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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1977

Page

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Lawyers Split Over Benefits Of Ads In Missouri

In Missouri, lawyers debate if advertising helps consumers with high court rules allowing limited ads to start Jan 1. Justice J P Morgan doubts consumer benefit but sees potential help for young lawyers. Officials foresee price competition for routine services like wills and tax returns, with quality varying among practitioners.

Jefferson City Missouri Supreme Court J.P. Morgan High Court Morgan James Sullivan State Department of Consumer Affairs Sullivan Kansas City James Wirken Missouri Bar Board of Governors Wicker Wicken Wade Baker Missouri Bar Baker

Labor To Punish Some Democrats

The AFL CIO COPE plans to punish several former Democratic allies who voted against top labor priorities in 1978. Tactics may include withholding support, primary challenges, or endorsing acceptable Republicans. Officials say 30 to 40 lawmakers who aided COPE last year voted against key labor bills, including labor law reform and minimum wage measures.

Washington Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education Aflcio COPE House Senate Labor Federation Congress AFL+CIO U.S

Congress Delays Hospital Cost Control Plan Votes

Congress will delay votes on President Carter's hospital cost control plan until next year after the proposal stalls in four committees. Kennedy criticizes Carter for not selling the plan, while Califano leads lobbying efforts. Admin estimates project $750 million more in hospital bills this quarter with rising costs next year.

Washington Congress Carter House Senate Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Capitol Hill Joseph A. Califano Jr Health, Education and Welfare Kennedy Congressional Budget Office American Medical Association

Birth of Dustin Ray DeLaney in Paris

Mr and Mrs Douglas F DeLaney of Paris welcomed a son born Tuesday at 6 19 p m at Audrain Medical Center. The baby weighed seven pounds five ounces and was named Dustin Ray DeLaney. Father works for Jack Simpson Construction Co.

Douglas F. DeLaney Paris Audrain Medical Center Dustin Ray DeLaney DeLaney Jack Simpson Construction Co

Being Governor Worth 33 Yards At UW Games

Seattle AP notes former Gov Dan Evans, 12 years Republican, says being governor is worth 33 yards in football terms. He recalls sitting on the 50 yard line at University of Washington games and now sits on the 17 as president of Evergreen State College.

Seattle Dan Evans University of Washington Evans Evergreen State College

Humphrey Returns to Senate After Cancer Announcement

Humphrey makes a frail but buoyant Senate appearance, vowing to win his cancer battle and support President Carter as his congressional ally. The Minnesota Democrat received a five minute standing ovation as he greeted Mondale, shook hands with senators, and praised friendship as healing. He travels aboard Air Force One and jokes about finally getting on the plane, insisting doctors can help but he must win the fight himself.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Senate Carter Minnesota Democrat Humphrey Walter F. Mondale Muriel Hubert Air Force One

Biko Death Attributed to Brain Injury In Autopsy

Government pathologists say Steve Biko died in prison from extensive brain injury with chest trauma and acute renal failure. The autopsy findings, not yet public, were forwarded to the attorney general for potential inquest consideration.

Johannesburg South Africa Steve Biko James T. Kruger J.E. Nothling Transvaal Biko

West German Detours To San Francisco Adventure

Erwin Kreuz, a 50 year old West German brewery worker, accidentally wandered Bangor Maine for four days thinking he was in San Francisco after a fuel stop on Oct 7. The San Francisco Examiner invited him and an interpreter to fly to the West Coast Friday, with costs around $1,000, to see the city before he returns to Augsburg. He learned of the mistake after hotel staff learned Bangor was full for a college weekend and German American restaurant friends aided his Maine visit.

Bangor Maine Erwin Kreuz San Francisco Kreuz San Francisco Examiner West Coast Augsberg West Germany Examiner City Jim Willse Europe Willse Surburban California Chinatown

Governors’ Conference to Showcase Reagan and Others

GOP leaders meet in Salt Lake City with Reagan Connally and senators Baker and Dole among the presidential hopefuls while Ford and Nixon are absent. Ford skipped and Nixon wasn’t invited. The three day Western States Conference begins Thursday.

Salt Lake City Gerald Ford Richard Nixon California Ronald Reagan Texas John Connally Howard Baker Tennessee Robert Dole Kansas

Three firefighters die as Elk Hills well explodes

At Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve a 7000 foot well exploded sending a geyser of oil and flames over 100 feet. Three workers in a suspended basket were burned to death. Red Adair was summoned to combat the blaze while eight to ten 500 barrel water tanks were prepared for his crew. The cause was unclear with officials citing possible human error or mechanical failure.

TAFT Red Adair Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve Alaska Kern County Ron Marshall Marshall Los Angeles Adair Howard Schlieman Williams Brothers

Ballerina Pavlova Debuts Lead in Sleeping Beauty

Moscow AP reports Nadezhda Pavlova, 21, Bolshoi's rising star, adds the lead role in Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty to her repertoire. Since a Perm origin, she has starred in Giselle Nutcracker and Spartacus, with husband Vyacheslav Gordeyev as her partner in Sleeping Beauty.

Moscow Nadezhda Pavlova Bolshoi Theater Tchaikovsky Pavlova Urals Perm Vyachéslav Gordeyev

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