Editorial Review An Example To Follow
The article states racial prejudice remains but progress continues in the United States. It notes increases in Black representation in elected offices across multiple states and cities, highlighting figures of mayors and officeholders. It portrays a shift from militancy to political empowerment and public service benefiting all Americans.
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America
Mexico
Alanta
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio
Raleigh
N.C
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
South
End of Day Reflection on Sufficiency in God
A devotional note cites Corinthians 3 5 urging humility before God. It asserts human strength is insufficient without divine sufficiency and that life gains completion when weakness is united with the divine.
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God
Open Forum Letter on Sidewalk ramps and women’s roles in 1910
A Columbia reader urges curb ramps on downtown sidewalks including a proposed east side project and electric de icing mats. He recalls 1910 events near Alhambra Illinois, noting six teen girls who carried a schoolmate to her grave and defending women’s capabilities. Ben Kombrink Middletown
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Ledger
S.W
Columbia
Lawrence Drug
Bob Brown
Ellen Olive
William Suhre
Alhambra
Minois
Mexico Ledger Classified City Rates and Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication details with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday. It outlines mailing and carrier rates, including local and out-of-state subscriptions, and special rates for armed forces members.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
Ann Landers advice on hair, marriage, and manners
Dear Ann Landers offers practical guidance on wedding hair choices, a widowed mother marrying a new partner, and teaching a newborn to do what must be done. The column cites a long haired fiancé, a skeptical aunt, and Thoreau's lesson on self-discipline, ending with purchasing her booklet for teens.
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Europe
Mom
Jonathan
Dad
Grand Canyon
Ann Landers
Saginaw
Henry David Thoreau
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
Brandy Nose and Rosacea Advice From Dr Thosteson
Readers ask about enlarged facial blood vessels on the nose and a condition called acne rosacea. Dr Thosteson notes alcohol and spicy drinks worsen it, local ointments often fail, and a dermatologist may prescribe stronger treatments or mild sedatives for nerves.
Television Listings and Movie Highlights Tonight
TV guide lists baseball Cardinals vs Pirates at Three Rivers 6 30 with Buck Shannon and Randolph. USC Suns vs Southmen Memphis 8 00 with Merle Harmon Hawkins. Merv Griffin with Lamas Sommer St Johns 13 90. Dora’s World with Dora Hall guest Kaye Shore. Streetcar Named Desire at 8 00 on 4 7 13 with Leigh Brando. Africa’s White Gold debut 9 00 on 5 8 10. Don Kirshner Rock Concert 12 30 on 4. Tom Snyder midnight 5 10 discusses Nielsen ratings. Movies: Appointment with Crime 9 30 11. So Evil My Love 1 11 11. Brigadoon 4 2. A Streetcar Named Desire 8 4 7 18. A War of Children 11 4 7 13. The Blue Dahlia 11 11. Susan and God 2 45 4. Storm over Tibet 9 11. The Fabulous Texan 1 11.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
Jack Buck
Mike Shannon
Jay Randolph
Southern California Suns
Southmen
Memphis
UCLA
Kermit Johnson
Merle Harmon
Alex Hawkins
Merv Griffin
Fernando Lamas
Elle Sommer
Adela Rogers
St. Johns
Dora Hall
Stubby Kaye
Sammy Shore
Vivian Leigh
Marlon Brando
Tennessee Williams
New Orleans
NBC
Africa
Don Kirshner
Mike Oldfield
Bloodstone
Tom Snyder
A.C. Nielsen
Herbert Lom
William Hartnell
Ann Todd
Ray Milland
Gene Kelly
Cyd Charisse
Vivien Leigh
Jenny Agutter
John Ronane
Alan Ladd
William Bendix
Susan and
God
Fredric March
Ruth Hussey
Tibet
Rex Reason
Donna Douglas
Albert Decker
Andy Devine
Showtime
ABC
Pyramid
CBS
San
Gentlemen
Mae Davis
Woman's World
Our Times
Andy Griffith
Lucy
Elec. Co. Daisies
Nashville
Geraldo Rivera
Mr. Rogers
Ironside
Mike Douglas
WFL
F Troop
Buck Owens
Cardinals
Pirates
Pittsburg
Mikes
Helen Reddy
Charlie Brill
David Brenner
Mitzi McCall
Joe Flynn
Kelly Garrett
Chuck Woolery
Sheralee
Bo Donaldson
The
Heywoods
Blue Magic
Monty Hall
Felix
Somerset
Zoo Revue
Woman's World Weatherscan
Hal Barton
Elec. Co
Guiding Light
Big Wall
Tomas Hodge Podge
St. Louis
Sanford & Son
Wall Street
Brian Keith
Friday Ledgerland Station Listings and Highlights
TV and film listing dense schedule features multiple movies across channels with names Rex Reason Diana Douglas The Fabulous Texan Shirley MacLaine David Niven and others along with 1968 1959 and 1936 dramas thrillers and adventures. Broadcasts include baseball night games Merv Griffin shows and The Edgars Poe adaptation The Premature Burial plus The Giant Behemoth and Sea Hawk among many programs across 4 7 13 CBS NBC ABC and more with local weather and talk segments.
