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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1973

Page

8

California moves to close state mental hospitals

A nationwide shift toward community care prompts California to shut down state mental hospitals within years while arguing for local facilities. Critics warn of insufficient community options for discharged patients as decades of hospital care give way to clinic based treatment and new laws limiting involuntary commitment.

Richard Saltus Associated Press Weiler LOS Angeles California Harry Schnibbe National Association of State Washington, D.C United States Albert Deutsch Lanterman Harbor View San Pedro Calif

Printed Pattern Half Sizes Fashion Catalog Listing

The Danville Register advertises Marian Martin printed patterns in half sizes with options for shirts tops shorts and pedal pushers in various prints and solids. It notes sizes bust Tony pedal pushers Tris yards fabric and 75 cents per pattern plus 28 cents for mail handling with orders to New York pattern dept 232 West 18th Street for 2012 spring summer catalogs and promotional offers including free patterns with a 3 cent rush.

Tony Pedal Puschers Tris Yards Marian Martin The Danville Register West 18Th St New York

EPA ranks 1973 cars by miles per gallon

The EPA publishes a Who's Who of gasoline guzzlers rating 364 models from 36 manufacturers. Datsun and Toyota lead economy at about 28 and 26 mpg while heavy cars like Ford and Rolls Royce post around 8.4 mpg. Weight is the key factor. as weight rises, mpg falls, with foreign makes dominating the lighter classes and several GM, Ford, and Chrysler models showing varied efficiency across weight bands.

Stan Benjamin Associated Press Washington Environmental Protection Agency United States Datsun Toyota Ford Nixon EPA Toyata AM General Corp Volto American Motors Maverick Volkswagen Chrysler Mercedes-Benz AMC

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren

North deals in a four heart contract test where East's preemptive three hearts risks, but South secures a long plan. Declarer uses spade force and club control to maximize winners, preserving clubs as entries while guiding opponents to help, resulting in a controlled win.

King South North West Declarer Ummy East

Belt fashion return and chic turban hair solution

Belt News spotlights gleaming patent leather belts with gold and silver buckles as a stylish waist accent. It hints at a comeback for wide belts while noting turbans offer a simple, sophisticated fix for beach day hair disasters.

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