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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1972

Page

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Mrs Stuart Symington Dies At 69

Washington AP reports Evelyn Wadsworth Symington wife of U S Senator Stuart Symington and mother of Rep James Symington died Sunday of a heart attack after attending the Redskins Packers playoff game She was 69 and had recently vacationed in Florida and Eastern Europe with Congress members Her father James W Wadsworth Jr was a Republican senator and representative from New York Her mother was Alice Hay daughter of John Hay

Washington Evelyn Wadsworth Symington U.S Stuart Symington James Symington Missouri Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers Symington Florida Europe Congress New York James W. Wadsworth Jr Alice Hay John Hay Lincoln McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Symingtons

Managua Aftershock Earthquake Survivors Desperate for Food

Nicaragua's leader Gen. Anastasio Somoza urged aid focused on food rather than medicine or plasma. Managua suffered massive destruction with up to 10,000 dead, 20,000 injured, and 250,000 unemployed amid outages and evacuations. U.S. relief teams and CARE mobilized large food stocks as fire and water shortages persisted.

Managua Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Somoza Luis Rodriguez Spinoza Nixon New York American Red Cross U.S. Air Force MacDill Air Force Base Florida Army Carlos Giron Romero General Hospital el Retiro U.S. Army Lake

China's Dancing Girls Update From Shansi Province

The report describes rural and city performances by dance groups in Shansi, their halted program during the Cultural Revolution, and a system with army and worker representation. It notes wages for performances, ticket prices at opera houses and factories, and a new local opera Sons and Daughters of Tan Seng Mountains. It mentions a Central Conservatory in Beijing and backstage glimpses of peasant girls with makeup.

Shansi Liu Shao-chi Revolutionary Committee Peoples Liberation Army Tan Seng Mountains Central Conservatory Peking Central Opera China

Navy doctor urges ban on tattoos in California

Capt William Carson MD head of dermatology at San Diego Naval Hospital calls for shutting down tattoo parlors nationwide noting tattoos are painful to remove and potentially dangerous. He cites New York as already acting and argues California should follow suit despite progress.

San Diego Calif William Carson San

Survivors Eat Flesh After Andes Plane Crash Ordeal

Officials confirm 16 survivors of a Uruguayan rugby team plane crash in the Andes ate the flesh of dead comrades to avoid starvation during a 69 day trek. They stored food, melted snow for water, and endured isolation as 29 died. 3 survivors have returned to Montevideo, with 13 remaining in Santiago en route home.

Santiago Chile Andes Montevideo Uruguay Mendoza Argentina Jose Luis Iniciarte

Banks Raise Prime Rate to Six Percent Nationwide

A group of top banks including Chase Manhattan and Manufacturers Hanover boosted their prime lending rate from 5% to 6%, aligning with rising short term rates. Chemical Bank and Marine Midland joined, as First National City and Mellon Bank also hiked to 6%, despite federal inflation controls.

New York Chase Manhattan Bank Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co Chemical Bank Marine Midland Bank Chase First National City Bank Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh

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