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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1977
Page
11
In Bucharest the death toll rose with 680 confirmed dead and 32 high rise blocks collapsed. Western diplomats warned the total could exceed four thousand with survivors still found in ruins. U S aid teams moved toward Romania as the quake disrupted housing and industry nationwide.
Missouri lawmakers advance a broad income tax revision replacing personal exemptions with direct credits, starting at 30 per person, with goal to offset revenue and avoid net change. A separate bill would allow Kansas City and St Louis area taverns to stay open to 4 a.m. within designated zones, charging $50 per year per venue.
Audrain County publishes the 1976 financial statement across nine Ledger pages under state law. The ledger notes $630,000 in nursing home revenue bonds, with $30,000 principal due June 1 and $85,000 due June 1, 1990. Total receipts reach $150,212.10. year-end fund balance is $72,964.43. Delinquent taxes total $13,627.10 and overall revenues and carryover amount to $813,704.63 from all sources.
Washington AP reports a busy Capitol week with major votes on President Carter's tax cut and 50 dollar rebate plan, and a 20.7 billion stimulus appropriation for jobs. The assassinations panel weighs James Earl Ray testimony while Gonzalez resigns. Senate hearings study a new Department of Energy and the fate of six old energy programs. Senate action on Warnke's arms control post and Rhodesian chrome import ban also loom. House and Senate push economy measures as votes approach.
Washington AP report says city leaders urge that federal aid be paired with scrutiny of broader policy effects. Phyllis Lamphere of Seattle tells about 2,500 municipal officials that Congress and Carter officials must heed economic policy impact, not just grants. She warns against chasing grants while neglecting policy decisions that can cost cities billions.
Workers from St. Brendan's School labor to complete cleanup after a weekend blaze that destroyed one room and damaged the audio visual room. Principal Sister Ruth hopes classes resume Tuesday as Knights of Columbus, students, parents, and volunteers scrub, paint, and repair.
Leslie E. Crews 84 retired farmer and stockman of Audrain County died Sunday at Audrain Medical Center. He was a longtime trader at the Mexico Stockyards Co and later served on its board of directors. Born February 23, 1889, he lived on a farm south of Mexico and first married Beulah Haley who died in 1922.
Ronald Adley waited five days in a flooded Kocher Co mine to be rescued knowing two buddies lay dead in the same chamber. Ten men were trapped. four bodies recovered as drilling resumed to reach others. Adley freed after crawling through an air pocket and walking to surface. Ralph Renninger and Donald Shoffler found deeper in the shaft.
Jeff Henzler, 22, of Pittsburgh, kissed about 3 000 females in eight hours at a Kappa Sigma booth in Indiana University of Pennsylvania to raise funds for a hospitalized brother. He kissed students, faculty, nuns, a puppy, and even his mom, hoping Guinness will award the record while aiming for $6 000 in total donations.
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