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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1976
Page
4
In eastern Turkey many homeless quake survivors refuse to leave their villages despite freezing temperatures and heavy snows. Relief officials say about 40,000 lost homes last week as four tent cities rise while others shelter in schools and public buildings. Farmers cling to farm animals, delaying evacuation as winter bites.
Jefferson City reports the Farm Bureau Shoppers Guide shows grade A extra large eggs up to 96 cents a dozen, grade A large to 93 cents, and grade A medium to 49 cents. Turkeys 14 to 16 pounds up seven cents to 64 cents a pound. pork and beef show mixed changes while overall prices for many staples stay steady.
Rep William L Clay charges the Postal Service with racial exclusion in St Louis, noting blacks are about 70 percent of the workforce but hold 40 percent of middle management and only 17 percent of executive roles, including just two of 28 top positions. He seeks a Postmaster General probe and has asked the Justice Department to investigate.
AP reports supporters of governor-elect Joseph Teasdale failed to arrange lodging in advance. Eleven hotels are booked solid for inauguration day with many rooms demanded by relatives and top staff. Maureen Galey seeks 250 to 300 rooms but has only secured about 15. Other options include Columbia and Lake of the Ozarks.
Raym o d y Valley Texas AP Sheriff Oscar Correa assisted Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and family after their two four wheel drive vehicles got stuck in mud while camping over the weekend. Rockefeller said he owns 22 buffalo on a 6000 acre ranch north of Raymondville.
Negotiators from the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service resume talks in Washington to settle a 71 day strike. UPS workers, about 17 000, walked out Sept 15, shuttering facilities across 15 states as the dispute hinges on replacing fulltime warehouse staff with parttime labor amid rising holiday mail volumes.
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