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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1975

Page

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Israel Massing Troops Across Cease Fire Lines

The Associated Press reports Israel is massing troops and armor along the Syrian and Jordanian cease-fire lines with tank columns and missile batteries moving to concentration points. No commands issued statements. In Beirut a blast hit Al Moharrer offices injuring four. Iraq’s Abdul Jabbar Shanshal announces Kurdish war losses and Arab-Israeli war casualties. Palestine Popular Struggle Front claims responsibility for bombs in Jerusalem and Beirut, with thirty detained.

Associated Press Israel Beirut Lebanon al Moharrer al Dastour West Bank Jordan River Iraq Abdul Jabbar Shanshal Shanshal Baghdad Mulla Mustafa Barzani Iran Syria Golan Heights Egypt Jerusalem Palestine Popular Struggle Front

Annie Baxter first woman elected county clerk in Missouri 1890

Carthage Missouri report recalls Annie Baxter as the first woman elected to public office in the country when she won Jasper County county clerk in 1890. She served four years, faced a legal challenge, and earned praise for her administration. Baxter later held state roles before dying June 28, 1944 in Jefferson City.

Missouri Carthage Jasper County Annie Baxter Missouri Supreme Court Annie Joplin John B. White Pennsylvania Carthage Banner White Recorder Charles W. Baxter The Banner State Department Jefferson City Baxters Secretary of State James T. Quarrels School of Fine Arts University of Missouri At Colum

Heart Fund Drive Brings $5889 Total

Audrain County Heart Association reports $5889.44 raised in the annual Heart Fund drive led by treasurer Miss Rosalie Mudd at Monterey Restaurant. Arch Hays chairs, Kenneth Hintz announces impending Dallas headquarters and retirement for health reasons. A $500 donation to Audrain Medical Center is noted, with $1100 in memorial fund gifts this fiscal year. 12 stethoscopes purchase approved for blood pressure screening.

Rosalie Mudd Audrain County Heart Association Monterey Arch Hays Kenneth Hintz Weilsville The Heart Association Dallas Tex Hintz Woodrow Lee Audrain Medical Center Hays Max Berrey Leo Erdel

Senators May Vote To Add More Aides

The Senate weighs creating a new category of staffers to aid members on committees. Each senator would receive funds to hire aides, with costs estimated between 16.2 and 41 million dollars annually plus space. Key sponsors include Senator Mike Gravel and Senator Howard Cannon.

Senate Mike Gravel Alaska Congress Howard W. Cannon Rules Committee Gravel

Pet Hamsters Blamed In Flu-like Disease Outbreak

CHICAGO AP Pet hamsters blamed for a 1973 outbreak of lymphocytic choriomeningitis in upstate New York and six other states. 57 New Yorkers, including 19 in Rochester, were linked to contact with hamsters. up to 4,000 U.S. cases may have occurred. Illnesses appeared 8 to 12 days after exposure and ranged from fever to brain-related symptoms. some patients miscarried, and one pregnant woman had a miscarriage. All hamsters came from a Florida distributor via an Alabama breeder and sold through retail pet departments.

Chicago New York Rochester United States Journal of the American Medical Association Florida Alabama Associated Press New Orleans Bob White the Ledger Mexico Mary Williams Baton Rouge Doctor's Hospital Carol Hollingsworth Strasburger Strasburger Audrain County George Washington University Times- Picayune Hollingsworth

Mexicoan Mugged In Columbia

Charles G. Wilson was mugged in the Parkade Plaza restroom in Columbia Saturday night. A black man in tennis shoes hit him with a baseball bat and stole about $10 in cash 20 in traveler's checks and credit cards. Wilson, dazed but not concussed, was treated at Boone County Hospital and released. The couple live northeast of Mexico near Route J.

Charles G. Wilson Parkade Plaza Columbia Wilson John Cottey Boone County Hospital Mexico Route J

Water May Run Cloudy In Northwest

Orville Willis of Missouri Cities Water Co. warned residents in the Northwest part of Mexico may see cloudy water tomorrow as the firm begins flushing fire hydrants. The plan covers hydrants north of Monroe Street and west of Jefferson Street tomorrow and Wednesday.

Orville Willis Missouri Cities Water Co Mexico Monroe Street Jefferson Street

Missouri House races to finish budget bills this week

Final action on Missouri's 2.3 billion budget expected in the House this week after last week's approvals and pending measures. The Senate will extend sessions to clear backlog, with emphasis on death penalty, junior college aid, drug and alcohol treatment center standards, and repealing 18-year-old alcohol purchase exceptions. The House also works on bills correcting past enacted flaws and updating statutes after reorganization.

Jefferson City Missouri House Senate House State Supreme Court

Crop Dusting Plane Crashes Near Bolckow

A crop duster piloted by Jerry Lightle, 23, of St. Joseph, crashed in a pasture near Bolckow in northwest Missouri while spraying alfalfa. Lightle was listed in guarded condition with internal injuries burns and a broken arm at a St. Joseph hospital. The single engine Piper Pawnee struck a tree and burned, demolishing the aircraft.

Bolckow Missouri Jerry Dean Lightle St. Joseph Highway Patrol Lightle

New High School Meeting for Eighth Graders and Parents

Eighth grade families planning to attend Mexico High School next year are urged to join a 7 30 p m meeting in the high school auditorium. Principal William E Lowry will explain curriculum and enrollment options.

Mexico William E. Lowry

Anesthesiologists Tie Boycott to Insurance Rates

In San Francisco the anesthesiologists vow to remain off the job until malpractice insurance costs drop. Dr. Donald Walker says 80 private practitioners locally and about 100 in nearby counties are affected as Argonaut Insurance hikes reach 322 percent for about 4,000 policies. Some surgeons renew with limits and hospitals reduce staffing across eight northern California counties.

San Francisco Calif Donald Walker Franklin Hospital Walker San Francisco Medical Society Marin Alameda Contra Costa Argonaut Insurance Co Menlo Park California

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