*p. 447-465 on disk from King Features Syndicate.
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- January 1 - February 12: The Delacort's, stroke and alcoholism (see 1970)
- February 12 - May 15: Beth & Kevin Brown, child abuse
- A mother brings her child in with a head injury, having fallen from his high chair in the morning and has now become unresponsive
- February 14 - April 11: MISSING
- Beth's mother, Mrs. Stevens, and Beth's husband, Kevin, are concerned about Beth - she's been unusually agitated in the past 6 months
- Kevin initially agrees to see a psychiatrist with Beth, but changes his mind when he thinks "airing" out their problems might lead to her being committed
- Kevin keeps the appointment, and his interview with the psychiatrist suggests that he's a bit more aggressive than necessary with his 2- and 3-year olds (see image)
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| Rex Morgan, MD - April 29, 1971 © King Features Syndicate |
- It turns out that Kevin has been abusing the children, and Beth has been covering for him (see image)
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| Rex Morgan, MD - May 12, 1971 © King Features Syndicate |
- Story ends with Kevin admitting that he'll do anything the doctor asks (including reporting himself to juvenile court authorities)
- May 16 - September 19: MISSING
- September 20 - October 23: Heidi Claridge, the pathological liar
- Enter the middle of a story with Heidi, Melissa's niece, driving a suspicious Dr. Brice Adams out to the lake, but she gets upset and leaves him in the middle of nowhere
- Rex has asked Heidi to marry him?! Or so Heidi tells Melissa...
- Heidi turns out to be a pathological liar. Phew!
- Heidi files a complaint to the police against Rex when he won't submit to her wooing
- Melissa slaps her in the face for what she's done!
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| Rex Morgan, MD - October 16, 1971 © King Features Syndicate |
- The story is cut short, but ends with Melissa seeing Heidi off, Heidi again tricking her into feeling guilty for what's she done.
- October 24 - December 19: MISSING
- December 20 - January 22, 1972: Justin Babcock & Kathy Taylor, minors
- We start in the middle of a story, with this description text, "When Rex Morgan and Scooter Babcock question Beth Weldon, they find her very defensive!"
- We learn something about Justin Babcock breaking into an apartment thinking that inside, a Kathy Taylor had overdosed on drugs
- Justin sneaks out of the hospital - he's just had knee surgery - to find Kathy, who sounds like she's on drugs
- We find out Justin's mother passed away from alcoholism, that Justin is a clean kid but has gotten caught up in messes by trying to help other kids break their addictions
- Kathy is brought to intensive care after passing out in a diner, but recovers well
- The story is cut short, but likely only by one strip that may/may not have added anything else to the plot
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