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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
2
A Florida cemetery refused to bury an American soldier because he was a Negro. The piece argues that American ideals include civil rights and the right to move, live, and be honored equally, stating that denying burial due to race betrays those ideals and imposes a life‑and‑death obligation on all Americans to honor them.
Rev. Robert F. Ballinger of Mexico First United Pentecostal Church asks for divine help to accept one another's shortcomings and let love guide interactions within the congregation and community.
The Ledger prints a debate on national security with editorials and letters from Mrs. Ercel B. Hunt and others. It discusses ABM legislation, experts named in a special report, and a non partisan book titled America in Danger The USSR and the United States comparing military strength and warning of a grave future if misreadings persist.
Primary campaign expense filings show 11 candidates with costs up to 354.75 for Charles Dickey. an 18 acre tract near Centralia eyed for A B Chance Co engineering center. 500 attend Green Field air show by Mexico Junior Chamber. Veda Craig demonstrates electric stove at Mexico Power Co. Hardin College receives 100000 endowment funds from Northern Baptist Convention.
Readers seek guidance on sensitive social issues from Ann Landers. A letter about a neighbor's nude child prompts discussion of privacy, propriety, and local ordinances. The column includes multiple reader queries about relationships, property, and personal conduct.
Fragmented readable text lists several place names and entities like St. Louis Hannibal Columbia and Mexico City. Mentions weather news firvoneces and reported changes by the atationa with garbled terms and no clear event or date.
Broadcast schedule shows The Daniel Boone series and a CBS Movie at 8:00. Ingrid Bergman as a world’s richest woman character in The Visit at 6:30, followed by Happy Days and other comedies. Sports, news, and variety programs fill the late evening with specials including The Young and Tom Jones, Merv Griffin, and Weather updates.
Program highlights announce Operation Elephant at 6 30 pm and a Steelers pre season game in Pittsburgh. CBS Movie In Paris appears at 1 pm April 11 with The Lost Continent and Tarzan. Various 1950s and 1960s features including Hotel Paradise with Alec Guinness and Johnny C. are listed along with sports and Chan routines.
In a two part column Dr Thosteson explains edema causes beyond yesterday's topics. It covers faulty circulation from heart failure and varicose veins, kidney and liver disorders, cirrhosis, and ascites, plus practical tips on circulation and self care.
NBC develops Nancy a situational comedy about a president’s daughter seeking privacy. Luci Renne and John Fink star as a young couple amid a cast of aspiring performers, with Celeste Holm joining later. The Iowa setting follows the daughter’s romance and social life while in the White House orbit.
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