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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1976

Page

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Carter Campaign Attacks Kissinger In Wisconsin

Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter campaigns in Milwaukee denouncing Henry Kissinger over Cuba policy as he seeks the Democratic nomination. President Ford’s campaign reviews North Carolina results after Reagan’s upset win as Wallace remains hopeful and race moves toward New York and Wisconsin primaries. A Michigan primary date is blocked by a judge amid funding disputes.

Associated Press Georgia Jimmy Carter Wisconsin Henry A. Kissinger Washington Ford North Carolina Ronald Reagan California Reagan Carter Milwaukee Kissinger U.S Cuba Africa Alabama George C. Wallace

Delegates Locked In As NY Clears Democratic Slate

New York certified official delegate slates for the Democratic primary with Udall projecting 37 of 39 districts, Jackson 36, Carter 34, Harris 19, Wallace 3, and Ellen McCormack sending 274 delegates to the national convention. Most will be chosen April 6. Callaway says unlikely to return as Ford's campaign director after suspension. Carter criticizes Kissinger for policy without public input amid Cuba and Angola remarks. Wallace concedes win unlikely but stays to gain leverage. Jackson says Carter’s win over Wallace ends Wallace’s race for practical purposes. Udall expresses disheartenment over public cynicism. Harris plans minimal April 6 effort, focusing on Pennsylvania. Brown adviser urges delaying foreign policy talk until California primary.

Arizona Morris K. Udall Washington Henry M. Jackson Oklahoma Fred Harris Carter Wallace New York Wisconsin New Hampshire Michigan Ingham County Ray Hotchkiss Hotchkiss Secretary of State Udall Jackson Harris Ellen McCormack Howard Bo" Callaway Ford Callaway Colorado Atlanta Kissinger Africa Angola Vietnam Montgomery North Carolina Alabama Massachusetts New York City Manhattan Pennsylvania Sacramento Calif State Assembly Leo McCarthy California Edmund Brown Jr Brown

Two-thirds of Primary Voters Are Democrats

Washington AP reports that in six early primaries about 68 percent of voters used Democratic ballots, totaling 5.98 million votes. Carter leads Democrats while Ford remains preferred by 55.6 percent of Republican voters, signaling potential party ID shifts and crossovers of interest to strategists.

Washington Ford Jimmy Carter Carter Gallup GOP Vermont New Bampshire Massachusetts Florida Illinois North Carolina Richard Nixon New Hampshire

Diabetes Clinic Scheduled at Mexico Presbyterian Church

A diabetes detection clinic will be held at the Mexico Presbyterian Church on April 3 beginning at 8 a.m. Sponsored by the Mexico regional branch of the Diabetes Association of Central Missouri, the event invites anyone interested to call Mrs. David Terpstra at 581-0131 for testing.

Mexico Presbyterian Church Mexico Regional Diabetes Association of Central

Crime Rise Slows As Murders Dip For First Time Since 1962

The FBI reports a 9 percent rise in crime in 1975 with murders down 1 percent from 1974, the first yearly decline since 1962. Other categories show increases from 1 to 12 percent, with regional gains in suburbs and rural areas. City totals vary, including Los Angeles and New York showing notable changes.

Washington United States FBT FBI Edward H. Levi Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Boston Atlanta Los Angeles New York

Ford Axle Plant Struck By Union

About 6 100 United Auto Workers members struck the Ford Motor Co plant in Sterling Heights Michigan the sole producer of axles and drive shafts for Ford cars A UAW spokesman warned a prolonged strike could trigger layoffs at other Ford plants Ford officials offered no timing on possible shutdowns elsewhere

Sterling Heights Mich United Auto Workers Union Ford Motor Co Ford UAW

Campaign Law And Tax Bills Approved

Missouri Senate approves and sends to the House a measure to tighten income disclosure for candidates spending over 500, targeting substantial interests. The House backs a property tax reform plan, pledging reassessment to one third of value by 1979 with annual checks by the Tax Commission. Other actions include increases to unemployment fund, safety glass mandate, and a tourism tax for Jackson and St. Charles counties.

