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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1974

Page

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Mills Calls For Wage-Price Lids

Washington AP report says Rep. Wilbur D Mills urged reimposing wage price controls to fight inflation despite opposition. The Arkansas Democrat led House Ways and Means discussions while Senate deliberations and tax reform moves continued with Kennedy advocating loophole closing and relief funding.

Washington Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas Democrat House Ways and Means Committee Capitol Hill J F Mins Mills Nixon Treasury Wright Patman D-Tex House Banking Committee Banking and Currency Committee Senate Edward M. Kennedy Dmass Senate Finance Committee

Heat Forced East Coast Utility Cut

Heat and high electricity demand across the East Coast triggered 5 percent voltage cuts and power borrowing from Massachusetts to Virginia. Virginia Electric & Power Co and Consolidated Edison reduced voltage as plants shut down and the New England Power Pool borrowed 300 000 kilowatt hours from New Brunswick.

Associated Press Massachusetts Virginia Virginia Electric & Power Co New Jersey New England Power Pool New Brunswick Power Pool

Grain Cars Are Available

Kansas City AP reports a better grain car supply this spring as railroads say they have cars and need wheat. J.C. French and J.B. Gregg Sr. credit no panic buying, storage space, foreign demand, and railroad investment for the improved outlook. The two big lines Burlington Northern and Union Pacific added 7,000 covered hopper cars.

Kansas City J.C. French Kansas City Board of Trade Transportation Committee J.B. Gregg Sr Gregg Burlington Northern Union Pacific

Tornado Flood Victims Get Help Under New Law

Washington AP reports the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 provides up to 5000 for car replacement and 2500 for roof repair to disaster victims. Grants require loan application first and depend on financial need and damage extent. One stop centers in Minnesota Missouri Illinois Oklahoma and parts of Kansas streamline aid. funds cover rent medical needs and municipal repairs with state cost sharing.

Washington Midwest Small Business Administration Minnesota Missouri Ilinois Oklahoma Kansas Nixon

Teller Says Russia Leads In Nuclears

Dr Edward Teller testifies before a Senate committee arguing for declassifying basic nuclear science to end secrecy he says Russia is No 1 and ahead at a rapid rate American openness would aid scientists and prevent false securities and he urges classification for only essential details while withholding Soviet intelligence findings from publication.

Washington Russia United States Senate Edward Teller Teller Soviet Union Congress U.S

Christmas Mail Arrives for Prince George After Mixup

A sack of about 2000 Christmas letters destined for Prince George turned up in an empty Scarborough Ontario mailbag depository. Postmarked last December, the mail is being brought to Prince George for distribution. Local postmaster Bob Dumas apologized for the mixup.

Prince George B.C Scarborough Ont Bob Dumas

Panov and Wife Plan Their Trip Abroad

Ballet dancer Valery Panov said he and his pregnant wife Galina plan to leave Russia Friday morning for Austria then Israel. He noted doctors warned of miscarriage risk but she would leave a clinic in the coming days to join him. He declined to discuss returning to dancing, stressing health first.

Moscow Valery Panov Galina Russia Austria Israel Panov

Saudi Arabia Moves to Take Majority of Aramco

New York AP reports Saudi Arabia plans to raise its stake in Arabian American Oil Co. from 25 percent to 60 percent, aiming for greater control of the world’s largest producer which pumps about 8.5 million barrels daily. Remaining U.S. owners include Texaco Exxon Mobil and Standard Oil era partners.

New York Saudi Arabia Arabian American Oil Co Aramco Standard Oil Co California Texaco, Inc Exxon Corp Mobil U.S Rawleigh Warner Jr

Kurucz Name Their First Child in Warrensburg

Mr and Mrs Thomas Kurucz of Warrensburg announce the birth of their first child Katie Jane on June 2 at Johnson County Hospital the baby weighs eight pounds five ounces Grandparents are Mr I nearmas of Mexico and Mr Kurucz of Buffalo NY Father recently earned a specialist degree in school administration from Central Missouri State University and will serve as superintendent of Hardin public schools Mother formerly Jane Thomas earned a master's degree in elementary education this spring from the same university

Katie Jane Thomas Kurucz Warrensburg Johnson County I. Nearmas Mexico Thomas Nicholas Kurucz Buffalo N.Y Kurucz Central Missouri State University Hardin Public Schools Jane Thomas

Missouri Gets More June Gasoline Allocation

Washington AP reports the Federal Energy Office will allocate at least 90 percent of June 1972 gasoline to each state, adjusted for growth, with Missouri among states to receive a rise in daily supply of more than 10 percent over May. The total June supply is about 9.3 billion gallons for the month, about 311.4 million gallons per day, 4.3 percent above May's average.

