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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1972
Page
3
Van-Far High School recognizes the 1972 senior class with students and their parents. The display notes each member and outlines plans for after graduation while promising more senior pictures to come.
Jefferson City lawmakers prepare for a tight week as 1972-73 appropriations loom. Senate and House debate funding for schools and revenue projections, with hearings set and deadlines approaching. A disputed $18 million tax refund shortfall adds to tensions before April 22.
Charles A. Lindbergh and 36 Philippine scientists were evacuated by a U.S. Air Force helicopter after their expedition to study a cave-dwelling Tasaday group of 24 people. The team faced a broken helicopter, low food, and a 50 mile trek to base camp before rescue at Clark Air Force Base.
ITT lobbyist Dita Beard, 53, who collapsed during a Senate subcommittee appearance, left Denver hospital to give a CBS 60 Minutes interview. She denied writing parts of a memo about ITT antitrust settlements and GOP convention funding, and described her lobbying work in Washington.
Rep. Les Aspin announces federal suit to force disclosure of the Peers Commission report under the Freedom of Information Act. He accuses the Army of a double coverup and questions why 25 men faced charges while only one was convicted. Hersh cites a larger nearby massacre and a transcript claim.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat condemned Transportation Secretary Volpe's 60 day deadline for deciding the site of a new St. Louis area airport as unfair and unjustifiable. It urged more time to evaluate Illinois versus Missouri locations based on facts rather than emotion or political maneuvering. The paper argued Missouri residents, who use 88 percent of air travel, deserve full consideration and noted local polling showed support for expanding the present airport.
San Diego will pay a sociologist and a psychologist to train officers for the stresses of the Republican National Convention. John Lockwood said understanding socio economic motives behind dissent should reduce aggressive police reactions during demonstrations.
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