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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1976

Page

10

Weather and local notices from Mexico Missouri brief

Official 7:00 a.m. readings cover temperatures precipitation and sunrise sunset. Missouri Kansas City area forecast calls for isolated showers, then sunny with 90s highs. extended outlook shows mixed temps and a chance of showers Tuesday. Local police reports, highway incidents, births and deaths listed along with court notes and market data.

Ledgerland Missouri Kansas City Lake of the Ozarks Pomme de Terre Stockton Bull Shoals Table Rock Beaver Grand Aeltas

Market Reports Mixed Trading Weathers Bank Rate Hopes

Over the counter trading showed Commerce Banc 21 percent bid 22 asked Mercantile Bank 28 28 Wetterau 16 17 on the NYSE Robbie Brooks 4 percent down 44 4100 shares Chromaloy 14 unchanged 4900 Combustion Eng 45 down 4 3800 Dresser 42 up 4 42500 Emerson 38 down 5 52500 Interco 4144 up 5 4000 Kaiser Aluminum 36 up 5 20000 Panhandle Eastern 38 up 5 11800 Ralston Purina 51 down 5 3200 US Gypsum common 22 down 4 9200 US Gypsum preferred 26 up Ya 300 Wal Mart 1258 down 5 25900 Dow Jones Thursday close 991.08 NYSE mixed as bank rate hopes wavered Citibank kept prime at 7 ruling out cut Northwest Airlines active on boards NYSE composite 55.61 AMEX up 104.74.

Commerce Bancshares Mercantile Bank Corp Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Chromailoy Combustion Engineering Dresser Industries Emerson Electric Dow Jones NEW York (Ap Federal Reserve New York Citibank Northwest Airlines NYSE American Stock Exchange

Litton Contributions Exceed 50000 In Three Weeks

U S Senate candidate Jerry Litton said his Kansas City campaign has drawn 50100 in the last three weeks from 1111 contributors for the period July 1 to 19. He noted over 1000 gifts were under 100 dollars and more than 800 under 25 dollars. He framed the funds as broad grassroots support from Missouri voters.

Kansas City U.S. Senate Jerry Litton Litton

Talbot Rites Held In Laddonia Church

Funeral services for Roy Talbott age 79 were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Laddonia Baptist Church with Rev. Cleo Sexton officiating. Burial followed in Laddonia cemetery. Pallbearers included Gaither Berry Burton Hooke Clyde Brown John Heim Estel Heizer and Frank Kesler. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Lowry Bob Johnson Walter Berry E. E. Erdel and Lee Sonwalt. Mrs Janice Naysmith played organ. Talbott died Sunday at 5 p.m. at Pin Oaks Nursing Home where he had been a patient since May 3.

Janice Naysmith Talbott Pin Oaks

Mrs Betsy Heathman Dies At 88 In Monroe County

Mrs Betsy Heathman 88 longtime Monroe County resident died at 11 30 a m Thursday at St Elizabeth s Hospital Hannibal Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Agnew Funeral Home Paris burial Bethel Cemetery Holliday Born May 13 1688 in Monroe County daughter of Aljournal and Elizabeth Maupin Hanger married 1906 to Silas William Heathman who died 1842 Survived by son Jake Heathman Arizona four daughters Hazel Harrison Granville Ruth Durbin Holliday Gertrude Hayes Hannibal Julia Babb Scottsburg Ind and several grandchildren

Paris Betsy Heathman Granville Monroe County St. Elizabeth's Hospital Hannibal Agnew Funeral Home Bethel Cemetery Holliday Aljournal Elizabeth Maupin Hanger Silas William Heathman Jake Heathman Arizona Hazel Harrison Ruth Durbin Gertrude Hayes Julia Babb Scottsburg Ind

Glenn Sailor Dies At 64 in Montgomery City

Glenn Sailor, 64, lifelong Montgomery City farmer, died at his home on Route 2. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Montgomery City Christian Church, burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Visitation after 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials to Christian Church or cancer fund. Survived by wife Doris, daughter Helen Stroud, son Larry Sailor, four grandchildren, two brothers Henry and Scott Sailor. Born January 8, 1912, five miles west of Montgomery City.

Montgomery City Glenn Sailor Montgomery Hollet Glenn Sailor Hollet Larch Birdella Scott Nunnelly Sailor Doris Jefferson Lee Helen) Stroud Trenton Larry Sailor Baltimore Henry Scott Sailor California

Mrs. Landry's Stepfather Dies in Wilburton Oklahoma

Mrs. Jim Landry of Mexico travels to Wilburton Oklahoma to attend the funeral of her stepfather Roy L. Roden who died of a heart attack at about age 60. Roden operated an insurance and real estate office and oil and gas leases, formerly Latimer County treasurer and city judge. Surviving relatives live outside Oklahoma. wife Julia died in 1973. Memorials to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Mexico requested.

Jim Landry Mexico Wilburton Okla Roy L. Roden Roden Latimer Landry Oklahoma Julia Landrys St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

Usery Tries For Renewed UAW Talks

AKRON Ohio AP U S Secretary of Labor William Usery Jr seeks a resume of negotiations in the three month old rubber strike. Talks with the Big Four tire firms broke off after URW rejected Firestone’s latest offer. About 66 500 workers are on strike including limits at Goodyear Goodrich Uniroyal Armstrong Dayton and some General Tire workers.

