intake on a priority basis. Circuit Judge John Crow warned of a contempt hearing if officials continued to refuse inmates from crowded county facilities.
SAIGON AP The United States reports its 13th and 14th aircraft losses since mid December as North Vietnamese gunners shoot down two Air Force Phantoms over Laos near Khe Sanh and the Plain of Jars. Both crews were rescued within 30 minutes. Air Force fighters conducted raids along South Vietnam's central highlands.
FT. MONROE VA AP The Continental Army Command chief outlines a tougher austerity program for new recruits. Beer vending machines will be removed from barracks and mess halls and private cubicles replaced by long bare barracks. The eight week basic training will gain three days. Separate cubicles and reveille will be revised to a faster moving schedule.
Nightly airlifts from Vienna to Lod sweep Soviet Jews toward Israel as officials forecast up to 40,000 immigrants this year. Foreseen costs include transportation, housing, education, and health services with housing the major hurdle. Prime Minister Golda Meir welcomes the influx, while Moscow warns of a flood. immigrants face language barriers and the strain of resettlement amid promises of housing in remote areas and near Tel Aviv.
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