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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
1
Washington AP reports higher consumer prices in April, up eight tenths of a percent, led by a 1.5 percent food increase driven by a 13.1 percent rise in ground coffee. Excluding food and energy, prices rose six tenths of a percent, suggesting underlying inflation remains persistent for the Carter administration.
Actor James Cagney, after a brief hospitalization for anemia and a minor stroke, has returned to his Los Angeles home. Public note from AP confirms he is resting and expected to resume normal activities in coming days.
Boston experts Dr. Brian MacMahon and Dr. Charles Hennekens say birth control pills markedly increase heart attack risk, especially for women over 40 and for younger women who smoke or have high blood pressure. FDA already considers revised warning labeling.
Mr and Mrs Greg Stone of Phoenix Arizona announce the birth of a son Shawn Kevin Stone born May 17. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs R L Stone also of Phoenix and Mr and Mrs James LaMont of Michigan. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Kenneth Penn.
The Missouri Senate sent eight bills to Gov. Joseph Teasdale for signatures after approval in both chambers. Key measures include odometer tampering penalties with a title-recording requirement, a ban on devices bypassing long distance billing, and a grain warehouse statute overhaul. A campaign disclosure bill passed Senate unanimously, altering income source reporting and union and corporate contributions, with broader reporting for political committees and larger-spending candidates.
AP reports Missouri Governor Teasdale offered James Mulvaney a full six year term on the Public Service Commission after a Thursday meeting. Mulvaney, seen as consumer advocate, will decide whether to accept pending knowledge of future panel appointees and vacancies to be filled later this month.
Mr and Mrs Paul A Yount of Mexico attended commencement at the University of Missouri Rotla for their son William Philip Yount who earned a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering He will begin work with Gulf Oil in Casper Wyoming Yount is a 1973 graduate of Mexico High School
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