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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1975
Page
10
Ledgerland foresees clear tonight with mid 40s low and sunny Friday in upper 60s. Missouri region warm with highs in 60s, then increasing clouds Friday. Public safety notes include city court fines, several accidents and a fire at Adkisson Plumbing. Hospital admissions list multiple names. births, dismissals, and deaths recorded with local court actions and magistrate outcomes.
Market reports show cattle prices with wide variation and feeders generally weak to several dollars lower. Chicago wheat and corn quotes are listed with soft red and yellow corn prices, while New York stocks mix with gains in Polaroid and declines in Dresser and US Gypsum as the Dow fluctuates around 840 by noon.
Mrs. Leslie Mae Baker, 72, of Moberly and mother of Mancil Baker Sr of Mexico, died Monday at Boone County Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Cater Funeral Home with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She leaves a son Mancil Baker Sr and two daughters, plus four sisters, 14 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. numerous Baker relatives attended from Mexico and surrounding areas. The Ledger promos daily sports coverage offering complete game reports and roundups.
Lois Jean Decker Schneller 38 of Centralia dies after extended illness at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Rev. John Neugebauer officiating. Buried Glendale Memorial Gardens. Survivors include husband Wayne Schneller two sons Sterling and Gregson two daughters Connie and Valerie, her parents Lee and Blanche Decker, four brothers and two sisters. Visitation after 7 p.m. Friday at Fenton Funeral Chapel.
Dalton Charles Lue 73 of Montgomery City died Wednesday at Still Hospital Jefferson City after weeks of illness He was born August 5 1902 in Jonesburg son of William and Ollie Lue He married Mable Thompson November 17 1921 She survives along with two grandchildren Gary Sue and Karen Carr three great grandchildren Darren Dena Lue Erin Carr and brother Robert of Jonesburg He was a Wabash Railroad employee 43 years and a Methodist Church member Funeral 130 PM Saturday Schlanker Montgomery City burial Montgomery City Visitation after 2 PM Friday
Funeral services for J. Randall Quisenberry 71 will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Ostrom officiating and burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife a son James two sons from a former marriage Jay of Houston Joe of Walnut Ridge four stepchildren and several relatives.
Funeral services for Leonard F. Dailing were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Centralia with Rev. Raymond Weis officiating and burial in Garden Memorial Gardens. Organist Mrs. Donald Crocker and soloist Mrs. Harold Miller to perform. Pallbearers named as C A Dailing Eugene Gash Kenneth Dailing Jim Houser George Dailing and Dan Throck Morton.
In East Africa, archaeologists led by Dr. Mary Leakey report the discovery of jaws and teeth from eleven individuals in a dry river bed at Laetoli Tanzania. Radioactive dating places these remains between 3.35 and 4.75 million years old making them the earliest firmly dated hominid fossils worldwide.
Chicago doctors report eight cases of facial and skeletal deformities in infants born to mothers treated with anticoagulants such as warfarin for heart conditions. Dr Kranzler notes three more unreported cases, cites danger from nasal bone nonformation and cartilage calcification, and warns use only when essential, especially in the first trimester.
Missouri Air Conservation Commission staff conclude scrubbers do not justify their multi million dollar price tag and challenge EPA claims while supporting Union Electric Co stance. UE sues to block state standards. KCPL units are cited as the only U S plants with scrubbers. Supreme Court may decide who sets scrubber standards. Correction note about Super X ad A peanut butter kisses price limit.
Audrain County Sheriff says arrest of Steven Gene Rhodes, 18, linked to multiple thefts since last summer. Rhodes faces charges of stealing under 50 dollars a misdemeanor and stealing over 50 dollars a felony for a shotgun theft. additional cases include radio cassette player, water testing kit, and outdoor gear thefts.
Bob McMurtry of Auxvasse featured in the St. Louis Post Dispatch Oddities TM cartoon Sunday. He rolled three consecutive 176 games at Mexico Lanes, an item submitted to the St. Louis Paper by Daniel and Amy McMurtry. Daylight saving time ends, clocks in cars included, prompting tale of a crowd at Todd’s Sunday rally misread by a car clock.
Authorities believe Aurora s year long hepatitis outbreak has been stemmed. Cases reached 55 in 1975 with earlier peaks in March and September. Virus spread person to person, not by water or food. education and strict hand washing urged. Mayor, police chief, and Methodist minister among victims.
Madrid dispatch reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco remains in extremely grave condition and unresponsive at times. Premier Arias Navarro convened the cabinet as Prince Juan Carlos faces possible interim leadership while Spain confronts Franco’s incapacity and the future of its Sahara policy amid regional talks with Morocco Mauritania and Algeria.
Christian forces hold the Holiday Inn and Phoenicia while Phalangists occupy St. George's. Moslems and Christians planned a buffer zone by nightfall as armored cars patrolled Clemenceau street. Despite Karami's ceasefire, heavy fighting continued and the premier warned of resignation if truce fails.
In Chicago, senior physicians at Cook County Hospital urge the hospital governing commission to reopen deadlocked talks with the House Staff Association. Four senior chairs should negotiate as the 170 senior doctors cover striking residents and interns. The HSA faces a court injunction limiting pickets to three per entrance while tensions over pay and benefits persist.
New York faces possible default with lawmakers pushing bills to aid the city despite a likely presidential veto. President Ford warned he would veto any federal bailout. Officials consider borrowing 4 billion dollars against municipal union pension funds to stave off the default.
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