6 Percent Food Price Rise Forecast for 1977
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department forecasts up to a 6 percent rise in U.S. food prices this year driven by higher costs for imported foods such as coffee cocoa and fishery products. Fresh vegetables eased in May while meat values slip through April but may rise again in spring and summer due to supply shifts and demand.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
County To Replace Damaged Bridge
Audrain County Court plans bridge replacement after a 35-foot Sunrise Road span was badly damaged Monday night when a tractor wheel struck and ripped away the rail and truss. The damaged bridge over an unnamed creek near Bill Jolly Jr. residence north of Mexico is weakened. officials hope to avoid heavy loads and school buses as repairs are arranged.
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Audrain County Court
Sunrise Road
South Fork
Bill Jolly Jr
Mexico
Glenn M. Barnes
Campaign forms as residents oppose Mexico city sales tax
With June 7 election looming organizers led by Doug Alewel gathered about 36 residents in the Audrain County courthouse to oppose a proposed one cent city sales tax. Fourteen pledged time and money, while five favored adoption.
Mexico sales tax split under city plan draws debate
Ledger details two articles about a proposed one percent sales tax. Former Mayor Lewis Brooks Jr. supports the plan, while Mayor David Lankford discussed it at a Jaycee meeting. Budget allocations propose 45 percent to streets and 10 percent to parks recreation public safety and salaries with 5 percent to human services landfill and contingency. Opponents question earmarking and overall need, urging cuts to basic services and questioning outsized spending on consultants.
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Mexico
Lewis Brooks Jr
David Lankford
Jaycee
Ralph Siron
S&s Electric Motor Service, Inc
Alewel
Coroner's Jury Rules death by own action in Harrison
The coroner's jury ruled Roger Lee Harrison 21 died by his own action after being found stabbed at his Elmwood Trailer Court home on April 11. Deputy Thomas W. Cline testified to seven chest wounds near the heart, with no sign of forced entry. The proceedings, led by Coroner Kevin Farnen, included autopsy results by Dr. John M. Boyce and witnesses from the Audrain County Sheriff's department.
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Roger Lee Harrison
Elmwood
Arnold Funeral Home
Harrison
Jake Miller
Kevin Farnen
Bob Kalkofen
C. R. Stevens
Ken Wyatt
Jack Smiley
Duane Cruzan
Thomas W. Cline
Audrain County Sheriff's Department
John M. Boyce
Mr. Harrison
Farnen
Cline
Boyce
Organizations Renew Smoking Ban Push
Washington protest groups urge FDA to regulate cigarette sales like saccharin. Petitioners from Action on Smoking and Health and allies ask FDA to prohibit nicotine containing cigarettes, challenging agency jurisdiction.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
John If’. Banzhaf III
George Washington University
ASH
Smoking and Health Group
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Bill Darby
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Clinton Secrease
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