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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1977
Page
1
Official 7 am readings show highs near 63 and 70 in Missouri with scattered showers. Ledgerland expects cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of rain today and 60 percent tonight and Sunday with highs in the upper 60s to 60s and lows around mid 50s.
The Audrain Medical Center lists admissions including Mrs. Gladys L. Qualls Mrs. Leslie Whalen William Dunkle Mrs. Stanley Lauer Ralph W. Orcutt and others from Mexico Perry Vandalia New Florence and more. Dismissals cover numerous patients such as Mrs. Leroy Beatty Mrs. Nora B. Moore Perry A. Lowe and additional names across Mexico Centralia Thompson Sturgeon New London Auxvasse Paris Wellsville Fulton and others. Deaths note Mrs. Helen Oberbeck at 840.
Yesterday the over the counter and exchange markets showed price quotes for grains from MFA and Fowles Grain Co. including soybeans at 5.29, wheat 2.35, corn 1.85, milo 2.70 with regional prices. Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange featured Robbie Brooks at 4, Combustion Engineering 35, Dresser Industries 40, Emerson Electric 39, Interco 42, Kaiser Aluminum 28, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 434, Ralston Purina 14, US Gypsum both common 22 and preferred 24, Wal Mart 16. Dow Jones closed at 809.94 on Friday.
Multiple minor vehicle accidents were reported around Mexico and nearby towns with few injuries. Richard C. Baker backed into Raymond Eck’s car at Hoffmans IGA. Ernest B. Miller received a summons for failing to yield. Linda Mae Curry and James Hagood collided on East Liberty Street. unknown vehicle struck Dennis Fuemmeler’s car. A fire at Dr John Shaner’s grain bin burned milo in spontaneous combustion, with $8,000 damage after six hours. Marriage licenses issued for Power Stuart, Basinger Wallace, Fennewald Lowther.
A group of Shanghai reporters faced sharp questions with lengthy recitations as they discussed the Gang of Four. The discourse proved dull and repetitive, prompting one veteran publisher to end the session remarking he was tired of the accusations and walked out, ending the discussion.
Mrs. Helen Emma Oberbeck 80 of Route 1 High Hill died Friday at Jonesburg Nursing Home. Services Monday 10 a.m. at Harding Funeral Home Rev. Tom Higgins officiating burial Zion Cemetery St. Louis. Visitation Sunday 6 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Oberbeck born December 26, 1896 Highland Illinois daughter of Walter and Mary Duff Keller. Survived by husband William Oberbeck daughter Mrs. Paul Krez of High Hill and brother Harry Keller.
Services for former Jonesburg resident Mr Joseph DeGrasso 45 were held at St Marys Bridgeton with burial in Calvary Cemetery He died Oct 32 at De Paul Hospital Bridgeton Born Oct 15 1932 son of Albert and Margaret Taynor Married November 1952 Surviving include his wife Susie their three children two brothers and three sisters.
Services for Louise Johnson 78 of 219 E Anderson St are set for Sunday at 2 PM at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev George B Wraith of First Christian Church officiating Burial will be Elmwood Cemetery Family viewing tonight 7 to 8 30 at the funeral home
Prayer services for Mrs Flossie Rawlings Barnes of Lisle Illinois will be held Tuesday at 1 pm at the Arnold Funeral Home with Jim Randall minister of Love Street Christian Church. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Following services in Glen Ellyn Illinois on Wednesday her body was cremated. Edith Bush dies at 95 dean emeritus of Jackson College Tufts. Florence Vidor dies at 62 former wife of King Vidor and Jascha Heifetz.
Democratic Reps. Michael Lubyer and Harry Hill propose a constitutional amendment to let Missourians vote at the next statewide election on whether the one eighth cent conservation sales tax should expire in 1981. The tax, approved in 1976 and expected to raise about 25 million dollars for the Missouri Conservation Commission, has faced misunderstanding about its use.
President Carter faces a decision on signing or vetoing an $80 million authorization for the Clinch River breeder reactor project in Tennessee. He opposes the program, saying it would produce plutonium for bombs, and the action could mark his first veto as Congress debates separate authorization and appropriations bills amid broader federal funding.
Gov. Joseph Teasdale asked the SBA to declare 26 Missouri counties disaster areas due to widespread drought conditions. He indicated more counties could be added, enabling access to low interest SBA disaster loans for residents. Counties named include Atchison Holt Nodaway Worth Gentry Harrison Daviess Caldwell Mercer Grundy Putnam Sullivan Linn Schuyler Adair Macon Scotland Knox Shelby Monroe Audrain Clark Lewis Marion Ralls Pike.
Actress Nanette Fabray suffers a severe concussion after being knocked down by an elephant during filming at a Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Publicist Dan Jenkins says Fabray, 57, remains in good condition but has neurological deficits as she recovers from the incident on Barper Valley PTA.
Gov George C Wallace press secretary says cabinet and aides met this week to prepare for a U S Senate bid next year Campaign director Billy Joe Camp said the meeting aimed to clear up campaign confusion and explain how to make contributions.
Idaho pilot Richard E. White, 48, was killed when his twin engine Cessna 310 crashed atop a 55,000 barrel oil refinery storage tank after takeoff from the old Municipal Airport in Kansas City Missouri. The plane burned atop the tank as vapors fed a fire but the tank gasoline did not explode. White was en route to Tulsa when engine trouble forced a return and the craft stalled just across the Missouri River near the Phillips Petroleum refinery.
Washington AP reports the Senate passed a Social Security tax bill by 42 to 25 on Friday night. Republicans For Danforth Missouri and Democrats Against include Eagleton Missouri. Republicans Against include Dole Kansas.
President Carter plans to delay his foreign journey until Congress finishes energy policy work, likely after mid December. Paris confirms a postponed stop in the capital on November 29, with no new date given. In New Delhi officials note a postponement of the November 27 to 29 India visit for domestic reasons. The trip originally covered Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, France, Poland, and Brussels.
A state special Senate committee researches how to curb soaring business insurance rates for product damage claims. The State Division of Insurance formed a specialist team to draft bills and monitor options, including possible time limits on consumer lawsuits against manufacturers.
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