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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1974
Page
3
AAP survey finds Missouri motorists mostly adhere to the 55 mph limit on interstates. Reporters note slower speeds but similar enforcement levels, with highway fatalities dropping from 418 to 233 by April 29 year over year.
An Associated Press survey across 48 states shows drivers still exceed the 55 mph limit despite nationwide enforcement amid the new law. Speeds average 65–70 mph. tickets rise modestly with authorities reporting thousands of arrests in weeks around mid-April. Traffic deaths trended down, but gas availability and flow of traffic push speeds higher in some areas.
In Honolulu a six month old cat named Misto survived a 16 story fall April 19 landing in a tree and planter after tumbling from a 19th floor balcony. The fall exceeds the previous 120 foot record held by Pussycat set in 1965. Misto's owner says the cat is back to his old self.
In Ken nett Missouri a family quarrel ended with the death of 39 year old W W Champlin. Police say Champlin drunkingly beat his wife Christine and a daughter Vickie when his son 12 year old Mark shot him with a .410 shotgun. Dunklin County juvenile authorities were to receive details today.
Mary Rockefeller Strawbridge, daughter of former Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, marries Thomas B. Morgan, a former member of Mayor John V. Lindsay’s staff. It is the couple’s second marriage for both.
A devotional note recounts Jesus' words to Mary and John at the Cross, presenting Mary as mother to all believers. It promotes a free booklet titled Behold Your Mother, detailing Mary's role in Christian life and the life of the Church.
Washington AP report details former Associated Milk Producers official David Parr seeking two million dollars in cash to aid Wilbur Mills 1972 presidential bid. Co op leaders dispute, citing policy and legal issues in using corporate funds for campaigns. The saga ties to Mills allies, Watergate inquiries, and large dairy money traces. Dr R L Searfoss travels to Chicago for optometric congress with son John as guest.
Picketing by fired pressmen at The Kansas City Star continued as Jackson County Circuit Court planned a hearing on a temporary injunction. Union officials said the shutdown was a spontaneous protest, while the company cites a no strike clause. Supervisory staff published a combined Saturday and Sunday edition over the weekend.
In Harvey Illinois a 71 year old flagpole sitter from Dayton Ohio died after a promotional stunt at a shopping center when a tightened card made the pole snap. Richard Dixie Blandy suffered a crushed skull and internal injuries and died about three hours later. The sponsored stunt had Blandy mount the pole at 10 a.m. Thursday and descend at 8 a.m. Sunday. the accident occurred shortly before his planned return.
COLUMBUS Ohio AP The under secretary of Agriculture J Phil Campbell said housewives need not fear bread rising to $1 a loaf Baker industry claims sparked the scare but Campbell insisted there is ample wheat nationwide and the government stopped tracking it He added bakers must actively seek available wheat to meet demand
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