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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1973
Page
6
Missouri lawmakers face votes on elder tax relief the veto override on the zero base budgeting bill and open meetings. Senate previously overridden the governor’s veto while House Democrats plan a potential two thirds override effort.
Rep. Jim Lemon urged continued large rural representation in Missouri as he criticized House leadership. He argued a 100 member House would dilute rural voices, hinder citizen participation, and push a dictatorship style of efficiency. He also opposed an ombudsman plan and warned of losing face to face contact with constituents.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced 1972 as the worst year for recalls of defective autos and outlined a new monthly reporting program to alert consumers to safety related problems. Nine investigations began in January and February including seat belt deterioration in Volkswagens and fuel system issues in other makes. Todd Fisher, Debbie Reynolds son, shot himself in the leg while handling an antique gun. Reynolds faced a summons for unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm.
Laraine Howard, a California housewife of four foster children, sues Syntex Corp and doctors for 7 million dollars claiming the birth control pill Normyl 2 caused a stroke that left her partially paralyzed. The suit asserts inadequate warnings and cites a physician office booklet as influence.
In Sacramento the AP reports a California law stating that present tense covers past and future, and masculine includes feminine while singular includes plural. The Division of Consumer Services, Department of Consumer Affairs outlines the revised code's definitions in Title 4 Subsection 2102.
Misleading advertising by oral contraceptive makers faces a court challenge. Attorneys Albert Hampton and Anthony Klein for the Howards say the suit targets a pharmaceutical company and cites a Syntex booklet directed at women. They intend to prove false representations were made to women through the booklet.
In Buenos Aires, an executive of a British firm’s Argentine subsidiary, Francis Brimicombe, aged 57, was abducted outside his home by alleged left wing groups seeking large ransom. The seizure follows a string of recent kidnappings by groups including the Liberation Armed Forces and the People’s Revolutionary Army.
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