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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1970

Page

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Consumers To Get Uncle Sam's Data

Washington AP report notes a 12 month survey finds government purchase data available for only three items hearing aids surgical soap and tree marking paint Officials say Nixon ordered release of more procurement data but scope remains uncertain The piece highlights the government as a major buyer and the push for transparency with consumer information

Washington Nixon Govermment Beeoden Virginia Knauer Httle Mra Knauer Monnday Consumers Union Veterans Administration Commerce Department General Services Administration Kanner Consuimers Union

Pan Am 747 Escape After Engine Fire at Heathrow

Ninety nine passengers escaped via jet escape chutes after the inner port engine of a Pan American 747 overheating as the plane arrived from Los Angeles. Passengers rushed to slides, some injured lightly, while pilot Capt. Bob Marshall began to restart the engine before ordering exits. Mechanics began disassembling the engine at Heathrow as officials review jet safety records and past engine fire concerns.

London Los Angeles Pan American Airways Bob Marshall Federal Aviation Administration United States National Transportation Safety Board FAA American Airlines Air France Pan Am Heathrow Glenn James Qantas

Mrs Nixon Cancels Visit for Danforth

Jefferson City reports Mrs Richard Nixon canceled plans to join Danforth in St. Louis on Oct 29 for his challenge to U S Senator Stuart Symington. No reason given. Danforth aide Sam Powell said Clifford Hardin also canceled a Kansas City stop. Interior Secretary Walter Hickel, George Romney and Senator Robert Griffin remain scheduled for Missouri appearances in late October.

Jefferson City John C. Danforth Richard Nixon St. Louis Danforth U. S Stuart Symington Sam Powell Agriculture Clifford Hardin Kansas City Missouri Interior Walter Hickel George Romney Housing and Urban Development St. Louis i U.S Robert P.griffin R-Mich St. Louis County

Nixon Inaugurates Drug Law Shift Amid Campaign News

AP dispatches report U S President Nixon signing a law shifting federal narcotics focus from users to pushers and producers. The piece notes international tensions as US planes cross Soviet Turkish borders and coverage of political campaigns in Florida and Montreal. Also mentions a North Dakota House candidate switching parties and Nobel laureate Hannes Alfven wins physics prize.

Nixon Campaign: Nixon Plays to Narrow Victory Hope

Washington AP reports President Nixon resumes off year campaigning in Florida and New York as aides frame goals to narrow the traditional election gap. White House aides say Nixon may leverage a limited showing to shape post election claims while avoiding direct ties to GOP candidates. Mayor Lindsay denounces fear tactics and defends liberal Democrats and a liberal Republican amid broad criticism of the campaign strategy.

Washington Middle East Dent Nixon Council Egypt Florida Palm Beach Miami Beach Ronald Moscow U.S L. Ziegler Nixon Cidea Miamul Beach Ronald L. Ziegler White House GOP Ziegler House Senate Zachary Taylor Tay- New York John V. Lindsay White Mouse New York Montana Virginia John F. Kennedy Albert Gore Tennessee Vance Hartke Indiana Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Joseph Duffey Connecticut Ralph Yarborough Texas Charles 8. Goodell Lindsay Bylof The United Council States City of New York

Two Guilty Of Contempt In Kent Case

Ravenna Ohio AP A state prosecutor and Kent State University professor pleaded guilty to contempt of court charges over public comments on the Kent State grand jury investigation. Both men were released on $500 bond after plea. cases tied to civil liberties suits against court orders continue.

Ravenna Ohio Kent State University Kent Grand Jury Seabury H. Ford Kent Geology Glenn Frank Ford Knight Newspapers Willam Schmidt Ohio National Guardsmen Kent State Akron Beacon Journal The Beacon Journal Frank Grasphalt Portage County Common Pleas Edwin Tate Jones Los American Civil Liberties Union Schmidt Bill Schmidt Robert Giles

Man finds 50 000 to 100 000 years in America

A noted scientist asserts new archaeology shows humans in North America 50 000 to 100 000 years ago, far earlier than prior estimates. The Calico hearth and stone tools suggest long habitation, with researchers dating stones at 50 000 to 120 000 years and linking origins to Asia. A missing St Louis County boy, Edward Gibbons 7, was found dead in an abandoned farmhouse in Franklin County.

