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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1977

Page

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Filibusterers Say Two Votes From Victory On Gas Bill

Liberal senators James Abourezk and Howard Metzenbaum lead a filibuster to keep natural gas under federal control and say they are within two votes of victory as the Senate deadlock nears three weeks. They hope a tie vote would force Vice President Mondale to break the deadlock in favor of controls. The House pressed labor union organizing while the Senate debate lingers.

Washington Senate James Abourezk South Dakota Howard Metzenbaum Ohio Abourezk Metzenbaum Walter F. Mondale Carter Ad Pete Domentet Rn.m Robert C. Byrd Byrd Carter House

Meany Slams US Soviet Plan On Arab Israeli Peace

AFL CIO leader George Meany criticized the joint US Soviet declaration of principles for an Arab Israeli peace accord saying it undercuts Israel's bargaining position and risks imposing a solution. Senator Henry Jackson questioned Soviet involvement while Israel rejected PLO participation and warned of hampered peace talks.

Associated Press Henry Jackson George Meany Palestine Liberation Organization Geneva Israel United Nations United States Soviet Union PLO Simha Ehrlich Menahem Begin Ehrlich Meany Afl-Cio Jackson Washington Democrat Egypt

Coffee Price Rises Lag Behind Some Grocery Drops

AP market basket survey for March 1 1973 and follow ups shows declines in pork chops eggs and coffee in several cities while orange juice prices rise due to a Florida juice orange freeze. Government experts forecast a 6 percent food rise this year with 3 to 6 percent next year driven by costs rather than farmer prices.

Associated Press Florida Albuquerque N.M Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Detroit Los Angeles Miami New York Philadelphia Providence R.L Salt Lake City Seattle

Births at Audrain Medical Center in Montgomery City

A daughter named Christina Kay Cunningham was born Sunday at 3:17 p.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cunningham of Montgomery City. She weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces. Also, a son named Michael Jerome Stecker was born today at 1:36 a.m. to Rev. and Mrs. Jerome A. Stecker of Wellsville at Audrain Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces. The Rev. Stecker ministers at Grace Lutheran Church in Wellsville.

Michael Cunningham Montgomery City Audrain Medical Center Christina Kay Cunningham Cunningham Southern Equipment Co Jerome A. Stecker Wellsville Michael Jerome Stecker Stecker Grace Lutheran Church

Parking tickets loom in Brown 1976 Oregon rally

Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr. campaign committee repaid 400 in federal matching funds after the FEC found 60 parking tickets from a 1976 Oregon primary rally did not qualify as a campaign expense. Treasurer Mariana Pfaelzer said the $306 was repaid from non federal funds, part of Brown's $2 million effort for the nomination.

Sacramento Calif Edmund G. Brown Jr Oregon Feds Federal Election Commission Mariana Pfaelzer Brown Committee Brown

Gunman robs Kansas City jewelry store

A man robbed a Kansas City Kansas jewelry shop Sunday at about 5 pm, taking two trays of rings. An off-duty police officer guard attempted to fire as the suspect fled. his gun jammed and three shots were fired unsuccessfully. About half the rings were later found in the getaway car as police pursued the suspect.

Kansas City, Kan Kansas City Kan

Bruce Oliver II Installed as Mexico Optimist President

Bruce A. Oliver was installed as the 11th president of the Mexico Optimist Club at the Empire Club. He outlined goals to sponsor at least one project per youth age group in Mexico and urged continued youth and community service, with area chairmen named for governance. Past Lt. Governor Paul Lowther officiated, and officers Ed Pasley Nate Jackson Tom Davis Dawson Brown were elected alongside a slate of board members.

Bruce A. Oliver Mexico Oliver Vern Norman John Jesse Dave Wilkinson Dana Newell E. G. Raney Dave Bell John Blass Khoury League Boy Scout Troop 76 Camp Thunderbird MHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Teamster Official Linked To Scheme

Kansas City reports that Roy Lee Williams international vice president drafted a prepaid legal insurance plan letter that was never mailed. Probes across California and Georgia involve the Legal Defense Benefit Fund used to steer profits to racketeers via inflated premiums and finder’s fees. Gene Conrad alleged a 5 percent kickback, with Joe Agosto promoted the plan. Agosto faces Las Vegas legal issues over Tropicana ownership links.

Kansas City Teamsters Union International Kansas City Star Roy Lee Williams Williams Frank Fitzsimmons The Teamsters California Georgia Congress Internal Revenue Service Labor Department Legal Defense Benefit Fund the Star Calfornia Gene Conrad Joe Agosto Conrad Agosto Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel and Casino

Scouts Host Seventh Annual Fish Fry at Church Hall

Boy Scout Troop 58 sponsors a Fish and Chip supper from 4 30 to 7 30 tonight at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Tickets are 2 for adults and 1 for children under 10. Funds go to troop activities and community service.

Boy Scout Troop 58 Methodist Church Fellowship Hall

Soviet Union promotes troubleshooter Kuznetsov to Politburo

Moscow AP reports Vasily V. Kuznetsov, top deputy to Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, named a candidate member of the Politburo as a week of policy meetings opens. The promotion, amid talks of a possible foreign minister successor, reflects Kuznetsov’s rise from exchange worker to top diplomat and political official.

Moscow Soviet Union Vasily V. Kuznetsov Leonid I. Brezhnev Moscow Radio Kuznetsov Andrei A. Gromyko Communist Party Brezhnev Ford Motor Co United States Carnegie School of Mines Pittsburgh China Middle East Gromyko Kremlin

Six Hurt As Gas Leak Triggers Interstate 44 Crash

Dense smoke from a toxic gas leak on Interstate 44 near Lebanon Missouri triggered a collision that injured six. A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper arriving at the scene crashed into a parked truck, injuring four, including the trooper. Five injured stood near the trucks. three were Fort Leonard Wood firefighters and two soldiers. Rural homes near the leak were evacuated earlier in the day before authorities moved the cargo and the vehicle to Springfield.

Lebanon Missouri Highway Patrol Fort Leonard Wood Springfield

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