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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1972
Page
5
The Mexico High students urge careful voting in next year’s Student Council elections. They warn against popularity contests, urging voters to consider whether candidates care about students and the school, can voice and listen to both sides, and will work within the system to achieve results.
A nostalgic look at the San Francisco scene from 1967 and 1968. Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Buffalo Springfield, Country Joe and the Fish, and Quicksilver Messenger Service defined a Bay Area sound at the Fillmore and Avalon Ballrooms. Many bands dispersed to greener pastures, with members pursuing new projects in Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Poco, and other outfits.
A fragment notes Chuck Avalon and the Lights as part of rock music’s evolving scene. It contrasts acid rock folk rock blues with a focus on sound and the feeling of unity and creativity among today’s youth. The author emphasizes personal inspiration and communal spirit.
Dan Dillon, blind since birth, spoke to students and sang during assemblies at La Cantina in Mexico, sharing his life in the music business. He cited artists James Taylor Kris Kristofferson John Denver and Neil Diamond and performed hits like Fire and Rain Me and Bobby McGee Take Me Home Country Roads and He Aint Heavy Hes My Brother. He received a standing ovation for his determined story and music career.
Simon says reports on a revived hair rule in MHS with a nostalgic look at Fang Gulch fashions. The column recalls long hair sculpted into whimsical shapes including figures and even a U S S Missouri replica, built with hair and styling products. It notes Steve Collins and Liz Pearl as a featured couple with playful pun.
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