A Fair Trial Opened by Editorial Voice
The piece reviews the paternity suit of dancer Mabel Robinson against a famous TV star. It questions the private closed court in Los Angeles, urges open trials for all, and argues that openness upholds justice for the poor and powerless against secrecy. It ends with a moral verse about hatred and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Robinson
New York
Joseph
Los Angeles
Harry L. Thrupp
Thrupp
America
Open Forum Gratitude for Miss Mexico Pageant and Las Vegas Night
Public acknowledgments thank Kline's for Style Show support and ticket sales, and praise Ron Holbrook, the Mexico Jaycees and Jaycee wives. Beta Sigma Phi expresses gratitude for Las Vegas Night Charity Dance coverage and aims for Handi-Shop proceeds, urging continued community support and attendance next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger
Kline’s
Ron Holbrook
Mexico
Beta Sigma Phi
Las Vegas
Laurene Miller
Richard Vance
Handi-Shop
John Meissert
Birthday greetings for a list of local residents
Birthday wishes are extended to Jackie Lee Scott Harris Maupin Harry Ervin Hill Charles Vanlandingham Lillian B Johnson Mrs Roy Manning Mrs Ralph Sannebeck Larry Jerichon Mary Sue Black Fred Fairchild Mrs Mildred Greenup Dianne Davis Mrs Robert Holt Blythe Jerman Vandalia Frances Willis Centralia and Charlotte Summers for Sunday. Also birthday greetings on Saturday to Cindie Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Lee Scott
Harris Maupin
Harry Ervin Hill
Charles Vanlandingham
Lillian B. Johnson
Roy Manning
Ralph Sannebeck
Larry Jerichon
Mary Sue Black
Fred Fairchild
Mildred Greenup
Dianne Davis
Robert Holt
Blythe Jerman
Vandalia
Frances Willis
Centralia
Charlotte Summers
Cindie Wolfe
Farm programs still needed amid price rises and subsidies debate
Des Moines Register argues farm supply and price controls remain essential despite calls from Wall Street commentators to drop subsidies. It notes rising food costs are driven more by external demand and export dynamics than federal programs, supports keeping grain programs with reforms, and suggests capping cotton payments while preserving overall structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Wall Street
Wall Street Journal
First National City Bank
Russia
Asia
The
Auto makers split on 1976 emission rules and Wankel hopes
The Hannibal Courier-Post questions why GM Ford and others struggle to meet the 1976 EPA emission standards while Mazda, via its Wankel rotary engine, already meets current rules and aims to meet the stricter limits. The piece criticizes rising car prices and shoddy auto quality, urging progress and compliance without excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Courier-Post
Ford
Volkswagen
U.S
Maazda
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
America
U. S
Detroit
Florida
In Love With Life or How It Would Be If I Died
A reader asks reprint of Ann Landers column about a 17 year old in a fatal car crash. The piece includes the obsessive voice of the teen and a plea to avoid burial, with a promotion for Ann Landers booklet Marriage What To Expect and a request to send 50 cents for the Ledger notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Ann
Mom
Dad
Athlete's heart not a disease says Dr Thosteson
Dear readers ask about athlete's heart and its risks. Thosteson says the term has no medical meaning as a disease. Strenuous exercise may change heart rate or size but returns to normal, and healthy hearts aren’t damaged by athletics unless previous valvular or coronary disease exists.
Boicourt pledges SAE at Missouri in Columbia
Yesterday in Mexico a report notes Mike Boicourt son of Mr and Mrs Everett Boicourt 10 Lakeside Pl pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Other items cover visits from France a hospital admission after a car accident in Benton City a Korea veteran receiving a mayoral certificate and local honors and events in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Boicourt
Everett Boicourt
Lakeside Pl
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of Missouri
Columbia
Dick R
Markwell
France
S.C. Gass
Walter Eastman
Benton City
Audrain Hospital
Mexico Ledger Postal Rates and Office Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily except Sundays and holidays, address at 300 N Washington St, Mexico Missouri 65265, single copy price 10 cents. Carrier rates in Mexico and nearby towns two dollars monthly. Mail rates vary by region, with specific yearly and seasonal options, plus armed forces rate. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. weekdays and 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
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L.A
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Hearnes Multipurpose Bldg
Columbia, Mo
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Hearnes
Monay
Scott Yeargain
William Merritt
Korea
Air Force
Allen P. Green
Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Ethel Fay Cleeton
Frank Cleeton
Martinsburg
Midwest
Elizabeth Thomas
S. Union St
Laddonia Hotel
Lawrence
Lincoln
Rexall
Logan Rexall Pharmacy
W. Monroe
Knights of Columbus
ST. Brendan's School
Khoury League
Brougham
W. Liberty
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Guilt
Rige Bette
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