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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
3
By John Caniff SAP Business Analyst in New York AP hopeful signs show midyear economic relief but lack full clarity. Housing starts rise above year-ago levels while personal income and profits creep up yet unemployment remains high and inflation hints at a rebound.
President Nixon hosted a Kansas City briefing on domestic policy for editors and executives from 13 states including Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota and Wisconsin. The session covered revenue sharing welfare reform and government reorganization with figures like Rogers Rumsfeld MacGregor and Ruckelshaus present. Nixon planned a two week stay at the Western White House in San Clemente after tours of the Truman Library.
In AfyonkarahisarTurkey farmers resent a government ban on opium poppies a crop run for four centuries. Substitutes include alfalfa and beets with compensation aid from Turkey and the United States for up to 50 000 farmers. Officials warn drug control is needed though critics say the ban hurts poor opium farmers without solving u s drug problems.
Mr and Mrs Ronald W Stoeckel of 1412 Wilkes Blvd Columbia welcomed a daughter at Boone County Hospital at 1222 pm Monday. The newborn weighed seven pounds eight ounces and is named Amy Lynn. The mother is formerly Miss Lynn Parks, daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Parks of 201 W Boulevard.
In Boston six youths aged 12 to 18 wear red jackets to patrol supermarkets for shoplifting and pocketbook snatching. Managers claim a 90 percent drop in theft and better rapport with young offenders, who are asked to return items and leave the store.
Bishop Stephen Gill Spotswood, NAACP board chair, said at the convention that the Nixon administration has taken steps earning cautious approval from Black Americans though the racial outlook remains unsettled. He noted progress but warned the sky is not fully clear.
Jim Coe and Voight were rescued after a canoe trip went wrong, leaving two canoes and a rubber raft lost and the pair with minor bruises from rocks. Coe kept one camera and captured a photo during the incident.
Spottswood said low income housing was badly needed and might be coming with the Nixon administration adopting a more favorable attitude toward blacks. His comments reflected the NAACP position after drafting the speech with other leaders. In Jefferson City Missouri state banks issued a call for a report on the condition of all companies at close of business June 30.
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