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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1976
Page
1
Jefferson City Missouri AP reports another state auditor critique of the Highway Department funding. The 59 page audit urges centralizing financial control of federal funds and maximizing their use to speed road construction, as stated by Auditor George.
U S District Court Judge Guthrie F Crowe ordered President Ford and Secretary Kissinger to suspend negotiations with Panama for a new canal treaty. A temporary restraining order was issued in response to a petition by William R Drummond chair of the Canal Zone AFL CIO. The case is under advisement with potential congressional authorization cited.
In Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground with 27 electoral votes, Ford and Carter pour time into the state as polls show Carter slight edge. Campaign leaders express narrowing margins amid Democratic plurality of voters and lingering national uncertainty.
Mr and Mrs Don J Friend will visit the Mexico area with Jehovahs Witnesses this week. Friend, a traveling overseer, speaks 9:30 a m Sunday on What Kind of Name are you making with God. Meetings at 007 W Breckenridge are open to the public. Thursday Bible study 7 30 p m Friday New Things Learned program 7 30 p m Sunday public talk and Bible study with Watchtower. House calls accompany visiting members.
Beir ut reports say Syria has allowed Palestinian guerrillas to reinforce positions 10 miles east of Beirut near the border with Israel. A commander notes most forces in the central mountains have moved south but gives no distance. The ceasefire in the Lebanese civil war holds with limited overnight fire.
The typically equipped 1977 U.S. made car costs rise by 333 more than 1976, with subcompacts up 4.1 percent and mid-sized cars up 6.9 percent. GM reported record third quarter profits, while IMF approved a Mexico loan after peso depreciation. Labor output per hour rose 3.8 percent. hourly compensation up 1.2 percent. Liberal economists blame federal spending cuts for growth slowdown.
Charles Ray Suddarth of Vandalia has been cleared in the investigation of a tampering incident at Ted Mottaz Chevrolet Co. by Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Thomas I. Osborne. Suddarth, once in custody after a reported car theft and damage, voluntarily took a polygraph and was eliminated as a suspect.
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