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Tibet
Rex Reason
Diana Douglas
Albert Decker
Andy Devine
Shirley MacLain
David Niven
Gig Young
Lylah Clare
Kim Novak
Peter Finch
Ernest Borgnine
Behind Your Tv Screen 2 251 Days
A two hour NBC Channel 9 broadcast on August 7 tells the tale of Lt. Commander Richard A. Stratton a former POW his wife Alice and their three sons endured sixty years of waiting. Stratton along with former cellmates Richard Mullin and Douglas Hegdahl recount the brutality and resilience of captivity and the ruse that alerted Americans to prisoner treatment in North Vietnam. The documentary highlights Stratton and his family’s vigil his wife’s strength and his own changed outlook after captivity.
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Richard A. Stratton
Channel 9
Stratton
Hanoi
Amercans
North Vietnam
USN
Richard “Moon" Mullin
Navy
Douglas Hegdahl
Alice
Stratton's Homecoming Reflects Changing America
Contrasting prisoner of war camp tales, Stratton returns home to reunite with family and resume roles as husband father and naval aviator as American life shifts. Birthday greetings Sunday honor multiple residents including Randy Carr James Kindig John Erdel II Hagan MII Karen Terry and others in Edina.
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Stratton
America
Randy Gene Carr
James Kindig
John R. Erdel, II
Hagan MII
Karen Terry
William R. Campbell
Mabel Davis
Curtis Smith
Lois Harrison
Larry Frey
James Foster
Carrie Mae Scott
Edna Simpson
Erroll Dean Winterhalter
Edina
Strike News and Local Notices From Yesterday In Mexico
Three area refractories began a strike as negotiations for a new contract continued after the old one expired at midnight. Photographer Gene Ringo, elected to the City Council in April, buys a Columbia studio and plans to move after liquidating his Mexico studio. Mrs. J. B. Wilson travels to Dayton, Ohio to visit relatives. Dr. Charles W. Sullivan, longtime pastor, honored for the Southern Baptist Convention 150th anniversary. Nedra Keen, fiancée of Douglass Richele, hosts bridal shower with local hostesses at First National Bank Showme Room. Eisenhower drought disaster list designates 102 Missouri and Oklahoma counties for federal aid, including Audrain and neighboring counties. The Pegues prepare a Colorado vacation with visits from Chaplain and Mrs. Pegues. Mrs. Donald Ezell celebrates a birthday dinner hosted by the Newbroughs. Mexico publicizes Fry Rainbow Orchestra, a youth group organized by Noland Fry.
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Gene Ringo
Mexico
Columbia
J. B. Wilson
Dayton
Ohio
Glen Hahn
Krol
Joe Hodgin
J. T. Watts Jr
Eisenhower
Missouri
Oklahoma
Audrain
Boone
Monroe
Montgomery
Pike
Lincoln
Ralls
Randolph
David K. Pegues
Colorado Springs
Colo
ITI
Craig Air Force Base
Alabama
Donald Ezell
Charles Newbrough
Fry Rainbow Orchestra
Noland Fry
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