Washington Federal Energy Office John C. Sawhill FEC Hawaii Indiana Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Arkansas Louisiana Pennsylvania Alaska Colorado Idaho Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota New Hampshire New Mexico Nevada South Dakota Texas Wyoming

Prostitute Recruiter Will Be Arraigned

ST. LOUIS AP Edward Franger, 54, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will be arraigned June 21 on charges of using the mails to procure prostitutes for work in the Bahamas. Franger was arrested May 17 in north St. Louis County and is free on 1000 bond. A policewoman testified at a preliminary hearing that he told a journalist she could earn a minimum of 600 a week as a prostitute in Caribbean casinos. FBI still investigates with no further arrests.

ST. Louis Edward Franger Fort Lauderdale Fla U.S James H. Meredith Bahamas Franger North St. Louis County FBI William S. Bahn Caribbean

Saigon Viet Cong talks resume after month pause

The Saigon government and Viet Cong representatives restarted the Joint Military Commission meetings after a month off. The VC demanded guaranteed immunities before discussing substantive issues. The four party team also planned to meet amid ongoing clashes in the Iron Triangle north of Saigon and near the Cambodian border. In Phnom Penh a bomb killed two soldiers at the 7th Division finance offices.

Saigon South Vietnam Vietnam Loc Ninh Viet Cong Joint Commission United States North Iron Triangle Phnom Penh 7Th Division

Democrats Claim Fifth Victory in Special California Race

Democrat John Burton won the vacant San Francisco area congressional seat with 73,114 votes, just 40 over the required 60 percent to avoid a runoff. Republican Thomas D. Cay lor finished second, with 30,908, and will challenge Burton in November in the new 5th District.

San Francisco John Burton GOP William S. Mailliard U.S Organization of American States Marin County Recanvass Burton Thomas D. Caylor 5Th

Boys Dolls OK With Spock

Dr. Benjamin Spock says he once thought dolls were only for girls but now believes a baby doll is a suitable toy for a young boy if the child wants one. He notes parents who reinforce gender roles may be insecure and would seek help if a child shows persistent cross gender identification concerns.

Pittsburgh Benjamin Spock Spock United Mental Health, Inc

Zebra slayings grand jury testimony on promotion and kills

A police informer testified before San Francisco grand jury investigating the Zebra murders that one suspect was passed over for a promotion in a death cult for not having enough kills. Harris testified the four men urged him to join the Death Angels, a group alleged to target whites. officials deny the subgroup’s existence. The four defendants Indicted May 16 face trial July 8.

San Francisco Grand Anthony Cornelius Harris Superior Court Morton Colvin Jessie Cooks Larry Craig Green Manuel Moore J.C. Simon Harris Death Angels Simon

They Stole Kitchen Sink in Fort Worth Home

Kathryn Saddler reported to police that burglars broke into her vacant Fort Worth home and stole a cabinet set and the kitchen sink. The incident highlights porch and plain entry for a theft in the area.

Fort Worth Tex Kathryn Saddler

Nuclear leak at Quad Cities plant in Illinois

A six inch pipe ruptured at the Quad Cities Nuclear Station near Cordova Illinois spilling about 30000 gallons of radioactive water. The plant auto shut down and the Mississippi River drainage carried some contaminated water. No injuries were reported and officials say the activity is not hazardous.

Cordova Tih Mississippi River Illinois Commonwealth Edison Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co Quad Cities Jerry Stanbrough Atomic Energy Commission Ilinois Towa

Jewelry Gifts to Wives of Agnew and Rogers

Washington Post reports that wives of former Vice President Spiro Agnew and former Secretary of State William Rogers received costly jewels from Arab royalty but only recently turned them in for official processing. Exquisite sets of emeralds and diamonds were presented to Adele Rogers and Elizabeth Fulbright, with others to Judy Agnew, all per 1966 law requiring transfer to the State Department for cataloguing and disposition.

Washington The Washington Post Spiro T. Agnew William P. Rogers Maxine Cheshire J. William Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S State Department Protocol Office Judy Agnew Adele Rogers Elizabeth Fulbright Cheshire Pat Nixon White House

FBI says SLA letters are crackpots and not credible

An FBI official says most letters claiming SLA ties are fake, notes crackpots in the United States and Canada mass produce messages. He cites penmanship and false threats, with only tape identification of Patricia Hearst’s voice showing any authenticity. A letter sent to a radio station claimed Hearst was killed by police, postmarked from Victorville, California.

Los Angeles Symbionese Liberation Army FBI Canada Mexico

Detroit Zoo Hires First Woman Animal Keeper Quits

Barbara Schemanski, 21, Detroit Zoo's first female animal keeper, leaves after a month to return to clerical work. She cites I am not suited to this kind of work and notes she joined 26 male keepers four weeks ago.

Detroit Barbara Schemanski Detroit Zoo Miss Schemanski

Houstons Welcome Daughter At Audrain Medical Center

Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Houston of Wellsville are proud parents of a daughter born Monday at 10 27 p m at Audrain Medical Center weighing seven pounds six ounces Mr Houston works at Kaiser Refractories in the community notice announced.

Nathaniel Houston Wellsville Audrain Medical Center Houston Kaiser Refractories

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