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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1971

Page

3

Missouri Senate readies last minute bill deluge today

In Jefferson City the Missouri Senate plans further bill introductions on the final day for ordinary bills as House members recess. The chamber has 333 Senate bills and 14 constitutional amendments, while the House nears 900. A proposed constitutional amendment extending adult rights to 18 year olds faces a tight vote.

Jefferson City Missouri Senate Senate House Lake of the Ozarks Ways and Means Senate Appropriations Committee Donald Manford Kansas City Appropriations

Personal News of Paris Community Highlights 1971 events

The column notes Griffens former Paris residents now in Nevada with Capt Griffen as pastor. It lists a Monroe County 4 H clothing project leaders training at Paris extension center March 3, with morning sessions optional and afternoon mandatory for leaders and fair judges, led by Joan Hickman. Also mentions Kirkland Club meeting, pollution program, cancer bandages project March 10, and upcoming moves of District Conservationist L E Friedly to Butler Missouri.

Monroe County Paris Mothers of Clothing Joan Hickman Kirkland Club Charles P. Callis Sam White Gwendolyn Richards Paul Ward Kirkland Powers Club Tom Callis L. ED. Friedly Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District Butler

Agnew Sees No Purge In '72 Campaign

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew tells Buffalo Evening News there will be no 1972 Republican purge similar to the Goodell purge last fall. He doubts any move to defeat Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield and says no purge is planned for GOP senators. He notes he acted on orders in 1970 when attacking radical-liberal senators and defends Goodell’s early conservatism then shift to liberal positions.

Buffalo N.Y Spiro T. Agnew New York Charles Goodell Buffalo Evening News Washington Lucien Warren Agnew Oregon Mark Hatfield White House Goodell Nixon Sen. Goodell Sen. Hatfield House Senate Robert F. Kennedy James Buckley

Bob Weigel Seeks Moberly School Board Seat

Moberly voter. Robert Weigel, former Mexico resident and MU graduate, seeks one of two seats on the Moberly school board as part of a four candidate field. He is a DuPont production foreman in Moberly with prior teaching and international engineering experience. Also: St Charles boy Jackie Carr, seven, missing after a fall into the Missouri River near St Charles.

Bob Weigel Moberly Board St. Charles Moberly Robert Weigel Mexico Weigel Robert C. Weigel California DuPont Mexico High School South America ST. Charles, Mo Jackie Carr Missouri River St. Charles County Sheriff's Deputies

Oklahoma's Abominable Chicken Man

An Oklahoma farmer discovers door damage and 7 by 5 inch hand prints in a chicken coop. Zoo experts and wildlife authorities call the prints primate like, walking on all fours, with a deformed thumb. Reports spread from Stillwater and McAlester as locals send photographs for comparison.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Aunt Reno Okla State Oklahoma City Zoo Lawrence Curtis Curtis Stillwater McAlester

Warning On Magazine Sales Crews In Mexico Area

Jim Stowe of the Mexico Chamber of Commerce warns residents about recent magazine sales crews. He notes a lack of chamber guidance but outlines protections: Central Registry firms, city business licenses for solicitors, and reporting complaints to police, sheriff, and the chamber. The chamber collaborates with the BBB to address issues with parent companies and ensure proper deliveries to holders of legitimate receipts.

Mexico Jim Stowe Chamber of Commerce Police Department Sheriff's Office Chamber Central Registry BBB Better Business Bureau

Local advice on shopping safely with out of town firms

Mexico area residents are urged to use caution when dealing with out of town firms. The Mexico Chamber of Commerce recommends buying locally when possible and knowing the true cost of purchases. Trust and personal knowledge are advised, with the chamber as a key information source.

Stowe Mexico Mexico Chamber of Commerce Stone

United Funds Short Of Goals

Canvassers for the United Fund raised a record 834 million in over 2,000 American cities in 1970 but fell short of the 8 percent campaign goal. Despite a 2.1 percent gain over 1969, economic slumps reduced corporate giving in Boston Seattle and Los Angeles by as much as 16 percent. Local UF officials will distribute the money locally to groups including the Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and public agencies.

Associated Press United Fund Howard Studd United Way of America Boston Seattle Los Angeles New York City Chicago Miami Washington Studd Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts

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