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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1976

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Court junks spending limits in election finance ruling

Congress faces an election year clash over campaign financing after a Supreme Court decision that loosens private expenditure rules yet upholds a $1,000 individual contribution limit and allows federal matching funds with spending caps. The court also ruled the Federal Election Commission unconstitutionally appointed, triggering a push to preserve or abolish the agency as Congress weighs federal funding for candidates.

Washington Congress Supreme Court Federal Election Commission Ford Richard Schweiker Rpa Hugh Scott R-Pa House Senate Commission White House

Nursing Scholarships Available at Audrain Medical Center

The Fern Braden Audrain Medical Center Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship committee invites applications for 1976 scholarships. Since 1957, seventy-one scholars funded to help locals enter nursing education. recipients must work one year at Audrain Medical Center after training. Apply by April 28, 1976. contact Mrs. Nesheim at 731 Lakeview Road Mexico or call 581-3730 for questions.

Fern Braden-Audrain Medical Center Auxiliary Nursing Audrain County Audrain Medical Center H. I. Nesheim Lakeview Road Mexico Auxiliary Nesheim

Rape Bill Backer Says Changes Have Ruined It

Rep. Jack Buechner condemned changes to his rape trial evidence bill as turning a protective measure into a red flag for sexual history. He warned the alterations undermine intended safeguards and could harm reporting, while supporters defend broader consent proof. He noted several states already have similar laws or bills.

Bill Backer Jefferson City Jack Buechner Kirkwood Buechner House Criminal Jurisprudence William O'Toole D-St. Louis Bob Griffin D-Cameron William Stoner Asringfield Harold Holliday St. Louis Christopher Bond

Humphrey Roast Highlights Long Career And Draft Talk

In Minneapolis a two hour roast of Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey features barbs on his speeches and possible presidential bid. Mondale jokes about teaching him to stop, while Humphrey jokes he will shorten speeches. He declines primaries but leaves open a draft if the convention deadlocks.

Minneapolis Minn Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Democrat Minnesota Press Club Muriel Hubert Humphrey Walter F. Mondale U.S. Senate Mondale California Minnesota Wendell Anderson Hubert Humphrey Hugh Scott R-Pa Senate ABC Harry Reasoner

Symington would double exemptions for estates gifts

Democrat Jim Symington announced plans to introduce the Small Business Estate and Gift Tax Reform Act on February 3 in the House. The bill would raise estate tax exemptions from 60,000 to 120,000 by 1980 and lift the lifetime gift tax exclusion from 30,000 to 60,000, plus allow tax free transfer of the first 240,000 of farm or business property to a surviving spouse. Also notes impact on small farmers and economy. A separate birth notice for Vandalia: Mr and Mrs Charles Les Spires welcomed a daughter at Audrain Medical Center at 6:40 a.m. Friday. Spires employed by Harbison Walker Refractories.

Hannibal-Cong Jim Symington Missouri Hannibal Senate Symington Charles Les Spires Vandalia Audrain Medical Center Spires Harbison Walker Refractories

Court overturns murder trial gag order in press rights ruling

A New York state appeals court unanimously voided a gag order barring publication of defendants background in the Carson murder case. The court held First Amendment rights should be protected unless a compelling state interest exists to limit press reporting and only then for a brief period to assure a fair trial.

New York J. Irwin Shapiro Appellate Division State Supreme Court Brooklyn New York Times The Daily News John Starkey Robert Sonny” Carson Carson Starkey James Hopkins

Columbia School Levy Vote March 2

Columbia School District voters go to the polls on March 2 to decide a proposed levy increase. The current levy of $4.35 per $100 valuation would rise to $4.79 if approved.

Columbia

Senior Lunch Menus for Next Week

Senior luncheon service menus list for next week includes Monday beef stew with lettuce salad cottage cheese biscuit applesauce Tuesday hot beef sandwich mashed potatoes green beans corn sliced peaches Wednesday fish salad macaroni and cheese green peas stewed tomatoes fruit cup Thursday mildly seasoned chili peanut butter chilled pears crackers ice cream Milk and coffee served with each meal Serving time 1130 a.m. to 1215 p.m. Call 581 7743 for reservations a day in advance Free transportation available

Gypsy Group Returns Money To Shelbyville

A party of eight women six men and four children in Shelby County was released after returning $340 taken from a Shelbyville area grocery liquor store. Authorities said no charges were filed as responsibility could not be determined.

