Machines and Dry Weather Cut Youth Detasseling Jobs
Specialized detasseling machines and dry weather may cut available youth jobs in the Mexico area in half as four farmers contract with Cargill Seed Co to grow new seed corn. About 200 workers could be hired in dry weather, 400 if wet, with detasseling set to begin by week’s end. The effort aims to breed corn resistant to southern leaf blight, using four-row seed plots detasseled to allow breeder pollen. Machines mounted on tractors will detassel about 60 acres per day, replacing slower hand methods and expanding statewide reach across Missouri Illinois and Iowa.
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Mexico Area
Cargill Seed Co
Wayne Shellabarger
Gene Shellabarger
D. C. Mathews
Audrain
William Schultz
Auxvasse
Bill Miller
Missouri State Employment Service
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Soyuz 11 Crew Die In Space Return
MOSCOW AP confirms three cosmonauts died as their Soyuz 11 capsule returned to Earth after a record nearly two weeks in space. Also reports Gravel release of top secret Vietnam war origins study and Congress fast tracks a 2.25 billion public service jobs bill amid budget tensions and talks on tax cuts.
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Moscow
Earth
Washington
Pentagon
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Congress
Nixon
Mexico Ledger Classified Rates and Hours
The Mexico Ledger lists mailing and subscription rates for various regions including Audrain and surrounding counties, Missouri in-state and out-of-state options, and military rate. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Nixon Says Turkey to End Opium Poppy Growth by 1972
President Nixon announced a Turkish plan to halt opium poppy cultivation by mid-1972, removing a major share of illicit heroin supply. He called it the era’s most significant breakthrough against heroin sources, with U.S. aid to help Turkey shift to other cash crops.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
White House
Turkey
Nihat Erim
William P. Rogers
Mielih Esenbel
Esenbel
Miami Beach lands 1972 Democratic convention
The Democratic National Committee picked Miami Beach for their 1972 national convention expecting 12 to 15 million in business and heightened security needs. Police, federal grant applications, and past Chicago memories shape planning as the city eyes significant publicity and revenue. In Cabool, Missouri, voters approved a 320000 school bond with a 313 to 111 tally, aided by a 50000 grant.
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Miami Beach
Democratic National Committee
Edwin Bishop
Bishop
Chicago
Rocky Pomerance
Cabool
Gravel Point Building Fund
Elvis Presley Street Named In Memphis Monuments
Elvis Presley is honored by the Memphis City Council with a street rename in front of his Graceland home to Elvis Presley Boulevard. The Chamber of Commerce lists Graceland Mansion as a top Memphis tourist draw after the Mississippi River.
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Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Presley
Chamber of Commerce
Graceland Mansion
Mississippi River
Billboard Law Seen To Trigger Special Session
Missouri officials debate tougher billboard control as federal funds hinge on action. Hyder urges a special session after bills stalled in 1971. Volpe warned of a 10 percent highway aid cut for five years if standards aren’t met. Hearnes resists immediate special session, favoring the 1972 session to address the issue.
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Jefferson City
Robert L. Hyder
Missouri Highway Department
House
Senate
John Volpe
Transportation
Warren E. Hearnes
Hyder
Hearnes
Volpe
Missouri
Washington
Ben Ivey
National Outdoor Advertising Co
Dallas
Ivey
Department of Transportation
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Saigon
Vietnam
Supreme Court
U.S
Civil Aeronautics Board
Logan Pharmacy
Montgomery
Laae
Cargil, Inc
Willmar
Ken Arends
Cargill
San Diego
Calif
Will
Showtime
Charlton Heston
Cc Fanavision
Golor
Betune
United Artists
Cotumexa Protuces
David Sussking
Mulgan
Michael Sarrazin
Barbara Hershey
Family Entertainment
Walt Disney Presents
Kirk
Douglas
James. — Mason
Paul Lukas
Peter Lorre
Richard Fleischer
Earl Felton
Sax
Emer Oe
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