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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
8
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stepped onto the Moon at 11:56 a.m. EST, beginning the first mountain country exploration in the Descartes region. They planned to erect a portable antenna after a TV camera problem delayed live footage.
Mexico police say they have solved about ten break-ins since December with total losses near 1357 dollars plus stolen goods. Arrests have been made. more are pending. Chiefs Jones and Greene note one juvenile is involved and a stereo from Paul Dunavant’s home was recovered and may link to the crimes.
The Labor Department reported March living costs rose two tenths of one percent with grocery costs easing, and average weekly earnings climbed to 131.73 dollars, up 1.09 from February. The CPI stood at 124.0 with housing and clothing costs up, while pork and mortgage interest varied. Property taxes and utilities showed increases, and the yearly inflation pace remained the strongest March gain since 1966. A short feature note followed about a boy at a department store awaiting a bubble gun and a storm-related lightning strike in Moberly damaging three homes.
Audrain County Betterment Association forms a glass recycling committee led by Mrs. Elmer Johnson and Dr. Bob Peak. A meeting is set for Thursday April 27 at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce office to organize countywide glass recycling with invites to area organizations and representatives.
U S bombers and fighter bombers hit supply depots and air defenses 80 miles south of Hanoi while North Vietnamese troops attack An Loc and Dau Tieng. An L oc under artillery and rocket fire as U S destroyers engage coastal targets and air losses rise.
Moscow reports say the Soviet Union downgraded President Nixon's planned May trip to a summit meeting, not a state visit, signaling a shift in diplomatic protocol amid intensified North Vietnam bombing. Diplomats note the change emphasizes urgent issues rather than closer cooperation.
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