The Mysterious Five Buggers Editorial
Five men were arrested inside the locked Democratic Party headquarters in Washington with bugging gear, spy gadgets, a bundle of new $100 bills, an address book including a White House name list, and CIA credentials. The incident raises questions about motives, ownership, and what was to be stolen or heard. Public figures react with outrage as analysts seek a logical explanation for the bizarre operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Washington
White House
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
GOP
Larry O’brien
Sen. McGovern
Mr. Nixon
There Is Work to Be Done Today Sermon Note
A brisk exhortation urges action, quoting a Bible verse about plentiful harvest and few laborers. The speaker commands immediate effort, urging listeners to stop talking and start work without delay. The message emphasizes urgency and personal responsibility.
Open Forum Editor Letter Supports Gun Bill Discussion
A Ledger reader praises the editorial on the $.2507 handgun bill and urges more informative pieces for the average household. The note names Bill King and calls for readable public discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger
McGovern Letter to Grocers Sparks Big Brother Comment
The Tucson Daily Citizen reprints two letters to Senator McGovern from Frank D. Register of the National Association of Retail Grocers and McGovern’s June 1, 1972 reply. Register warns about illegal lettuce boycotts and harm to retailers, while McGovern counters with references to legal advice and critique of pricing practices, ending with a salute and signoff. The piece ends with a columnist’s quip aboutBig Brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Daily Citizen
McGovern
Frank D. Register
National Association of Retail Grocers of the
U.S
Oak Brook
Senator McGovern
Cesar Chavez
Sen. McGovern
Register
United States
George McGovern
Big Brother
Mexico Ledger Classified Postal Rates And Hours
Local newspaper notice lists publishing schedule with dually except Sundays and holidays, address 300 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265, single copy price 10 cents. Subscriptions by mail vary by region with yearly and short terms, including armed forces rate. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Mexico Ledger Saturday Page Update August 19 1972
Page from the Mexico MO Ledger dated Saturday August 19 1972 presents local notices and brief items. Readable segments show community happenings and small news items typical of a midwestern town newspaper of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Birthday notices and a teaser thought for today
A community birthday roundup lists Linda Jones and others with Monday greetings, and Tuesday cake wishes for Tom Hagan and peers. Today’s notable birthdays include jockey Willie Shoemaker age 41 and film actress Marie Wilson age 56. Thought for today references a public figure and Nepaleos Bonaparte variant with a misprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Jones
William Banks
Walter Duffen
Robert Lee Searfoss Jr
J.R. Eckenberger
Lawrence Lee Healy
Janice Sperry
Maude Chrismer
Joyce Ball
Nancy Ruth Owens
Paul Patton
William Patton
Tom Hagan
Sylvester Smith
John Gardner
Wallace Witchie
Jewell Campbell
Margaret Humphrey
Elsie McFarling
Marie Burnett
Joe Ezell
Willie Shoemaker
Marie Wilson
Spella
Nepaleos Bonaparte
Dear Ann Landers Letters on Diet and Plants
Readers share weight loss via careful logging and self-control, and a plant psychology tale. A dieter learns leftovers trigger weight gain while another writer reports thriving plants after talking to them. Ann Landers declines personal plant talk, directs readers to her booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Ann
Thelma
Chicago
Silicone injections for breast enlargement warned by Dr Thosteson
Dr Thosteson explains silicone injections for breast enlargement are not FDA approved and have proven unsafe. He notes bootleg injections can migrate and fail to stay in place. The safe option is implant sacs with silicone, performed by plastic surgeons on referral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thosteson
Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Thesteson
Vacation Return and Local Notices Amid Turbulent Week
