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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1972
Page
4
The area has no local glass recycling pickup. Columbia reports two collection points for glass except plate or window glass, always accessible. Gerbes Market at 1314 Mexico Gravel Rd. and Nowell's at 1702 Business Loop 70 East accept bottles if caps are removed and bottles rinsed. labels may stay on.
The Ledger offers to relay questions to young reporters from the University of Missouri School of Journalism Washington Reporting Program. They are willing to take Missouri assignments and answer questions about Washington DC government, administration, Congress, and the national scene.
SIKESTON Missouri AP A proposal to merge three southeast Missouri counties is being studied by the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission Mississippi Scott and New Madrid could form one large county about 60 by 30 miles Ohio. The plan aims to address the triple expense of running three counties and identify problems and benefits before a recommended course of action. The Sikeston city manager predicts consolidation efforts will spread to other Missouri counties.
A tentative agreement to end Canada's 1600 union air traffic controllers strike was reached after a night of bargaining. If ratified, commercial flights could resume by Tuesday or Wednesday, with wage increases included and Campbell recommending acceptance. The strike, ongoing since Monday, cost airlines 2 to 3 million dollars daily and led to over 14,000 layoffs.
AP analysis shows reform attempts collide with tight labor markets and political divides. California and New York push beyond trimming checks, with work requirements and public jobs. Nixon era plan seeks national standards while experts warn against overpromising day care and workfare as cures. Welfare rolls remain near record highs amid cuts and stricter eligibility in several states.
The Greater Mexico Chamber of Commerce and Fulton Chamber of Commerce host a Phase II Seminar at Westminster College on January 25 at 2 30 p m. Ralph Albrecht IRS St Louis will discuss Economic Stabilization Act requirements for retailers wholesalers and manufacturers and a Q A session will follow at Science Hall across from Champ Auditorium in Fulton. The event is free and open to all interested persons and aims to clarify Phase II obligations for merchants and suppliers.
Sixteen gifts from the Mexico Centralia area were cited on an honor roll by the Parents Alumni Committee for Missouri Military Academy Development. The fund totals $30,791, the highest since 1966, and supports capital improvements and progress projects at MMA including pool expansion, air conditioning, and dormitory work.
Lulu, real name Bertha Louise Roman, of Hee Haw fame, received four years in a Texas penitentiary after a jury convicted her of possessing five percent pounds of marijuana. The case followed a prior mistrial, with defense arguing the marijuana belonged to a boyfriend.
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