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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
2
Editorial warns of widespread dope use among youths from grade school to college across the country and in Ledgerland. It stresses education, community involvement, and broader efforts beyond police and schools to curb the problem, noting sources in Columbia Fulton St. Louis and state college towns.
A devotional passage cites Psalm 24 on who may ascend the hill of the Lord. It emphasizes clean hands and a pure heart and urges daily living in obedience to God's will to sustain fellowship with Him.
The letter clarifies the Mexico Audrain County library budget Contingency fund as an operating balance for ongoing service. It notes the library is a separate legal entity funded mainly by year end tax receipts and must sustain operations from May. It cites council and county participation and Federal and county funds supporting the balance.
In a letter to readers Audrain County library supporters Chief Lakenan Barnes highlights funding from the city of Mexico and other income sources. He notes acquisitions remodeling, a new large book mobile, new branches, a 250 volume Black history nucleus, expanded AV aids, and community use as a civic hub while inviting suggestions for continued improvement.
A reader shares a tale of a wife losing interest as her husband’s hair and teeth fail. Ann Landers counsels acceptance, suggesting compensating virtues exist and urges the wife to seek stable affection.
Dear reader asks about rapid heart beat and belching after meals. Dr Thosteson suggests anxiety reduction, possible thyroid screening, slower eating and drinking, and notes air swallowing common at age. Other letters cover ear noises, conjunctival hemorrhage, and general reader mail policy.
Sunday April 30 1961 notes DST starts at 2 am in about half the country while Missouri and Ledgerland stay on standard time. Program schedules adjust. not much else changes. Dogs kill two 30 pound pigs near Fairground Ave as Mr and Mrs Clark ride nearby.
Greetings are extended to Mrs. Kenneth Prater Mrs. Wade Collens Glenda Ruth Hall of Farber Nancy Lee Gould Nancy Diane Hawkins Robert Elliott Earl Dressing and Larry Cuno for birthdays this Sunday.
AP reports Cynthia Lowry on BBC’s Biography hour which dramatizes Beethoven’s life during his losing hearing and political fervor. The British import features 18th century regalia and social scenes, portraying a brusque yet passionate composer in love with a widow and angered by Napoleon’s self coronation.
Comprehensive TV schedule highlighting High Chaparral at 6 30 PM on multiple channels plus re shows Apache Trust and Little Bear Died Running. Notable guests include David Frost interview with Irving Stone Michael Parks Kris Kristofferson and a Nixon era special Loyal Opposition.
Saturday schedule features ABA Playoff at 1:00 p.m. on channels 4 and 13. Baseball Twins vs Red Sox at 1:15 p.m. on channels 3,5,8,10 with pregame at 1:00. Wild World of Sports at 4:00 on channels 2,3 live sprint car championship from Terre Haute. Derby at 4:00 p.m. on channels 4,7,13. Pearl Bailey guest at 7:30 on channel 2 with Leontyne Price and Liberace. The Fortune Cookie movie at 7:30 on channels 3,8,10. Numerous morning and afternoon kids shows and news segments listed across channels 2–13 with late-night movies and sports wrap.
A Sunday schedule shows AAU events and Stanley Cup coverage at noon with diving and hockey rounds at 1 pm. NBA games air at 1 pm, Channel 5 carries Dallas tennis at 1, region finals in St Louis at 3 30, and Nixon news conference covered across networks. Beethovens life and music on educational stations contrast with network broadcasts.
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