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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1971
Page
10
A reader asks about wind chill meaning and chart use. The answer explains wind chill as the perceived cold from wind and temperature, how to read a chart, and gives practical frostbite risk guidance.
In Madison on a Monday, University of Wisconsin President John C. Weaver and Chancellor H. Edwin Young were shouted down by unruly antiwar protesters during a faculty meeting. The demonstrators halted Q&A as Weaver stated his presence could serve no useful purpose and security chose not to restrict the crowd.
Dissident students confronted University of Wisconsin President Weaver in a crowded lecture hall after handbills urged an end to the Allied invasion of Laos. Proceedings were halted to avoid clashes as faculty and protesters gathered following his January arrival from Missouri.
The FDA recalled some Italian pottery distributed nationally by Holt Howard Inc of Stamford Connecticut due to high lead levels. Pieces contained up to 400 parts per million, well above the 7 ppm guideline. The recall affects more than 10,000 pieces. prolonged use could pose serious health risks including death reported in Ontario and cases in San Francisco and Baltimore.
The FDA announced a second recall by the Howard company after lead poisoning concerns from pottery. The recall follows a December order for 10,000 coffee mugs. FDA prevented 161 shipments totaling 123,774 imported pottery pieces with lead in the past four months. tests of American made pottery show no problems.
New York AP reports bandits shattered a window at Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum early today and stole about $5,000 in coins and notes. Police say included was a misminted bill showing $10 on one side and $1 on the reverse.
Senator Thomas Eagleton proposes sweeping controls on amphetamine manufacture and distribution. The plan would boost import export limits require prescriptions in writing and bar sales without a written order from the attorney general. He notes half of annual eight billion doses are diverted to illicit channels while legitimate use amounts to thousands of doses yearly.
President Nixon welcomed Washington diplomats in the Blue Room at the White House and announced plans for continent wide dinners. The first will be Pan American Day April 14 for Americas, followed by Europe and Asia tastings later in spring after a reception for African diplomats at a separate gathering.
A Missouri editor publisher finishes a two day stint as Editor in Residence at Oklahoma State University. Robert M. White of Mexico Ledger is a former Sigma Delta Chi leader, ex president of the New York Herald Tribune, and has held roles with the Chicago Sun Times. He now chairs FOI committees for both the ASNE and APME and serves on the Missouri Free Press Fair Trial Committee.
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