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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1975
Page
5
A compact list shows current best sellers across fiction and nonfic tion categories with titles like Black Sunday and Helter Skelter. It notes publishers and editors, with references to Bermuda Triangle and other popular titles.
Canada begins metric conversion this week with Celsius temperature reporting and gradual changes through 1980. Over five years Canadians and American visitors will use liters and kilograms, while road signs and weather forecasts switch to metric units.
Alabama Governor George Wallace leads the 1976 Democratic presidential field in a Gallup poll with 22 percent of Democratic voters and 28 percent of independents. Sen. Hubert Humphrey orders second at 16 percent, with Henry Jackson 13 percent, George McGovern 10 percent, and Muskie 9 percent among Democrats. Independent results show Wallace ahead Jackson at 13 percent, Humphrey 9 percent, others lower. several named figures received scattered write ins. The report notes Wallace’s Birmingham remarks about state government priorities and possible national campaign plans. Also listed is a Georgia library bookmobile schedule for Auxvasse on April 3.
Idaho potato farmers plan to give away 100000 pounds of potatoes in a Salt Lake City parking lot as part of a protest over low prices. Farmers dump two million pounds daily to ease a nationwide surplus while asking for dehydrated potatoes for the hungry abroad.
The Qatar embassy in Washington has spent nearly a million dollars on a four bedroom home for Ambassador Abdullah Saleh Al Mana and his wife. The 28 year old envoy, the capital's youngest, gave a tour highlighting Spanish antiques a German pub styled basement and a marble two person tub with a blinking light packed master bath. The couple, aided by an interpreter, spoke of daily life with their two year old son and joked about embassy life while discussing his duties and studies at George Washington University.
Officials warn of a last minute surge as Ford's Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders sign up. By Friday 22 556 of about 120 000 eligible had enrolled across three programs with numbers varying by status.
In Riyadh the Saudi government says Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed, who fatally wounded his uncle last Tuesday, is sane and will stand trial soon under Sharia. A medical panel deemed him sane, though his past behavior was erratic. The case targets a potential public execution, with clemency possible from the victim’s kin or the new ruler King Khaled.
In Rome AP report Sophia Loren and husband Carlo Ponti deny divorce rumors. They say they are with their children in Switzerland for Easter and will return to Paris, where they reside. They previously lived near Rome and recently moved to Paris amid kidnapping fears.
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