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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1975
Page
1
Police protected bus routes as Boston's court ordered desegregation entered its third day. Black and white students again rode separately at times but attendance rose citywide while arrests remained low. Massive federal presence monitored potential clashes as Charlestown mothers protested nearby.
Gov. Julian Carroll said he will file a claim in the United States Claims Court to cover the costs of 1,000 National Guard troops and state police kept on duty after four days of antibusing violence in Jefferson County. Attendance rose to 85,923 pupils as about 73 percent of the 118,286 expected, with roughly 20 percent black. demonstrations ended with more than 200 arrests, total exceeding 500 over the weekend. Mayor Harvey Sloane estimated weekly guard costs at about 750,000 and urged persistence through the weekend while Judge James Gordon's desegregation plan remained in effect. Two hundred years ago today George Washington wrote a note about resolving the conflict as the nation marked its Bicentennial.
About 1.3 million letters and postcards flood the FCC in Washington protesting a decision never sought to ban religious broadcasting. The count far surpasses the 110 000-letter peak reached during last year’s debate on children's TV advertising.
British TV figure David Frost says the police stop and sobriety test were necessary after officers reported his blood alcohol level at six percent of the legal limit. Frost called the incident ridiculous and said the analysts proved the stop unnecessary.
At a regular Monday night Band Parents meeting at the high school, Dixie Grey Band Parents reported their popcorn popper, used to supply stands at school football games, was irreparably damaged. Members seek a replacement. Mrs. John Baker led the session as John Willer noted the 164 member band is also running its annual magazine sales drive for band functions.
Environmentalists say Thomas S. Kleppe, Ford's interior secretary nominee, lacks known qualifications for the job. Kleppe, 56, a Republican former congressman and Small Business Administration head, faces early opposition from Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club as they await details on his policy philosophy. He previously served as mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota, and held a House seat from 1966 to 1970, with no Interior Committee experience.
GAO report faults HUD weaknesses that allowed about 110000 homeowners to understate incomes and drain roughly 25 million in subsidies. The overpayments exceed 10 percent of HUD's 2065 million home mortgage subsidy outlays last year.
Washington AP report shows 1974 median household income rose to 11,101 dollars from 10,512 in 1973, but after inflation the buying power fell 4.8 percent. July figures showed a 4 percent drop in median family income after adjustment despite higher dollar value to 12,836, the largest decline since 1947.
Mrs. William 8. Nowell, chairman of Audrain County’s American Cancer Society memorial fund, reports $1 516.65 in gifts for the 12 months ending Aug 31 from 87 contributions honoring 38 deceased Audrain citizens. Gifts are acknowledged with an In Memoriam card and shared with families.
Missouri data show August unemployment benefits totaled 34.2 million, down from July’s 35.6 million but up fivefold from August 1974’s 6.9 million. 140,600 workers received benefits in August. St. Louis led with 10.1 million, followed by Kansas City 6.5 million, then numerous cities with amounts ranging from about 111,517 to 1,637,207.
Washington AP reports a bill to ban DES in cattle feeding and birth control awaits House action after Senate passage 61 to 29. The measure also seeks FDA restructuring for independence from politics and is led in the House by Rep. Paul G Rogers. DES, banned for pregnancy loss prevention, remains used as a growth stimulant in cattle and in morning after contraception. animal studies link cancer, human risk uncertain. A HEW study on DES runs through 1977. Senator Gary Hart sponsored an amendment blocking cattle feed use. Dr. Frank J. Rauscher of the National Cancer Institute urged the ban.
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