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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1976

Page

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Canning Strike Settled After 3-Year Contract Agreement

Striking cannery workers in California approved a new three year contract ending a one day strike that left fruit and vegetables rotting. The pact, ratified 242 to 1 by about 60,000 members, avg 54 cents raise first two years plus 52 cents next year, with health benefits and one extra holiday. Also noted is an end predicted for the coal strike and potential new approach if rubber workers strike continues.

Associated Press California Freddy F. Sanchez Teamsters California Council & Food Processing Unions Oakland Calif Sanchez Wildcat W.J. Usery

Chinese Still Give No Casualty Figures

Tokyo AP reports Chinese Foreign Ministry warned embassies of possible aftershocks within a day or two and urged full precautions as tremors continued after a devastating quake. Officials cited Tangshan and Tientsin damage with few casualty figures released. three Japanese technicians and one French woman confirmed dead.

Tokyo Chinese Foreign Ministry Peking China Hsinhua Tangshan Tientsin

Harrises Claim Juror Prejudice

In Los Angeles AP report jurors deliberating the Harris case faced defense claims that juror prejudice and a man seen with a paper gallows during selection may taint proceedings. Leonard Weinglass sought mistrial and charges dismissal against Symbionese Liberation Army members tied to Hearst case. Brandler denied dismissal and an emergency hearing resumed.

Los Angeles William Emily Harris Harrises Leonard Weinglass Liberation Army Superior Court Mark Brandler Brandler Patricia Hearst San Francisco

Dowell Welcomes Son Chuck Colby Dowell

Chuck Colby Dowell was born Friday at 7 14 am weighing eight pounds seven ounces at Audrain Medical Center to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie C. Dowell of Thompson. He has sisters Jennifer and Alicia with grandparents J C Dowell and Robert Woods of Paris and great grandparents the Neelys and Roy Stowers of Mexico. Father works for Wetterall Foods Mexico Division.

Jimmie C. Dowell Thompson Chuck Colby Dowell Audrain Medical Center Jennifer Alicia J.C. Dowell Robert Woods Paris Golden’ Neely Roy Stowers Mexico Dowell Wetterall Foods, Inc J.G. Deimeke Kindra D. Crews Nellie E. Fetterhoff Carnes Cahall Montgomery Een Wiley Los Gatos Calif Charles Rowland Perry Ruby I. Griggs Oran V. Maiden George King David M. Belshe Ethel S. Bodine Arthur W. Lamme Vandalla Ray W. Adams Edgar T. Sims Centralia Clifford J. Holt James C. Bishop Fulton Katie E. Diekroeger Warrenton Calvin Canine Barry McDonnell Richard Campbell Glen Blakley John Andrusejko Roseanna

Congress Cannot Force AT&T Wiretap Records

A federal judge ruled that a congressional subcommittee cannot compel AT&T to hand over records detailing secret government wiretaps without warrants. Judge Oliver Gasch cautioned disclosure would risk sensitive national security information and noted House access would require only eight votes to release. The decision frames a separation of powers dispute similar to Watergate.

Washington American Telephone & Telegraph Co U.S. District Court Oliver Gasch House Oversight and Investigation House Goge Richard M. Nixon Ford Jackson Miss Ron Nessen John Moss D-Calif Gasch United States Subcommittee House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee At&t Ines

Rainbow over Mexico signals weather plea photograph

Ledger photographer Richard Vance chronicled Donald Oberlag's stalled rain plea with a mowed wheat field image west of Mexico. The AP distributed the scene nationwide while Missouri papers ran the photo and a clipping from the Cincinnati Enquirer front page. A bright western rainbow appeared this morning raising questions if rain had ended.

Mexico

Rites Monday At Middletown For Miss Rigg

Funeral services for Leah Rigg 41 will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Middletown Methodist Church with Rev. Clarence Smith officiating and burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. at Myers Funeral Home. Eastern Star services are set for 7 p.m. tonight. Rigg a lifelong Middletown resident born August 12, 1894 to Charles H. and Jeannie D. Stack Rigg, survived by several nephews.

Middletown Leah Rigg Middletown Methodist Church Clarence Smith Fairmount Cemetery Myers Funeral Home Eastern Star Miss Rigg Charles Henry Jeannie Dean Stack Rigg Order of the Eastern Star

Service Held For Mrs. Munson

Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Munson, 78, were held yesterday at Fenton Funeral Chapel in Centralia with Rev. Tyan O. Donaldson of the Mexico Methodist Circuit presiding. Burial followed at Glendale Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers included Walter Coldicott, Raymond Conley, Howard Armentrout, Clyde Shepherd, Glenn Vance, and others. Mrs. Munson died Wednesday morning at Audrain Medical Center.

