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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1974
Page
3
A fragmented OCR item lists clues and terms such as Aluminum Robed TV in Britain Waterhole Bookworm and SOLUTION OF YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. It includes numbered hints from 3 Cooked in water to 40 Chemical Luttix Wane Step Lively with scattered phrases and puzzle-like entries.
A fragmented sewing pattern advertisement promotes Misses' culotte dress patterns and knit book guides. It lists pattern numbers 9103 and 9329 with sizes, fabric estimates, price one dollar per pattern, and mailing details to Marian Martin pattern departments in New York. The text includes instructions for free patterns and coupon offers amidst garbled OCR data.
Heloise readers share clever ideas from organizing weddings to practical hacks. A letter suggests coding each guest with a back of card numbers to track responses, while others describe DIY curtains from tin can lids, extended garments, and using a thimble with a rubber finger aid for sewing.
William B. Saxbe was sworn in as the 70th attorney general, pledging to run the department as a law and order office that protects individual rights from overreach. He cited Micah and stressed justice and mercy while noting past Watergate pressures and inviting Harold Hughes to pray for his administration.
Thieves broke windows with baseball bats at the Jefferson Memorial in Forest Park St. Louis and escaped with two sterling silver Lindbergh busts of Gen and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh. Each bust weighed about two pounds and was valued at 25000 dollars. Also stolen were Lindbergh memorabilia including a ten inch gold cup and a gold frame valued at 500 dollars.
Senator Tom Eagleton of Missouri will embark on a 10 day tour beginning January 12 with eight days of public appearances across 13 cities to speak at meetings and hold news conferences. He will return to Washington after a trip to Israel Europe and Ireland that began December 26.
Editors note ninth of a series on energy shortage. Peter Arnett reports oil majors like Shell Gulf Exxon show double and triple digit gains in 1973 while overall crisis hits consumers. A Chase Manhattan study cites 59 percent profit rise for 30 majors first 11 months. Oil earnings still high despite 1972’s poor base.
A December AP survey finds Americans used less electricity natural gas and heating oil than expected due to conservation and milder weather public holidays and an East Coast ice storm affected usage. Utilities say weather variables complicate attribution to conservation while demand remained stronger in later weeks.
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