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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1971
Page
2
The piece argues that Winston Churchill valued a free press as a guardian of rights. It acknowledges human fallibility in journalism while stressing professional standards and duties to the public. It defends press freedom as serving the people’s right to know rather than the press itself.
A brief spiritual reflection on commitment, stressing that partial effort is inadequate and urging a complete adherence to a faithful path as guided by scripture. The verse from Deuteronomy emphasizes total dedication rather than half measures.
Yesterday in Mexico on February 26 1961 the Barkelews and Irions were stranded six and a half hours on the Wolcott Remington road with many others. Residents opened doors to snowbound motorists and sheltered them overnight.
The Cheyenne Mountain EAN test caused confusion as stations nationwide failed to cease broadcasting. An authentication word Hatefulness triggered alarms, with several outlets remaining on air while others canceled after a second message. The incident exposed gaps in alert procedures and operator awareness.
Reader asks about uric acid foods remedies and a booklet titled Gout Modern Way to Stop It. The reply notes medical supervision needed for medications and offers booklet for 25 cents. Also covers El Dopo myth comments and menopause guidance with L-dopa caution and requests for the booklet Make Menopause Easier at 35 cents.
A cardiologist's secretary asks why neighbors call sick and elderly people in the middle of the night with bad news. Ann Landers says such calls can reveal a sadistic streak and urges delaying bad news until morning to spare sleep and stress.
A reader shares marital budgeting tensions and asks for guidance. The column replies encourage living within means and enjoying small luxuries, while acknowledging the reader’s stable finances and long marriage. The exchange touches on spending, fidelity rumors, and social commentary through Ann Landers style.
Sunday wishes go to Walter Doerge Warren O McIntyre Mrs L M Moore Art Dever Judy Kay Pehle Mrs Marvin Coil Howard Kindig Wallace R Rise and grandson James Wallace Brown of Kansas City David Kemp Jane Fennewald and Ronald Hess with warm community cheer for their day.
NBC news anchor Frank McGee will return to the air on Tuesday March 2 after absence since November 20 for major gastric surgery. Apollo 14 astronauts will give their first network TV interview on ABC’s Issues and Answers on March 7 in a forthcoming space-mission update.
Erroneous listings show KTVO Ottumwa Kortu TV and KMOX TV St Louis among others. Stations in St Louis Hannibal Jefferson City and Quincy report unreported changes by Teletype News. Weather and news segments are noted with multiple station references.
TV guide notes The Interns explores drugs in pro sports in The Manly Art at 6:30 p.m. on Channels 4 and 7. Cowboys vs Indians on High Chaparral at 6:30 on Channels 5 and 8. David Frost hosts Richard Boone James Michener and Gerri Granger at 7:30. Appointment in Palermo is a slapstick on Name of the Game at 7:30. CBS Movie at 8:00 on Channels 4 7 13 is A Step Up.
A dense listing covers tonight's programming across networks with film titles, news blocks, sports events, and special segments. It notes air times for series such as Strange Report and The Dick Van Dyke Show, movies like McLintock and Angels with Dirty Faces, sports including Wichita State vs Memphis State, and various guest appearances on talk and variety programs.
Sunday station listings feature Camera Three at 7 30 a.m. on Channel 4 They Became What They Beheld and The Magic of Peter Brook at 10 on 7 plus Sen Humphrey press event at noon on multiple channels. NBA basketball at 1 p.m. and a dense slate of movies sports and specials across channels with John Wayne Cary Grant Alfred Hitchcock actors and coverage of the SST debate on The Dick Cavett Show later.
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