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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1972
Page
1
Trooper J C Lee recounts a patrol on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County where a newlywed couple in a crowded vehicle with 11 children fought. The bride, who had six children from a prior marriage, defended her husband as they argued over the journey and alleged arrest. After a tense standoff the 13 honeymooners resumed their trip, vowing happiness.
Lyallpur Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto freed 617 Indian prisoners of war to press India for the release of about 84,000 Pakistanis held there. He urged reciprocity but warned Pakistan can wait if India does not respond. India tied releases to Bangladesh’s consent and independence recognition.
Swiss offices embrace flexitime imported from West Germany in 1969. Ros Lohmann and Kurt Wagner exemplify the sliding schedule allowing 6:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. arrivals, 90-minute lunches, and 4–6 p.m. departures over a 44-hour week. The system reduces congestion, boosts responsibility, and cuts absences while favoring individually fixed routines over clock-punched time.
Odrinex tablets promise fat loss without dieting or special exercise and claim thousands of users nationwide over 14 years. The plan costs $3.25 with a larger economy size at $5.25, backed by a money back guarantee from A&B Prescription Shop and Monroy mail orders.
The Oakland Tribune reports a federal probe into Howard Hughes Nevada empire aiming for possible Las Vegas indictments early next year. A team including 20 IRS agents investigates whether Hughes enterprises committed federal violations such as income tax evasion. The investigation began last spring to follow Hughes investments since he moved to Nevada in 1966.
An ad promotes a 16 page booklet titled New Hope For the Hard-of-Hearing about hearing corrections and modern hearing aids. It invites readers to request the free booklet by writing to Dept. 2659 at Beltone Electronics Corp in Chicago Illinois 60646.
U S senators receive wallet-size electrocardiograms free ice and speech writing services from the Library of Congress plus access to Botanic Garden plants and reproductions from the National Gallery of Art. The 204 page handbook outlines emoluments including group life insurance, staff allowances by state population and office size, parking rights and travel rules. It notes a $26.82 monthly life insurance cost against a $42 500 salary and seniority based office choices. Kansas City area youths gain 1200 summer job openings at Worlds of Fun with interviews starting December 28 at the Missouri Division of Employment Security and continuing after January 2 1973. Applicants must be at least 16 and prove age. The park will be run by the ambassadors.
Prime Minister-elect Norman Kirk declares New Zealand will quit SEATO, calling it ineffective and atrophied. He states Labor will seek broader Pacific ties and may recognize Communist China, while France’s nuclear tests in the South Pacific prompt possible Navy action if tests resume.
Gallup survey of 1,205 adults in 300 locales shows 59 percent approve of Nixon's Vietnam handling versus 33 percent disapprove, with 12 percent undecided. Americans broadly expect no clear victory and foresee a possible compromise after U.S. withdrawal.
Dade County School Board funds a transcendental meditation course at Miami Springs High School costing 950 dollars per term, including 35 dollars per pupil for 20 juniors and seniors to practice twice daily under instructors Davis and Jones. The program, praised by some researchers but questioned by others, aims to prevent drug use.
Miami AP reports Mayor Jack Orr uses a kitchen egg timer to limit public testimony to five minutes at county commission meetings. The timer’s ting signals speakers to conclude, curbing lengthy debates and keeping sessions tight.
San Francisco AP. Bank of America will stop paying taxi fares for women working night shifts, after male workers claimed the policy constitutes sex discrimination since men are not funded. A Pacific Telephone suit mirrors the issue. The move echoes debates over women’s workplace safety versus equal treatment.
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