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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1975
Page
1
Federal labor mediators step up efforts to resolve railroad and postal contract disputes as strike deadlines loom, with ongoing talks between negotiators, unions, and rail carriers. The AP reports rising tension and reluctant concessions ahead of potential work stoppages.
Israeli jets attacked the Ein Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon in Lebanon twice, killing four and wounding 22. Rockets from southern Lebanon lightly wounded two women in Nahariya as Rabin updated cabinet officials on talks with Kissinger. The Palestine guerrillas claimed hits on Israeli Phantoms, while a jet reportedly crashed into the Mediterranean.
An eight pound five ounce son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert C Stewart of Vandalia at 12 28 am today at Audrain Medical Center The baby joins Mr Stewart who works at North American Refractories Co in Farber
AP outlines President Ford's nonpolitical weekend in Traverse City Mackinac Island and Chicago where he drew large friendly crowds and showcased warmth but offered only simple optimism. He cites his home-state support, Mayaguez event boosts, and a polished yet modest speaking style as indicators for the 1978 campaign.
In Wake County Superior Court Joan Little, 21, sits for the start of a first degree murder trial over the fatal stabbing of Clarence Alligood, a 62 year old jailer. She contends self defense against an attempted rape in her Beaufort County Jail cell. The case has drawn civil rights and women's groups and a large prospective jury pool. A federal challenge to courthouse restrictions on assemblies is set for Thursday.
A warrant for first degree murder was issued for Harold Rucker in Warrensburg Mo after he reported the shooting death of Joseph Thomas White 29 of Warrensburg White died after being shot in the chest by a .22 rifle during surgery at a local hospital Haubners Have Girl A Auxvasse couple James R Haubner and his wife welcomed a seven pound 15 ounce daughter born at 32 30 pm Sunday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico
Two Tennessee brothers wanted for armed robbery were captured after a brief shootout with a Missouri trooper and a ferry operator at a Mississippi River crossing. James Flowers, 36, and Bernie Flowers, 19, of Wynnburg were jailed in New Madrid County on robbery charges. The incident followed a tip and occurred as they headed toward Tiptonville Ferry. Trooper Herbert Campbell, 39, was wounded in the arm and chest but survived. A separate event: about 50 antique cars, some from the early 1900s, will be shown in Mexico on Saturday at the Audrain Antique Auto Association show at West Plaza Shopping Center from 9 am to 4 pm, with pageant participants aboard some cars. Trophies, including a People’s Choice award, will be presented. The show is co sponsored by the Audrain Antique Auto Association and West Plaza Shopping Center.
Exiled author Alexander Solzhenitsyn on NBC Meet the Press cautioned that detente with the Soviet Union may hinder liberation in occupied nations. He urged Soviet leaders to withdraw from occupied territories and criticized U.S. handling, while scheduled to meet with the Senate.
U S Embassy consular section and USIS library in Laos will open only two days weekly due to a two week Communist occupation of the Embassy warehouses. Guards from Pathet Lao seized the warehouses. the USIS building was later returned, but warehouse access remains blocked. Thai Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj says Thai consular staff have been withdrawn from Pakse Savannakhet Ban Nouei Sai for security. Diplomatic strains grow as Thai observers are pulled back amid Laos Pathet Lao activity along the Mekong and cross border tensions rise.
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley acknowledges the agency carried out a limited number of break-ins for national security from World War I through the 1960s. He would not specify counts, said most activity ended in 1966, and defended the actions as in good faith while asserting details may be fully presented to the attorney general and to Senate investigators.
The South Vietnamese national bank announced eight branches back in Saigon and expects 14 in operation by next month, according to Liberation Radio. Reestablished in mid June by the Provisional Revolutionary Government, it was tasked to take over assets and operations of former banks as 548 private factories and other enterprises have resumed work, providing over 50,000 jobs around Saigon.
A committee of Army generals urged banning assignments by race religion or sex appeal after President Ford questioned past policies. Proposals include stopping Jewish and Turkish extraction biases for Saudi Arabia Greece and Turkey and ending judgments based on looks for women staff roles in Washington.
The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Columbia Municipal Judge Roger D. Hines removed for ethics violations after a formal hearing. The commission found he used a state lab for personal matters, detained unarrested individuals, and assaulted a woman in 1974 while seeking to suppress testimony. The court also suspended St Joseph attorney James Pendergast for six months for misusing client funds.
In Luanda heavy shooting and mortar bombardments shattered the capital as rival liberation movements clashed. Officials say about 300 killed since the flareup began Wednesday, with 1,000 displaced and 1,000 wounded demanding protection before Angola’s November 11 independence from Portugal.
Rodney T. Nebel announced Missouri Council on Criminal Justice funds will hire an extra deputy juvenile officer to supervise and counsel children in group foster homes across Audrain, Montgomery and Warren Counties. The position will be at the juvenile detention center in Mexico with homes in Mexico and Warrenton. Montgomery County needs a suitable home. Funds will also cover food clothing and needs for children in those homes.
In a rally of about 500 moderates in Chicago the Rev. Dr. John H. Tietjen predicted that ousting LCMS district presidents who ordain Seminex graduates could cut the church ranks by a quarter. He warned that by 1979 the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod might not exist as such. The Anaheim convention authorized by Rev. Dr. Jacob A. O. Preus to remove dissenting district leaders was noted, with an Aug. 13-15 ELIM meeting upcoming in Chicago.
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a ruling denying refunds of state sales tax to most car buyers since 1971. The court allowed two Greene County men to get refunds tied to a repealed federal excise tax but said no class-wide refunds exist. Chief Justice Seiler dissented, noting the state acknowledged owed refunds while resisting broad payment. The majority stressed fixed time limits and individual refund procedures.
Jefferson City claims Gov. Bond ordered revenue chief Spradling to halt low number prestige license plates. Spradling says Bond’s call led to stopping new plates though about 100 had been issued since 1973, mainly to Democratic lawmakers. a lawsuit by a plate holder paused the policy with appeals pending in Missouri Court of Appeals.
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