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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1973
Page
5
A reader shares a practical guide for newlyweds stocking kitchens through grocery showers. Families give one bag of groceries or items like disposables, cleaning supplies, spices, snacks, or home canned foods, usually under five to seven dollars per family.
A jumble of crossword clues and odd phrases appears, listing numbered across clues such as Projections Grant Narcotic Weapon and phrases like Magic Flute Poisonous Founder of Early part of Core day and Shrink plus scattered names and odd pairings. The text reads like disjointed clue lines and fragmentary captions from an OCR page.
The AP reports a three month old strike by 4,000 Shell workers across California Texas Colorado Louisiana and Washington over health and safety. The boycott draws support from environmental groups while Shell disputes the safety claims. Union seeks inspections and access to health data. Shell emphasizes legal responsibility and unilateral control.
Voters in Portland rejected Governor Tom McCall’s plan to shift 95 percent of school costs onto the state, ending residential school property taxes. With 99.7 percent of ballots counted, 356,639 voted no to 255,711 yes. The plan would have funded relief by higher income taxes and more state support.
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