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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1972
Page
2
Editorial urges Mexico to market its unique assets rather than commonalities. It proposes attracting industry by highlighting services at the hospital, recreation programs, parks, and a vocational school, and suggests civic branding such as a sombrero souvenir to distinguish the town to industrial scouts.
A religious and moral prose note quotes Deuteronomy 8 3 about living by every word of the Lord and adds a reflection that wealth without love and friends leaves one miserable.
Nereo Battistuzzi, 45, Genoa native, pays Idaho farmers 1.65 per rabbit and aims to ship up to 80,000 wild jackrabbits to Rome. Rabbits are captured alive in organized hunts near Twin Falls and airlifted to Italy as a delicacy and game. In Idaho they are a menace to farmers, devouring fields and haystacks.
In Norfolk Virginia the Virginian Pilot reports a computerized study of elementary reading material showing pronouns and family terms reveal gender expectations. Editor Peter Davies notes culture stresses wife roles while boys face less focus on husbands.
A reader asks how to help a sedentary 72-year-old husband, others address mental strain after a loved one’s death, and a fiancée asks who should walk her down the aisle. Ann Landers advises the wife to pursue her own life, suggests the husband’s doctor explore possible mental issues, and settles a wedding guest dilemma with the mother’s boyfriend and the father giving away the bride.
A reader asks about aiding a teenage girl having an epileptic seizure. Advice given includes ensure the person is flat if standing, protect from injury, open a tight collar, turn the head to the side to prevent tongue blockage, place a folded coat or pillow under the head, and avoid forcing anything between clenched teeth. Breathing concerns may occur. do not panic. The guidance emphasizes there is no way to stop a seizure once it starts and corrects old myths about tongue objects.
A column on handling epileptic emergencies advises calm, rest, and safety after an attack. Readers ask about breast reduction surgery, nail fungus, organic vitamins, and beekeepers and arthritis. Dr Thosteson notes common-sense care and cautions against panic.
On Monday wishes go to Annie Lou Nelson Mrs Joe Hatfield Robert Hatfield Edward Coldwell Mrs Richard Pearson Cheryl Mitchell Melody Cheree Joiner Wallace Druger and Lucy Louise. On Tuesday greetings go to Fred Wells Carolyn Hinton Robin Joy Tilden Bob Hopkins Roseanna Ziegler Kenny Ray Gibbons Grady White Jr. Violet Lierheimer Elrene Black Donald Doerge Mrs Merlin R Jones Kenneth Lee Wallace Mrs John Mundy Dennis Barnes and Linda Huttsell.
The page lists TV channels: Channel 11 Kpl in St Louis, Channel 13 Kreg-l, Jett City Channel 1 with Kebj in Columbia and notes See Tv on Channel 17.
A noisy schedule lists You Are There at 11:90 am on channels 4 7 18 about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Lionheart at noon on 4 7 13 1968 English film. ABA Playoff game at 1 pm on 4 7 13 preempts. Braves Giants at 2:15 pm on 5 8 10 with 2:00 pregame. World of Sports at 4 pm on 2 3 17 covers Indy trials and Monaco Grand Prix. Preakness at 4 pm on 4 7 18 with Riva Ridge favored. Lloyd Bridges on Water World at 6 pm. Missouri Forum at 6 pm on 8. ABC Movie at 7:30 pm on 2 3 17. List includes many other movies and programs with possible errors.
Channel 4 broadcasts an oratorio Light in the Wilderness at 9:00 a.m. with jazz pianist Dave Brubeck soloist William Justus and a 300-voice choir. Other features include Camera Three reports on Paolo Soleri’s village, Sen. Birch Bayh on Face the Nation, AAU International Champions events, Masterpiece Theater adaptation of The Possessed, and a CBS Movie Gentle Giant with Dennis Weaver.
A Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co open house in Mexico attracted 534 attendees including employees families and friends at the north edge office and warehouse. Lloyd A Valentine district superintendent thanked supporters of Yesterday in Mexico and honored attendees.
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