Jefferson City Missouri Senate House Albert Spradling The People State Tax Commission Spradling State Elections Commission Jackson County State Supreme Court Steve Gardner D-Ballwin Tax Commission Richard DeCoster Christopher S. Bond George Lehr Lehr

Senate Bill To Revive FEC Is In Doubt

The Senate approved a bill to restore powers to the FEC amid debate and likely House and Ford veto risk. Key changes include additional asset disclosure for officials and candidates. Republicans split 19 against to 14 for. Democrats 41 for, nine against. Clinton Mo. Rep Ike Skelton denounced automatic pay raises for Congress and urged a public vote on increases.

Washington Senate House Federal Election Commission Ford FEC Supreme Court Congress Commission John J. Rhodes Arizona Clinton Ike Skelton Dlexington D-Mo

Lehr Gourley Dispute Waste In Food Stamps

Missouri auditors clash with Division of Family Services over food stamp losses. Lehr cites up to 70 million yearly waste from ineligible recipients. Gourley argues recent studies show much lower ineligibility, around 12.4 percent, while noting earlier data and nonresponses from 1974 reclassifications.

Jefferson City Missouri Division of Family Services Ewing Gourley Family Services Division George Lehr Lehr Gourley Family Services St. Louis

Truck Kills Worker at Raytown Traffic Signal

RAYTOWN Mo AP A city employee was killed Wednesday night when he was knocked from a cherry picker basket by a tractor trailer. The accident happened around 10 p.m. as he worked on a traffic signal at U S 50 and Raytown Road.

Raytown U.S. 50 Raytown Road

Moscow Threats Harass Americans

A bomb warning to the American Embassy in Moscow prompted evacuation of about 50 staff on the ground floor after a caller described a four pound C4 device. No explosion occurred and a search found nothing. The threat follows a spike in harassing calls to embassy personnel and concerns over retaliation for actions in New York.

Moscow New York Tchaikovsky Street U.S Aeroflot Walter Stoessel

Hoods Linked To Mellons Custody Kidnap

Federal probe widens into a Brooklyn custody kidnapping of two Mellon children. Investigators name possible organized crime ties and mob figures connected to a ransom offer of 250000 dollars. Mellon and lawyer dispute underworld involvement while authorities prepare grand jury presentation.

New York Seward Prosser Mellon Mellon Karen Boyd Mellon Catherine Leigh Constance Elizabeth Brooklyn Pittsburgh Walter T. McGough Underworld Joseph Colomba Eugene Gold

Teamsters Join Busch Strike In St Louis

Teamsters Local 1187 representing 140 workers in St Louis set up midnight pickets and joined the Anheuser Busch strike after not filing a 30 day notice for a national walkout. Production resumed modestly as the St Louis plant shipped a first beer Wednesday. Art Barhorst warned the strike could be long.

ST. Louis Teamsters Union Anheuser-Busch, Inc Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Teamsters Columbus Ohio Jacksonville Fla Art Barhorst Local 1187

Hearst Lawyers Seek Long Delay for Next Trials

Patricia Hearst faces multiple legal hurdles with an expected Los Angeles arraignment on state charges and an April 12 federal sentencing for the Bernal Heights bank robbery. Attorney Al Johnson says publicity surrounding her case makes a fair trial unlikely soon and seeks to sever her trial from William and Emily Harris.

San Francisco Patricia Hearst al Johnson F. Lee Bailey Miss Hearst Los Angeles Harry Schloetter Charles J. Roberts San Mateo County Schloetter U.S. District Court Oliver J. Carter Johnson Symbionese Liberation Army Hibernia Bank Berkeley SLA William Emily Harris

Wiring blamed in fire deaths near Waynesville Mo

Faulty electrical wiring is blamed for a mobile home fire that killed two young sisters, Lisa Lee, 3, and Josette Lee, 5, Tuesday near Waynesville. The fire started in the living room near an outlet, and the bodies were found in a back bedroom.

Waynesville Missouri Lisa Lee Josette Lee Denny Frye

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