Shelbyville Shelby County Gene Dodd Shelbina

William O Mabry Dies Rites Monday

William O Mabry 78 of Vandalia died Friday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico He was a retired Laddonia barber Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Laddonia Christian Church Burial in Laddonia Cemetery He and his wife former barbers lived in Laddonia before moving to Vandalia Born Jan 21 1898 in Montgomery County son of the late Travis Mabry Surviving wife Elva Collins sister Maude Doyle Vandalia brother Wallace Mabry Tampa Fla and several nieces and nephews Preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters

Vandalia William O. Mabry Audrain Medical Center Mexico Laddonia Durwood Albert Olan Clarence Tom Everett Cecil) Davidson Claude Isola) Blackmore

Mrs Frank Kamp Dies In Colorado Bellflower Woman Cremated. Memorial Slated

Mrs. Frank Kamp 85 sister in law of Judge O A Kamp of Montgomery City died Thursday in Brighton Colorado where she and her husband moved about a year ago. Born Jessie Stipp June 15 1890 near Middletown she married Frank Kamp Feb 21 1912. Survived by husband two daughters Wynna Gerhart of Brighton and Jean Collins of Key West Fila. Graveside service 2 p m Monday Bellflower Cemetery memorials to Cancer Society or Bellflower Cemetery.

Montgomery City Frank Kamp O.A. Kamp Brighton Colo Jessie Stipp Rastus Stipp Middletown Bellflower Joe Wynna) Gerhart Waldo Jean) Collins Key West Fila Bellflower Cemetery The Cancer Society

Paris Infant Dies Unexpectedly

Michelle Kay Duncan eight month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Aubrey Duncan of Paris was found dead in her bed at 6 p.m. Thursday by her mother Services were held at Agnew Funeral Home with the Rev Michael Barrett officiating and burial in Walnut Grove She was born May 18 1975 in Mexico to Aubrey Dennis and Sandra Kay Arnett Duncan Surviving are her parents a brother Michael and grandparents Ray Duncan and Everett Arnett Jr all of Paris

Paris Michelle Kay Duncan Aubrey Dennis Duncan Agnew Funeral Home Michael Barrett Walnut Grove Cemetery Michelle Mexico Aubrey Dennis Sandra Kay Arnett Duncan Michael Ray Duncan Everett Arnett Jr

Mrs. Harrison Jones Rites Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Harrison D. Wilma Jones, 75, formerly of 624 N. Jeffries, were held today at 2 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin Jones officiating. Organist Mrs. John Willer and vocalist Mrs. John Connor, pallbearers Jim Watts Donald Phillips Charles Phillips Douglas Phillips John Watson Tony Kinder, burial at East Lawn Memorial Park.

Harrison D Wilma) Jones N. Jeffries Arnold Funeral Home Marvin Jones John Willer John Connor Jim Watts Donald Phillips Charles Phillips Douglas Phillips John Watson Tony Kinder East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Vespers to Feature Rev Ray McAllister at MMA Chapel

The Rev. Ray McAllister will speak at the weekly Vespers service at 6 30 p.m. Sunday in the Missouri Military Academy Memorial Chapel. Cadet Michael Jones will serve as reader and the services are open to the public.

Ray McAllister Missouri Military Academy Memorial Chapel Michael Jones

Weather and Public Notices From The Daily Record

Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows in the 20s, then sunshine and warmer Sunday in the 40s. Missouri outlook partly cloudy, lows 30s to 40s, highs 40s to 50s. Admissions list reading like a hospital roll call with multiple towns and names, including Charles C. Thompson and Gina M. Kniepfel. births noted, various dismissals, and deaths. Public safety note on a yield-right-of-way summons following a Boulevard and Breckenridge collision. Deaths listed: Mrs. Frank Kamp, William Mabry, and Michelle Kay Duncan among others. Market updates for soybeans, wheat, corn, milo, and selected stocks, with Dow Jones higher finance close.

Hunt Mom Who Dumped 3-Year-Old in New Orleans

Police pursue California woman nicknamed Pat who allegedly abandoned her three year old son during a cross country hitchhiking trip in the French Quarter. Detectives link the child, identified as Clifford, to Mercy Hospital in San Francisco and await hospital prints for positive ID as Pat reportedly heads toward San Diego with a reported black male companion Shenandoah.

New Orleans California Pat San Diego Ronald Cannatella Volunteers of America Salvadore V. Gagliano Times-Picayune Cannatella Shenandoah Clifford Mercy Hospital San Francisco

Airlines Set Second Domestic Fare Rise Amid Caution

The second domestic fare increase in three months takes effect Sunday as 12 airlines seek higher profits. United Airlines will raise fares and seek CAB approval for a further 2 percent on March 1, while National Airlines plans no immediate change and Eastern Airlines notes March 1 implementation. Chicago New York coach rises from 74 to 75 dollars and Chicago Los Angeles from 142 to 143 dollars.

Associated Press Civil Aeronautics Board United Airlines National Airlines Eastern Airlines New York United Chicago Los Angeles

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