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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
2
The Ledger urges Christmas cheer with city decorations and shopping, but emphasizes care, patience, and sympathy for clerks and drivers. It quotes scripture from 1 Thessalonians 5 9 and calls for joy, love, and prudent conduct through the season.
Weather records for December 1 1962 note record warmth with a high of 67 and 66 today. November praised for farming and outdoor work. Social items include Miss Julie Yeargain joining Kappa Kappa Gamma at Missouri and family ties dating to 1915.
The Buffalo Creek collapse sent a wall of water through a West Virginia hollow, washing away four communities, killing 125 and leaving 4,000 homeless. State and federal agencies responded as surveys found many slag dams in Appalachia were poorly engineered and unsupervised. Army Engineers were directed to inventory all such structures.
A West Virginia dam disaster on Buffalo Creek left 125 dead with officials blamed for neglect and shifting responsibility. The governor ordered action, but agencies failed to locate permits or halt the collapse. The Pittston Company called it an act of God as a county grand jury found no criminal liable party.
A New Federal Pesticide Control Act section would reimburse producers for losses when their products are banned as unsafe. Critics, led by Senator Nelson, warn this could blunt testing rigor and deter bans, while opening the door to billions in taxpayer costs if other products are indemnified. The piece argues EPA should regulate without rewarding risky marketing.
Reader thanks editor for Mexico Ledger editorials and especially the Root Dogs and Animal Control piece. She asks about a China Today paper book and mentions enjoying travel columns by Robert M. White with requests to publish more. Editor notes China Today will be compiled into a book let at series end for a low price.
Puzzle clues listed across and down with numbers and entries such as Make amends, Ledge, Rumor, Saying, Hawaiian food staple, City in New York State, Cerebral, Tuber, Martyrdom, Submarine missile, Cover, Copper, Honor, Rows, Mended, Risk, Follow, Famous, Incumbents, and others, indicating a completed crossword grid from AP Newsfeatures.
The postcard view features the A. P. Green Fire Brick Co in its era, with a water-filled pit area later reclaimed for park land and public housing. It notes Garfield School and a highway underpass not visible in the card, and mentions the east highway across the top of the image.
Today’s birthday list includes Karen Kristene Hightshoe James Martin Tina Marie Kehl Larry Inlow Jeannie Sue Popp and Dennis Ray Antrim. Actress Mary Martin turns 50 United Mine Workers head W A Tony Boyle is 72 comedian Woody Allen is 37. Thought for today Always paddle like the devil underneath anonymous.
NEW YORK AP A Twentieth Century Fund Task Force proposes a national press council to hear examine and report on complaints about accuracy and fairness of U S news reporting The council expected to start early next year would be funded by a consortium of foundations with an annual budget of 400000 A working committee has been set up to implement the plan and address public disaffection with media credibility
A mother asks if nymphomania is physical or mental and if it is curable. Ann Landers replies it is an emotional problem caused by feelings of inadequacy and insecurity, not a physical illness, and therapy may help if the person seeks it. She cites the National Institute of Mental Health for local resources.
Readers ask if hammer toe in teens can be corrected by non surgical means. Dr Thosteson says ill fitting shoes or splinting may help for a few years, but surgery remains likely the final option if noninvasive methods fail. He notes hammer toe can cause calluses and deformity if left untreated.
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