Clifford Smith, administrative secretary of Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, returns from Hollywood vacation. Two mail bags stolen from Wabash Railroad station were recovered. suspects seen in a box car escaped. Addresses change for Earl and Pearl Morris. Local political committee leadership updates in Audrain and Republican and Democratic sessions. Teenager Larry Lewis injured in a Highway 11 crash near Centralia. Monroe County PMA reelects Stanley Poage. A 1922 note reports a 450 pound watermelon shipped parcel post from Caruthersville to Fulton. Martinsburg residents Catherine Peery and Eliza Martin celebrate 92nd birthdays. American Legion district meeting includes Audrain, Montgomery, Pike, Lincoln, Warren, and St. Charles counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Smith
Central Christian College of the Bible
Moberly
Here
Hollywood
Calif
Wabash
Earl Morris
Miss Pearl Morris
W. Monroe St
E. Love St
Ray Neal
Highway 11
Centralia
Stanley Poage
Santa Fe
Monroe County Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Paris
Caruthersville
Fulton
Catherine Peery
Martinsburg
Eliza Martin
Mexico
Audrain County
The
American Legion
Montgomery City
Audrain
Montgomery
Pike
Lincoln
Warren
St. Charles
Conventions mocked as dull by ex NBC producer
Al Morgan, former Today show producer, says minute to minute TV coverage makes conventions boring. With Republican nominees secured, next week’s GOP gathering may lack a compelling horse race and networks could “phone it in” from Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Hollywood
Today
Western Hemisphere
al Morgan
Miami
Morgan
Local TV Listings and Weather Note
Radio and TV listings show stations such as LV crennes 7 and Hannibal LE Kyl with Columbia 13, St. Louis Komuty 9, Kreg tv and Columbia 10. Weathar note mentions Quincy with 17 18 6. If any changes remain unreported, see Ty 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khyaty
Hannibal LE Kyl
St. Lows
Komuty
Columbia
Kreg Tv
Ketetv
St. Louis
Koby Tv
Weemty
Quincy
Sen Ty
Weathar
Television Listings and Highlights For Tonight
Prime time schedule lists Cronkite on convention primer at 44 30 a.m. on channels four seven and thirteen. Children's film festival features Boy With Glasses at noon. Football Argonauts vs Rough Riders at 1 p.m. on thirteen, NCAA previews at 1 on eight. Boston Red Sox at White Sox in Chicago at 1 15 on six eight ten with pregame at 1. News and features include World of Sports Daytona 300 highlights and 1968 Olympics analysis, USI Classic golf at 4, Missouri Forum on justice at six, ABC Movie The Day The Fish Came Out at seven with a long slate of other programs and film titles listed throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cronkite
Toronto
Argonauts
Ottawa
Hough Riders
NCAA
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Chicago
Wide World of Sports
Mexico City
Missouri Forum
James A. Finch Jr
Camera Three
Channel 4
National Theater of the Deaf
St. Louis Cardinals
Denver Broncos
Sen. Dole
GOP
Clark MacGregor
Herbert Klein
ABC News
CBS Tennis
Rosewall
Taylor
Giants
Frisco
ABC
TV Coverage at Convention Cites Logistics and Lessons
NBC producer Morgan argues networks failed to show the full story of the Chicago convention due to strikes power failures and Daley rules. He says cameras should have been outside the halls to capture violence while praising television’s strong live performance under tough conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Chiago
Richard J. Daley
FCC
I'v
Also Mentioned on This Page
Open Forum
Usscays
Bill King
Take
Mexico Ledger
Tom
Maria
John
Nora
Julie
Bethesda
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Dr. Thosteson
H. B
Crennes
St Louis
Ktvo
Ottumwa
Kmox Tv
Rad Tv
Jim & Jesse
Buck Owens
Bill Anderson
Nts Ae
Tom Courtenay
Eddie Foy Jr
Mickey Rooney
New York
Oakland Raiders
Rams
Jack Burns
Eugene Troobnick
Jim Hutton
Captain Newman M
Gregory Peck
Penny Singleton
Wendell Corey
Mrs. Wiggs of
Jergens
Leo Gourney
Audie Murphy
Bing Crosby
Rod Steiger
Bela Lugosi
Dean Fredericks
Sandra Dee
Jean Simmons
Water World
Capt. Newman
CBS News
NBC News
Death Valley
Dick van
Ledgerland
the Life
Oral Roberts
Sacred Heart
Bullwinkle
Church
Mr. Wizard
Herald of Trutt
Father's House
Rev. Hur
George Melies
CBS
Dandy
Laurence Harvey
Disney
B. F. Skinner
Buckley
Istanbul
Horst Buchholz
Leonardo da Vinci
Lili Gampel
Kevin Ireland
Discovery
Lassie
Billy Hargis
Face Nation
Travelog
U.S. I
Wnoon
Gospel Giants
Meet Press
McHale’s
Lester
Herald of Truth
Porter Wago
Perception
Bonanza
AAA
the Answer
River
Insight
NBC New
France
Christophers
John Wayne
Robert Stack
Boris Karloff
Robert Walker
Rome
Suzanne Pleshetty
Lana Turner
Rex Harrison
John Neville
Rory Calhoun
Seattle
Gene Barry
Richard Basehart
Elec. Co
Nashville
Bill Fields
Jim
Stewart
Maine
Big Valley
Leona
DaVincl
Rev
Robinson G
David Frost
Charles H. Dickey, Jr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!