Munson Centralia Harry Munson Fenton Funeral Chapel Tyan O. Donaldson Mexico Glendale Memorial Gardens Walter Coldicott Raymond Conley Howard Armentrout Clyde Shepherd Glenn Vance Donald“ Harrison Maryingon Dean Friedli Jerry’ Cox David Sims Audrain Medical Center

Mrs. Wharton Rites Today

Funeral services were held today at 1 p.m. at Meador and Sons Funeral Chapel in Sturgeon for Lizzie Maude Wharton 82 of Sturgeon who died Wednesday at Sherwood Arms Nursing Home in Centralia Burial was in Mount Horeb Cemetery near Sturgeon Pallbearers were Mitchell Bartee Dale Forrest Casey Haux Ben Owings Roy Powell Dewey Roberts Mike Spelman and Frank Woodruff

Sturgeon Meador and Sons Lizzie Maude Wharton

Courthouse Offices Closed Tuesday on Election Day

All county courthouse offices will be closed Tuesday except Magistrate Court due to the primary election. Offices reopen Wednesday as usual.

Magistrate Court

Missouri Weather and Local Admissions Report

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in Missouri today. Highs in the 90s, clearing tonight to cooler conditions in the northwest. Extended outlook through Wednesday shows highs in 80s to 90s and lows 50s to 60s. Admissions list from Audrain Medical Center includes numerous named individuals and towns, with a birth noted for Jimmie C. Dowell's family. Marriage license applications and a minor two-vehicle accident near A and W activity noted.

Missouri

Traffic and court notices from The Daily Record A rounds up accidents and trials

Public Safety reports detail multiple fender benders with minor damage and no injuries in Martinsburg and nearby areas. A vehicle backed into another at Liberty near Calhoun, another rear collision on Boulevard, and a backing accident on Jackson near Jefferson. One driver cited for failure to keep a proper lookout. A grass fire west of Chevy Chase Apartments extinguished with no damage. A soda machine pried open at Ray's Sinclair with cash missing and damage. Highways Patrol reports a fatal crash on Route 6 near Reform. A separate minor crash on Route F near I 70 with no summons. Magistrate Court fines include two speeding convictions and a minor liquor possession charge. Grain prices listed by MFA.

Frances A. Hutchinson Columbiana Ohio Beverly Pottebaum Muldrow Roger Allen Cope Martinsburg Charles L. Hanna Route 1 Roger Donald Cope Hanna Liberty Calhoun Steven Wesley Leach Morris Jackson Jefferson Jewell B. Steele E. Anderson Oliver R. McGee Marine Drive McGee E. Boulevard Paul D. West Bougainville Chevy Chase Apartments Public Safety Department Ray's Sinclair S. Clark

Six Streets Slurry Schedule Out Next Week

Gilbert Patrick city engineer releases a slurry schedule for six streets next week with routes including Robin Hood from Kentucky to Curtis and Missouri from Liberty to Breckenridge. Weather may cause rain delays and rescheduling.

Gilbert Patrick Robin Hood Kentucky Curtis Missouri Liberty Breckenridge Springdale Fairground Dead End Lakeside Place West Cul-De-Sac Wilmar Morris Fairsite Drive Hickory Hill Jefferson Road Patrick

Stock market over the counter trading closes mixed

Yesterday trading in over the counter shares showed mixed results with Commerce Banc bid 2134 and Mercantile Bank Corp bids 28 and asks 26. Wetterau bid 16 and ask 1 TM. On the New York Stock Exchange Bobble Brooks closed at 4 and Chromalloy at 14. Combustion Engineering and Dresser Industries rose to 49 and Emerson Electric 37 with Interco 40. Kaiser Aluminum 37 and Near East Pipeline at 3a. Ralston Purina 61 and U.S. Gypsum 23. Wal-Mart 12. Friday close figures mixed across several names.

Commerce Bancshares Mercantile Bank Corp Wetterau New York Bobble Brooks Chromalloy Combustion Engineering Dresser Industries Emerson Electric Interco Kaiser, Aluminum Panhandler Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina U.S Gypsum Wal-Mart Ir Jones

Ford and Reagan vie for delegates in tight race

Ford and Reagan battle for delegate supremacy ahead of the Kansas City convention. Ford claims 1,135 delegates to win on the first ballot while Reagan supporters push 1,140. AP tally shows Ford at 1,104, Reagan 1,023 with 132 uncommitted amid Mississippi’s mixed sentiment under a unit rule.

Carter Congress Plains Ford Reagan Associated” Press Mississippi Kansas City

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