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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1974

Page

4

Government to Buy 45 Million Dollars Worth of Hamburger

USDA officials say the spring beef buying plan, worth 45 million dollars, could lift cattle prices and raise supermarket costs modestly. The meat would be donated to schools, with purchases aimed at removing grain‑fattened cattle from normal channels and shipping by July.

Washington Agriculture Department John Larsen USDA Agriculture White House Jerry Goodall Department Agricultural Marketing Service

Cattlemen See Nixon Beef Order as Help Not Cure

Kansas and Missouri cattlemen welcomed President Nixon's $45 million red meat purchase as a boost yet said it will not solve the beef industry’s problems. They cited modest impact on consumers, potential delay in market improvements, and the order as an economy move amid price controls.

Associated Press Nixon Kansas Missouri Claire Robinson Kansas Livestock Association Missouri Cattlemen's Association Bill Amstein KLA John Meetz Topeka Robinson J. R. Ham Garden City Master Feeders Jr, Inc

Two men to take lie tests in shotgun death case

Laclede County authorities planned lie detector tests today for two men held in the shotgun slaying of 31 year old Joseph Woodruff. Woodruff's body was found in Osage Fork River after his car was found abandoned, prompting the drag search near Lebanon, Missouri. Dr Edward A Condon, 72, noted physicist and Los Alamos wartime contributor, died in Boulder Colorado.

Lebanon Joseph Woodruff Osage Fork Laclede County Woodruff Edward A. Condon Boulder Colo Los Alamos N.M

Wife joins husband in garage work in Florida

Helen Hunter, 33, left a typing job to join her mechanic husband Roy in Roy and Helen's Service Center in Boca Raton. She now handles brakes, water pumps and batteries while Roy runs major repairs. She enjoys the work, despite male chauvinist remarks, and says she feels like a liberated woman.

Boca Raton Fla Helen Hunter Roy Helen Hunter Leicester Mass

Woman Trades Tools For Traces Of Romance In Repair Shop

In Mexico Missouri a woman recalls her shift into a mechanic role while watching men work on cars. She notes her husband approves of her changing tasks and teases with flirtatious moments as they share laughs in the shop. The piece highlights adapting to hands on work and humor in a small town setting.

Amtrak Fares to Rise 20 Percent West of Chicago

Amtrak plans a 20 percent fare increase for trips west of Chicago. The raise takes effect June 9 with fares to be reduced again in September, according to Amtrak Vice President Ed win Edel.

Washington Amtrak Chicago Edwin Edel

MU Summer School Different This Year

MU Summer School in Columbia will offer multiple enrollment options with distinct eight week and four week sessions starting June 10 and ending August 2 or July 5, or July 8 for different lengths. in a separate item, Mr and Mrs John Thomas Clark announce the birth of their son James Dryden at MU Medical Center on March 11 weighing eight pounds seven and a half ounces. Jay is three.

Columbia University of Missouri- Columbia John Thomas Clark University of Missouri Medical Center James Dryden Jay Clark Judy Dryden Mexico High School U. S. Army Robert Clark Mexico University of Missouri

Negro Law Grad In Collins Office

Ollie Robert Mack Jr. a recent University of Missouri Law graduate works as a clerk for Granville Collins and Anne Fleming in Columbia and Fulton. He plans to become a partner after bar results, which would make him Missouri’s only Negro attorney in general practice outside metro areas. Mack, an Overland native, attended Millikin University on an athletic scholarship and was 1971 athlete of the year. His father is a school principal and his mother a teacher. He and his wife Leona have two children.

Ollie Robert Mack Jr University of Missouri At Columbia Granville Collins Anne Fleming Columbia Fulton Mack Missouri Mr. Mack Ritenour High School Overland Millikin University Decatur Webster Groves Schall School Home Heights School Leona

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