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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1975

Page

9

Weather Summary and regional forecast highlights

The notice reports 7:00 a.m. readings with a 48 degree high and a 35 degree low from the previous day, plus month to date rainfall figures and year to date totals. Ledgerland foresees partly cloudy skies and mild conditions into Tuesday with upper 60s to around 70, while Missouri remains mild with highs near 70 and scattered showers midweek. Kansas City area lake levels, hospital admissions, births, deaths, marriages, public safety notes, and traffic incidents are itemized, alongside livestock market quotes and national grain futures.

Ledgerland Missouri Kansas City Lake of the Ozarks Pomme de Terre Grand

Market Reports and NYC Finance News Summary

Commodity bids show oats corn and soybeans with no. 2 yellow corn at 2.5416 and Dec wheat near 3.54. NY financials rise modestly as NYC finance rescue hopes lift the Dow to 854.14 with Newmont active at 22.54 and indices nudging higher amid rate outlook uncertainty.

Chicago — Board of Trade

Italian French Reds Join Strategy

The Italian and French Communist parties issued a joint communique declaring every country has the right to choose its own political and social system without foreign interference. They pledged multiparty politics, voting rights, and development of democratic institutions, and called their stance a strategy for Western European communism. The statement followed talks between Georges Marchais and Enrico Berlinguer and emphasized fighting American imperialism and foreign interference while affirming work within Western parliamentary systems.

Rome Western Europe Georges Marchais Enrico Berlinguer Communist Parties Europe Moscow Andrei Sakharov Oslo United Nations

Missouri teachers urge 75 million boost to school funding

Missouri State Teachers Association leaders demand at least 75 million more for public schools to preserve education quality. An executive secretary cites rising costs for supplies and fuel, with salaries lagging inflation. The survey covers 183 districts and 62 percent of Missouri public school children, urging salary increases tied to any funding boost. strikes are ruled out.

Jefferson City Missouri Legislature Missouri State Teachers Association J. A. Kinder Association Missouri Kinder MSTA Missouri Public Expenditures Survey

Hunting accident claims Brown in Callaway County

A Callaway County man Harrison Alvin Brown 28 of Williamsburg died after a deer hunting accident near Kingdom of Callaway Estates. The gun discharge occurred during a deer tracking effort by six hunters. Brown's funeral is set for Tuesday at Baker Funeral Home New Florence.

Callaway County Harrison Alvin Brown Williamsburg Callaway Memorial Hospital Fulton J. E. Townsend Howard Harrington Wellsville Kingdom of Callaway Estates Mr. Harrington George Pete) Harrington Pete Mr. Brown Herbert and Leona Forest Brown Joyce Tyler Harrison Alvin Jr Holts Summit Angela John Kingdom City James Herbert Joe Delores McDonald Baker Funeral Home New Florence Rev. B. Nelson Yucatan Funeral Home

Mrs. Stella Anderson rites held at Centralia

Services for Stella Olive Anderson 90 of Mexico were held Sunday at Meadow and Son Funeral Chapel in Centralia. The Rev. Mitchell Stephens officiated with soloist Shirley Friedli and organist Margaret Kuntz. Burial followed at Glendale Memorial Gardens Cemetery Centralia, pallbearers included Clarence Cleeton W L Collens Chester Forrest R E Pollock Jr Grant Ridgeway and Roy L Turner.

Centralia Stella Olive Anderson Mexico Meadow and Son Mitchell Stephens Bethlehem Baptist Church Shirley Friedli Margaret Kuntz Glendale Memorial Gardens Clarence Cleeton W.L. Collens Chester Forrest R.E. Pollock Jr Grant Ridgeway Roy L. Turner

Mrs. Jefferson Services Held

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Harrison Jefferson at the Second Baptist Church with Rev. William Duncan officiating. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Organist Ricky Moore accompanied pallbearers Robert Williams James Long Clifford John Gene and Tex Williams with honorary pallbearers Warren Elmer Edward Williams and David Wayne Fisher. Arnold Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Harrison Jefferson Second Baptist Church William Duncan Elmwood Ricky Moore Robert Williams James Long Clifford John Gene Tex Williams Warren Elmer Edward Williams David Wayne Fisher Arnold Funeral Home

Betty Ford hails new First Ladies booklet at White House

Washington AP Betty Ford welcomes an official volume on The First Ladies praising its role in advancing women s rights at a White House ceremony. She notes progress since The Presidents of the United States guide. Anjani Ambegacker set for a UK tour after Missouri Columbia appearance.

Washington Betty Ford Columbia Anjani Ambegacker Missouri-Columbia

John Griffin Dies Longtime Sturgeon Barber at 88

John Noah Griffin 88, a longtime Sturgeon resident and 55-year barber, died unexpectedly Sunday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. He was born July 9, 1887 in Ashland, married Grace Bush in 1915, and survived by spouse, two sons Howard and Elmer, two daughters Pauline Mackley and Allene Atkinson, a sister, 12 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meadow and Son Funeral Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, visitation after 1 p.m. today.

