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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
1
Sedalia Missouri AP reports clashes between black and white students at Smith-Cotton High School led to arrests, weapon seizures, and cancellation of several sports events including a wrestling meet with Mexico and basketball games with Raytown and an intramural contest.
President Ford declares not made of sugar candy as he honors Harold Wilson with a toast at a White House dinner. He recalls Churchill and notes today’s challenges are complex yet solvable with allied unity. Wilson’s Oval Office talks touched Cyprus Northern Ireland energy and economic issues. High-profile guests included Cary Grant Danny Kaye Kirk Douglas Beverly Sills.
Lawrence Ackley of St Joseph seeks to block Congress and the President from sending further military aid to South Vietnam and Cambodia in a self filed federal court petition. He asks to enjoin the President from allocating aid, increasing the oil tax, and limiting Social Security raises to 5 percent, arguing senior citizens would suffer food, clothing, shelter and medical access. The petition names only President Ford as defendant.
The Audrain County Court on recommendation of the Vandalia Board of Aldermen reappointed W. L. West of Wellsville as road commissioner of the Vandalia Special Road District for a new three-year term.
Ronald L. Ziegler canceled one campus appearance after Boston University and Florida International University faced student objections to fees. BU offered 1000 dollars plus expenses as a standard maximum while FIU debated 2150 dollars for a February 21 lecture on Uses and Abuses of Power. Wisconsin promoters considered canceling a February 19 talk amid fears of a boycott and low gate receipts.
Missouri Attorney General John Danforth blasted the federal probe into state schools for the mentally retarded. He said federal investigators used deception and demanded detailed information and warned teams would visit Missouri. He notified the U S Justice Department he will withhold aid until they show goodwill. Schools in Nevada Marshall Higginsville and St Louis were visited.
Willis Lunceford retires after 23 years at Kaiser Refractories. He began in 1951 as a laborer in construction and ends in plant services. He and his wife Helen reside on Gray Street with four children and ten grandchildren in the area. He plans to fish and enjoy time with his grandchildren in retirement.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that layoffs using reverse seniority do not violate minority or women rights. Jersey Central Power & Light Co sought guidance to cut about 10 percent of its 3,850 workers while bound by a union seniority rule.
W H Thompson discusses Liquidambar styraciflua native to the southern Appalachians and Missouri, tracing ancient incense use from Mt Sinai to Mexico and describing the tree’s landscape value in New Madrid County, its lumber terms Red Gum and Sap Gum, and historical notes on aromatic resin, with references to Cortes and de Vaca. The piece notes the tree’s appearance near 1327 KE Jackson and its ongoing role in liturgy and perfumery.
An American, a Briton, a West German, and 38 Turks were aboard the Turkish Airlines jet that crashed into the sea during a citywide power failure near Istanbul Airport. Officials said none were believed to have survived.
Five local rock groups led by the Majestics will perform from 7 to 10 Sunday at Presser Hall to raise funds for the Cerebral Palsy School. Other groups include Mesmer, Ken Smith and the Nuggets, Cross Fires, and Starlighters. admission is 1.50 in advance or 2 at the door.
Martha Nelson died at 103 in Ohio after 99 years in state institutions starting from age four. The case drew national attention as a rallying cry for reform in treatment of the mentally challenged. Records were destroyed in a 1881 fire and officials cited lack of reasons for commitment.
The American consulate named Philip Feder, 58, of New York City, as the American victim in the plane crash. The identification confirms the deceased among the victims aiding families in the investigation and notification process.
Cecil R. Newsom, 26, of 920 E. Promenade, was cited for driving with a revoked license and negligent driving after a high speed chase starting near 817 Fairground at 1:25 a.m. Police pursued the vehicle onto Boulevard, Elmwood, and Lakeview before the car fled beyond the city limits. It was later found abandoned in a ditch about 14.2 miles west of town by Deputy Fritz Woodruff.
In Mishawaka Indiana two men abducted banker’s wife Mary Lou Schwartz 34 and held her for 18 hours. Her husband Dennis paid a $300000 ransom and she was found unharmed in a delivery van behind a bank in Elkhart. FBI Indiana chief James Martin noted two or more suspects. Police across northern Indiana hunted the kidnapers.
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