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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1972
Page
1
President Nixon warns allies about the danger of a complacent vote as polls show a possible landslide. McGovern supporters hope apathy fades and turnout rises to challenge the prevailing lead, with both sides aiming to maximize participation on election day.
The IRS says 306 Missouri judges received pay raises not approved under federal rules, exceeding the 5.5 percent guideline. Increases began August 13, funded by higher court costs, with chief justice and circuit judges among those boosted. The state must halt raises or seek IRS approval via the pay board appeal.
Newark AP reports Peter Bridge, 36, jailed for contempt amid grand jury questions about a Newark housing bribery story, walks free from Essex County Jail after 21 days. Bridge says he would repeat his stance on press freedom. Sacramento FOIA advocate hints at bills to curb journalist jailing.
The Nobel economics prize goes to American Kenneth J Arrow of Harvard and Briton Sir John Hicks of Oxford for pioneering contributions to general equilibrium theory and welfare theory. Arrow and Hicks will share 98 100 dollars equally, part of a year with eight Americans among 11 laureates. The report notes broader shifts in economic science and quotes Arrow from Cambridge, Massachusetts, about balancing action with broader perspective.
Jefferson City Missouri AP charges of false advertising heat up the gubernatorial race between Republican Christopher Bond and Democrat L Dowd. Dowd's ads allege Bond failed to pay Missouri income tax while living outside the state and claim a newspaper endorsement due to support of a transportation bond issue. Bond calls the charges false and has filed with the Fair Campaign Practices Committee, asserting endorsements by St. Louis newspapers did not reference the bond issue. Dowd counters that Bond admitted residency in Mexico for 1964 65 66 and owed Missouri taxes on trust income, while the Supreme Court upheld his Missouri residency.
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