Sturgeon John Noah Griffin Audrain Medical Center Mexico James Susan Utt Griffin Ashland Grace Bush Howard C Centralia Elmer Washington

Mrs Effie Hale Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Effie M. Hale were conducted at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin Jones and Rev. Cleo Sexton officiating. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Shirley Ballinger played organ. pallbearers were George Stahl Charles Arnold John Warner James Link Marvin McCown and Joe McCoy.

Effie M. Hale Arnold Funeral Home Marvin Jones Cleo Sexton Elmwood Cemetery Shirley Ballinger George Stahl Charles Arnold John Warner James Link Marvin McCown Joe McCoy

No Decision On Appeal Yet, Quinlans Say

Morristown New Jersey AP report says Karen Quinlan's parents have not decided whether to appeal the Nov. 10 ruling by Superior Court Judge Robert Muir Jr. They could still pursue higher courts. doctors oppose removing life support. The appeal timeline remains open with more than a month left to file.

Morristown Karen Anne Quinlan Paul W. Armstrong Joseph Julia Quinlan Karen Robert Muir Jr Armstrong Muir Miss Quinlan

No Third Party Race For Reagan

CHICAGO Ronald Reagan says he will not be a third party candidate if he fails to secure the GOP nomination. He warns third parties divide like minded voters and urges reconsideration of U.N. policy after a harsh anti Zionist resolution. He spoke Sunday at the International Sanitary Supply Association event.

Chicago Ronald Reagan California International Sanitary Supply Association Reagan United States United Nations U.N. General Assembly

Five Die in Missouri Family Auto Crash En Route to Wedding

Five members of the Norman Schmidt family from Harwood Missouri and a 16 year old friend Yolanda Nichols were killed in a crash near McPherson Kansas as they traveled to a wedding. A second auto carrying three Wichita residents also collided, making this the state’s worst interstate crash in 11 years.

EL Dorado Kan Missouri McPherson Norman Schmidt Harwood Yolanda R. Nichols Shell City Canton

Dash Believes Nixon Ordered Tape Erased

Samuel Dash former chief counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee says in People magazine he believes President Nixon ordered erasure of an 18 minute tape segment that would prove when he learned of the break in. He cites a June 20 1972 recording gap and Haldeman’s report to Nixon about the Democratic National Headquarters burglary.

New York Samuel Dash Senate Watergate Committee Nixon White House People Magazine Cash H.R. Haldeman

Rail Unions Delay Strike Date To Dec 4

Washington AP Four shopcraft unions postpone a railroad strike to December 4 to allow the Presidents emergency board to interpret its recommendations on subcontracting maintenance and repairs. Mediators said the delay comes after both sides endorsed the board’s subcontracting plan but need clarification. unions seek a pattern wage increase of 41 percent over three years, while boilermakers electrical workers firemen and carmen cover maintenance and rebuilding of equipment. Such unions represent about 15 percent of the industry workforce and could trigger a broader stoppage if others honor picket lines.

Washington Presidential Board

Justice Douglas In Oregon Hospital

Former U S Supreme Court Justice William C Douglas is in Portland's Good Samaritan Hospital for rehabilitation and treatment of discomfort. His physician said he is in good condition and spirits after a nonemergency admission following a stroke on New Year's Eve.

Portland, Ore U.S. Supreme Court William C. Douglas Portland Good Samaritan Hospital Douglas Joseph Paquet Washington, D.C William Jr Goose Prairie Wash Washington Ford

Hearst Judge Hears Plea On Postponement

Patricia Hearst's lawyers seek a postponement to allow psychiatric treatment with a possible February trial start. Judge Carter weighs defense and government arguments as a 9th Circuit ruling may exempt time spent in testing from the 90 day speedy trial limit. Hearst, 21, was kidnapped in 1974 by the SLA and claims coercion and brainwashing.

San Francisco Patricia Hearst Miss Hearst U.S Oliver J. Carter Carter Circuit Court of Appeals Albert Johnson William Walter Sargent London Randolph Catherine Hearst Hearst San Francisco Examiner Sargent San Mateo County Symbionese Liberation Army SLA Revolutionary Band

Pressure grows in Congress on New York City aid plan

Congress tightens timing as Thanksgiving recess looms and fears of a looming default rise. House Banking Committee considers a Rhodes Reuss compromise cutting loan guarantees to 4 billion and shortening guarantee duration to five years. MAC debt swap could avert cash payments risking a formal default.

Washington Congress New York City House John J. Rhodes Arizona House Banking Committee Henry S. Reuss D-Wis New York Municipal Assistance Corp MAC Banking Committee Business House Senate Defense Ford Ways and Means Rules Committee

Eldridge Cleaver Plans Return to United States

Eldridge Cleaver, an early Black Panther leader, went to the American Embassy in Paris to obtain a one way travel document home. He is expected to fly Tuesday, ending a seven year exile, and will face parole violation charges upon return.

Paris Eldridge Cleaver United States Cleaver Oakland Calif Cuba Algeria France North Korea

Bookmobile stops in Sturgeon Tuesday all day

The Daniel Boone Regional Library bookmobile will visit Sturgeon on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Readings and loans available at the city location with library staff on site to assist patrons.

Daniel Boone Regional Library Sturgeon

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