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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1977

Page

4

No Sprinklers Alarms Required For Tenn Jail

The Maury County Jail in Tennessee lacked sprinklers and smoke alarms under state codes and had no automatic cell opening system. Seven keys were needed to release 56 prisoners as cyanide fumes filled the building, resulting in 34 inmates and eight visitors dying. The jail was 13 years old at the time.

Nashville Maury County State Correction Department Thomas Woodson State Jail Inspection Division Woodson Ray Blanton C. Murray Henderson Andrew Zinmer Zinmer Wisconsin Vanderbilt Hospital Dist Bob Gay Gay David Pulley

Former PSC Member Admits Bad Judgment

Former Missouri Public Service Commission member Charles Fain admits his involvement in a trucking case reflected bad judgment. He withdrew as attorney for Philipp Transit Lines after a PSC staff opinion found no law or rules violation, while noting public appearance concerns linger. Fain emphasized the need to avoid impropriety as he ends a 12-year PSC tenure.

Jefferson City Missouri Public Service Commission Charles Fain Fain Commission Philipp Transit Lines, Inc Philipp Associated Press Beaufort Transfer Co Gerald Ess Beaufort PSC Wayne Pence

Second Case Of Legionnaires In Missouri

A Douglas County farmer hospitalized May 31 with chills and fever is the second confirmed Missouri victim of Legionnaires disease. Tests confirming the illness arrived from Atlanta, as officials explore links to a St. Louis man hospitalized nine days who recovered. Authorities suspect a soil bacteria as the cause and will examine the victim’s family for traces of the disease.

Springfield Missouri Douglas County St. John’s Hospital American Legion Philadelphia National Center For Disease Control Atlanta St. Louis

Personal News of Wellsville Continued from Page 3

Mrs Mary Jane Walker prepares for shut in communion on July 3 with Don Burwell Kenneth Hintz A W Freyer and Leo Dodd. Mrs Paul Bishop returns from Tempe after surgery recuperating well. Hutchisons son John flies for Federal Express. Ben Clare home from Audrain Medical Center. Mrs W C Cannon of Tuscola visits daughter Roger Scott family. Marilyn Goshorn to collect items at 684-2714. Ivy Koester returns from Texas and Louisiana for granddaughter Laura Koester's wedding. Visits from Leonard Steere Darrel Koester and Clifford Wilhite add to weekend.

Mary Jane Walker Don Burwell Kenneth Hintz A. W. Freyer Leo Dodd PAUL __ Bishop Tempe Ariz John Hutchison Richard Smith Abilene Texas Arizona Bishop Hutchison John Federal Express Nesbit Miss Ivy Koester Louisiana Beaumont Tex Laura Koester Pearl River Dan Watts Leonard Steere Darrel Koester Saginaw, Mich Clifford Wilhite Houston

Kansas City Schools Desegregation Plan Approved

The Kansas City Board of Education voted 7-2 to implement its desegregation plan this fall despite no federal approval. A delegation will meet likely this week with HEW Secretary Joseph Califano. The plan had been approved March 20 along with a directive to implement.

Kansas City Kansas City Board of Education Joseph Califano

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