Soviet Hijackers Release Hostages in Helsinki
Two hijackers who seized an Aeroflot jet with 79 aboard released 49 hostages in Helsinki today and then reportedly departed in a light plane. The crew and 42 women and children were freed as negotiations continued, with 30 still aboard. Security at Stockholm tightened as oil ministers arrived for OPEC talks.
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Carter abandons Alaska oil swap plan
President Carter drops the proposal to exchange Alaskan oil for Japanese oil shipments from the Persian Gulf. Energy adviser James Schlesinger said the decision avoids consumer pushback amid a looming energy crisis. Officials prefer pipelines to move surplus oil to the Midwest as pumping resumes after a fire near Fairbanks.
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City council tackles plumbing code and meter fees
The council will hear updates to the 42-A building and fire codes and consider changes to plumbing code fees. A bond and insurance requirements would replace exams for license approval. Downtown parking meter study proceeds with a proposal for free parking during sales and farmer market spaces. The Mexico Humane Society seeks to take over dog licensing and shelter operations.
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Consumer Mail Rate Clears First Hurdle
Washington AP The U S Postal Service backed Carter's two tier rate plan setting 13 cent first class for individuals and 16 cent business mail with a citizen rate. The board sent the proposal to the Postal Rate Commission for hearings up to ten months, delaying any change before next May. Bailor said practical service would be the same despite separate sorting of citizen rate mail. The package included a 2 cent discount to 14 cents for mailers who pre sort, plus discounts for newspapers and magazines. the plan would raise rates about 22 percent across classes.
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Mexicoans named co chairs for Audrain Medical Center fund drive
Mrs. Margery N. Gantt and Charles Cockelreas of Mexico named co chairs of the Audrain Medical Center Building Fund Campaign. The drive seeks 1 million dollars to expand and modernize hospital service areas in the first phase of a long range plan. Kickoff dinner set for Aug 2 at Todd's on Highway 54 South Mexico.
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William L. McCallum Dies At 51 In Mexico Missouri
William L. McCallum 51 of 1301 Dorcas died Sunday night at Audrain Medical Center after three weeks as a patient. Services Tuesday at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Charles Olsen officiating. Burial at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Born October 31 1925 in Moberly son of Cecil and Stella Green McCallum. Married Kathryn M. Boyd April 7 1951 in Mexico and she survives. He was a city postal carrier for 26 years and served in the US Navy during World War II. He was an elder and deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. Survived by his mother in Mexico four nieces and eight nephews. Visitation after 7 tonight at Precht Pickering Funeral Home.
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