America Los Angeles North America Asia Louis B. Leakey Newsmen Clayton Com Parison Footprints Today Post Leakey Mojave Desert St. Louis California Edward Gibbons St. John Leakey Ruth Simpson

Glasphalt Paves California Street From Recycled Glass

Fullerton California citizens helped create America’s first glasphalt street using over a million glass bottles and jars. The 600 foot industrial street blends 12 parts broken glass, six parts stone dust, one part asphalt and half part lime under federally funded research from the University of Missouri aimed at solving the trash problem.

Fullerton Calif

Child Course For Low Income Families Opens Today

The first meeting of the course Development of the Child in a Learning Environment begins tonight at 7 at the Garfield Center. Due to a grant the session is limited to low income families though plans exist to offer it to the general public later.

Garfield Center Sheldon Silk East Central Missouri Mental Health Center William Duncan Second Baptist Church E. Breckenridge St

Hospital Fusion Vote Set for Callaway Memorial Wing

Callaway County voters will decide on November 3 whether to add a two story wing to Calaway Memorial Hospital at a cost of 810000 dollars.

Callaway County Calaway Memorial Hospital

Nobel winners and a wakeful mishap headline

The report covers Nobel prizes in physics chemistry and physiology with Alfven and Neel honored for fundamental work in magnetohydrodynamics antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism. Alfven’s wife refused to wake him for a 3 35 am call. Neel received praise in Besancon as he learned of the award. Also notes a 40 000 prize link and a city manager talk in Missouri.

Stockholm Hannes Alfven Paristow Buenos Aires Argentina Lula F, Leloir Oo Neel Besancon France Kne East Alfven Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Neel Alfven United States Royal Advanced Technical School America Lyon Ecole Normale Superieure Paris University of Strasbourg Weiss Laboratory

Bond questions Hearnes stand on state audit

AP report from ST LOUIS on Bond a Republican candidate for state auditor questioning Governor Hearnes stance on an independent audit. Bond argues constitutional amendments would require an auditor elected in the off year and criticizes Hearnes and the governor’s financing tactics to block his election.

Missouri Bond

Blanket Of Dirt Over Boston Remains Fixed In Air

A Boston area study reports a dense fixed blanket of dirt particles over the city that resists rain and wind. Researchers say cohesiveness comes from forces stronger than gravity, with east winds bringing cool, clean air but the mass remains over Boston, altering local weather patterns and smog visuals.

Boston Brookline, Mass Willam A. Curby Insj Curby Charles D. Slas Laboratories Brantliness

Farm Bureau Opposes Blank Check for Lawmakers

Jefferson City AP report says Missouri Farm Bureau President C R Johnston of Springfield condemns an annual legislative session amendment as a blank check. He warns it would remove current limits on daily expenses and mileage, permit higher or additional trips, and allow lawmakers to hire more staff by law.

Jefferson City Missouri Farm Bureau Federation C.R. Johnston Springfeld Assasson Farm Bureau

Counties Debate Home Rule and Tax Limits in Missouri

Assessments and a home rule amendment dominate discussion as Missouri counties weigh charter status. Officials argue the amendment would relieve state burden for counties like St Louis County while Jackson County votes November 3 to adopt the charter form. Farm Bureau opposes amendment No 3 citing higher constitutional tax limits and urges streamlined county operations per a public expenditure survey noting excess cash balances.

St. Louis County Johnston Jackson County Farm Bureau Missouri Public Expenditure Survey

Symington Predicted To Win 60 Percent Of Vote

Jefferson City AP reports Democratic state chairman Delion L. Houtchens predicted Sen. Stuart Symington would win a fourth term with about 60 percent of the vote next Tuesday. Houtchens also forecast that State Auditor Haskel Holman would be reelected with around 52 percent. He estimated roughly 1,200,000 ballots will be cast, basing his predictions on polls taken last May and in early October.

Symington Houtchens Jefferson City Stuart Symington D-Mo Senate Delion L. Houtchens Clinton Haskel Holman Polly

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