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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1975

Page

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Floods Rampage Across Pennsylvania and Northeast

The White River and Susquehanna basin floods, born from Eloise’s tropical storm rains, forced 20,000-plus residents to flee in Pennsylvania as emergency declares spread across New York New Jersey Connecticut and Maryland. Five deaths across PA and NY reported. federal disaster funds authorized. dozens of towns flooded with water supplies affected and boats used for rescues.

Associated Press Penn Seylvania Whitsgehanna Eloise Pennsylvania Susquehanna River Agnes New York State Chemung Steuben Tioga County Hugh Carey Broome Chenango Tioga Allegheny Hugh Scott White House Milton Eric Specht Williamsport Susquehanna U.S. Department of Agriculture Harrisburg Milton Shapp National Guard Hutchinson River Parkway Harrison Westchester County Parkway New Jersey Pompton River Wayne Township Connecticut Naugatuck Watertown Torrington Danbury Army Corps of Engineers Waltham Mass Walter Mackie Naugatuck River National Weather Service Housatonic Hartford Ella Grasso Italy Washington D.C Maryland Virginia Potomac River U.S. Geological Survey Laurel Four Mile Creek Alexandria Milton Penn

Speed Law Enforcement Boosts Deaths? Bond Cites 55 MPH Push

Gov. Bond credits a vigorous 55 mph speed limit enforcement and a 141 percent rise in highway patrol arrests for Missouri surpassing its 1974 fatalities reduction goal. He notes federal recognition of doubled enforcement since March 1974 and urges possible federal aid to support enforcement efforts.

Jefferson City Christopher S. Bond Highway Patrol Federal Frank Zarb Bond Missouri U.S. Department of Transportation

Curators Back Marillac Purchase For MU Optometry School

The University of Missouri board votes 5 to 4 to seek 26.9 million dollars in capital funds to buy Marillac College in St. Louis and convert it into the School of Optometry. The plan covers 5 million to buy, 500000 to remodel, 800000 for equipment, plus 550700 for first year operations. The project would join MU campuses in Columbia Kansas City Rolla and St. Louis with first class anticipated fall 1976. Governor Bond vetoed prior funding. the item has lowest priority amid broader capital requests. A separate committee was formed to review union relations and administrative reorganizations in St. Louis and the central MU structure.

Columbia, Mo Marillac College St. Louis University of Missouri John Dalton Marillac University Columbia Kansas City Rolla School of Optometry C. Brice Ratchford Christopher 5 Bond State Coordinating Board For Higher Education Board of Curators

School Budget Weak Says Missouri Teachers Group

The Missouri National Educational Association calls the 611 million public school budget totally inadequate and inappropriate. MNEA President Ron Branch argues for an extra 100 million and plans to ask the governor to raise the request.

Jefferson City Missouri Missouri National Educational Association Ron Branch

Five Year Grain Deal Reported By Kansas City Star

The United States and the Soviet Union near a five year pact to buy five to eight million metric tons of U.S. grain annually. The plan split roughly 50 50 between wheat and corn with possible shifts and sorghums. Details were to be finalized in Europe with Richard Bell, and Earl L Butz was abroad with cautious comments.

Kansas City United States Soviet Union U. S Europe Richard Bell Bell Washington London International Wheat Council the Star Moscow Earl

Missouri study to examine life of elderly in eight communities

University of Missouri sociologists begin a three year project on older Missourians in eight towns including Mexico. Mrs. Bess G. Arvin joins as local researcher after serving as Audrain Welfare Director. Funding from the Administration on Aging supports the effort led by Habenstein and Biddle with C R S B as institutional sponsor.

Robert W. Habenstein Ellen Horgan Biddle University of Missouri Columbia Missouri City Mexico Bess G. Arvin Arvin Audrain Co Administration On Aging Department of Health, Education and Welfare Washington, D.C T. Pihlblad University Missouri Center For Research East Stewart Road

His Library Books Overdue A 15000 Book Heist Late Fees

Joseph Feldman turned himself in after police sought the man who failed to return 15 000 books from the New York Public Library. The haul filled Feldman’s Greenwich Village apartment with books valued at 100 000 to 150 000 dollars. He faces criminal possession of stolen property and potential penalties up to seven years in prison and 75 000 dollars in late fees. Sammy Davis Jr. remains in Century City hospital after seeking treatment for neuritis and leg fatigue. His physician said a final diagnosis is pending the entertainer’s fatigue and leg condition.

NEW York Joseph Feldman New York Public Library Feldman Greenwich Village Charles Pendergrass Los Angeles Sammy Davis Jr Century City Hospital Gerald Blankford Davis

Lawyer Faces Court Action For Comments

In Chillicothe Missouri Judge Kenneth Lewis warned Kansas City lawyer A J Falcone of possible contempt of court over remarks in a Kansas City newspaper about the case of Bobby Long a paraplegic convicted of selling a $10 cocaine bag to an undercover agent Long who served in Vietnam is wheelchair bound after an Army accident in Germany Falcone and Long appeared before the Livingston County Circuit Court where Judge Lewis denied a motion for a new trial and raised Longs bond to 20000 while appointing a special prosecutor to study potential contempt actions

Chillicothe Kenneth Lewis Livingston County A. J. Falcone Kansas City Falcone Lewis Bobby Long Brookfield Long Germany Jong

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