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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1971
Page
2
The piece argues the Vietnam War is over for the United States with 200000 troops still in garrisons and the South Vietnamese taking the combat role. It denounces politicians pretending ongoing campaigns while shells fall silent and notes returning veterans facing protest and uncertainty in exile.
A short reflective note cites Psalm 34 18 about God near to the broken hearted. It asserts that great singers endure sorrows and that deep suffering yields heartfelt sympathy for others, emphasizing divine understanding and solace for the contrite.
Yesterday in Mexico the Cerebral Palsy school announced it will open for the new term on Tuesday September 5 with sessions 9 am to 12 noon Monday through Friday. The Mexico board of education approved extra classroom space for therapy and individual instruction for the current public school schedule. For context, the piece also notes local sports results and past notices from 1921 and 1951.
A Sunday birthday greeting is sent to Joyce Shivers Larry Otis Lunceford Mrs Howard Jones Tommy Schreier Lanita Sue Kemp Jane Weston and Mrs Carl Cleeton from well wishers in a community note highlighting shared celebrations.
A pithy anonymous maxim notes that making mistakes is human while persisting in error is foolish, framing fault tolerance as a human limit and a warning against stubborn disbelief.
Mexico Ledger lists daily publication except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St. Rates: carrier in Mexico and surrounding towns $2.00 monthly. mail in Audrain and adjoining counties $13 per year, $8.50 six months, $6.25 three months. Rail in all other counties $19 per year, $15.50 six months, $9.26 three months. Out-of-state $22 per year, $14.50 six months, $11.25 three months. Armed forces members $1.25 per month. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
A collection of several Dear Ann Landers columns sharing advice on retirement, marriage dynamics, and blended families. Topics include a retiring spouse needing changes at home, a husband seeking equal domestic roles, and guidance for a woman contemplating remarriage with stepchildren. The exchange emphasizes practical rules, communication, and boundaries for harmony.
Dear Dr. Thosteson: salt craving may be habit forming and can raise risks like high blood pressure and heart disease if not reduced. Addison's disease is a physical cause but rare. breaking the habit early is advised. Also included: guidance on leg cramps with quinine, and concerns about drugs affecting future pregnancies, plus note on lupus and kidney health with request for his booklet.
The Mexico Audrain County Library bookmobile visits Martinsburg at St Josephs School from 9 to 2 45 and at the regular station from 3 to 4 15 on Wednesday. On Thursday it stops at Community A-6 elementary from 9 to 3 and Cedar Grove from 3 45 to 4 30.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry reports George Schlatter, creator of Laugh-In, developing Wacky World a worldwide comedy concept filmed in Europe, South America, and the United States. NBC will air a pilot Sept 13 as Laugh-In enters its fifth season. Schlatter says rapid pacing and brevity revitalize TV humor and a new vehicle is needed to nurture talent like Flip Wilson and Lily Tomlin.
A fragmented OCR fragment lists station names and locations such as St. Louis Ottumwa Lycre Krox ty and others with unclear dates and headings. It appears to note unreported changes by U Xplr and mentions weather news and station listings in several cities including Jefferson City and Quincy.
NBC News Special at 6 30 p m explores Great Barrier Reef. David Frost talks with Don Schollander and others at 7 30. Doctor Faustus on NBC at 8. Leaving Home Blues at 9 00 surveys migration with Nebraska North Carolina Texas. Castle on the Hudson and other films and shows fill the late schedule with songs and specials through midnight.
Channel schedule roundup lists NBC soap and children's drug awareness primer at 9:00 a.m. plus daytime sports and film blocks across channels. Highlights include basketball and football games, tennis and golf events, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and late night features with classic films and guests.
A dense listing of daylight and late night programs across channels with time slots, cartoons, dramas, sports, and ads. Notable items include Bugs Bunn, Woody Woodpecker, Je tsons, Lassie, Walker programs, and CBS/NBC News blocks alongside Weather advisories and special features.
A dense schedule preview lists programs across channels with names like Hodgson on wage price freeze at 12 30 on Channel 3 and 12 50 a m on Channel 2. It includes films such as A Lady Called Camille and many sports and news segments featuring CBS NBC ABC and others with dates and times scattered throughout the page.
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