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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1972
Page
10
Official 7:00 a.m readings show yesterday high 74 and low 67, 7 a.m. temp 60, year-ago high 74. Forecast calls for zones with mild nights and sunny Saturdays, Missouri shows mid 80s, Kansas City reports Lake of the Ozarks stage at 855.8 and river levels in the teens, with hospital admissions and police activity listed for several local towns.
Edwin D. Etherington resigns as chairman of the National Center for Volunteer Action citing medical issues after suffering a heart attack on June 14 and undergoing open heart surgery. A former president of the American Stock Exchange, Etherington will remain involved as a board member.
The Daily Record lists Harvey R Overton charged with driving with no valid license. Howard Harper seeks divorce from Mary Harper. Margaret Pemberton and Mary Ruth Garnett file divorce suits. A suit against Transport Delivery Co seeks damages from an employment dispute. Sullivans sue Lacy Martin for injuries from a June wreck. Missouri Livestock Market reports hog and cattle prices, with national stockyard data and Chicago grain futures notes.
Farouk Kaddoumi of the PLO says violence will be answered with violence after Israeli premier Golda Meir vows to strike terrorists. The PLO disclaims responsibility for the Black September group, blamed for the Munich massacre, while noting internal support for its cause.
AP report on Price Commission hearings denounced by UAW president Leonard Woodcock as a political charade aimed at delaying auto price boosts until after the election. Grayson and Scranton defend the process, while Ford and GM see rejected proposals. Chrysler and American Motors seek increases to cover safety and antipollution costs.
The Commerce Department reports August personal income at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 939.8 billion, up 6.9 billion from July. Most gains come from higher payrolls led by commodity producing industries, with $3.2 billion in government payrolls and a $2 billion rise in manufacturing payrolls.
Over the counter and New York Stock Exchange quotes show mixed moves with modest bids. Dow Jones average holds at 947.55 as trading slows and market participants await tax and rate signals amid a wait-and-see mood.
California Secretary of State Edmund G Brown Jr sues to remove a farm labor control initiative from the November ballot, alleging massive fraud and forgery. He calls it the worst election fraud uncovered in the state. Supporters label the charges unproven amid political controversy.
Missouri animal health chief predicts brucellosis free within two years or less as stricter inspections take effect December 1. Only 45 herds show confirmed brucellosis in the state, with Texas reporting 3,000 quarantined herds. No deer infections have been found, he notes.
AP reports Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick announced rule changes allowing electronic voting devices without black patches or paper ballots. The changes drop the requirement for voter ID numbers on punch cards in Boone Johnson and Platte counties and aim to improve secrecy. Kirkpatrick said no statutory rule requires the black sticker and larger machines in metropolitan areas cannot use it.
Deborah E. Taylor a 21 year old from Great Bend pleaded guilty to shoplifting a 68 cent package of cheddar cheese. Municipal Court Judge Robert Nicklin fined her 250 and sentenced her to a year in jail. The judge said the sentence continued a tough policy started last week when another woman was ordered to serve a year in jail and pay a 500 fine after shoplifting three pairs of socks.
City Hall received about 2,000 crickets by mail from a cricket farm. The farm shipped them to Tulsa officials to test as feed for animals at the zoo.
An allotment of 94 974 118 of state aid to schools under the school foundation program was mailed to county treasurers today. It is the first of four disbursements for the school year with December March and May to follow. The legislature boosted state aid to 339 million dollars this year, and the September payment is about 28 percent of that total.
State Auditor Kit Bond, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, called for housing upgrades including a revolving fund for loans to start and rehabilitate housing projects, a housing code inspector training program, demolition of abandoned buildings, and expanded redevelopment powers. He urged matching funds if federal revenue sharing ends and extending redevelopment authority to all cities with 5,000 or more residents.
In Columbia Tennessee AP Mike Morris, sporting goods manager, said a robber entered Gibson's Thursday, drew a sawed off shotgun, and took 12 handguns valued at about 1400 dollars. He did not demand cash. The theft followed a week of slow handgun sales.
Mrs Harold Gaiser of Lewiston Idaho says she has killed hundreds of rattlesnakes around her ranch home and found five shovels the best weapon. She bought one shovel for each outside water tap to know where to go when needed.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a large labor welfare bill trimmed by 935.5 million dollars, aiming to curb expenditures while facing possible presidential veto. The measure would fund Health Education and Welfare at 26.48 billion, Labor at 2.96 billion, and other small agencies at 151.6 million, still 835.8 million above Nixon’s request.
Paris lawyer James R. Reinhard who will succeed Judge Elgin Fuller as judge of the 10th circuit plans to sell his Paris home and move to Hannibal. He will keep his Paris law partnership until January and will commute after the school year ends.
McGovern urges the President to debate the issues as rain forced a speech short at the New York state Capitol. He says campaign money is tight but not desperate. In New York and Waterbury they attend a Democratic fundraiser dinner for donors and plan an October 2 event.
On Interstate 80 a truck bound for Nevada gambling casinos spilled about $4,000 in silver dollars after a leak. Patrol officers and guards recovered most of the coins within an hour, with only a few missing.
President Nixon asked the Senate to ratify the 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation to curb sabotage and hijacking. A 15 nation group debated enforce ment provisions, with ratification unlikely before 1974.
Massachusetts shut shellfishing areas from Gloucester to the New Hampshire line due to a suspected red tide algae bloom. Director John C. Collins ordered the closure after the appearance of Goreolax, a marine organism linked to fish and shellfish mortality, though not previously reported off Massachusetts in years.
AP reports Gov. Warren E Hearnes named Barn ey J Alcott editor of the Maryville Daily Forum to the State Housing Development Commission succeeding Ted H Greene whose term expired Alcott chairs the Maryville Public Housing Authority and takes the post today.
The Nixon campaign harnesses kin, as Julie Nixon Cox and Tricia Cox travel for campaign work while Edward Cox and Julie’s husband David Eisenhower press outreach. Eisenhower remains scarce due to Navy duty aboard the Albany, with the First Lady and other relatives touring housing centers and campaigning in multiple states.
An informal Medicare seminar is set for tomorrow from 0:30 to 11 a.m. at the Stribling House auditorium. Woodrow Lee AMC administrator says the sample group includes families of current and former patients, those denied benefits, and recipients of an Utilization Review letter. Panelists include Mrs Jan Clark, Bill Green, J H Berman, Warren F Ransdell, and others from AMC and health services. The session aims to answer questions on Medicare, AMC facilities, credit policies, care levels, and claims filing, with potential follow up meetings if interest grows.
Two freighters collided off Portsmouth Virginia causing a major oil spill near Cape Hatteras. One crewman is missing and presumed dead. Four others were injured and evacuated to a hospital in Elizabeth City. The Republica de Colombia carried about 110,000 gallons of fuel oil.
San Francisco presiding Municipal Court Judge Joseph Kennedy says contested traffic violations backlog forces motorists to wait about five months to get into court. He attributes the delay to a new wave of fighting motorists and cites insurance regulations as raising rates after moving violations.
A 4-H horsemanship fun show is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the 4-H Center. Sponsored by the Jolly Workers and Busy Beavers 4H Clubs, the event is open to all county 4-H horsemen.
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