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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1973
Page
3
An editorial surveys political extremism on both left and right in America. It catalogs anarchists, communists, fascists, Nazis, John Birch Society activists and reactionary conservatives, arguing only free peoples can seek truth by open discussion and vigilance to remain free.
A brief meditation on Psalm 1 1 stating blessed are those who avoid ungodly counsel and sinful paths. It emphasizes choosing wise companions and rejecting the influence of the scornful in daily life.
A collection of reader letters to Ann Landers covers amphetamine addiction, marital betrayal, and manners. One writer seeks help after an affair involving her husband and his mistress, while another asks how to cope and whether proper etiquette includes handling olives and pits. The page includes an offer for Ann Landers' drug booklet.
Dear Dr Thosteson outlines common and uncommon causes of burning feet including vitamin B deficiency and erythromelalgia. He notes weight pinch can affect nerves and suggests a podiatrist. dismisses sassafras tea as folk lore and emphasizes a daily vitamin B complex if needed.
A reader argues for animal control citing hazards from icy roads and unvaccinated dogs. She says loving dogs means protecting them from injury, poisoning, and disease, and supports humane confinement to prevent nuisance and danger while noting lack of local interest in forming a Humane Society.
Kansas City Times reports scrutiny of an amendment to an open sessions bill in the Missouri Senate. The amendment, offered by Sen. Raymond Howard, raises definitional questions about arrest records and may be better addressed in separate legislation. House action on a closed arrest records bill awaits Senate, with 112 to 42 support.
Missouri lawmakers consider a 2 percent weight hike allowing trucks up to 90 000 pounds on state roads. The Missouri chief highway engineer warns of faster bridge and pavement deterioration and higher resurfacing and new-road costs. Interstate routes would stay off limits due to federal limits, and critics urge senators to resist the trucking lobby.
A tall eight room farmhouse home of the Raymond Hake family was burned to the ground this morning in Mexico leaving the family homeless and without clothing or furniture. Also four buildings of the A P Green Fire Brick Co. were a total loss in a separate early morning fire drawing aid from several towns.
A dense TV grid lists pilots and films across channels with many names. Ida Lupino stars in I Love A Mystery pilot repeats while Call To Danger features Peter Graves. Alistair Cooke offers a history of America and Johnny Carson guests Albert Brooks. other titles include Connection and high time on various channels with classic films and late-night fare.
A dense schedule shows Bake-off at 10:00 a.m. on Channel 2 and Blues vs Penguins at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 11 in Pittsburgh. Don Adams with Sonny and Cher at 7:00 on channel 4 7 13, plus ABC Movie at 7:30 on channels 2 3 17. Bruce credits include Dr. Lochner romance in Medical Center at 8:00 and Burt Bacharach's 24 Hours special.
CBS unveils March 6 daytime changes adding The $10,000 Pyramid Hollywoods Talking and The Young and the Restless while dropping Where the Heart Is Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and The Vin Sculley Show In the renewed lineup Gambit The Joker is Wild and The New Price is Right replace rerun comedies Dinah Shores 10am NBC talk show remains the only daytime talk program CBS notes three network race tightens the audience rejects late afternoon talk show and keeps birthday notices for several residents.
Mexico Ledger lists daily publication details with pricing for single copies and mail rates by region. It notes circulation in Audrain and adjoining counties, all other Missouri counties, and out of state, plus armed forces rates and office hours.
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