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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1977
Page
4
A Kansas City stockyard official rejects an Army research report claiming aerosol spray deodorants were used in a 1964 simulated attack at the stockyards. The report, delivered to a Senate subcommittee examining Army germ warfare simulations on civilian targets from 1949 to the present, prompted the denial.
State Sen. James F. Conway won the Democratic nomination for St. Louis mayor, defeating former Mayor Alfonso Cervantes 64,302 to 41,235 with Dudley Higginson third. A victory rally drew over 1,000 at Union Station as turnout surpassed 106,000 statewide. Cervantes hinted at staying active in politics while Poelker nears retirement. The piece also references other local races and a separate Army germ warfare simulation incident in 1964.
A course to train instructors in Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday March 10 and 11 in Stribling Auditorium Audrain Medical Center. The Audrain County EMT Association and Audrain Montgomery Chapter Red Cross sponsor with Dan Smith Boone County Fire District Red Cross instructor leading. About 20 EMTs from Kal Center and Van-Far Ambulance District are registered.
Coca Cola executive Harry Teasley says acrylonitrile plastic bottles are safe and the FDA suspension of approval makes plastic soda bottles harder to sell. Coke plans a substitute container and a returnable acrylonitrile bottle later, while rival Pepsi uses non acrylonitrile polyester bottles.
A Tuesday night fire destroyed two of three buildings at the Warrensburg VoTech Speirs Annex. The blaze started about 6:45 p.m. and was under control about 1.5 hours later. The rear two buildings were gutted while the front building suffered smoke heat and water damage. No injuries were reported.
Jefferson City Missouri AP report shows unemployment insurance benefits rising by 1.5 million in February while claimants declined. Total benefits paid reached 23,819,441 dollars, up 6.5 percent as state labor statistics were released Tuesday by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Kansas City publicist O Neill says he will run a statewide support campaign to push a medium security prison in Sikeston Missouri. He notes residents there oppose the Briaen site while linking to earlier opposition in St Joseph and Keven City during last year’s site proposals.
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