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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1970
Page
9
Readers share simple household ideas from organizing lists on the refrigerator to DIY fabric darts and fabricating child friendly cups. Tips include using waxed paper on doors, repurposing bathmats for project mats, lingerie bags for laundry, and lint stuffing for toys, with further notes on dress shop mirrors and daily chores.
The page lists numerous crossword entries and wordplay hints such as last galf hole, Compassion, Animal, Embargo, and Goose egg. It catalogs numbers and partial answers like American poet, Blue grass, Elephant's ear, Box top, and paraffin, presenting a chaotic mix of clues and references from a daily puzzle page.
Cambodian troops fought hand to hand with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces 38 miles north of Phnom Penh in a seven hour battle at Prey Totung. Government casualties exceed 1,000 killed or wounded as the northern offensive continues. Bombers and ground units pressed the attack overnight into dawn. In South Vietnam a U S jeep was ambushed on Route 1 and a convoy was attacked further north. one American civilian technician and an enlisted man were killed, seven soldiers wounded.
The University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia funds cuts of 2.2 million and the UMKC trims 500 thousand, announced at a Friday curators meeting in Kansas City. Interim system president C Brice Ratchford cited no state raises, rising costs, and higher service demand as causing the deficit and outlined layoffs, reduced equipment spending, and a 15 dollar daily hospital room fee increase to save about 1.33 million with revenue up 865 thousand. One unit may close. rumor of a two week June closure denied.
Rates are for consecutive insertions applying to Mexico trade area only. All other ads are 36c per line. Cash items only and telephone orders must be paid within three days.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the death penalty unconstitutional for rape when no life is taken or endangered, citing global and national trends against capital punishment. Judge Butzner noted few nations uphold rape by death and urged Maryland to consider a lesser penalty.
Jefferson City AP report states the Missouri state capitol was emptied for nearly two hours after an anonymous caller claimed a bomb was in the building. Gov. Warren E. Hearnes allowed departmental closures. about 30 police and capitol workers aided the search. The all clear came from John D. Paulus as workers returned home or to Christmas activities.
Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana disclosed a deficit of about 70000 for the year. University president Theodore Hesburgh earlier claimed a 200000 shortfall but a spokesman updated that Hesburgh had not seen current figures recently and could be wrong. He cited possible alumni resistence over church changes as a factor.
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