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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues government expenses must be reduced as national debt and interest costs rise. It notes swelling government employment, political risks for elected officials, and Nixon’s unique position to explain cost controls without personal gain, urging clear public persuasion.
A devotional reflection urges worship of the Lord thy God as the supreme object of reverence. It notes how devotion shapes character, highlighting the idea that true greatness resides in worshipping the divine rather than humanity.
The Missouri Show-Me State faces some of the worst billboard alleys as Congress weighs a possible two year moratorium on removal. Despite the highway Beautification Act of 1965, only about 10 percent of 700,000 banned signs have been removed and replacement jumbo signs rise up to 60 feet. States resist without federal funds threat. officials pledge new crackdowns to curb visual pollution and hasten illegal board destruction.
Mexico residents received a political update as Mayor Wallace Melahn announced he will not seek another term. Local officials changed hands with Lela J. Tinsley resigning as cemetery secretary-treasurer and Gene Geary named to replace her. Other items note a water main break blamed on frost heave, road district appointments, a large farm home fire near McCredie, and clergy from Los Angeles visiting Rome for a papal hat ceremony.
In a reader exchange, a mother and father debate funding their college dropout daughter’s travel. The column advises against taxied funds for an open-ended vacation, proposing limited support if she returns to school and proves responsibility. Also includes letters on rude carpool horn use and wedding guides.
A reader questions air embolism in a fiction claim about a nurse injecting air into a patient. Dr Thosteson explains tiny air bubbles seldom harm. larger bubbles from injury or diving can cause trouble, but arterial injections with air are unlikely. The second letter asks if imipramine can help a 14 year old with bedwetting after other methods failed. advice addresses age, effectiveness, and alternatives.
The piece discusses imipramine hydrochloride used for bed wetting and urges medical examination to find underlying causes. It notes a booklet offer for correcting bed wetting and lists requirements to obtain it. It also touches on venereal disease risk after vasectomy and provides a separate booklet on stopping leg cramps and foot pains with return mail instructions.
The notice wishes Thursday birthdays to Mrs. Lola Lovelace of Farber, William Martin, Rolla McIntire, Pat Prater, Mrs. J. A. Force, Carey McGee, Stephen Utterback and Ela Brown. It also marks birthdays for California Governor Ronald Reagan aged 62 and lawyer Louis Nizer aged 71. A thought for today cites Abraham Lincoln and the idea that truth keeps the country safe.
AP writer Jay Sharbutt reports ABC aired a late night discussion on television drawing critics to weigh in. A notable absence was Sinbad Brittle, a freelance critic who arrived in Manhattan years ago to sell used rubes to confidence men and never gained industry influence or a byline.
Local channels present Firecreek with James Stewart and Henry Fonda at 7 on channels 5 6 10 19. Divorce His Divorce Hers airs at 7:30 on channels 2 3 17, followed by Hawaii Five-0 at 7:30 on channels 4 7 13. Visions of Death stars Monte Markham at 8:30 on channels 4 7 13.
Erroneous listings noted across St. Louis Jefferson City and Columbia stations. See TV guide notice instructs viewers to check See Tv 12 for latest changes and weather updates.
A dense TV radio schedule lists ABC Afterschool Special at 4:00 p.m. on channels 2 3 and 17 The Incredible Indelible Magical Physical Mystery Trip a musical cartoon odyssey through the human body Jim Nabors with Sonny and Cher at 7 00 on channels 4 7 13 A Violent Universe reports on outer space at 7 00 n 9 The Burton Taylor Ty movie Divorce His Divorce Hers at 7 30 on 2 3 17 Banacek chases stolen stock certificates The Two Million Clams of Cap’n Jack at 7 30 on 5 8 10 plus extensive morning daytime and late night lineups across CBS NBC and local channels with movies news and children’s programs.
A TV critic named Sinbad praises a new weekly offering as profoundly moving and funny, calling it a near class in sociological fantasy. The interview notes suspense and romance, with some flaws described as somewhat contrived and reliant on a wacky plot, while a viewer remarks on its masterful presentation.
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