Akron Ohio U.S William Usery Jr Usery Peter Bommarito United Rubber Workers Washington URW Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Cleveland Firestone Goodyear Goodrich Uniroyal Bommarito UAW Big Four Armstrong Rubber Co Dayton Tire & Rubber General Tire

Perry Locker Fire Causes $10 000 Damage

An afternoon Perry fire damaged the Perry Frozen Foods Locker with about $10 000 loss, confined to two smoking rooms and meat. Employee Rosie Jackson reported the blaze at 4 p.m. The Perry Volunteer Fire Department fought the fire for 1 hours and blamed a faulty thermostat in the smoking room. The GOODYEAR ad in the Ledger notes a mispriced 25 inch color TV at $579.95 with trade.

Perry Perry Frozen Foods Rosie Jackson Goodyear

Clicks In Tapes At Harris Trial

Los Angeles expert says mysterious clicks on the William and Emily Harris and Patricia Hearst tape suggest tampering. He compares the sounds to Watergate and questions chain of custody as prosecutors seek admissibility in the SLA case.

Los Angeles William and Emily Harris Patricia Hearst John G. McKnight McKnight U.S. District Court John Strica Mountain View Calif Harrises Miss Hearst SLA Sam Mayerson Pik

Ford Seeks Funds From Sen Muskie

In the 1970s Portland entry Gerald R Ford mails a letter to Sen Edmund S Muskie asking for campaign contributions including support for his Republican challenger Robert A Monks. Muskie aide Larry Benoit notes Muskie would decline to contribute citing fiscal responsibility.

Portland Maine Gerald R. Ford Washington Edmund S. Muskie D-Maine Robert A.G. Monks Muskie Jimmy Carter Larry Benoit Benoit Senate Budget Committee

Viking officials aim to fix Mara lander soil arm jam

Pasadena AP Viking officials say a jammed soil-sampling arm on the Mara lander likely resulted from a locking pin not releasing. If correct, a Sunday repair test may restore the planned Mars life-detection timeline and not affect the mission.

Pasadena Calif Viking Jim Martin Martin Jet Propulsion Laboratory Viking 1 Mara Earth

Powell Delays Death Penalty

Supreme Court Justice Powell issued a stay on the July 2 order allowing executions in Georgia Florida and Texas pending rehearing. The halt delays possible executions for over 600 inmates nationwide and tempers ruling on mandatory death penalties. Names include Charles Profitt Jerry Jurek and Tray Gregg and locations Tampa Cuero and Georgia. court holds recess until October 4.

Washington Supreme Court Lewis F. Powell Georgia Florida Texas High Court Powell David E. Kendall Naacp Legal Defense Fund Associated Press North Carolina Louisiana Naacp Fund Charles William Profitt Tampa Fla Jerry Lane Jurek Cuero

Kidnap Case Update Links to West Coast Family Ties

Officials seek the three young men tied to the Woods and Newhall families as part of a widening kidnap case. The trio, connected to Woodside High School alumni, previously faced felony joyriding charges in Downieville after being arrested 150 miles northeast of San Francisco. They pleaded guilty to auto tampering with fines and probation.

FBI Woods California Newhall Henry Mayo Newhall San Francisco James Schoenfeld Woodside High School Schoenfelds Peninsula Downieville Calif

Winterization Continued in Mexico Community Program

The city’s community development initiative continues with $1800 in matching funds. Federal support flows through Title 20 of the Social Security Act via HEW and the State Division of Family Services. Present for initial Wilkerson home work were Charles McCann of SOEO and B J Reed Mexico development director.

Mexico Wis Department of Health, Education and Welfare State Division of Family Services Wilkerson Charles McCann State Office of Economic Opportunity SOEO B.J. Reed

New Director At Ford Campaign Named

Washington AP The chief Pentagon spokesman William S Greener Jr is named director of communications for President Ford s campaign committee He will resign his Pentagon post Aug 1 and start the new job the same day He will oversee the press advertising campaign and research division as the campaign staffs expand for the fall race

Washington Pentagon William S. Greener Jr Ford Greener Ron Nelsen Peter Kaye GOP Nessen Kaye President Ford Committee

Homecoming for Ross Ferris After Hospital Stay

Ross Ferris was released from Barnes Hospital in St Louis and returned home on Wednesday after a two week stay for surgery. He was accompanied by his wife and their son John Byron of Wayzata Minnesota who stayed for several days.

Ross Ferris Barnes Hospital St. Lows John Byron Wayzata, Minn

Mrs Nixon to be released from hospital after stroke

Mrs Richard Nixon, 64, is to leave Long Beach Memorial Hospital today after a stroke at Casa Pacifica. Doctors say she will continue rehabilitation at home as her husband and daughters Julie Eisenhower and Tricia Cox plan to be present at 10 a.m. PDT. The former first lady has begun physical therapy and may fully recover in three to four months.

Long Beach Calif Richard Nixon Long Beach Memorial Hospital Richard M. Nixon Julie Eisenhower Tricia Cox Nixon San Clemente Casa Pacifica Karen Krantz John Lungren Julie Tricia

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