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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
4
Van-Far High School seniors report ongoing collection of household recyclables at the center. Items include old mail, clean milk cartons, flattened cardboard and cards, cans with labels removed, glass, aluminum foil, and TV trays.
The Senate blocked proposed pay raises for Congress and top officials, invoking a 1967 law guiding salaries. Republican leader Hugh Scott criticized the move, saying the system has been disrupted as the President’s proposed adjustments were rejected.
In Addis Ababa hundreds of students led antigovernment marches while police dispersed demonstrators at Haile Selassie University with tear gas. The strike, backed by the Confederation of Ethiopian Labor Unions, seeks a $1.50 daily minimum wage and broader labor reforms as government talks stall. Banks and many factories shuttered though some transit and services continued.
London AP reports Princess Margaret and her husband Lord Snowden will make an official visit to the United States in May. It will be her first trip to the United States since 1965. After the May 29 visit she will travel to Canada.
Farmers fearing fuel shortages for spring planting are urged to attend five meetings on the fuel situation arranged by the Department of Agriculture. Panels of officials from agriculture and fuel sectors will discuss access to fuel with questions answered by reps from Farm Bureau Missouri Farmers Association ASCS and the Governor's Advisory Council on Agriculture. First session March 21 in Columbia with subsequent stops in Kirksville Cameron Poplar Bluff and Springfield. New Rotary talks at Mexico club luncheon. Bo Broemmel chairs the program.
North Hollywood California AP reports motorists now carry about 9.5 gallons in tanks up from 4.6 prior to the shortage. Dan Lundberg of Lindberg Survey cites 1 million passenger vehicles conservatively boosting about 0.5 billion gallons out of service stations while panic buying drives higher top-offs and storage. Lundberg says the average car holds 17.1 gallons and fill ups are rising.
First Lady Pat Nixon hosted the National Association for Retarded Children twins Mark and Mike Hembd of Cypress California at the White House for the 1974 campaign. Their parents James A Hembd and spouse were present along with 7-year-old Scott. It marked the association’s first twin pair chosen for the annual promotional effort in its 24-year history.
The Moberly recycling center in the basement of the municipal parking lot now accepts all kinds of paper products in addition to cans and glass. Newspapers must be tied or bundled separately from other paper, magazines tied separately, and all other paper products may go in bags or boxes.
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