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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1977
Page
1
Rain in Kansas City hampered recovery as crews continued removing mangled cars from Brush Creek by crane and authorities confirmed the death toll at 23 with another body found in flooded Leavenworth, about 35 miles away. Cleanup persisted despite the showers.
Gov. Joseph Teasdale ordered 387 National Guard troops from the 110th Engineer Battalion to Kansas City to assist in cleaning up flood damaged public property. He seeks $15.5 million in state and federal funds for recovery as over 1,000 people were left homeless and damages exceed $16 million. Federal aid steps include 90 inspectors and a Carter administration review. Kansas Gov. Bennett requests federal disaster declaration for 10 counties.
Four children aged 15 months to 14 years were shot and killed at a secluded Ozarks house in Camden County Missouri. No suspects or motive identified. The Swift family were visiting Sunrise Beach when the killings occurred and a babysitter found the bodies. The coroner reported 22 caliber gunshots with autopsies planned.
Washington action delays saccharin ban for 18 months while studying health risks and requires cancer warnings on products. Senate vote blocks advertising warnings with the bill, sparking contention from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy over including ads. Warning label to appear on saccharin items and vending displays.
Cornelia Wallace charges Gov George C Wallace with actual violence and cruelty in their marriage seeking divorce and alimony. The countersuit follows his filing for divorce on incompatibility. Both had prior marriages. they wed January 4 1971.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bontz of Curryville Thursday at 8 21 p.m. at Audrain Medical Center. He weighed five pounds nine ounces and has not yet been named.
President Carter said he and Bert Lance will sit down friend to friend to decide if the budget director will keep his post. Lance told the Senate committee he wants the American people to be the jury as he faces investigations into loans and overdrafts. Carter stressed he will base judgment on Lance's testimony and not public opinion, noting FBI interviews yielded strong endorsements.
After a week long visit to Hungary Rev Billy Graham says he learned the church can exist in any type of society He notes religious communities both Christian and Jewish were alive and well in the Communist country and he has been critical of communism in the 1950s.
Mexico Junior High PTA executive board met at noon to finalize arrangements for Open House on Thursday September 22 at 7 30 p m in the gym. Parents will join a brief get acquainted and business session before visiting their child's classrooms as principal James Dishman notes the event strengthens parent teacher ties and understandings of school operations. PTA membership stands at 161 with Mrs Jim Spencer urging more parents to join as several volunteers assist in the drive.
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Norman Merrell refused a GOP request to form a special committee to probe Gov. Teasdale's firing of State Revenue Director James LePage. Merrell said the Senate only confirms revenue directors and should not be drawn into philosophical conflicts between a governor and department heads. LePage will remain in post until month’s end, with a transition plan in place.
Conservative Episcopalians warned at a Fellowship meeting that leaving the mother church could cost them church buildings and threaten priests pensions. Experts urged securing property, updating membership rolls, and understanding pension impacts for those who depart before 10 years of service.
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