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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1972

Page

4

Labor Poll Puts Wallace In 4th

ALABAMA GOVERNOR GEORGE C. WALLACE, projecting strong votes in Wisconsin, is ranked No 4 among Democratic entrants in AFL-CIO organized labor polling. Humphrey Muskie and McGovern lead, with Wallace drawing about 12 percent support in the Wisconsin primary polling conducted last weekend across 455 respondents.

Milwaukee Wis Alabama George C. Wallace Wisconsin John W. Schmitt Wisconsin Afl-Cio Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Edmund S. Muskie Maine George McGovern South Dakota Wallace Madison la Crosse Humphrey Wausau Muskie Green Bay Stevens Point Nashville Tenn Tennessee General Assembly Afl-Cio Oliver Quayle & Co Henry M. Jackson New York John V. Lindsay Jackson Appleton Ohio Lindsay Massachusetts California Eugene J. McCarthy Shirley Chisholm McGovern Chisholm Quayle New York Post Paul N. McCloskey Nixon Washington McCloskey Boston Edward J. McCormack Kenneth P. O’donnell Pennsylvania McCormack

Stranger pays Frisco for Gasoline 31 Years Later

A well dressed stranger in West Plains entered the Frisco Transportation Co office and offered to pay 30 cents per gallon for 10 gallons of gasoline he siphoned 31 years earlier to joy ride. He said he had found Christianity and wanted restitution, leaving the money and a note for the Springfield main office.

West Plains Frisco Transportation Company Frisco Springfield

Integration Law In Black Interest

Washington AP reports a poll showing Black students aiming for college prioritize pollution control and crime prevention over desegregation. They seek degrees to return to uplift the Black community, with about 90 percent willing to work full time to stay in college. The profile was compiled by the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students.

Washington National Scholarship Service Fund For

February 1972 Public Safety Report For Minn uh City

Police Chief Farl Jones says February figures match prior months. Fire Department logged 12 service calls with breakdowns across dwellings, vehicles, brush, and other emergencies. Training included 13 in service practices for 20 men and a nine hour basic school with 13 attending. There were 35 major offenses and 155 minor offenses with several clearances. Traffic incidents totaled 43 motor vehicle accidents and 599 parking violations. A subsequent inquiry requests Audrain County salary figures from the annual state report listing officials and compensation.

Fire Departments Farl Jones Fire Department

February police activity report summary

February activity included 19 533 miles of vehicular patrol 4 court appearances 28 persons interrogated 6 photo assignments 4 fingerprints taken 6 money escorts 4 official deliveries 11 other escorts 145 animal complaints 325 other investigations 250 hours of traffic control 145 officer reports 470 public reports 615 total reports 4 staff meetings 2 officers in 3 weeks of training.

Town approves $170000 park bond in Scott City

Voters in Scott City Missouri approved a 170000 bond issue to fund a recreational park featuring a swimming pool tennis and basketball courts a picnic area and parking. The measure passed 480 to 161 on Tuesday.

Scott City Missouri

Poitier Belafonte in Dar Es Salaam Visit for African Film Industry

Poitier and Belafonte arrived as guests of the Tanzanian government to study the feasibility of an African film industry. They will spend a week gathering information and proposing films that could be produced, with Poitier saying such a industry would teach Africans about their heritage and aid decolonization.

Dar Eis Salaam Tanzania Sydney Poitier Harry Belafonte Poitier

Suit Seeks to Halt Missouri Party Delegation Meetings

Irving Achtenberg of Kansas City sues to block ward and township mass meetings for selecting delegates to the national Democratic Convention. He challenges Missouri Democratic Party by laws saying state chair Delton Houtchens and the Missouri State Democratic Committee conduct party affairs. The petition alleges the delegate selection procedure violates equal protection and one man one vote. Houtchens had called mass meetings for June 10 to nominate state convention delegates.

Kansas City U.S Irving Achtenberg Missouri Democratic Party Delton Houtchen Clinton Missouri State Democratic Committee Jefferson City Houtchens Achten

State committee by laws delays suit seeks injunction

Berg filed suit nearly a year after the state committee adopted by laws and constitution asking the court to issue injunctive relief until delegate selection rules meet constitutional standards. Judge Elmo B. Hunter set a hearing for next Monday on the temporary injunction request. Today in History notes meat rationing began in the United States in 1943.

Berg State Committee Achtenberg Elmo B. Hunter United States

Kansas Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment in Legislature

Kansas became the seventh state to ratify the federal equal rights amendment. The Senate approved 34 to 5 after the House passed 86 to 37. Gov. Robert Docking praised the action as just and right. The article notes two women in the 425 member House Glee Jones and Jose.

Topeka Kan Kansas Senate House Robert Docking Glee Jones R-Hamlin Jose

Unclear name residence vote on resolution

Phine Younkin of Junction City voted against the resolution, reflecting opposition within the local decision making.

Phine Younkin o-Junction City

Rochester Dean's List Honors Brashears at UR

Richard Clay Brashears of 1223 Ringo Street was named to the University of Rochester fall semester Dean's List. The achievement places him among more than 1,700 undergraduates recognized for academic excellence.

Brashears Richard Clay Brashears Ringo St University of Rochester N. Y

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