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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1970
Page
2
An editorial cautions incoming college students about upperclassmen who promote using grass hash and LSD claiming study aid and social benefits. It warns of manipulation, drug culture pressure, legal penalties in Missouri, and the risky path from initial use to addiction, urging restraint and awareness.
A devotional passage celebrates God as the beginning and end and urges praise forever. It invokes Romans 11 26 and expresses eternal devotion to the divine through ceremonial phrasing.
Sally Rand, famed for ostrich plume costumes, states she has little objection to nudism in theater if done in good taste. The 66 year old performer, on the road to the Missouri State Fair, says the nudity craze will fade but her touring continues. She reflects on age, past activism, and her ongoing life of painting, writing, and dancing.
Dear Dr Thosteson answers on preventing recurring shoulder dislocations in a young athlete and when surgery is advised, noting football and high impact sports as risk factors and suggesting track as safer alternative. The second letter compares degenerative, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, clarifying how rheumatoid affects multiple joints while osteoarthritis stays joint-specific.
Announcement reports F C Lawrence Jr will chair the 1980 fund drive for the Mexico Community Chest, named by Ralph Luckaman after a committee meeting in Mexico. The item notes related local legal action and various historical notes from 1920 to 1950, including the Frisina Little Dixie Airway Drive-In plans and regional community events.
A reader asks whether she should pressure her husband to have a vasectomy after their marriage experiences miscarriages and a desire to avoid further pregnancies. Ann Landers notes the doctor offered the procedure, discusses dynamics with a cohabiting couple boarding the same horse stable, and emphasizes individual choice and communication without endorsing coercion.
Teletype News notes changes to local TV stations across St Louis Hannibal Ottumwa Columbia and Jeff City. Stations reassign brands and affiliations impacting schedules with weather updates and news briefs.
CBS Movie at 6 30 PM features classic comedies and dramas with Mel Torme and Danny Kaye. late night includes Marcus Welby M D and Dracula era films. ABC NBC and CBS share schedule blocks with news, talk shows, and cartoons. readers see a mix of entertainment, public affairs, and crime drama across channels 2 4 7 9 11 13.
A dense, era-style schedule listing programs and hosts across channels with actor names, show times, and brief notes on movies and public affairs. It covers Dick Cavett Shirley Jones Sally Ann Howes and other TV figures, plus a long cascade of daytime and prime time slots, movies, and news segments.
Hollywood AP reports Jim Phelps of Mission Impossible will drop the weekly self destruct sequence and tape input gag as CBS moves the show to early evening Saturdays. The fifth season will omit the old photo briefing scene and selection ritual, though core team members Gregg Morris Peter Lupus and Leonard Nimoy remain.
A jumble of names and phrases references immigrants, gold vaults, and a Federal Reserve display. The fragment mentions York City, Phoenix, and a cast of individuals like Norma Ruth Adams, Roy Knipmeyer, and Walter tombat, with stray lines about drugs and a worldwide reach.
A note warns Mrs. C.W.D. that excessive alcohol can significantly affect sexual vigor. The message highlights potential reductions in desire and performance linked to heavy drinking, framing it as a cautionary health observation.
Graves spoke amid a set resembling an Iron Curtain square with a fountain and live pigeons. He said there will be fewer stories about South American dictators and the Iron Curtain while explaining the goal of bringing laughter from an important official out of the country during the "Trip to Nowhere" NBC segment.
Local Channel 12 programs outline reforms in Missouri election law and introduce new Mexico Public Schools teachers. James C. Kirkpatrick reports on changes in a 6:00 p.m. broadcast with noon repeats. The series continues with another teacher introduction at 6:00 p.m. Thursday on See TV.
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